~Happy Easter!~ :-)

Happy Easter!

Its a beautiful day here today, yesterday it

turned rainy and windy and cold all afternoon.

I was glad to see that its a nice day today, so

many have big plans for egg hunts and family

dinners.. :-) I can remember many of them

when I was young...

That photo was from one Easter and you see

how nice it was.. but I can remember one Easter

Sunday going early early, for the Sunrise Service.

I would guess now, I don't remember, but I bet

we were there by 7 am.. It was snowing lightly a

small covering on the ground.. I can remember my

dad saying to my mom.. "looks like we might get

some snow today Vi".. Vi was short for Violet,, my

moms name.. Mom's reply was "I hope it waits till

we are out of church Stubby"... Which was my

dad's nickname, it really was Ralph :-) But everyone

called him that.. I still don't know, to this day, why

my dad's nickname was Stubby.. I know he was a

small man.. perhaps only 5 foot 6, if that.. My mom

was only 4foot 11.. a shorty too :-) But they matched

perfectly for 56 years.. :-)

After the sunrise service we all went to Sunday school,

then after that to the Easter Sunday church service..

No one looked outside.. By the time the service was

done, which was about noon.. it had snowed big time

outside and everyone was snowed in! Cars had NO hope

of getting thru everything.. The church was on one of

the side streets.. and even though they plowed.. it still

meant digging all the cars out.. AND the parking lot

was not plowed at all..

Some of the church members, my dad, had plows.. but

of course AT HOME! We lived in a little town on top of

the hill and the church was in a little town at the bottom.

My dad phoned my Uncle that happened to be home and

had a plow.. My Uncle Ernie.. moms brother, he was 7th

day Adventist and they went to church on Saturdays..

:-) Well to make a LONG story shorter.. My Uncle came

and got us.. took us home.. then he and my dad went

back down to the church to help get the others out.. I

think from the time we got to the church and out , we

got over 6 inches of snow.. :-) Was a memorable Easter!
All these years later, and I still remember it.. :-)


I also remember getting home to the wonderful smell of

ham and scalloped potatoes and all the trimmings waiting

for us.. By the time Dad and Uncle Ernie finished plowing,

we waited dinner for them of course, we had a great

dinner.. Uncle Ernie had brought my Aunt Gladys and her

mom Aunt Tillie and their 3 boys with him.. The boys

went with Dad and Uncle Ernie to help shovel.. Aunt Glad

and Aunt Tillie stayed and helped with dinner.. Was a

great time :-) One of many :-) I know I don't have to

tell how good dinner was, since my mom and aunts were

3 of the best cooks in Iron County :-) I can still see

and taste the lemon meringue pie.. MMMMM... :-)

I have no plans for today other than to watch the kitties

outside and the critters.. A couple of the kitties are getting

used to me .. one of the orange wont even run when I open

the door.. I bet soon he will come to me..Well if Dutch doesn't

scare him off.. :-) All of them eat like they are starved.. And

they all take turns.. they don't fight.. which is nice to see.
I feel so badly for them if they really don't have homes or

anyone to pet or love them.. We ALL need lovin.. and SOME

one to love us ... kitties are no different.. Well maybe they

know by the food and water out there that someone DOES

care :-)

Time to post this and enjoy this day.. I hope you are having

a nice holiday.. Travelling please be careful.. I have loved

ones on the road and I'm sure many do.. Stay OFF the cells

while you drive PLEASE.. so many talk and are so NOT good

at multitasking . :-) this GORGEOUS WEEBLE says "Happy

Easter" and.. "I shall Return!" :-)

Always, Lois ****



God Bless You, is my prayer today,

I'm so honored to call you "friend".

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...