I think I’m probably an optimist. My husband liked the proverb of “Murphy’s Law.” If it could go wrong it probably would, so prepare for it.
The point of this is, that unbelievable good things have happened recently. My daughter spent two Sundays with me. The fourthgrader came running down to go to church with me and we returned home in time for him to go to church in Pea Ridge with his mom and brother.
Five hens I raised are starting to lay. I have four old hens and a rooster left from two years ago. I enjoy them but sometimes I wish they would choke on the daffodil bulbs they scratch up. A barn cat had kittens.
They are adorable but wilder than a March hare.
A niece brought my 86-year-old sister down for a few days’ visit. I was thrilled because I never dreamed she’d be able to make another trip here. She was delighted to see the house that my boys built for me. She and I played musical chairs and beds while we laughed, cried, chuckled and wiped tears.
We had family albums to give us material. A lot of my family came to see her and that was good for me, too. Her daughter and mine hit every garage sale, flea market and grocery store. They were able to go through the new museum. I was able to slip away Friday morning to get to the Pea Ridge Methodist Bazaar and was greeted warmly by old friends.
The Thanksgiving dinner at the Brightwater Church was great. I had invited Gladys Baker from the Wellness Center to go with me. It’s good to see so many friends that I usually see only at funerals - James Mayfield, Mrs. King, Keith and Jean Knox, Mrs. Patton, and Billy and Delores Hall are just a few.
Yes, I’m an optimist, mypickup had started giving me trouble and I looked up, there stood my pickup’s best friend, Richard Sears talking to his mother-inlaw, Joann Wilkerson. What luck!
Now I have to ask someone to pick me up after I deliver it to him. I was going to walk home last time (it isn’t that far) but he wouldn’t hear of it. And I feel guilty asking Betty Weston to do it. She does so much for me and has her own family to care for. My daughter-in-law stepped up to the plate and did it for me.
I told you I’m an optimist. Always expect the best!
And Betty Weston tells me they fed around 75 people for Thanksgiving dinner.
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Editors note: Edith Lammey has been a resident of the area for nearly 40 years. She can be contacted through The Times at 451-1196 or [email protected].
Opinion, Pages 4 on 11/30/2011