Lois and her Irish-ness Digital Flip Book December 10, 2018

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essons for the children of ois alker Henn were to be learnt in fun ways. eography and
History were eplored using a station wagon, a big canvas tent, an ice chest and sleeping
bags. ost camping trips were focused around history and sightseeing and in this way
twentythree .. states were discovered over ten years.
t home ois and ill had another policy for education ou ake a ess, ou lean it
up This taught the young children to take responsibility for their misdemeanors and to
acknowledge ownership of the damage and the need to fi it. ne such incident was when
three of the boys, on, Tim and Tom, broke a hole in a living room wall with a bowling ball.
t was left to them to learn about patching the hole and painting it. irst attempt using
Encyclopedia Britannica was a failure but second time was more successful with the help of
correct advice from a hardware store assistant. The boys were praised by their father for their
hard work. uch was the enlightened discipline and accountability taught by ois and ill.
ois, ill and family moved to their second house on Harvard venue in rlington Heights
in the mid 10s. The children were growing up fast and, while their parents gave them
chores lots of them says son Tom, they also encouraged creativity and making something
happen. ne such proect is remembered by Tom
y brothers Tim and on and would build a saucer run off a patio in our back yard when
it snowed in winter. That was well up high and suitable. ois would let the boys go down in
the basement to fill up buckets of water and spill and then ice down the saucer run t
became more like bobsledding ids, not only in the neighborhood but beyond, came over as
they heard of the fun to be had. They came from all around. veryone could warm up in
garage ha ha and use the bathroom when needed. 200 kids arrived at the backyard
winter wonderland after school and stayed until dinner time and then sometimes came back
later. ois had a few basic time outs dinnertime for all families, and then no later than pm.
This went on for years hat a great eperience and what a patient mom ois was for letting
the boys do it
very principled lesson was learnt in compassion and caring for others when a school friend
of Toms needed help. rlington Heights was a strong oman atholic community, and
though it was not typical to find homes with serious problems with physical abuse and
alcohol, but that is precisely what was found in a young boy named Terrys home. Terry
needed to leave home after he was hit with a towel bar by his father and asked his friend Tom
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