DOGWOOD ACRES, 12/08/08, ELANE CRUM
Hello friends. …..and it is HOW MANY days ‘til Christmas? Christmas cards are beginning to appear in my mailboxes, both real and virtual. I enjoy technology as much as anybody, but guess I am caught in a time warp. The email cards and messages are beautiful, I love getting them and save them in my email “mailbox” for a look back now and then. How many of you have boxes or bags of Christmas cards saved from years past? I am guilty; there is just a special feeling about pulling out those old cards for another look. Is it the pretty pictures, the sentiments and hand written notes, or all of the above? I am not sure just why, but there will always be a box or two of old Christmas cards at my house.
I just heard on TV that “vintage” can be described as being ten years of age or older. There are a few vintage cards in my collection that I feel compelled to save so that “someday” my granddaughters can look back at real cards from the “olden days”.
Christmas parties and programs are beginning to roll through the calendar. I have already missed a couple just because it is not possible to do everything or to be two places at once.
Glen Kenyon called and asked me to remind everyone about the “Lone Star Christmas” which will be Saturday, Dec. 13 @ 7:00 p.m. Bring a snack or some finger foods and plan to be drawn back into time. There will be singing of carols and good fellowship.
Sandy General Baptist Church will host their annual Christmas Dinner on Sunday, Dec. 14 @ 4:00 p.m. We will also be remembering and celebrating Seventy Years of Sandy Church. A special video presentation is being prepared; memories and letters will be shared. We invite everyone to join us for this special occasion.
Neal and LeaAnn went to the Christmas Dinner at Kanakuk Camp Friday night. LeaAnn is part of the maintenance crew there this winter, doing all sorts of things both inside and out.
Our youngest granddaughter, Erin, is a big ten years old now. She wanted her family to go to Incredible Pizza to eat and play games. It was our first time there but we felt right at home with music from the Sixties and a red ‘57 Chevy in the lobby.
Looking at my granddaughters, now ages ten and fourteen, I try to remember how my life seemed different at those ages. In 1960 I was ten years old when we moved from Chestnut Ridge to Pine Ridge. I was a sixth grader at Taneyville School and finally got to begin taking piano lessons. Erin still seems to be a little girl, but I did not think of myself as a little girl at that age. She probably does not either.
By the time I was fourteen, the Crum family with their handsome twins, Ricky and Roger, had moved back to Taney County; I was in love and the course of my life was set.
Ashton went to the FFA Barn warming at Bradleyville School Friday night and that brought back a few memories too. I saw Katie (Clarkson) Coleman at the ballgame Friday night and we talked about our own barn warming memories. Way back….when we were in high school at Forsyth, barn warmings were held at the old Forsyth School building, which still stood on Schoolhouse Hill. Square hay bales were used to form tunnels beneath the bleachers and we had to wiggle through those for some reason or other. I don’t even remember what the object of that whole adventure was.
Rick and I went to the Forsyth Invitational Tournament several nights last week. There was a lot of excitement and energy there as fans from Forsyth High School and Riverview Christian School turned out to support teams and community. Saturday night’s championship game between Branson and Riverview was exciting too with Branson pulling ahead for a strong winning lead during the final quarter.
Christie’s family went to the Blue Eye Tournament Saturday night to watch granddaughter, Vanessa Bilyeu, play. She said the championship game was intense with Vanessa making 13 points and Blue Eye losing by five points. Vanessa is a sophomore this year and a strong player for the Lady Bulldogs.
Christie said the Ingenthron family all had buttons popping at church on Sunday as Dusty and Clea were there with their sweet little Emma Rose.
There is also a sweet little girl at the home of Greg and Stacy Cummings. Grandma Betty was telling me about their precious Emma Grace who came into the world at a whopping 10.5 lbs.
Bessie Rossner Gideon continues to improve after a fall that resulted in a broken leg several months ago. She is staying with her son, Gary, for now but looks forward to returning to her own home when released from Dr’s care. Bessie and Gary had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day with her sister, June Anker, and daughters.
Rick helped with the round-up of fall calves at Bill and Mary Lou Hodges’ farm Saturday afternoon. There were two new cowgirls this year. Erin, now ten years old, was big enough to help and Martin’s wife, Amy experienced her first round-up. Rick said the cows and calves co-operated and things went well. The transport was another story as the semi-truck got stuck crossing Beaver Creek. Fortunately, the calves had not yet been loaded; but it did make the delivery later than planned. Bye for now.
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