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sd          A.1 utt1:  I say Arlington, Texas now because I talked one night to somebody in Arlington, Virginia. /  

ba          B.2 utt1:  {F Oh, } my,  /
%          B.2 utt2: yeah.  /
sd          B.2 utt3:  {D Well, } and Plano, Texas  rather than Plano, Illinois. /  

qy          A.3 utt1:  {F Oh, } do they have one? /  

ny          B.4 utt1:  Yes,  /
sd^e          B.4 utt2: they do. /  

sd          A.5 utt1:  {F Oh, } I didn't know that. /  

x          B.6 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sd          A.7 utt1:  {D Well, } I learned something already <laughter>. /  

b          @B.8 utt1:  Yeah.  /
^h          @B.8 utt2: {D Well, } let's see,  /
%          @B.8 utt3: the three questions  are what, {F uh, } -/  

qw          A.9 utt1:  How much time do you spend with your children? /  

sd          B.10 utt1:  Very little.    

bk          A.11 utt1:  Oh <laughter>. /  

+          B.12 utt1:  Because they're grown. /  

br          A.13 utt1:  What? /  

sd^r          B.14 utt1:  They're grown and gone. /  

b          A.15 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah,  /
sd          A.15 utt2: {D well, } mine is, {F uh, } down  at U T Austin at college  /
sd          A.15 utt3: {C and } the other one is in high school. /  

b          B.16 utt1:  {F Huh. } /  

qy          A.17 utt1:  {C So } you do spend less time then? /  

ny          B.18 utt1:  Yeah -- /  

%          A.19 utt1:  C-, -/  

sd          B.20 utt1:  -- {C because } [ they don't want to know, +  they almost  don't want to know ] us. /  

qy^d          A.21 utt1:  <Laughter> They want to be with their friends.  /
qw          A.21 utt2:  How old are your kids?  /
qy          A.21 utt3: Are they married or what? /  

ny          B.22 utt1:  {F Uh, } yes,  /
sd^e          B.22 utt2: I have, {F uh, } two married,  [ two almo-, + {C and then } two almost ] married  /
sd          B.22 utt3: {C and } the other two, I'm not sure.  /
sd          B.22 utt4: {D Well, }   

x          A.23 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          B.24 utt1:  [ [ Two s-, + two, ] + two, ] {F uh, } {F uh, }  for sure are single. /  

sv          A.25 utt1:  {F Oh, } <laughter> {D boy, } you have a lot of kids. /  

aa          B.26 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          B.26 utt2: [ we have, +  between the spouse and myself we have ] six. /  

ba          A.27 utt1:  {F Oh, } {D well, } that's kind of nice,  though.  /
qy^g          A.27 utt2:  [ You + --   

sd          B.28 utt1:  {C Because } I came with a split family  /
sd          B.28 utt2: {C and } --   

+          A.29 utt1:  -- you ] shouldn't be --   

+          B.30 utt1:  -- she had, -/  

+          A.31 utt1:  -- lonesome on a holiday, {F huh? } /  

nn          B.32 utt1:  {D Well, } no,  /
sd^e          B.32 utt2: there is so much of them are  gone  /
sd          B.32 utt3: {C and } they're doing their own things  /
sd          B.32 utt4: [ {C and } -- +   

aa          A.33 utt1:  {D Well, } that's true. /  

+          B.34 utt1:  -- {C and } ] a lot of times [ they, + they've ]  got, {D you know, } {F uh } <breathing>, when the holidays, -/  

qy^d          A.35 utt1:  They have to see their other parent, I guess --   

ny          B.36 utt1:  Yeah -- /  

+          A.37 utt1:  -- too. /  

sd          B.38 utt1:  -- {C and } sometimes they want to do their  own thing,  /
sd          B.38 utt2: {C so } --     

ba          A.39 utt1:  I know. /  

+          B.40 utt1:  -- sometimes it's just spouse and me.  /
qh          B.40 utt2:  [ {C And, } + {C and } ] you know what? /  

qw          A.41 utt1:  What? /  

sd          B.42 utt1:  Sometimes that's okay. /  

ba          A.43 utt1:  I know <laughter>. /  

%          B.44 utt1:  {C Because, } -/  

sd          A.45 utt1:  That's what my mother said one time. /  

b          B.46 utt1:  {D You know, } right,  /
qh          B.46 utt2: {C because } who says that they just must  got to come over to see us all the time --   

b          A.47 utt1:  Right. /  

+          B.48 utt1:  -- for the holidays. /  

aa          A.49 utt1:  No,  /
aa          A.49 utt2: that's true,  /
sv          A.49 utt3: {C and } if they force them to,  {D you know } --   

b          B.50 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.51 utt1:  -- that's not good either. /  

sv          B.52 utt1:  That becomes a drudgery  /
%@          B.52 utt2: {C and, }   

qy          A.53 utt1:  {D Well, } do they all live in the area? /  

+@          B.54 utt1:  {D Well, } let's see,  /
na          B.54 utt2: [ n-, got, +  of the six,  we've got ] four around here. /  

b          A.55 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
ba          A.55 utt2: {F oh, } wow. /  

sd          B.56 utt1:  {F Uh, } {D you know, } {D well, } we're  talking like north Texas. /  

b          A.57 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.58 utt1:  {C And then, } one is in [ Vermont, +  {F uh, }  [ [ [ Montpe-, + Mont-, ] + Montpelier ] +  --   

ba          A.59 utt1:  Golly. /  

+          B.60 utt1:  -- Montpelier, ] Vermont ]  /
sd          B.60 utt2: {C and } the other one is  in Everett, Washington. /  

qw          A.61 utt1:  How did they end up so far away? /  

sd          B.62 utt1:  <Laughter> {D Well, } [ that is, + that's, ] [ [ the, + the, ] +   my ] little pair.   

b          A.63 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.64 utt1:  {C And } my second marriage.  /
%          B.64 utt2: {F Uh, } {C and, }  {F uh, } -/  

qy          A.65 utt1:  Those are the youngest ones? /  

ny          B.66 utt1:  Yeah,  /
%          B.66 utt2: {D well, } the s-, - /
sd^e          B.66 utt3: [ [ [ the, + the, ] + the, ] + the ]  fourth and fifth child [ [ of the + --   

b          A.67 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.68 utt1:  -- of the, ] + of the, ] {F uh, } six are the  two that are scattered like that. /  

sv          A.69 utt1:  {D Boy, } [ that's, +  those are ] a long way. /  

sd          B.70 utt1:  {C And, }   

%          A.71 utt1:  How, -/  

+          B.72 utt1:  {D Well, } they wanted to go, {F uh, }  /
sd          B.72 utt2: J R, [ [ [ my, + my, ] + my ]  last son -- +   

b          A.73 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.74 utt1:  -- {E or } my middle son, ] {E excuse me, } fell in love  with Washington state -- /  

b          A.75 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.76 utt1:  -- {C and } [ [ the, + the, ] + the, ] third daughter  fell in love with, {F uh, } {F uh, } # Vermont. # /  

b^m          A.77 utt1:  # Vermont. # /  

%          B.78 utt1:  {C So, } -/  

bf          A.79 utt1:  {C So } they wanted to make their homes there. /  

aa          B.80 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          B.80 utt2: that's where they've gone to make their homes. /  

ba          A.81 utt1:  My goodness.  /
qy          A.81 utt2: [ Are they, + are those ] two married? /  

nn          B.82 utt1:  No. /  

qr          A.83 utt1:  They, {F uh, } just working up there or going to  school or what? /  

^h          B.84 utt1:  {D Well, } {F uh, } let's see,  /
ny          B.84 utt2: yeah,  /
sd^e          B.84 utt3: I guess you'd  say J R is working, [ going to s-, + ] trying to go to school. /  

b          A.85 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.86 utt1:  I wish to God he would go back. /  

sv          A.87 utt1:  <Laughter> {F Oh, } they do.    

b          B.88 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.89 utt1:  Especially [ if they, + if they're ] meant to, I think. /  

sd          B.90 utt1:  {D Well, } I certainly hope so. /  

sd          A.91 utt1:  {E I mean, } I've got a daughter that's a  sophomore at U T  /
sd          A.91 utt2: {C and } [ I'm, + I'm ] going to U T A right now myself  /
sv          A.91 utt3: {C so } <laughter> --   

b          B.92 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.93 utt1:  -- it's never too late. /  

aa          B.94 utt1:  {D Well, } [ it's, + {F oh, } I agree it's ] never too late. /  

b          A.95 utt1:  Right. /  

%          B.96 utt1:  {C And, } -/  

sv          A.97 utt1:  Especially in some of these schools around here,  I think they have about twenty percent older students. /  

aa          B.98 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          B.98 utt2: {C and } when you're saying older,  we're talking fifty up. /  

aa          A.99 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah,  /
sd          A.99 utt2: I've seen some people that are  really quite up there <laughter> {D you know } --   

b          B.100 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.101 utt1:  -- they look like in their very late sixties  /
sd(^q)          A.101 utt2:  {C and } I say --   

ba          B.102 utt1:  {F Oh, }  my,  /
%          B.102 utt2: uh-huh. /  

+          A.103 utt1:  -- that's great,  why not, {D you know. } /  

aa          B.104 utt1:  Yes,  /
sv          B.104 utt2: why not because that's [ a, + a ] lot of  times, {D well, } it's, - /
sv          B.104 utt3: I believe that, {F uh, } we in that category, - /
sd          B.104 utt4: {C and } I'm not in that   category quite yet -- /  

aa          A.105 utt1:  No. /  

sv          B.106 utt1:  -- {C but, }  we are seasoned minds. /  

aa          A.107 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah,  /
sv          A.107 utt2: you're really ready to learn finally. /  

aa          B.108 utt1:  Yes,  /
aa          B.108 utt2: uh-huh. /  

sd          A.109 utt1:  {E I mean, } I don't know why I even went to college  when I was seventeen. /  

b          B.110 utt1:  Yeah,  /
%          B.110 utt2: it was, -/  

sv          A.111 utt1:  It was a complete waste of money. /  

aa          B.112 utt1:  Yeah,  /
%          B.112 utt2: settle down, - /
sv          B.112 utt3: we know what we're  wanting [ to, + to, ] {F uh, } study  /
sv          B.112 utt4: {C and, }  {F uh } --   

aa          A.113 utt1:  Right,  /
aa^r          A.113 utt2: right.  /
%          A.113 utt3:  We, -/  

+          B.114 utt1:  -- we know our limitations. /  

aa          A.115 utt1:  Right  /
%          A.115 utt2: {C and, }  {F uh, } -/  

sv          B.116 utt1:  {C And } we don't try to burn the candle at both  ends and in --   

aa          A.117 utt1:  No. /  

+          B.118 utt1:  -- the middle altogether. /  

sv          A.119 utt1:  We don't go out drinking beer till three and  try to go to class in the morning <laughter>. /  

aa          B.120 utt1:  At seven,  /
aa          B.120 utt2: yeah. /  

sv          A.121 utt1:  [ We're  past, + {D yeah, } we're past ] that age <laughter>. /  

aa          B.122 utt1:  Yes,  /
sv          B.122 utt2: [ we're, + we're ] smarter now. /  

sv          A.123 utt1:  We know what we can do <laughter>. /  

aa          B.124 utt1:  Yeah,  /
aa          B.124 utt2: right,  /
^h          B.124 utt3: {F uh, } {C so } let's see.  /
sd          B.124 utt4:   {C So } mine I don't spend a whole lot of time because they're not here. /  

b          A.125 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd^t          B.126 utt1:  <Lipsmack> {C And so } [ the second question, +    forgot what the second question, ] /  

t1          A.127 utt1:  What was it, {F uh, }  /
qo          A.127 utt2: [ h-, + what ] do the trends in  families  /
qy          A.127 utt3: {C and } do we approve what other,   

x          B.128 utt1:  <Breathing>.   

+          A.129 utt1:  families do. /  

sv          B.130 utt1:  {D Well, } {F uh, } the trends in the families  were to spread apart, do your own thing. /  

aa          A.131 utt1:  That's right. /  

sd          B.132 utt1:  {C But } [ I have seen -- +    

qy^2          A.133 utt1:  # A change? # /  

+          B.134 utt1:  -- # lately, # {D yes, } [ I am seeing, +   

sd          A.135 utt1:  I was going to say the same thing. /  

+          B.136 utt1:  I'm seeing a ] ] change that, {D whoops, }  government can't do it,  /
sv          B.136 utt2: schools are --   

b          A.137 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.138 utt1:  -- not able to -- /  

b          A.139 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          B.140 utt1:  -- {C and } between a person's religion, {F uh, }  [ their, + their ] faith in their maker --   

b          A.141 utt1:  Right. /  

+          B.142 utt1:  -- [ w-, + ] [ whether, + {D you know, } {F uh, } whether ]  you're Christian or Jewish --   

b          A.143 utt1:  # Right. # /  

+          B.144 utt1:  -- # or # whatever, {F uh, } - /
%          B.144 utt2: {C and } the family -- -/  

qy^g          A.145 utt1:  # Are going to have to solve some of the problem,  {F huh. } # /  

sv          B.146 utt1:  -- # those are the two [ [ that can, # + that, ] + that have ]  the wherewithal  /
sv          B.146 utt2: {C and, }  of course, Judeo-Christianity, {F uh, } and of the Jewish folks,  too, believe that the family unit is the one that was given the, {F uh, } {F uh, }  mission by the Lord --   

b          A.147 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.148 utt1:  -- to do this very thing.  /
sv          B.148 utt2:  {C So } when another  group [ of, + of, ] {F uh, } people step in, try to do it, [ they're, + they're ] tromping on our territory,  so to speak,  /
%          B.148 utt3: {C so } -- -/  

b          A.149 utt1:  Oh. /  

sd          B.150 utt1:  -- I firmly believe that, {F uh, } / 
