I am a senior citizen. I am from the 1860's. My husband was a career soldier. I have 4 kids. We have 10 grandkids. They range from 7 to 30. We have 8 granddaughters and 2 grandsons.
I am a slave. I was born in 1860. I am married to another slave. I have two kids. I got married 10 years later. I was a slave for 10 years. We have 5 granddaughters and 2 grandsons.
How are you and your grandkids doing? They are good. All the girls tend to pick on the 2 boys, but they put up with it because we are family and that is what love is all about. You have quite a few yourself now! How are they doing? They are good too, running around all the time, exhausting this old body! Oh I believe it! We are old souls and we have both been through a lot. The younger generation may never understand the struggles. How is your husband feeling these days? Thanks for asking, he has been struggling too but we get by. What else is new with you? We moved to Louisiana about 2 years ago. The whole family eventually made their way over here. My son just began a job delivering mail and he is gone often due to the job, but it pays very well and between him and my oldest granddaughter's job, they pay all the bills so that we can live comfortably. If you and your husband ever pass through here, please stop by and visit - all the kids loved hearing his old war stories! He is such a great storyteller. I love hearing his stories. How does your son like delivering the mail? He enjoys it, but like I said, it is very long hours. From dawn until dusk sometimes he is gone, and his daughters do miss him dearly while he is out. But he is a smart young man and he does what is best for the rest of the family, which we are very grateful for. Are any of your grandkids in the workforce? They are in the workforce and are hard workers. We instilled that in them. When should we come visit? That is great to hear - you always raised them well. I will have to check with my son to see when he can get some days off so that we can have everyone together while you are here. Do you have any plans in April? That is prime weather here in Louisiana. Not too hot, but not cold either! Let's plan on that, haven't been out to Lousisana in a while. What should we do there? That happens to be a great time of year to fish. It is one of the few activities I can still really do being so old! I'm sure you know how it is. We can take all the grandkids out to the lake and cook our catch into a huge dinner. I'm sure your husband will be on cooking duty.