I heard someone say recently that Americans move a lot. About eleven times in your life. Let's see: The first homes where I lived, my parents chose (Atlanta, GA area): 1. Langston Ave, (the home that I came to after my birth; 2. Fletcher St., we moved to this home before my first birthday and the home I started Kindergarten at George W Adair School. The next year I marched off to 1st grade from that home but walked to #3. 831 Stewart Ave in afternoon. This was my favorite childhood home. Many friends and being part of community. This was our home until Christmas Holidays 1949 when we moved into a home my parents built in Fulton Co., #4 2060 Dodson Dr., just pass the City Limits. From this home I boarded a yellow school bus to attend Ben Hill Elementary. I do not know if we were annexed or by arrangement, but for High School our area attended a brand new SouthWest High where I graduated 1957.
From the Dodson Dr home, my next four years were spent in various # 5.,University of Georgia dormitories. Graduating in 1961. By this time I had been accepted into a United States Army Dietary Program that included my Internship. Thus, a long move from Atlanta, Georgia, my parents home to #5. US Army residence on Fort Sam Houston Army Base, San Antonio, Texas. I would have to do some real research to find my address!! This is were I was living when I met Major John A. Webb, M.D. Meeting John began the largest chapter of my life and moves that we made together. I do not have scanned photographs of the above home, but I do have all of them in scrapbooks.
John and I married in December 1962. He had already moved from an apartment to a home. The house at 5202 Kinglet, Houston, TX was number 6. With the addition of our first child to his two boys it soon became very tight! After I became pregnant with our second child, it was time to move into something larger: #6 6202 Wigton. During our stay on Wigton, we be became very interested in Brittany bird dogs. We also bought a semi-finished beach house at Sea Island development on West Galveston Island. I will not count The Cutty Sark as a home, but it did furnish us with great memories and a way for John to relax and boat and fish. However, as our interest in campaigning Brittanys on the field trial circuit increased, the amount of time at the beach diminished and we sold. Also the interest in the dogs demonstrated the need for more land. A friend told me her neighbors were putting their home on market and it had an acre of land. Perfect! Number 7 for me 9926 Rolke Rd in SW Houston, but still in the city limits. The move came a little to late for John; by the time we moved the traffic and grind of a large laboratory practice was taking it's toll. The participation in American Brittany Club and campaigning our dogs was also seeing long trips to North Texas and Oklahoma. Why not get out of the rat race, move north and have more time! We did. The next move was to a small ranch outside Wichita Falls, Texas, # 8 11261 Longley Rd. We live there 30 years! Our next move was to get closer to one of our sons. He found us a beautiful home in Lindsay, TX but with a Gainesville mailing address: #9 15 County Road 3630. If you add up the years.......John was in his eighties and I wasn't far behind. What we learned in the nine years we lived there was medical care wasn't what it is in larger cities. And , our driving skills aren't what they once were. Our second son, arrived in our driveway one Saturday morning to visit and encourage us to move back to Houston where some of the World's most skilled doctors practice. We did, in September 2017, #10 9829 Pine Lake Dr. The most arduous move for me was the move from the ranch. John had built a large barn with living quarters and large store room. They were both packed full. John is a bit of a Hoarder! My brother came out, we told John to stay in the house and the two of us made trips to the landfill. What we took from the barn went to make more mess for our eldest son at his Shop. He, too, is a Hoarder!
The next chapter is yet to be written. John and I are very comfortable here, convenient to great shopping and medical care. Our next adventure will be learning to use Uber. So, if 10 moves is a lot, I am guilty. I have great memories from homes I remember and photographs made by my Mother of the early ones.
831 Stewart Ave, Atlanta, Ga...my favorite home and neighborhood. 1945-1949
