Winter isn't Over

I put a picture of winter on Facebook. I think I will add it here too. Right now, it's snowing again. We are expected to get up to 4 inches tomorrow, and it was supposed to start tonight. It actually started at dinner time. I am sure a lot of people are cursing right now, but I'm okay with it. The longer it stays around, the longer it takes before I have to do more yard work. Have I ever mentioned the fact that I hate yard work? I doubt that anyone knows that.

Well, here are a couple of pics from the snow we had yesterday, and what is happening right now. I'm thinking of putting the Christmas tree up again. But, I need presents. Everyone send or bring me presents. OK? No? How rude! TTFN

Yard Work

Kris and I started doing the back yard spring cleanup yesterday. Last fall, because I was sick and Kris had shoulder problems we were not able to do a final mowing or any leaf raking. Hegsteds raked our front yard. Dan wanted the leaves for his farm. So, spring cleanup was a major job. Yuck! Matt and his friend Stormy came over and did the last of it for us. But, that only meant cleanup around the lilac bush, a small area in front of the fence and taking the trash can back to the front. Since cold weather and rain is returning tonight, we won't be doing any more of it till later. But, the front yard won't be too bad anyway.

I am planning to try building a new gate for the area between the two driveways. That one is about as ratty as can be, but it looks simple enough. I'll just measure, and have the wood cut to those sizes. I also want to replace the few boards that have broken off the fence, and then tackle the painting. Of course, I will wait until it gets warmer. But, I am sick of the way the fence and gate look. They shouldn't be too hard. time consuming, yes, but not difficult. But I STILL HATE YARD WORK!!!!!!

Kris may plant a couple of tomato plants this year, and will plant NOTHING! I don't have a green thumb. Instead, I tend to kill things off. But, that is quite alright with me. I don't like planting things. I don't like anything about gardening or yards. If I had the money as well as my way, the whole back yard would be a ginormous patio. Kris could put pots of flowers out. I could put fake stuff out, and life would be good. Well cared for grass looks nice and is nice to sit on. But, it takes much needed water. Our water honestly shouldn't be wasted on grass----vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees---yes. But a large yard requires way too much water to thrive. Besides, did I say that I HATE YARD WORK!!!!!

Anyway, we got some good exercise over the past two days which I am grateful for. I am not grateful for the sneezing and the swollen eyes though. It hurt my right shoulder some, but I've been taking an anti inflammatory for that, so it's still not like it was before. Kris's legs hurt, mine are fine. And, tomorrow we get to go see popcorn----I mean a movie and eat popcorn. Hooray!!!! Still, for your viewing pleasure, I am putting photos of the back up. I wish we had taken before photos so that you could see just how much we did. There are 14 very large, full bags, and two trash cans stuffed full too. So, TTFN

First Grade

The above photo is of my first grade class. (1956-1957) I no longer had this, but do now. Eric Hancock sent it to me via Internet, and I had a lovely copy made for myself. I am in the bottom row, fifth from the left. Melody Farley is in the middle row. She is the unsmiling blonde standing next to the little buck toothed boy. He is Ron Lewis, an artist and current owner of the Standrod Mansion. Anyway, for those of you who don't know, Melody was my best friend for several years. This photo has been very nostalgic for me. Not only do I like seeing myself, but all the other kids in that room. I thought Mrs. Tuescher was really, really old back then. Now, I can see that she was not quite as old as I thought. It all depends on which side of the ages one is looking.
I don't know if this photo was taken while we were still at Poky (must not have been actually)---so it was taken at Tendoy then in our brand new classroom in a brand new school. That was definitely back in the olden days...TTFN