Spring Bouquet

Some words are just hard to spell. I had a
hard time with bouquet...

Debbie Powell Looking for Charles--not ours!

Patsy and Helen today you can search for
Charles Powell for Debbie...this is what she
sent...go look! Here is her plea--
Hi,
I am researching my Powell family in North Carolina.
Below is what I have so far. The two William Thomas
Powells might have been Thomas William Powell Jr and Sr.
I have found my earliest Charles Powell in the 1800 census
of Hillsborough (Orange/Chatham County), NC. Sometimes
he is listed in a census as Powel with one l. This is
as far back as I have been able to trace the line.
I have not been able to determine the parents of
Charles Powell or whether they lived in North Carolina,
Virginia or ? I would appreciate any leads you might
be able to provide.

Thanks,
Debbie Powell

Boys and Toys

Boy toys are different and bigger.

Maples Brothers 1911

left to right
back row Bee, Crit, Clay
Front Reno, Jesse, Joe
Jimmie Kay Maples death
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
He is descended from Clay and we sprout
from Bee.

In my Mailbox

I got this in my mailbox last week. Did you
get one?

My Valentines

When we were trying so hard to raise
two good girls, I never dreamed the joys
I would one day reap from my labors. They
are both better mothers than I...and their
children are perfect.

Cleaning the yard & Clayton

Here is a picture of what I did in the yard this

weekend....and one I stole of Clayton.

Calling Nurse Erin

Erin called me the next day after the ice
storm and said they had gotten their power
back on. She, Greg and Clayton were with
Grandma and Grandpa Griffin as they had
a gas fireplace. She told me that she figured
the electricity would nto stay on...and it did not
as within 6 hours it was off again. They did not
get it back until yesterday. I guess about the same
time as Patsy.

Erin has started working days at the hospital and she
likes it...but they scheduled her for Wed. night...she
told me that she did not want to go, but in the end
she not only went but went in early to a hospital with
no electricity. They moved all the hospice patients into
the hospital as many of them were on oxygen. Erin
worked through the night with only one lpn to help her.
She had 27 patients, no electicity. Some of the rooms did
not even have a light. The generator was for important
things...I guess not lights or tv.

Erin has worked since then on days. She called yesterday
exhausted. I know the hospital did not even give her an
extra thank you for her ordeal, but she is a good girl and
a good nurse and a good mother.

Saving for Hard Times

This little squirrel buries acorns for hard times.
Patsy puts food into the freezer!
We are very fragile and dependent on nature
Just like the little squirrel...
Care for us Oh, Lord, in hard times.

My Winter Weather

My weather is just cold rain, but if it gets cold

tonight....I will have ice like the rest of you.

Something for Greg and Cheryl Ann

Davis Smith of White Hall was looking for a place to hunt on his new lease on Nov. 15
when he encountered the biggest buck of his life.

He made the most of his opportunity and bagged the biggest buck killed in Arkansas
for the 2008-2009 season. The giant nontypical had 23 scorable points and a rack
with an inside spread that measured23 inches. The main beams measured 29 5 /8
inches and 29 7 /8 inches. The thickest circumference on the main beams was 5 6 /8
inches. The smallest circumference was 4 5 /8 inches. Its live weight was 320 pounds,
and its age was 7 1/2 years old. Boone and Crockett score was 209 points.

Clayton's Overalls

Pop got Clayton some overalls when he came to see
us yesterday. I remember Daddy getting overalls for
Erin and Laura...every baby needs some overalls.