Farewell March

Today is the last day of March. What's the old saying "Comes in like a lion and out like a lamb"? or is it the other way round? Either way, March has been calm and tumultuous. We have had days of quiet and days of thunder, hail, and rain. Our lives have been touched by sadness at the loss of a loved one and bordered with laughter at my inability to hear. March was the anniversary of Mr. Nibler's birth and the month of me suffering the WORST flu I've ever had. I'm ready for some warm Spring days ~ baseball with the boys ~ a visit to Jennifer's ~ and hearing my own voice without sounding like I'm in a barrel. I have an appointment with an ENT tomorrow. I'm ready to get the cover off the pool and to lie on a float until my skin is toasty brown. I want to ride the mower and weedeat like a crazy woman.

Farewell March ~ Bring on April!

Is a title necessary?

I think I shown this shield before. The original name for our family was Niebler, changed to Nibler ~ not sure why? Anyway, this shield is engraved on the family headstone in Springfield, Missouri. There are six plots ~ Buck's grandparents, three aunts, and his half sister are buried there.

Kim drove me to Springfield last week. I offered to pick up some snacks for the road. She wanted pretzels and a "sweet". I got her these "Peeps on a Stick". Available at WalMart. I offered to drive but she never asked so I enjoyed the ride ~ slept ~ talked ~ laughed ~ slept.

As we started the process of cleaning out closets and drawers we found all of this yarn. It is still in the EX while I decide if I want it or if I'm going to donate it to someone with nimble fingers.

We also found this bottle of "Old Crow" ~ surprise! The price sticker was $10.57. Buck said it was worth WAY more than that now....I left it on the chest.

Since I didn't want to buy groceries and cook while we were in Grace's house, we ate out. One of the cool spots we tried was "Which Wich ?" When you walk in there is a wall with these little bags on it ~ you take a bag, mark what you want then hand it to the cashier ~ they attach it to an order cord hanging over the kitchen ~ when you sandwich is finished ~ they put it into your bag....cool, huh?

Kim found this scarf and channeled her inner Lucy.

Then the scarf went around her neck and another scarf became her DO RAG!

Yeah ~ rock on!!!!

Buck and Kim left a day before me and I was sad to see them pull away. I took the day to call the telephone people, the cable people, the newspaper people. I was busy.

I did take time out to check out the rings we found in jewelry boxes.

They erected Chuck's monument. We haven't been able to get down to see it yet but Lisa sent us this picture. Chuck is buried in a National Cemetery since he served in the Seabees (Navy) during Vietnam. He is buried deeper and Retta will be buried on top of him ~ she doesn't qualify for a space of her own since she did not serve in the military. I'd never heard of that before, have you?

Springfield, Missouri

Last weekend Buck and I went to Springfield, Missouri to check on his aunt Grace. She had been in the hospital and was moved to a nursing home during the week.

Our trip started out on the "drippy" side
This is Grace in her younger days

This is Grace now. She wasn't happy with her hair

because she usually wears it "permed"

Since we had to leave from time to time so Grace could rest we went to Bass Pro Shop...the original. Buck looked at boat motors and I looked at everything else.

A real LIVE Alligator

with warning signs NOT to throw money

into the water

(there was money in the water)

Big Ugly Fish

gar I think

a family of turtles

And we ate out for every meal! Wow ~ right? We ate at a Shoney's, an IHOP, a Lone Star, more than one McDonalds, a Hunan Buffet. . . just to name a few

We shared a cheesecake

(cloth napkins!!)

On the drive back we saw geese

(yes those little specks are geese)

We crossed the bridge from Arkansas to Tennessee

Turned the corner onto 55 toward Jackson,

Mississippi and saw these lovely

flowering shrubs.

Hudson Carter Wells

born March 1st

no relation to this trip story

but a cute way to end

In memory

Charles Francis Nibler

March 10, 1907

Today would have been his birthday

He would be 104 today

I found this photo when we were visiting Grace

I'm from the South

I am from the South

where tea is sweet and accents are sweeter

summer starts in April

front porches are wide and words are long

macaroni and cheese IS a vegetable

and pecan pie is a necessity

Y'all is the only "proper" noun

chicken is fried and biscuits are served with gravy

everything is darlin'

and someone is always blessing your heart

Y'all have a nice day!

March

March Birthdays

Hudson Wells ~ March 1st

Peggy Brown ~ March 1st

Archie Best ~ March 4th

Wayne Brown ~ March 17th

Wayne O'Rear ~ March 19th

Today is the first day of March ~ woo hoo!!!! I was outside for a bit with the dogs and the sunshine and the wonderful fresh smells that come with March. I know, I know, it is 19 more days until Spring. Today we are getting our taxes done ~ another woo hoo, right??

The "climbing" tree out front is blooming
Riley was "chillin" in the sunshine
Had to untangle the wind chime after the
crazy wind that blew through the other night

I'm ready for some warm

kick back and relax kinda days

How about you?