Journiee's 2nd Birthday Cake

 Walmart did an excellent job on Journiee's Birthday Cake ...

It tasted good too.

A Past Memory

Back a long time ago, when Clyde first started the Stalkerclan, I remember putting tales about every time I stayed all night with somebody. When I got back home the next day. Mother acted like I owed her a whole day's worth of work for it.  Here is a tale that should go along with it. 

I remember Mother taking all four of us girls down to Junice's. While Mother took Michelle into the store, Lucille, Jeffery and I went into the house. 

Sandra said that her hair was too curly. 

Patty said, "I wished I could go around saying my hair is too curly." 

I said, "It is." 

Patty said, "Shoot." 

Lucille went over to work on Sandra's hair for a while. When she did I stood up, and the exact same time, Jeffery stood up also. I was in front of her and both of us ran for the door. Quick as we got to the door Jeffery pushed me into it. I said, "Go stay all night." 

Jeffery said, "I don't want to stay all night." 

When I finally got the door opened both of us ran as fast as we could to the car. We both went to a different car door. Quick as we both opened the car doors and slammed them, out of the house came Lucille. When Mother took a notice on coming out to go home, all of us were already in the car.

Story by Sherry

Yellow Hawkweed

Learned this week that the Cemetery Wild Flowers that grow up each year around the headstones of Mom's Cousin Laurla and her children are called Yellow Hawkweeds.

It is apparently a relative of the dandelion.  I don't feel so bad about mowing them down now.

Memorial Day Memories

Memorial Day always makes me think of Mom's cousin Alvis Justice.  He was her double first cousin like his brothers Olen and Aaron.  

Alvis died during the Korean War.  He was captured by the North Korean Army and became a POW.  He survived the "Tiger March" only to be murdered later at the "Sunchon Tunnel Massacre".  

He is buried at the Wilson cemetery near Dad's sister Maggie.

Uncle Teet served in the Army at the same time and fought in the area of the Sunchon Tunnel later in the conflict.  He was much luckier though and came home safely.

"The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it." — John F. Kennedy

Gravity's Going to Get Grandpa

When Jennie drags me up on those steep hillside cemeteries, she props me up with a stick to keep me from rolling all the way to the road at the bottom of the hill.  I worry sometimes that she needs to use a stronger stick.

I can hear the conversation now..

        Journiee - "What happened to Grandpa, Daddy?"

        Matthew - "Gravity, Honey. Gravity finally got him."