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In the household pattern of today, a family
of nine children is somewhat unusual; and when
the mother of four weds the father of four and
they immediately adopt a baby - that's news!
"It's a little rough financially," Susan
Merriman admits, "but we really love children
and we manage to get by all right."
Her husband, Arden, is self-employed in the
seafood industry. The children range in ages
from three to 16 years. Andy is the baby, and
Teri is a high school student. Christopher,
Penny, Arden Jr. and Michele attend junior high
school, and enrolled in Pioneer School are
David, Jill and Gretchen, who has served during
the past school year as president of the student
body.
The family lives in a five-bedroom house on
Hammersley Inlet. Eight hundred feet of
waterfront and a sprawling expanse of grasslands
make the site a childhood dream. Two elderly
horses wander the premises with two dogs and
two cats.
"We once raised two pigs to butcher," Susan
says, "but nobody enjoyed the meat."
The Merrimans believe that a good diet is
most important. Susan, attuned to quantity
cooking, buys canned foods by the gallon.
"We feed 'em good," she declares. "They
polish off four quarts of peaches as an
after-school snack."
Mrs. Merriman sews for her five daughters,
and spends a lot of time chauffeuring the
children to their various activities. The two older
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IT'S A LONG WALK around the Merriman family table.
boys are members of a wrestling team and turn
out for all sports. They like to fish and camp.
"They'll get up at three o'clock in the
HEARTY APPETITES prevail.
Thursday, August 22,
morning to go fishing," Susan explains, "but it
takes a lot of prodding to get them out of bed in
time for school!"
The girls, however, are neat and tidy and
ready themselves for the day unassisted.
"Even so," Susan Merriman remarks, "it's a
real mad-house here in the mornings."
Somehow Mrs. Merriman finds time for her
sorority, Epsilon Omicron Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi. She joined the group while living in
Hoquiam and has held membership in Hawaii,
Port Angeles, and Bremerton prior to her arrival
the Shelton area.
"It's a wonderful way for a newcomer to
find friends," she says.
Susan has served as treasurer of Pioneer
PTA, and once attended stitchery classes which
she enjoyed immensely but dropped because of
her limited leisure time. Her favorite recreation
is now reading.
"The kids join me with their books." she
smiles. "When they are all in school I'd like to
attend some classes at St. Martin's College."
Expenses for the large family are staggering.
Three of the children wear braces on their teeth,
and five wear glasses.
"We're always replacing them," Susan sighs.
"They step on them a lot."
Susan and Arden Merriman hope to send
every child through college. It is their wish to
help each one to attain his goal in life.
"If we only had lots of money," says Susan,
"we'd adopt more children."
1974 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page S-5