It rained here all day Tuesday and Wednesday. In the last week-and-a-half we've had 8" of rain. I was up about 2:00 A.M. and it was raining, sleeting and snowing; all at the same time! Later it was snow and winds gusting to 30 - 40 mph. The snow is all gone but the winds are still blowing. There was much more activity north and south of us. But what we've been going through is nothing compared to Chicago and many other areas.
April 6th. a young friend of mine passed away a couple of hours after bearing her stillborn child. Her mother called me and I just lost it. My heart is breaking for her mother, husband and 12 year old son. The young lady was 39. I've known her mother all my life; we went to school together and she looked after my mother when I had doctor's appointments and such.
Then, this last weekend, Papa Allen lost a dear friend of his. They'd know each other for many years, were neighbors and always helping each other out and having a lot of fun with each other. His funeral was yesterday. Two of our children came down for the service; they'd known him well, too. I knew him and all his family; cousins and such. We all grew up together. My father ( who would be 102 now) grew up with all this fellows older family and we even had one marry into our family.
The people who have been renting his house (they originally came from another town quite a ways from here) are taking his death so hard; won't even listen to what my husband has to say about the many years either of us have known the family. I wonder if he's taking it so hard because he now knows that things won't be so easy for them. One of the sons will be taking over the financial side of things so his mother won't have to worry about it. The poor lady has really been taken advantage of the last year while our friend was trying to recover from an illness. The bot already told us he will be "setting things straight right away." We believe it's already happened!
There is so much tragedy in the news again! Boston, Chicago and West, Tx. Oh, I can't forget the Ricin scare. How much more can people take? The explosion was, perhaps, unavoidable but the others events were not. When are these criminals going to be dealt with like they should be? We have the laws we just need stronger enforcement and sentencing.
I'd better let this go for awhile. Y'all take care. Our hearts and prayers are with everyone facing trials and hardships.
Much Love, Junie and Papa Allen
P.S. For Meemsie: That Brat Cat tried to take some treats away from our old Tasha Rae (24) and for the first time she wasn't having any of it. She pulled back her arm and, while hissing, slapped that Brat and knocked her two feet back! Brat needs more of that!!
Oh, and for whomever straightened out the paragraphing in our Blogs: thank you so much!
