Can't really believe the weather

I woke up this morning to 41 degrees. Not bad for March but yesterday I woke up to 66 degrees. It's been my assignment to jump out of bed,- plug in the coffee pot--turn up the thermostat--turn on the electric heater in the bathroom--and then crawl back in bed under the electric blanket for an other 30 minutes and watch the news on TV.

Sure beats growing up in Iowa. Dad was the first up. He didn't just turn up the thermostat, but rather started a wood and cob fire in the kitchen cook stove. Then he'd stoke up the coal stove in the dining room and shake down the ash that came in the night. Next he'd set on a pan over the open cook stove grate, fill it with water and throw in coffee grinds. While that boiled, to make up his 1st cup of coffee , he'd go out to the outhouse for his morning chore--probably using peach paper or catalogue pages for a soft wipe. No electric blanket--no TV- no electric heater or furnace. NO ELECTRICITY!

Yep, we've got it good. But we had more relaxed family time than what we have today, actually enjoying working together.

"Sorry about that"

Heard today on the telephone, that some states are getiing snow,(Iowa -maybe Mi.) while we had 82 degree weather. Sorry about that. SPRING.



Isn't its something tho - the Bartlett Pears are all in bloom and soon leaves will be appearing? We even saw one turning green on our way to town today.The yellow forsethye -white popcorn- and red regalia bushes are beautiful. Daffaodil are over doing themselves everywhere and so are the blue flags. It's awesome and it's only the beginning of all the new growth life coming soon. God is Great.



It's not pretty all over Ar. though. So much flooding on the eastern part of the state along
the Mississippi. Over 30 counties are now declared disaster areas, with supposedly more rain on the way for that area tomorrow.



Sure is fun watching the squirels scratching all the lawn for their buried nuts and the robins building their nest on the neighbors outside light. So much to see and do, but I best turn out the lights and turn in for the night.

Progress

Rogers is growing by leaps and bounds. What used to be farmland and run down junk filled homesteads (when we were living in Bella Vista) are now 5 lane byways, with a bank on every corner.

Just last week 40th. street was opened . It runs through farm land and creeks from Walnut to the new Hospital (7 stories no less) and on to Pinnacle and Promenade Mall. Just beautiful and efficient.

Next--a 5 way byway running right past the front of our Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. All the large pines have been bull dozed down--pipe lines laid and now the dirt is moving. We don't have the rocks like many places in Ar. do though--just red top soil. It will run all the way to the new Mall-Walmart-Golden Coral-Starbuck etc.

Something very interesting to watch and we are looking to the finish of it.

Easter

Tomorrow will be Palm Sunday. What a glorious time of the year. Easter was not only the second most important religious season of the year, but the folks always saw to it we got a new outfit. We did not get new clothes at every little flip flop. Most of our things mom sewed for us--but at Easter, we would get a new coat or hat, if we needed them , and generally a new boughten spring dress to be used only on Sunday. Just because we did this did not take away the true meaning of the Risen Savior.

We not only had special services on Palm Sunday and Easter, but school would let out early and all the stores would close from noon until three. All of the local ministers would have a short sermon on the words on the cross from our Savior, Jesus Christ . It was very special and still is to me. HE IS RISEN AND LET US NEVER-NEVER FORGET THAT. HE IS LORD AND ALWAYS WILL BE. LET US ALL GIVE THANKS FOR THAT, AN LIVE OUR LIVES FOR HIM.

May each of you have a blessed Easter season.

Backyard Snow

Sentner took this photo from our back porch.

Snow is great when it leaves us so soon.

Good Morning:

The sun is out and is in the 70*

Evonne is working with me today and she is very patient

Hurray--I did this all by myself.

Old Dog - New Tricks

They say you are never too old to learn. So here goes. This is my first time. Evonne is here teaching me the ropes of blogging.

I will post a real one after I learn more.