Monday, January 30, 2012

Hidden Agenda

I told Siggie and Ingie yesterday that we would pick up all the sticks in the yard and they could roast marshmallows. My sticks got picked up.

Playing at Grandpa's House







Sunday, January 29, 2012

Excitement!

Excitements comes to Galla Meadow!!


We live 2 miles from the Interstate. A convict stabbed a trooper and jumped from his car. We looked over at Laura's house this afternoon and 3 police cars were in her drive. She called giving us a report and saying they wanted permission to cross the Meadow to search around Galla Lake. He is around here somewhere they said. Nope, they did not find him. Glad we have these Feists to tell us when an intruder ventures near.
Excitement exits down Meadow Drive!

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Scott-Badley Feud


I went to school with Badleys. In the 1930s the Badleys and Scotts, neighbors, got in a fuss. I have saved several articles concerning the feud.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Casey's Classroom

Casey is a smart girl. She has those little 5 year-olds...sorted out... separated in the room. Imagine spending the day with 22 5 year-olds...oh, Lordy, that girl is good.

Country Store in North Carolina

How The Deer Got to Douglas Road

Once extinct in Arkansas the Game and Fish Commission bought deer back to their old habitat.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Saturday, January 21, 2012

From Our Past


This lady is someone from our past. Who? Of course Fleta found the photo for me.

Supper Time

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Where Did I Put it?

I know this is where I put that nut. It has to be here somewhere.

Grandma Powell

I went to Winnie's site and looked again at all her neat photos. She has several of Grandma.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Green Forest 1910



My morning ritual is -- get up, start coffee, get my paper and then read the news. I always look at the Arkansas Post Card. Today it was Green Forest 1910. The bottom says--There was no traffic on the Carroll County rural hamlet's North Springfield Street. Mailed to Kansas City, MO. Goes on....Dear Friend, Well, I will try and answer your card today. We are all well. It is raining here today just like it was the last Sunday you were here. Tomato crop on full blast now. We have 25 jars of tomatoes canned now. Nellie helped us. Got the patterns all right. Much obliged.

Sisters, I am sure you will recognize the house on the left. I spent the night there.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Wise

guy!

Lemon Pie


Made lemon pie today....wonder what Sammy could sell it for?

June 2004

This picture was taken June 2004. I found it in one of my picture files. Would be over 7 years ago. My girls have changed.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Book Worm

Ingrid loves to read. Astrid reads well and Sigrid is good at anything she takes her mind too. But I am proud that Ingrid often is off in her room reading a book.

Physical Therapy

My knee had a deficit so I begin physical therapy next week. Was supposed to stat Monday but we are out of school so I will start later. I am going 3 days a week. Hope to be a new woman!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

After 40 years

After teaching 40 years sometimes you go to the Doc and he is one of your kids. My doctor was out again today. he had cancelled my appt. twice and my knee still hurts well I said I need to see someone and low and behold...got one of my kids. Needless to say, I start knee therapy tomorrow. I have to go back to see the Dr. for a follow up in 2 months so I asked Jeremy if I could see him then and he said sure! What a blessing to have a Dr. who was your student.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

If you have an itch...

find a fence post. All the old pictures are great. I hope Patsy will continue in her quest to show us all the albums.

Blogs are Helpful


They want photos at school of the teachers when they were age 11 or 12. I could recall that one of us posted some school pictures on their blog and I thought it was Helen. I searched today to no avail...so I called Smart Sis and she found this one. I am not really middle school age but I will use it. Thanks, Helen.

Peek A Boo

Monday, January 9, 2012

Sunday, January 8, 2012

We Celebrated The Big Day--No Elvis Party

Greta can move it, move it move it!
Sigrid wanted to read to Clayton but he did not have time to sit still. She said she felt she deserved an apology. I listened and this is another Powell reader!
We had lunch and it so so good. Laura made beef stew and we had gooey yellow cake. Erin brought cookies and pinwheels. The best part was..............
I did not have to cook!

Ingrid is a very, very good reader! Way beyond 4th grade level. She reads huge books and goes into her room and stays alone for hours with her book. Does that sound like anyone, Patsy?

Laura played batman with Clayton. He needed a car so Laura said here is Siggie's Barbie car with two girls in it. They had to dish those girls as he said no Barbies allowed in Batman's world.
Astrid was quiet as usual and her beautiful qualities lit up the room!

Astrid This Evening

Astrid has been going to a 'manners' class. This evening she is attending a dance and her escort is her father! She sure looks pretty. She already had good manners.

Hummers At My Feeders!

Well not really ....this is another winning photo and I did not take it.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

This Much I know

.Moss grows on the north side of the tree

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

July 2005

Happy Birthday. This was just 6 years ago but seems like longer.