Memories of Dad and things we did

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Across
  1. 5. Something he was very good at; and had lots of practice at; as his kids became adults
  2. 7. What I would do when riding with Dad when he was stacking hay (2 words)
  3. 11. Number of times we missed church growing up
  4. 13. What he was doing that always made us late coming home from every other church service
  5. 15. The day reserved for ear notching and castrating
  6. 17. Dad's favorite phrase (5 words)
  7. 18. What he would get through his shirt in the summer
  8. 19. Job in the summer before we had pivots (2 words)
  9. 21. What he would practice that always made us late coming home from Lent services
  10. 22. Somewhere else we would go as a family for Holidays
  11. 23. People who he could strike up a conversation with
  12. 24. Earliest vacation I remember was to visit the ____ family in Denver
  13. 25. Where he would sometimes put his cigarette butts when he was working
Down
  1. 1. Something I don't remember ever seeing him do with Mom
  2. 2. Where we went to get cultivator parts
  3. 3. First memory of 'helping' dad was installing the foggers for this buliding
  4. 4. He would soak these buns in grease
  5. 6. Where he would help out with the Hog Show
  6. 8. Another place we would go as a family for Holidays
  7. 9. Where Dad usually left his work clothes
  8. 10. My main chore in high school (2 words)
  9. 12. Went to this town to watch Mike play a baseball game
  10. 14. Another nickname he gave to one of his boys
  11. 16. Color of the crate we would used for moving pigs
  12. 20. Nickname he gave to one of his boys
  13. 22. One of the places we would go as a family for Holidays