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Scooby Doo and Steven.
A chapter in the book Reminiscing
Chapter 26 Scooby Doo
by barbara.wilkey
| Background 'We don't remember the days; we remember the moments.' By Italian poet Cesare Pavese |
Chapter 26 Scooby Doo
Since I mentioned Steven and Scooby Doo in the previous chapter, I decided to continue with that theme.
Andrew had gone to college at the University of Missouri Science and Technical School at Rolla, Missouri. He was doing a summer internship at Caterpillar in Peoria, Illinois. I think it was the summer of 2009.
Steven had just finished his sophomore year in high school. Brian was present for this summer vacation. I taught first grade. We were stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.
During summer vacations we made the rounds and visited all our family who lived all over the US. It took a while, and we traveled through different states.
This had nothing to do with this story, but a piece of information. On this particular vacation, a tadpole that hadn't completely gone through metamorphosis also made the trip. This little guy or gal was part of a science project in first grade. My family got used to many interesting situations that came home from first grade. You could board dogs and cats, but how do you board a tadpole? You can't.
Back to the story. While visiting Andrew in Peoria, we stayed in a hotel for a few days. As we carried our luggage through the hotel lobby, Steven, all six feet five inches tall and three hundred pounds of him, carried a large, about three feet long, Scooby Doo.
I studied him for a few moments before I said, "Steven, do you realize how silly you look at your size carrying that large Scooby Doo in?"
He answered, "Mother, at my size who's going to question it?"
When I frustrate him, I'm 'Mother'. Okay, he probably had a point. He was three hundred pounds of pure muscle. He played offensive line on a top ranked football team.
I need to mention that Scooby Doo had seen better days. I think Steven had gotten him about 1998, so this poor stuffed animal had to have been around eleven years old. Anytime we traveled, Scooby Doo went with us.
When Steven got his teaching job in another town, Scooby was not invited. This was five years ago.
I asked Steven if he wanted Scooby Doo along and he said, "Mom, he has holes, and his stuffing is falling out. I'd better leave him here."
That year for Christmas, one of Steven's presents was a repaired Scooby Doo. I had to do some serious and creative surgery, but Scooby Doo was back to almost his original condition, and he now has a permanent place in Steven's apartment. I'm betting if Steven ever marries and has children, they will love Scooby Doo.
Since I mentioned Steven and Scooby Doo in the previous chapter, I decided to continue with that theme.
Andrew had gone to college at the University of Missouri Science and Technical School at Rolla, Missouri. He was doing a summer internship at Caterpillar in Peoria, Illinois. I think it was the summer of 2009.
Steven had just finished his sophomore year in high school. Brian was present for this summer vacation. I taught first grade. We were stationed at Fort Hood, Texas.
During summer vacations we made the rounds and visited all our family who lived all over the US. It took a while, and we traveled through different states.
This had nothing to do with this story, but a piece of information. On this particular vacation, a tadpole that hadn't completely gone through metamorphosis also made the trip. This little guy or gal was part of a science project in first grade. My family got used to many interesting situations that came home from first grade. You could board dogs and cats, but how do you board a tadpole? You can't.
Back to the story. While visiting Andrew in Peoria, we stayed in a hotel for a few days. As we carried our luggage through the hotel lobby, Steven, all six feet five inches tall and three hundred pounds of him, carried a large, about three feet long, Scooby Doo.
I studied him for a few moments before I said, "Steven, do you realize how silly you look at your size carrying that large Scooby Doo in?"
He answered, "Mother, at my size who's going to question it?"
When I frustrate him, I'm 'Mother'. Okay, he probably had a point. He was three hundred pounds of pure muscle. He played offensive line on a top ranked football team.
I need to mention that Scooby Doo had seen better days. I think Steven had gotten him about 1998, so this poor stuffed animal had to have been around eleven years old. Anytime we traveled, Scooby Doo went with us.
When Steven got his teaching job in another town, Scooby was not invited. This was five years ago.
I asked Steven if he wanted Scooby Doo along and he said, "Mom, he has holes, and his stuffing is falling out. I'd better leave him here."
That year for Christmas, one of Steven's presents was a repaired Scooby Doo. I had to do some serious and creative surgery, but Scooby Doo was back to almost his original condition, and he now has a permanent place in Steven's apartment. I'm betting if Steven ever marries and has children, they will love Scooby Doo.
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#1 April 2025 |
Thank you, Google Images, for this photograph of Scooby Doo. It looks very much likes Steven's.
Part of curriculum at the University was a summer internship with a company. If the company was impressed with your work, you were able to do a semester training with them, similar to student teaching. After Andrew graduated, he was hired by Caterpillar but unfortunately got caught in a lay off in 2011.
A little over 400 words.
I do not edit these as much as I do my novels. You'll find many errors. I do edit about three times, but that's not nearly enough. I just posted this and have already corrected many mistakes. I'm sure there's more.
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(and maybe more). Part of curriculum at the University was a summer internship with a company. If the company was impressed with your work, you were able to do a semester training with them, similar to student teaching. After Andrew graduated, he was hired by Caterpillar but unfortunately got caught in a lay off in 2011.
A little over 400 words.
I do not edit these as much as I do my novels. You'll find many errors. I do edit about three times, but that's not nearly enough. I just posted this and have already corrected many mistakes. I'm sure there's more.
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