DOGWOOD ACRES WEEKLY 01/12/09

DOGWOOD ACRES, 01/12/09, ELANE CRUM

Hello friends. It was fifty-nine years ago and the young couple from Dry Holler were to be parents before another day came. I wish I had written down the events of that day as Mother and Daddy related them to me. Although we talked about it, I don’t remember the details. Seems like they were staying here on Pine Ridge with my grandparents as the time was drawing near. Daddy may have been hunting or fishing and Mother was not too alarmed when "her water broke". She didn't realize it was a big deal until she told Granny Nettie. I was born at Haguewood Hospital in Ozark; most people nowadays do not know there was ever a hospital in Ozark.

So, today is my birthday; I am still holding onto the decade of the 50’s and don’t have to deal with trauma of the sixties until next year.

I forgot to write a column last week and hope that is not a sign of old age. It wasn’t like I meant not to write. The TV distracted me Sunday night and Monday morning I went to the office planning to close my door and concentrate. That usually works, but some project came along that took my attention and when I thought of it again, it was way too late.

Rick and I put on our red and black team shirts and watched my great-niece, Vanessa Bilyeu, play in a couple of ballgames last week. The Blue Eye Lady Bulldogs had a busy week, winning three of three games played. We were at two of them, Spokane and Reeds Spring. At Spokane we sat with Glenette Brown and her granddaughters, Kaitlyn and Lindsay, who were there to watch Hailey Kueck, one of the Bulldog Cheerleaders. Glenette and I talked hard and fast catching up on family news, but stopping to cheer for our team at the appropriate times.

Granddaughter Erin began her winter games with Plainview Cougars Third/Fourth grade team. Their first game was at Thornfield, quite a drive for us and we just weren’t up to it. I have green shirts to wear to Erin's games, just need to see if they still fit!

Rick visited Jeff Dalton last week and boy are things changing at their house! Janet has retired and was occupying Jeff's new recliner while he sat on the couch watching TV. I am sure they will work that situation out. She has a fine new cook stove so I expect there will be a lot of cooking going on there. Bye for now.