Johnson and her brothers go crazy for each other. She considers them a backbone of support and loves every minute of being the only sister. All the love from them makes her a stronger person today. She learned how to be tough from her four brothers. My mom would be so proud to hear that," Johnson said. "Sometimes I'll be in my room when it's dirty and can't focus on anything else and have to clean it right away. Turning homework in on time and having pride in your work is one of the lessons Johnson took from her childhood. Masters also fosters good habits one would expect of a military parent, like clean rooms and timeliness. Her mother supports the children in their passions. You could say that Masters likes to lead a unit. On a family trip to Disneyland for the 4th of July, the siblings and mother had matching t-shirts and American flag bandanas. They made summer league t-shirts for Tyler, and there is a new shirt each time his number changes. For Tyler's senior night at Fresno State, an entire section wore red t-shirts that said "Tyler Johnson #1". There were around 60 people with shirts that said "LJ Night" for Johnson's senior night game in high school. Masters, Johnson's mother, loves of making t-shirts to show support as a family. If she cannot make one of her games, Johnson knows her mother will be watching online. Even now that half of her children have moved out, Masters still manages to be ten places at once. Her oldest brother is a musician, her youngest brother enjoys theatre, another brother plays professional basketball, and everyone has his or her favorite sport. Every child participated in choir growing up and Johnson still enjoys singing. The Johnson family has many talents and interests that are all encouraged by their mother. "She always made it to every one of our games, events, musicals, plays, sporting events, she was always there," says Johnson. The siblings would spend a lot of their time with their neighbors when their mother was deployed, but things were very different when she was home. They played games like manhunt and olly-olly-oxen-free with the rest of the children on base. The community of families living on the military base where she grew up magnified the support of Johnson's own family. Masters and her five kids are a tight-knit bunch, and support each other in their individual passions. Johnson is the middle child and sister to four brothers: Brandon 24, Tyler 23, Logan 16, and Gabe 11. Word sleuths are fairly certain that the 'oxen' (or 'octen') in the call is simply a childish corruption of 'all in.' The rest remains a mystery." From Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).Chico State women's basketball player Lauren Johnson – LJ to her team and friends – is one of five children to Sargent Jennifer Masters of the United States Air Force. OLLY, OLLY OXEN FREE - "If you've ever wondered about the origins of this chant - used to call in all players at the end of a game of hide-and-seek - be advised that the experts only have a partial answer to your lifelong puzzlement. : You can check the archives to find many references to this phrase.įor more discussion, search the archives under "oxen." My husband says the full verse is, "Olly, olly oxen free if you don't come now, you'll be I-T!" : : My guess? All ye, all ye, come in free, which became mangled while passing from one kid to another: olly, olly oxen free. No, that's what you say every time, Nick explained. Shawn Fucile, 8, figured 10 year-old Zach Hedrick made it up. : : "After the Olly, Olly cry went up in Orem the other night, I asked a few kids where it came from. One game player guessed it had something to do with oxen, while another was sure it had Olde English roots. But where did this nonsensical phrase come from? : : "It is used by kids everywhere to signal it is safe to emerge during Hide-and-Seek games. : : I liked this explanation by Brooke Adams, in the Salt Lake City Tribune on 19 July 2004 In Reply to: Olly, Olly Oxen Free posted by Bob on November 03, 2005
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