Mae was born May 1, 1908 at home on 915 S. 35th Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska. She was called "Baby" for two years, but then was named Mae Virginia after a lady- Mae Rossiter- who took her places and bought her gifts. Mae had five brothers- Harris, Victor, Ernest, Everett, and Kenneth, and two sisters- Florence and Elsie (all deceased). One of her happiest childhood memories was the time she spent on the farm in Genoa, Nebraska, with her aunts and uncles.
"I had cousins to do things with on the farm."
As a child growing up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, I liked going to Omaha to visit my relatives. Like my grandmother, I enjoyed spending time with my aunts and uncles and having cousins to do things with. On holidays when we gathered at grandma's house, the kids would play in the basement. I remember dressing up and putting on shows until we were called upstairs to eat a wonderful meal. Playing cards after dinner was another highlight for me. Sometimes we would have two tables set up to play hearts.
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I remember playing with Grandma's sock monkey, That poor thing had been played with so much. For Christmas last year Teri had made Lori and I a Sock Monkey that looks just like Grandma's. We had some laughs over that. I remember the twin beds off the bathroom and playing in there. I also remember the smell of Brocolli and rice caserole filling the house on Easter Sunday. To this day when I smell that dish it brings me back to Grandma's house with my Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. Jodi
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