• Q27:

  What was your favorite thing about 1st graders?

• Q22:

  How was life at home different once our parents moved out of the house?

• Q6:

  Who was your best friend as a child? Tell us about them.

• Q18:

  What were some memorable dates you had with Granddaddy?

• Q17:

  What is your earliest memory?

• Q0:

  What was the first time you remember thinking that my dad was special?

• Q3:

  Growing up, what were some of your favorite family traditions or pastimes? How was family life different then?

• Q11:

  What were your favorite pieces of clothing in your teenage/young adult closet?

• Q12:

  What was the first dish you ever learned to cook?

• Q5:

  Did you ever fight with your sisters as kids? If so, about what?

• Q14:

  What is the first major news story you remember making an impact on you?

• Q25:

  Tell us about the very first time you ever got on an airplane — what do you remember most?

• Q28:

  As a first-grade teacher, what’s the funniest thing a student ever said to you?

• Q19:

  What was your favorite thing about Grandaddy?

• Q13:

  Before teaching, what were some of the jobs you had? Do any stories stand out?

• Q16:

  What was life like during World War 2?

• Q23:

  What stands out as a time when you got really lucky?

• Q26:

  What was your most memorable vacation and why?

• Q0:

  How did you name your children?

• Q2:

  What is something your mother or father used to say that has stayed with you your whole life?

• Q21:

  What were your proposal and wedding like?

• Q30:

  Who is the rudest parent you ever encountered as a teacher?

• Q24:

  What’s the rudest you’ve ever been?

• Q15:

  What is the most shocked you remember being at seeing a news headline?

• Q8:

  Can you describe the social hierarchy of your school and the place of you and your sisters in terms of jocks, popular kids etc.

• Q10:

  Was there a movie star or singer you swooned over when you were a teenager?

• Q31:

  What was a moment that made being a teacher feel “worth it” to you?

• Q7:

  Did you ever get in trouble as a kid?

• Q20:

  What was the moment you knew Granddaddy was the person you wanted to marry?

• Q29:

  Who was the worst student you ever had?

• Q1:

  Can you tell us about any stories or interactions between your parents that you remember that would help us get to know them?

• Q4:

  Can you tell us of a favorite memory with each of your siblings growing up?