Were there any fads during your youth that you remember vividly?

Brooke- The fads that I remember are Moon Boots, Leg Warmers, Stirrup Pants, Big Sweaters, Peg Legged Pants, and Crimped Hair with Banana Clips.
When I was around 2nd/3rd grade the Moon Boots and Leg Warmers were a hot fad. Everyone had them. As I think about the Moon Boots, they weren't even at all comfortable, they were just cool to wear. The leg warmers had all different kinds of designs and colors. They went over the levi's from the knee down to the shoes. They didn't actually keep the leg's warm, they were just a colorful piece of clothing to wear with an outfit.
As for the Stirrup Pants and Big Sweaters. That fad happened early Middle School. The Stirrup Pants were not Levi, they were made out of thin cotton material; and yes, they did have stirrups on the bottom that went around the bottom of your foot. You wore big socks that covered the stirrups with low canvas shoes. I didn't care for that fad too much. I always preferred levi's. Now for the Peg Legged Pants. They were levi that were almost like skinny jeans. They had zippers on the bottom that you zipped shut, but the legs weren't as tight as skinny jeans. I liked that fad probably the best.
The Crimped Hair and Banana Clip at the time I thought was awesome. Everyone had a crimper and all different sizes and colors of Banana Clips. They were clips shaped like bananas that you wore in your hair. You wore the clip instead of hair bands. The best way to wear your hair was to crimp it and then put it into the banana clip. It was as wild as ever... I still can't believe I wore my hair like that. I guess that's just how fads work. I'm sure someday the straightener will be just like the crimper....(strange as ever)

Collette: How can I forget those 80 homemade romper/jumpsuits we made with the different colored stretchy bands you'd wear around the waist. I had a red one with a black band. I also vividly remember when Uncle Mark brought back clothes from Hong Kong. I scored a pink "members only" jacket and some high top turquoise Reebok tennis shoes. It didn't matter what I was wearing I wore them with everything. I also remember borrowing Heidi's MC Hammer pants in Junior High, which were stretchy pants with really big legs in the thighs that tappered off at the bottoem. By the time I entered High School the raging 80's disappeared and the clothes mellowed out but at least in Wayne County we maintained the permed hair with ratted bangs and poofy sides. I finally gave up the perm right before I entered college. Although I think the look is hideous now my hair is really meant for an 80's due. I have just enough wave that a perm will hold forever and with a little hairspray and a good ratting pick my hair will stay in place for days. Just think with the 80's making a strong comeback maybe poofy hair and ratted bangs will come back as well.


Allyson: I vividly remember two specific fads. One fad was "pegging your pants." I remember that my cousin Patricia was the best "pegger" around. I would always get excited when she'd come and visit so that I could get her to "peg" my pants. I also remember "ratting your bangs" like Ariel on the Little Mermaid. I had a really good permanent in my hair and could really get my bangs ratted really high. Everyone would make fun of me because I would only brush the top of my hair and had a full "rats nest" in the back that was impossible to comb through. Although my hair was completely fried by 5th grade, I still really loved that perm.

What did you wear to school?

Brooke- When I was very young in Elementary School I wore homemade clothes. I remember mom sitting at the sewing machine with very colorful fabric sewing my clothes. I don't remember anything specific only that they were homemade. As I grew older in the Elementary School I remember getting a pair of maroon/red nickers. I loved those pants. I probably wore them 4 days a week.
When Middle School came around I was becoming more stylish; and the styles were more important to everyone. One summer right before school started, mom had to go to Salt Lake to some classes. I went with her and sat through her class all day long.( it was pretty boring) She then took me school shopping to NORDSTROMS. She bought me a lot of clothes. REALLY cute clothes. One of the pairs of jeans were GUESS, with a jacket to match. I had the wardrobe that everyone envied. A few years later of course GUESS was the hot brand to buy. I always liked to say I was the first one in Wayne County with a pair of GUESS jeans..
When High School started, the popular trend was the Wrangler jeans and Roper boots. It seemed like the more colors of Wrangler pants and the more colors of Roper boots you had, the more popular you were. I did have a lot of different colors of Wrangler's and quite a few colors of boots. I still have some of those bright colored pants, that of course don't fit me anymore; but my kids sure like to look at them and laugh that I actually wore them.
Sarah-When I was in grade school I remember wearing wrangler and a western shirt. I had many different colors of wranglers and boots. In third or forth grade I had a pair of red boots that had a heal on them and some fancy styling in the side. Some of the boys would chase me around at P.E or recess and say that I had red nigger boots on. I would get so mad, I liked these boots a lot. In High School I still wore Wranglers but I also had some lucky jeans and didn't wear boots as much. I wore nice clothes and I liked to wear Nikes to school they were more comfortable. I figure I was always in style and never lacked for having clothes. Mom always made sure we never looked out of style and liked us to look nice. I remember her saying you always want to look just a little better then the next person. If our clothes were faded she didn't like us to wear them. I still can hear her sometimes as I am getting ready for work or church "you always need to look sharp". Thanks mom for the reminder.

Collette-I remember a few outfits I wore to school. The first was in Fourth Grade. I had a pair of turquoise polyesters. If that's not embarrassing enough I actually thought they were great because Mrs Chappell my teacher had the same pair. Man was I a nerd. I also remember this gray and white stripped jumper dress that I paired with these stir up leggings. In middle school over sized shirts were in style. One day Brooke left early for school so I snuck into her room and borrowed one of these "one size fits all" shirts that said ENUF on it and wore it to school. As I was walking home from the bus I kept my coat zipped all the way up, even thought it was a hot September day, just so if Brooke happened to see me she would not see the shirt. Well I made it home, opened the door and the first thing Brooke said to me was show me your shirt. There was no escaping the wrath of Brooke then and boy did she lay into me about stealing her shirt.

Raquel- I would usually wear jeans and a cute top with high hills. I always would buy pants long, I hate when my jeans are barely over my ankles. I would go school clothes shopping in August and those clothes would last me the whole year.

Were you ever given any special awards for your studies or school activities?

Brooke-There's only a few rewards I can remember getting as a child. The first one is the Physical Fitness Award in Elementary School. I got that every year that the school did it, and I always looked forward to getting it each year.
The other reward I remember was either the Farm Bureau Essay Contest or the Reflections Essay Contest. I don't remember which one it was, but my friend Wendy always won every year and I didn't even want to try. Mom coaxed me into doing it and she practically did the essay for me. I did win that year thanks to the professionalism and maturity of a mother who knew what the judges were looking for. I didn't care about winning though, I was just glad Wendy didn't win that one....

Sarah-I didn't receive many awards. I always liked going to school and enjoyed the social part of it. In Second grade I got first place for a poem I wrote. I still remember it. "There once was a horse that lives in a corral and every time I looked at him he always swished his tail. In High School I received the award for the most friendly in my class. I still like to be around good people.


Collette- There were two awards I received in school that meant a great deal to me. The first was in 2nd grade. The forest service had some art contest. I've never been good at drawing but I loved coloring. I remember entering the contest without a lot of hope knowing one of the Peterson boys who were really good artists would win. When they announced my name at an assembly with the whole school I was so shocked yet incredibly proud. Looking back I'm pretty sure I won because my entry was the only one colored amongst a bunch of penciled drawings and not because I had or have any artistic talent.
The other award I received was the State Impromptu Champion. I didn't do so well at Region, I was so incredibly tired from staying up all night the night before, and barely made it to State. I was really nervous to participate in the State Championship. In fact the night before I was a party pooper and just went to bed instead of sneaking out of the motel with everyone else. I guess I was smart enough to have learned from Region that I'm useless when I'm tired. I still remember the final round question was something about being a friend and in the 30 seconds I had to prepare for a 3 minute speech it was as if by revelation it came to me to use the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme and analyze why Humpty fell of the wall (I used log instead of wall on accident but apparently the judges didn't notice). I concluded the nursery rhyme would have ended differently if Humpty had better friends who would have helped him stay on the wall. I think the highlight of winning the award was the next morning Dad woke me up bright and early and asked me how I did? Oh how I wish I could go back and reexperience the shock I placed on Dad when I told him I placed first at State.

Allyson- I started receiving awards early in my school career. Starting in middle school, every "awards ceremony" at the end of the year was spent with me getting award after award for high scores in almost every class. It was actually really embarrassing. I think my fellow classmates got pretty sick of me that day. That same day everyone would write in each other's yearbooks and everyone would comment, "you're so smart, have a good summer." I liked doing well, but didn't really like awards day very much. My very favorite award in high school was for the high score in Driver's Ed. I had taken the class at the beginning of the year, got my license, and by the time of awards day, I've already run over a cow, totaled my mom's car, and gotten at least 4 speeding tickets/warnings. I'm a much better driver now, although I still have a lead foot.

What are your memories of Valentine's Day as you were growing up?

Brooke- My memories of Valentines Day are a lot different than what my kids do now on Valentines. When I was growing up we made our Valentine boxes at school a few days before the big day; then on Valentines Day we went to school with our Valentines to give to our classmates, but we always had another pile of Valentines waiting at home for the kicking. The kicking consisted of going to a lot of friends houses, placing the Valentines by the door, knocking, and then running. And I was always so excited when I was kicked a Valentine at my house. That was always an exciting part of Valentines for me. I remember getting a whole bag of candy, almost as much as Halloween and then piecing on it and trying to make it last until May.

Sarah- Some of my memories of Valentine Day is kicking Valentines. I remember going all over Teasdale and knocking on people door and running. One year I had a new jacket that said Pace Ranches. It was very muddy and while kicking Valentines I slide and fell in the mud in front of Carol Williams house. I don't think that the jacket was ever the same. I also remember getting money each year from Grandma Morrell. I got a cute heart bracelet one year from Grandma Pace and I loved wearing it.

Collette- I remember the usual Valentine's Party at school as well as all the time it took to make Valentine's to give away. I also remember once coming home and getting so excited to find a giant sugar cookie with my very own name on it. I think it came from the Christensen lady (I can't remember her name) that used to decorate cakes. Grandma Morrell's money was always a nice treat. She's spoiled us for way to many years because although I don't expect her to send it now I can't help but look for that card each Valentine's Day. I also remember mom making a nice breakfast and finding a few trinkets like notepads, stamps, and pencils on our plates. This is something I do in my house now because I liked it so much as a little girl.

Allyson- I always loved Valentine's day and still do! Mom would always make a special breakfast for Valentine's day and we'd all get a little present. When I was in 2nd grade, Mom bought a red sweatshirt for me. Before Valentine's, she embroidered a blue heart on the front with little beads. She gave it to me on Valentine's day and I was so excited to wear it at school. I also remember bringing little treats for everyone in the class and loving all the little Valentine's treats I got. I hope I can have fun Valentine's traditions with my kids.

Did you and your friends have a special hang-out where you liked to spend time? Where was it and what did you do there?

Mom-When I was in Elementary School (we called it 'grade school',) we used to ride our bikes all over town. We would play mostly outside or at each other's house. When we started high school, which was in the 7th grade, we used to like to go to 'Verda's Cafe'. We would sit in a booth and drink RC Cola in the bottle. We would purchase a bottle for 10 cents and then purchase a little sack or peanuts for 10 cents and pour the peanuts into the RC Cola. It was great!!! Some of the kids would purchase Coca Cola...either a big bottle for 15 cents or a smaller bottle for 10 cents. The trick was to make the cola and the peanuts come out even. At Verda's Cafe we would listen to the Juke Box and our favorite songs. Lots of our high school friends would show up. It was fun to flirt with the older boys. There was a pool table and the older boys would play pool and we would watch them. We didn't have a lot of money so we didn't order any food. Once in a while we would order a hamburger and fries with our RC Cola. RC Cola tasts quite a lot like Dr. Pepper today....it had a Cherry/Coke flavor.

Eventually, Verda's Cafe closed and Cula Ekker built the Sunglow Cafe and we would hang around there and drink Colas and sometimes have hamburgers and fries. Her special hamburger was the Bicknell Burger Bust. I worked at Sunglow Cafe for about a year but I preferred to work at the Sunglow Motel. Several of my friends worked at Sunglow Cafe for years and made really good tips. I preferred the Motel as I thought it was better hours. I liked to get up early, clean the rooms and then have the afternoon and evening off. I eventually worked the motel office at Sunglow Motel, checking guests in and out.

Brooke-When I was in high school, the place to hang-out was the Aquarius Cafe. I remember many times as a cheerleader; after the games we would go there and eat and hang out with lots of others. Even in the summer when there wasn't school activities, there were many times I would finish up at the Rim Rock and go to the Aquarius to find some excitement. One of the specialties were their Nacho's. It was nacho's smothered in cheese, hamburger, and other spices. They were delicious. I still haven't found nacho's as yummy as those in any restaraunt; or maybe it was just the memories attached to the nacho's............

Sarah-I remember hanging out when I was in Elementary at the Shaw's house. We had 4-H and then we would stay and play. I remember playing kick ball out on their lawn. It was a fun good place to hang out. In middle school and High School we hung out at the Aquarius restaurant in Bicknell. We would pack the big booth with as many people as would fit. I would always order there Nacho Supreme I still haven't eaten Nacho that greasey and good anywhere else. I even remember trying a cup of coffee there. I hated it, I think I put about a 1/2 cup of sugar in it. I haven't had anymore coffee since then, it was so nasty. All the kids at the table would try to get Annetta Uptain to come out and tell them to be quiet. Some times she would come out from the back and cuss out some one and we would all get a good laugh out of it. She was a really nice lady to tolarate us. I wish it was still their so I could take my kids to see all the brands on the wall. I think Dad could name all the brands and who they belong too. Good Memories.

Collette- I think the Shaw's must have been the hub of Teasdale growing up. I spent as much or more time there than my own house. I loved their big tire swing, Melanie's barbie RV and all her other toys they had downstairs. They always had the best treats like raisins, saltines and tang. I often wonder if Phyllis minded so many kids around because she never acted like we weren't welcome. In high school I hung out at the Brinkerhoff's. It seemed like it was the best place to play games and of course it being the Brinkerhoff's it also included a lot of singing and guitar playing.

Allyson- When I was really little, I loved hanging out in the field next to our house or going over to the barn and feeding the horses. The playhouse was also a source of a lot of fund as a kid(I have many memories of cleaning that place out). In elementary school, I would go to Mary Jane's house after school to hang out. Mom would pick me up on her way home from work. I wasn't part of the "cool" crowd in high school, but I would occasionally go to the sunglow for lunch.

How do your fellow classmates from school remember you best?

Mom-That is a tough question. I was very active in high school. We didn't have women's sports so the girls were active in the drill team, and other clubs. I was on the Drill Team all through high school when I wasn't a cheerleader. I was a cheerleader in 10th grade, and Wayne High Activity Manager my senior year. I was also good in the business world and was on the typing and shorthand teams. We competed every year in Snow College and usually won or placed. We all joined FHA and had parties. There used to be lots of dances in high school and everyone went. We liked to go to each other's houses on Friday nights and watch 'black and white' scarry movies...mostly laughed through most of them. I always played the piano for special events in high school. I accompanied the Musicals. I can remember playing the piano for "The Music Man." I also was in the band every year and we would march during the parade at the Wayne County Fair. I remember going to BYU one football game and marched in the half time show. We had a great music teacher, Mr Frank Keele, and he expected perfection and we produced for him. He was a fantastic teacher and was always a good friend on mine.

We always went to Mutual on Tuesday nights and we learned to do all of the dances, like the Cha Cha Cha, The Waltz, the Swing, Square Dance, Polka, Shottish, Western Swing, etc. All the kids danced and we all loved it. We traded partners and had stake dances with floor shows where we all danced. It was lots of fun.

I had a lot of friends in high school and we did lots of fun things. I was part of a clique called "The Fizzies". There were six of us: Lila Turner, Flora Bell Ellett, Kathy Rees, Cindy Edwards and Sandra Potter. Of course they are married now but we always had something poppin'. Someday I just might tell you some of the things we used to do.

So, all in all, I guess people would remember me for my musical talents, my outgoing personality, my friendliness, my dedication and loyalty to my assignments...when I was given something to do I always made sure I did it and usually involved everyone around me to help. I enjoyed being in Student Government and being a leader of the school.

All in all, my high school years were great! My friends and I still enjoy reminiscing about the good ole' days!

Sarah- I think My fellow class mates view me as the most friendly. I also had so many friends. I was friends with the nerds, and the kids that were a little different. I was just happy if I was playing with someone and probably talking. When I was a senior in High School I got the award for being friendly.

Collette- I think most of my class mates viewed me as studious, religious, dependable and not to forget the FHA and drama queen. When I was in 9th grade I had World Geography from the boys basketball coach I think his name was Larry and I remember the day, it was toward the end of the year, when he learned I was Sarah and Brooke's sister and how surprised he was at this news. It happened with Coach Southwick too. I guess I've never fit the Pace mold.