Get to Know a Crough: Jeff Shriver

I know you've all been wondering..."What happened to Get to Know the Croughs?"

Well, wonder no more. The blog will resume the highly-touted feature profiles of various family members, starting today!

Each month, The Crough's Nest will profile a different member of our family. Each person gets the same 20 questions. Their answers will surprise you...entertain you...take you back...and make you smile.

Name: Jeffrey David Shriver

Nickname(s): "Big Guy"

Age: 58 (for exactly one more month)

Crough Connection:

Husband of Cindy, son-in-law of Jim

Family (spouse/kids/pets/etc.):

Wife: Cindy
Children: Alyssa (30) and Ryan (28) and their spouses, Digger and Lindsey
Grandchildren: 1 on the way!

Pets:

Greta and Sophie, our Boxers

**It's worth noting that originally Jeff had listed Greta and Sophie under "Family"**

Profession:

Retired educator. Taught 5 years in Ivanhoe, Minnesota and 28 years at South Middle School in Salina.

How do you spend your spare time:

Surfing the Internet. Watching TV. Listening to the police scanner.

Best book you've ever read:

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie and Animal Farm by George Orwell.

Favorite movie of all time:

Hoosiers and Old Yeller.

Favorite song of all time (click on the blue links to listen!):

"My Father's Eyes" and "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton.

Favorite hour of the day and why:

Early morning (with a good cup of coffee!)

Favorite quote:

"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken."

If you had to be an animal, which one and why?

American Bald Eagle

Which actor/actress should play you in the story of your life:

Gene Hackman

If you were on Death Row, what would you choose as your last meal:

My mom's pork chops and mashed potatoes & gravy.

What was your first car:

1955 Chevy

What was your very first memory:

I've blocked out my early childhood.

Favorite Crough Family memory:

When I first met Jim: "Get ya a Michelob and whack ya off some ham!"

What sound do you love to hear:

The sound of Cottonwood leaves in a light breeze.

What sound do you hate to hear:

Kids crying or animals in pain.

Jeff & Cindy

August 1976

4 generations:

Marlene (Jeff's mom), Jeff, Baby Alyssa and Elsie (Jeff's maternal grandmother)

Taking nephew Mason for a ride @

"Shoes with the Shrivers"

2009

Alyssa's wedding

June 2010