First house in Odessa, TX

Here is Greg at about two years old with our Mom. I actually do remember this house as this was the first one and we lived there until I was about four years old. Greg and I shared a bedroom and Mom tells the story that when I was sleeping in my baby crib, Greg would throw things at me. So she took me out and sat him in my bed and proceeded to sit on the floor and throw things at him. " Now how does that feel? Aren't going to torment your little sister any more are you?" Of course not, ha ! Isn't that what little sisters are for?
One time an old gas heater exploded while Greg was standing in front of it and I think scared him more than hurt him. It is probably one of my earliest memories which is of black smoke and suet all over him ! He was ok, but I'm sure my folks never forgot it.
Our paternal grandparents lived across the street and in another house, my Aunt Margaret, Uncle Cecil and their three kids, Cecil Lee, Billy and Kathy. We were always running back and forth across the street and always had a cousin to do things with.
Our house was a small two bedroom, one bath frame house with what we called a swamp cooler for air conditioning. The was west Texas after all, swamp coolerrs did the trick. I remember Christmas there, wood floors and swimming in a bricked walled off encloser that could be filled with the water hose but you had to keep it running as it really didn' t hold water too well. We weren't too picky and it was hot after all! There was also a huge cedar tree next to the front door that was hollowed out underneath. That was Greg and my playhouse, fort and hiding place.
I don't have an picture of that house which is too bad.