At John's tonight, heading out for Nashville in the morning. Going up to spend a few days with Martha Lou and do the girl thing. Then will come home Sat. to get ready for next week. That will be a busy one. Sure the garden will need lots of attention when I get home, yard will have to be mowed , and flowers to water. Then Martha Lou is coming to my house mid week , with Linda coming in on Friday. We are having a family get together for the 4th at Mary Haley's. Also on the 4th is a birthday party for Uncle TC. Will make that for a while, then head to Greenwood to Mary Haley's and Henry's.
GOOD news today John got a little rain shower, at this point we will take whatever we get..........YEA RAIN. My sweet John bought me a back pack sprayer yesterday when he was in Memphis. I had been using an old one he had but it played out. This was a surprise for me.....he so sweet.
Went by to see Sydney today, always like to see her before I go on a trip. You can never tell...........just want her to know I love her.
Sure hope John gets more rain..............then we will be able to go on a trip. He said he wanted to ride to Branson and Springfield if we got rain. That should be fun.
Have a great week............

The week end is over but it was a great week end, except for the heat. Got to keep Sydney twice over the week end, that girl is a mess. Her independence and strong will are ready developing. Everything is " I do it" , then she points that finger and tells you "top it". We played, read book, watch Tv, then played in her little pool. I took her some fruit and melon, she loves watermelon.
Sunday I rode my motorcycle. Even though it was very hot, I enjoyed the ride. Went to Yazoo ate lunch, and headed for the hills. Most of the roads had shade, which made it pleasant. Did loose 2 pounds riding......ha ha ha...drank 3 glasses of water and it was back.
Have a great week......

Father's Day

Father's day is something very special. It is even more so , now that my dad has passed away. We grow up loving our dads so very much. I think this is more true for little girls. When we are small we love them deary, as we get older we try to please them, then we end up taking care of them. But this is what love is all about, " Making the Sacrifice". They made plenty of them for me.
As I have gotten older and lost both of my parents and my life has changed in other way, I realize that when you truly, truly love someone ......you put their happiness above your own and make those sacrifices.
My dad..........oh my. He was a piece of work. Hard when he needed to be, which was lots of times, but you just knew he loved you. He never told me growing up that he loved me. Think this is so hard on children, but I still knew. Then my mama passed away, this strong man I had known was lost, hurt, and depending on me. I took care of him and would do it all again . I loved him and this made his needs from me more important than my life. I knew it wouldn't be forever, so I gave him my all.
Not long after my mama died my daddy, out of the blue called and told me he was going to see a friend of his. This was a shock to me, since he was 82, but I was happy. He had heard from an ole high school sweetheart. They were so funny but I was happy he had someone. He was like a kid, had a new spark in life. I knew I had to make the sacrifice and get out of his way for whatever happiness he found, it was hard but .......I wanted it for him.
Sad but she got ill and he was alone again.
So the last 6 years of his life.......were also my life. Taking care of him was my pleasure. He knew I was here for him, that I would drop everything when he needed me.
So daddy..............I love you.............and was more than willing to make the sacrifice for you to be happy. He knew this because................he finally told me just how much he loved ME.

This was a special week end for John and lots of other people that grew up in the Minter City area. They have from a Minter City Group and had a mini reunion over the week end. This all started with dinner at the Crystal Saturday evening. There were so many memories to be shared you couldn't keep up with all the chat. It was a great evening and all that attended enjoyed themselves greatly. Sunday morning brought all out for breakfast at the Methodist Church followed by a short worship service.
The group was made up of student, teachers, and friends of those that attended school there in Minter City started in the year 1949 to 1958, then the school was closed and the students went on to different locations.
It was a nice crowd for the first get together. I believe about 45 people made it for the evening. Some came from a far away as New Jersey, but most were from within the state. Even being close they had lost contact and was great to go over old times and remember their younger days.
The ladies of the church provided everyone with a great breakfast meal, oh yea we cant forget the men that had great times gossiping while cooking the bacon and sausage.
I am including a few pictures from Sat. night and Sunday at church.