Thursday, May 7, 2015

News For the Week of May 6, 2015

The hummingbirds finally found my feeders and I have at least a dozen zooming around so far, eating and fighting and providing lots of entertainment for me and the family. Emmett really likes to watch them. I have one feeder hanging right outside the dining room window, and my high chairs for the grandbabies sit directly in front of the window. Emmett will see the birds buzzing around and will climb up in the high chair and point, grin and jabber about them.

Scott Lawson had duty weekend at Whiteman AFB last weekend, so Julie and the grandbabies stayed with us while he was there. Garrett decided that since the weather was so hot it must be time to go to Buck Creek. He said he just wanted to play in the sand, and camp, and maybe swim if the water wasn't too cold. So, Saturday afternoon we drove to Buck Creek. It is one of our most favorite places and it was a nice drive. Garrett and Makenna played in the sand and waded a little bit but Garrett decided it was too cold for swimming. He was right, although to our surprise there were several there swimming when we arrived. Emmett slept through the whole thing and none of us woke him because he is like his grandma and sometimes he is pleasant when he wakes up, and sometimes he is like a little bear. The campsite was full of campers. We didn't camp but it would have been a really pleasant time to have done that.

I saw on facebook that Robyn and Don Whittaker's grandchildren had the same idea and were playing at the creek. Robyn said that it was too cold to swim but they “accidentally” got in up to their waists.

Bob thought our calves were in Alva and Edna Mae Johnson's garden the other day and went to get them out and run them home but it turned out they weren't our calves that day. While he was there he got to visit a few minutes with Alva and Edna Mae. Edna Mae recently had to have a pacemaker put in and Edna says she is doing very well with it. Alva and Edna live only about a mile from us. I so enjoy the times I have visited with them and we need to visit more. We are so busy these days and really let that get in the way of more important things, like visiting with our dear neighbors.

Steve Combs got word last week that there was a liver available for him so he and Dee made the trip to St. Louis where he underwent a liver transplant. Of course, this is some of the most serious surgery one could have and Steve will be in ICU several days and monitored closely but overall, Steve is doing well. Steve is very blessed to have a big, loving supportive family with him. Please keep Steve and his whole family in your prayers. Also remember the family of the donor for their life-saving gift.

Our good friend, Nadine Horner had a stroke last week and is in the hospital. Her boys flew in to see her and made her very happy. She is one of the sweetest people I have ever met. I recently asked her and her sister-in-law, Nadine Horner, if the family called them Joe's Nadine and Ted's Nadine to keep from being confused and they said yes they did. So, this is Joe's Nadine that I am talking about. Joe and Nadine have lived in Bradleyville for several years now. Nadine was our cook at Bradleyville School for many years. Continued prayers for Nadine for a full recovery.

Remember that in the next few weeks Tanya Rogers will be taking over writing this column so if you have any news or birthdays or anniversaries you would like in the paper be sure to let her know.

Graduation for the Bradleyville Seniors will be Saturday night, May 9, at 7pm. The seniors and their sponsors plan to leave directly following graduation for their senior trip. They are going to Florida again this year.


Birthdays for the coming week include: May 8: Brenda Boyd, Susan Klepac; May 9: Deanna Badovinatz, Matt Hartzell; May 10: Russell Hunt, Carlie Schultz; May 11: Braden Potter, Landon Potter, J.D. Gillespie; May 12: Brad Chaney, Emmett Lawson, Makenna Lawson.

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