DOGWOOD ACRES, 04/06/09

DOGWOOD ACRES, 04/06/09, ELANE CRUM
Hello friends. Rick and I have been married for 41 years. Our anniversary was April 4, we were careful not to get married on April 1. To celebrate we went to Springfield planning to eat out and go to a movie. We did eat, but, because of a time change, missed seeing the movie we wanted to, so just came on home. I popped corn, added lots of butter, and we watched movies on TV.
On our way to Springfield we stopped at Chadwick to visit with Rex Bilyeu. He had given Danny Frazier some old pictures for the Bilyeu Family website and I needed help in putting some names in the right places. Rex and Mardi have some cute little dogs, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous passerby.
Rick visited the pups down at Glen Kenyon's again and keeps talking about how cute they are. When I passed their house on Sunday, the pen looked empty, so maybe they have already gone to a good home.
Paul Sprecher visited Rick and me on Saturday morning, checking on the mowing season at Meadows Cemetery. We had a good visit and talked about the "Olden Days" when we worked at the Brown Hotel in Rockaway.
The March winds finally blew down a big oak tree in the cemetery last week. The tree separated the graves of Bone and Mint Terry, but fortunately no stones were damaged by the fall. Some fencing was damaged, but that can be replaced.
Walt and Kathy Riggan cut up the tree and then, Jim, Dawn and I helped Kathy clean up the rest of the smaller limbs Saturday afternoon. There is now a huge pile of brush to burn, but we have a plan for that too. Jayne Meadows has some helpers coming on April 18 to cut brush near the old school house, so we may burn brush and roast hot dogs that day.
The circus was in Ava Sunday afternoon and, of course, our grandkids wanted to go. We had a picnic after church and then drove on into Ava. It was so cold outside and no warmer inside the circus tent, but we all survived. I think we older ones had as much fun or more than the kids.
I visited Kim Layson one afternoon and they are all so thankful and looking forward to having Frank come home soon, perhaps one day this week. Kim's little cabin is so cozy. There was a fire in the wood stove and a skillet of chicken breasts frying on the cook stove. I heard the "peep peep" of little chicks and Ashley proudly showed me the cage of little ones they were keeping indoors.
Scotty VanAllen called after reading about Rick's dad in last week's paper. She was thrilled to know of someone else local that had been a part of Exercise Tiger in WWII. Her husband, Doug, was in the Navy and also participated in that operation. I always enjoy talking to Scotty and am glad she called.
Sean Tilley was our Dogwood Acres birthday boy on Sunday. When I stopped to figure out just how old mine and Christie's three older boys, Marty, Sean and Neal, will be this year, it seems impossible!
I saw Uncle Bill Smith at the grocery store Saturday afternoon. He said Aunt Roma was at home cooking for the church dinner Sunday. I also heard Christie say something about coconut pie and Debbie Block was making lasagna. Church dinners are always so good. Bye for now.

ELANE CRUM

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