March 24: The Crazy Tale of my Family

How odd is it to have 2 brothers of 9 siblings, and they are both born on the same day, today, March 24?

My family began in 1914 when my dad, Ed, was born.

Then, oddly enough, my mom, Jean, was born 21 years later in 1935.

My dad had a son and a daughter, Nils and Sandi, by a previous marriage, and my mom had a daughter, Kathy, by a previous marriage.

They met at a their workplace, and they got married and were married for 35 years.

During that time, they had 6 more children, Shirli, Toni, Jon, Shawna, Suzi, and me.

All 6 of us are teachers.

There are 22 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.

We mostly live in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas.

My parents divorced, and my mom married a man named Gene. Gene and Jean Eckles made answering the phone very confusing. Mr. or Mrs.? I would ask.

My parents have passed away, including my stepdad and my dad's son and daughter. However, we continue to celebrate our family through memory retelling and memory making in our adventures and get togethers.

I love my crazy tale of our family, the Spencers.