Hello Dear Ones!

Hello from the Kansas Prairie.  I am planning my Saturday and haven't blogged for a few days.  The week got away from me as I drove across the Prairie to visit my MOM before Mother's Day as I will spend time at HOME this year.  

Noticing beautiful blue skies in the background as I drove my car passing lush green fields and herds of cattle grazing on a multitude of rolling hills.

I mailed MOM a greeting card earlier in the week which she should have received in the mail shortly after my visit with her.

Arriving with pink roses in hand and a flowered gift bag holding pink tissue paper covering a soft grey house coat and flavored coffees I greeted her with a hug and a kiss.  She wasn't alone in her Living room which held two of her nephews and their sweet wives.  

They had been visiting as they brought MOM a full box of pictures that belonged to their Mom, Valera.  My Mother's sister who passed away last February is greatly missed.  A daunting task going through old photos of loved ones.  Mom gave some of the photos to me and I have plans to make my siblings some copies of our GREAT GRANDMOTHER.

One photo was of my MOM when she was a young child standing by her Grandma.  There were three other people in the photo in which I asked who are these other people.  To my surprise I didn't recognize my Aunts, Eyleen, Valera and Lois.  Aunt Esther wasn't born yet.  

I laughed as I should have known them, but they were wee young things which blossomed into my AUNTS.  I have only seen a couple pics of my MOM as a young child and this one was a great picture with her Grandmother.

I learned that this Grandmother was my Grandmother's Mother.  She wasn't smiling in the photo.  Mom told me that this Grandmother was the one that was always thinking she was going to die.  Well eventually she did die.  I wondered if she was so focused on this because her Husband had been washed away in a flash flood.  He met his maker.

Truly sad where my Grandmother Fern was told that her Father disliked the family her future Husband was a part of and told my Grandma that he hoped he'd never see her again.  He died while she was on her Honeymoon.

Years later Grandma would still cry that her Father told her this.  None the less my Grandma Fern and Grandpa Bruce were married for many years having a family of 5 girls.  They were dirt poor, but this didn't stop them from having a LIFE TOGETHER.  Eventually they would strike oil and gas on their property which brought them some prosperity.  Praise GOD.  They had more than a run down shack to live in.  They lived very modest lives and carried on with their responsibilities and obligations.

I believe that the hand of GOD was on their lives until the day they died.

I'll enjoy going through these pictures in a box.  I'll separate the pics I want and seal up the ones that I don't pulling the pics that I will share with cousins and siblings.  Call it good and go on seeming to have been selected to receive pictures from my In Laws and Parents.  Loving pictures...it's alright with me.  Now to make copies and spread the wealth.

Mom and I had a nice visit.  HAPPY MOTHER's DAY to you!
Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup and pears for supper.   Spent the night.
Breakfast oranges and waffles with milk.  
Lunch was baked fish, mac 'n cheese, jello with peaches, broccoli-raisin salad, peas and carrots, orange juice and coffee at the Senior Center.   A elderly minister played the piano as we had coffee and chatted.  He was terrific.  Most talented.
After lunch off to the THRIFT STORE we went where I bought a HUFFY stationary bike for $10.00, a Depression glass plate with the Madrid pattern for $1.25, a striped spring green blouse for $1.00.  A few other small items to haul HOME.
After we shopped we went back to Mom's place and had a root-beer while watching Dr. Phil and Jeopardy.   I loaded up my belongings and headed HOME.  Very pleasant drive across the countryside.  Bright blue skies and puffy white clouds.

Before I drove too far, I came across a auto accident where it looked like a woman's car had been hit by a deer.  There was blood on the highway and on the side of her car.  Highway patrolmen were present and taking care of matters.  She was on her phone where I could hear her talking about her car.  I was reminded that we are in deer country and they love roaming the plains.  If you see one be on the look out for another as they like to travel in groups.  Where there's one there's bound to be another near.

Cautious as I drove,

d  

PS
Laundry today, business meeting with Hubby, boxing up items to get rid of and what not.
Sunday I shall rest.
HAPPY MOTHER's DAY.