Sunny Sunday

While it is 69 degrees at our home in La Feria, Texas, it is 71 degrees up here in the north in Clarinda, Iowa. at 1 pm as I start this Sunday noon.

With daughter Emily

Some pictures I just copied off "Facebook" -- today is our son Cameron's 52nd birthday.  Here is what I put as comment on his page - Happy Birthday, Cameron Miles - I recall the uncomfortable orange vinyl chairs in the waiting room next to the delivery room at the hospital in Omaha back in 1965 from about 12:30 am until around 7 am

With Jessica

, when I started down to the cafeteria to get some coffee and when the elevator door opened there was your Mom's doctor. I asked him how Phyllis was doing and he said "I don't know, I am just getting here" This was back when the dads weren't allowed to be in the delivery room or even wait in the rooms with the Moms. I had assumed he had been there all night, but the other doctors at the hospital had been checking things and decided it wasn't time for you to arrive yet so hadn't called him in. Dad

With Jessica

Line dance during square dance in Creston Friday night

Phyllis and Patty Steckelberg at square dance in Creston

It was crazy hat dance, though most of us took off the
silly things after the first couple tips.

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Saturday I went down the the farm to get some dirt for Phyllis to put in the big tubs I think she is going to plant tomatoes in.  (I gave up on growing tomatoes after the 5-month long growing in Texas this winter).

 Filled quite a few 5-gallon buckets and some waste baskets I had taken recyclables to the recycling station on the way to the farm.

These were cattle molasses tubs that I got from Sharlene Stivers out in Callaway, Nebraska last summer.  Had two of them in Texas this winter and left these two in Clarinda.  Spray painted them to be a little less bright.  (When they are filled with dirt and the sun doesn't shine through from the inside, which I didn't paint, they won't be so "orangish".  Here is one already filled with dirt

I drilled two holes in the bottom for drainage, and these rocks
were picked up at the farm where the driveway and the
buildings had been.  I put some small bush branches over them,
and then the dirt -- hopefully this will keep the holes from
plugging and keep draining going.

Picture of the "old" Methodist Church in Clarinda.

The new Methodist Church that they hope to move
into during the month of May, or June.latest.

We went to the Lutheran School at noon for lunch at a fund-raiser
for friend who has cancer.

There was a good crowd and we left just before 12 noon and
they were serving until 2 pm.  Lots of items on silent auction
as well as some items that were going to be for live auction later.

Bright sun shine today - will be going to Maryville, Missouri with the Browns to a College Choir presentation after bit.

Just want to mention that I always enjoy when Doris makes a comment on one of my posts.  It is set up now to make it easy if anyone wants to comment.

More later, Lynn