I'm starting with Mother but will post answers for Dad next week.
Favorite flower:
LuAnn -- red rose, peony, iris
Charlie -- lilac
Cherie -- rose
Carol -- I once asked mother what her favorite flower was and she admitted she had none.
Pat -- peonies, irises or lilacs, not sure which though
Mike -- roses
Bruce -- bearded iris, rose
Favorite Scripture:
LuAnn -- Psalm 31
Carol -- I can't think of a particular scripture. I think she loved the Book of Mormon.
Favorite hymn:
LuAnn -- Because I Have Been Given Much
Charlie -- We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet
Cherie -- Because I Have Been Given Much
Carol -- I'd just have to say that she loved church music. She loved to sing "O Divine Redeemer".
Favorite meal:
LuAnn -- George Kays Chinese
Charlie -- anything she could get someone else to cook
Cherie -- anything she didn't have to cook, Chinese
Carol -- eat at George Kays
Pat -- dining out
Mike -- stuffed green peppers
Bruce -- depended on the restaurant
Favorite candy:
LuAnn -- chocolate
Charlie -- chocolate
Cherie -- divinity
Carol -- Idaho Spuds candy bar
Pat -- Idaho Spud
Mike --no idea
Bruce -- chocolate
Favorite season:
LuAnn -- summer
Charlie -- summer
Cherie -- spring
Carol -- I don't know that she had a favorite. I think she liked aspects of all seasons.
Pat -- Holidays
Mike -- fall
Bruce -- spring
Favorite holiday:
LuAnn -- Christmas
Charlie -- Christmas
Cherie -- Christams
Carol -- Christmas (loved the decorations and giving presents)
Pat -- all
Mike -- Christmas
Bruce -- Christmas -- the gifting
Favorite hobby:
LuAnn -- shopping
Charlie -- gossiping
Cherie -- shopping for bargains
Carol -- shopping, singing barbershop, loving her grandchildren
Pat -- singing
Mike -- singing
Bruce -- spoiling grandkids, shopping
Favorite fruit:
LuAnn -- apple, watermelon
Charlie -- apple
Cherie -- strawberries
Carol -- no favorite
Pat -- strawberries
Mike -- apples
Bruce -- apples and strawberries
Favorite vegetable:
LuAnn -- onion, corn, beets
Charlie -- onions
Cherie -- onion
Carol -- disliked string beans -- her mother's favorite and she said she had to eat too often as a child
Pat -- radishes and onions
Mike -- onions and tomatoes
Bruce -- onion (onion sandwiches)
Favorite television program:
LuAnn -- MASH
Charlie -- I Love Lucy
Carol -- MASH
Mike -- MASH, Bewitched
Bruce -- Mission Impossible
Of what accomplishment was she most proud?
LuAnn -- 8 kids
Charlie -- her 8 kids
Carol -- Church choirs that she directed
Pat -- her singing/conducting choirs and participation in Sweet Adelines
Mike -- singing ability, her family and how we turned out, heritage
Bruce -- family, church involvement and singing
What made her laugh the hardest?
LuAnn -- MASH series
Charlie -- Cuzzi
Cherie -- her grandkids
Carol -- anything funny. Mother had a distinctive laugh that was easily recognized. She loved to laugh.
Pat -- her grandchildren
Mike -- her kids
Bruce -- Grandkids
What was her most pleasant memory?
LuAnn -- of her mother and father
Charlie -- getting married in the temple
Carol -- letter from Marge Pond complimenting her for the excellent performance of a choir she directed for Stake Conference
Pat -- not sure what this would be, but I would guess spending time with her siblings and/or children
What vocation did she favor the most?
LuAnn -- housewife and mother
Charlie -- sleeping
Cherie -- music teacher
Carol -- being a manager at the Orthopedics office
Pat -- singing
Mike -- being in her home
Bruce -- singing, entertaining
Did she have any nicknames?
LuAnn -- Betts
Cherie -- Betts
Carol -- Betts
Pat -- Betts
Mike -- not that I remember
What was her secret talent?
LuAnn -- singing Italian Opera
Charlie -- getting someone else to cook for her
Cherie -- spending money
Carol -- shopping for clothes and finding bargains, soothing crying babies, loving her grandchildren. She was a competitive grandma! She wanted to be each grandchild's favorite grandma!
Pat -- she was the original 30 minute cook
Mike -- beats me
Bruce -- creating havoc
