Jan Speer, Northup, McGoldrick's Page

Hi! I believe you were my home ec. teacher in Jr. High at Cabool School when you were married to Mr. Northup, the P.E. Coach. You were a SPECIAL role model for me at a very impressionable age. You were still newlyweds and I loved the special attention he showed you, opening doors and treating you like a real special person in his life. I remember that yr you made clown outfits for you both to wear 'alike' costumes that you made and had them hanging up on the closet mirror doors.

There are so many things I think about that I have thought about thru the years

That was my first attempt to sew, was in your class and I made an apron (most younger generations don't know what one is now) and my color I chose was a med. light blue and white checks gingham color. The apron was easy to make and a real challenge too at the same time. Also, we got to choose our own meal and the team I was in...a girl with the last name of Swearingin had the upper hand of the team and made us all eat liversworth which I think was really nasty. Ugh. LOL I remember one day you was absent and we had Mrs. Davis as a substitute. She was a retired teacher and the subject was on personal care. ONe of the things she talked about was taking care of our eye lashes, and nails.

I have alot of fond memories of you both too, as a great person to look up too. I could go on and on about some of the memories to share, but will save some for later. Thanks for joining caboolspace and am glad you posted your maiden name and Northup on too, or I wouldn't have know who you were.

Jan, Glad to have you on here!!!! Don't get to see you often enough anymore and I am not in West Plains very often. Hope things are going great for you and that you have had a great summer. This time of year I start getting a few of the I'm not getting ready for school twangs, and then the heat hits and the friends of mine still teaching are on the hill getting ready and I remember that I really like not having to be up there in the heat(although not like it used to be with just fans...lol) Have a Grand day and maybe will see you soon!

Yes, I would LOVE to see the clown picture. Sounds like you had ALOT of fun. You will be forever young in my mind too! You always walked so eloquent and it made me try to do it too. You wore heels so it would make you a little taller because Ed was so tall. That is how I will always see you, in my mind is that sweet looking eloquent blonde. I have that yearbook around somewhere I think maybe.

Jan: I was am still am very clumsy!!! SO I try not to do stupid things like break any bones or get them out of joint! I think I have had enough medical bills for one life time! Hope you are well and drop me a line @ rbg499@att.net anytime. takecare! rb

Sorry I am so slow to respond, but better late that never! It was good to hear from you. Those were the good old days, weren't they? Yes, Coach was one of my favorite teachers - you lost him too soon, huh? But, time does go on. I have been at the bank for 40 years this August. YIKES! Jimi and I have one son, and one grandaughter. She just turned one year old in August and is precious, but unfortunately they live in Maryland. Too far away! Our class doesn't have reunions, no one ever wants to come! Ha!! Some of us girls do get together once in awhile. It was really nice to hear from you, if you are ever in Cabool stop by the bank and see me!

Jan, This is Teresa Hood, I don't think I have that ugly pink dress I made in home ec. anywhere.  You really had to help me a lot with that zipper.  LOL!  It was fun learning to sew.  I sewed my little girls clothes for them as they grew so I guess you got something through my head.  I remember in Coaches class I would fall asleep, not because it was boring but because I was ill.  He called my mom and told her because he was worried.  It was a thyroid problem that made me sleep in the afternoon classes.  Glad to see you on here, it sure brought back a lot of memories.

It was so good to see you on here.  I have thought about you over the years.  I learned to sew in your home economics class.  Coach Northup was the best.  It was good to see you on here.  Jolene Morse Carson