Patsy???

Freda Youngblood married Buster P.  Who are her parents. I want add it to my tree.

Under Seige

Early this morn, I heard the most horrible noise.  Thought maybe my new heating unit was going haywire...but no we were being attacked!

Swim Party

Sigrid's friend had a swim party for her birthday.  In the middle of winter, it is a perfect party.  Sigrid loved it.

Greta Going To Tumble

 Greta has a new outfit for tumbling and I think Gigi made that hat for her ears!

Pilcher's Ollie

Oops put this on wrong blog....but will just leave it here, too.

 Glad to hear about another Galla Feist getting his game on!  Here is Dustin's email:
HEY TO THE RENFROE'S.  I FINALLY HAVE SOME PICTURES FOR YALL.  OLLIE TREED HIS FIRST 2 SQUIRRELS IN THE BIG WOODS.  SQUIRRELS HAVE BEEN VERY FEW AND FAR BETWEEN THIS YEAR.  HE TREED THIS EVENING BUT ONE GOT AWAY FROM US.  MY DAUGHTER NEELY WAS EXCITED TOO.  SHE KEPT TELLING HIM GOOD BOY. HOPE Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT NEW YEAR AND I WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON OLLIE'S PROGRESS.  THANKS AGAIN FOR A GREAT SQUIRREL DOG!!!!      DUSTIN PILCHER

Helen's Home

See that fence behind Helen's home--that is George's property line.  If he moved her any farther she would be living on the Marr place or the guy who joins Fleta on the hill.

Grandma and Hettie Mae

1964
I think Grandma liked flowers.  See her Elephant ears.

Bike

Helen was this yours or Deb's?

Velvet Touch

 Velvet Sacks fixed Mom's picture.    Doesn't she have a velvet touch!  Below is me and I am at least 10 years older than Mom in the above photo, but when I was that age I wore that hay stack hairdo and looked different.  I think I look just like my Momma.  Look, Velvet took the glare off my glasses and matched me to
Mom.

Happy Birthday, Momma

January 24, 1921--I think Patsy said Momma had this made to send to Daddy.  Isn't she pretty?  This picture had been carried by someone.  Maybe this is the one she sent overseas to him.

Dribble, Drive, Score!

Sigrid is in 3rd grade and is playing basketball.  They won last night.  She knows the process!

Picture Day

Sigrid is decked out for picture day at school.  Too bad her red boots and snazzy pants won't show.

Erin's Audit

Erin had a State audit today.  How do you think it went?  Perfect of course.  She said she hardly slept last night for thinking of all the might happen's and could be's, but everything was great.  She said they might not have another audit for 3 years so she can relax a bit I guess.  She chauffeured the Auditor from house to house today, answered all her questions with intelligence, and introduced her to all the clients.

Smiling

Green Beans

Last evening I cooked green beans and corn from the freezer.  They were both really good.  Helen told me to just snap the beans and put them up without blanching and they would still be good and tada they were.
She said Daddy put them up this way.  The corn (cut off the cob) was really good too.  I had baked sweet potatoes with it. Yes, they were from the garden.  It will not be long until I will be planting again.  I am anxious.  Last year, we did not have central air.  This year, I plan to keep the house cool and when I am finished I will have a nice place to put my feet up and rest.

I have let the birds down.  The feeders are empty and I am too lazy to go buy more sunflower seeds.

In The Pink

 Yesterday at school, Clayton's behavior color was pink.  Pink is the best.  This is his first time to get perfect behavior.  He is learning how to navigate through the rules of school.  Erin made him a list of rules to follow at home.  Greta does not give a rip about rules!  I love them both and am so proud of their Momma.

Weekend Art Show

Siggie and Friends

Sigrid's friend Marley (girl with glasses) had a birthday and the friends are celebrating Marley's big day.   Marley stayed all night with Sigrid last weekend and Laura told her at 10:30 A. M the next morn that she had to go to town so she was taking Marley home. Marley said "I can't go home for I have not got to see Pop and Gigi"!!   Of course Pop and Gigi love Marley, too!

Playing With The Big Girls

Laura sent me this picture last night.  Astrid got to play in the big game.  Astrid plays nearly every position on the team.  She may have to bring the ball down, but if the post player gets in foul trouble she even plays low post!

Hello

What a dear photo.  Momma's sewing machine, the old black wall phone (I was in 6th grade when we got it...or maybe 5th), Helen's paint by number picture, Momma's curtains with lace trim, Debbie's special toy, and the green walls and the vinyl green kitchen chair!  But Deb is the most precious of all.

Astrid Team Wins

 I don't know what the contest was about but at the Jr High Assembly today Astrid's group competed and it looks like she is claiming victory!!!

Jonell with Alivia and Katie

Jonell sent me this photo with our "mutual" relatives.

Greta The Gymnast

Greta started tumbling this evening.  Erin said at first she held on to Mom's leg and did not want to get going, but she went with the teacher and soon she was performing her stunts and after each gave the teacher a high five!

Advertising!

I took this a little ways off but Astrid is advertising for her orthodontist.

We went to her basketball game. Astrid was the only player that stayed in the entire game.  Several of the games have been cancelled because of the weather.

Dancing The Night Away

The little guy dancing with my Ingrid--is the son of one of my former students!  But after teaching 40 years I have a bunch of former students.

Dancing Group--January 2014

Ingrid Nutcracker Photo

Ingrid Goes Dancing

 Ingrid and her date above!  I am sure everyone lined up to dance with this sweet girl.

Downton Abbey

I am reading about the real people behind the show Patsy likes. I still have not watched the tv show, but I am enjoying the book.

Favorite Deer Photo

Lovetta's Mom And Dad

Aunt Lovetta's brother, Donald Cook.

This is Mancil and Viola Mary Atchley Cook.  Probably their wedding day.  Notice they both have button shoes.  Mancil died in 1939.  Viola married a Orville Minnick by 1940.  When she died she was a Reed.

Name:	Viola Atchley
Gender:	Female
Age:	15
Birth Year:	abt 1902
Residence:	Oak Grove, Carroll, Arkansas
Spouse's Name:	Mancil Cook
Spouse's Gender:	Male
Spouse's Age:	20
Spouse's Residence:	Oak Grove, Carroll, Arkansas
Marriage Date:	13 Nov 1917
Marriage License Date:	13 Nov 1917
Marriage County:	Carroll
Event Type:	Marriage
FHL Film Number:	1035337

Thief

Some are so hungry they would steal food from a neighbor slipping into the pantry, vigilant, always looking around to see if someone is coming and then snatching what they set their eyes on as the owner sleeps a foot away warm in their bed.