A tragic happening at Tillatoba Lake Sunday was the drowning of a Grenada man who fell out of the boat. Condolences to the Scott family of Grenada.
This cool weather has me pulling out my long johns again and adding another quilt on the bed. Since David is on a blood thinner, he has the gas heaters going and a small electric heater on in our bedroom.
As part of Louise Crenshaw Arnold’s birthday week celebration, on Thursday her two sisters, Donnie Toole and Margaret Wilbourn, along with Lillian Standridge and Gilda Merriman and Louise, enjoyed a trip to Greenwood to have a meal at the Crystal Grill. After eating, they rode around town reminiscing about where they shopped and went when they were little. The Crenshaw girls always stayed at their great Auntie Willie Freeman’s home. Where the house was is now the federal building and the house was moved across the river to Poplar Avenue. Louise, with those four to entertain you, I know you had a great time in Greenwood!
Baby boy is here! Baylor Lane Scott, son of Alexander Hamilton and Silas Scott, weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 20½ inches long. Lil Baylor was born at 6:22 p.m. Wednesday, April 26. His great-grandmother, Sheryn Goode, is one proud grandmother.
Faye Hartley was one tired grandmother after a busy day Sunday. After church and cooking dinner, she went to Tupelo and watched her grandson, Rowland Hartley, play ball. Rowland plays for the Grenada Rockets and they won the championship Sunday night in Tupelo. They didn’t lose a game this weekend. Congratulations, Grenada Rockets!
Congratulations to my nephew, Kyle Scott, for winning two awards at the Hebron Christian School Athletic Banquet Friday night. Kyle got JV Football Most Valuable Offense and JV Basketball Defensive Most Valuable Player. He is the son of James and Maci McLendon Scott of West Point.
Congratulations to Julia Kerr, who has retired after 38-plus years. Julia said she could not have asked for a greater group of labor and delivery and nursery nurses. Julia, I know you will miss your working friends, but think of the fun you can have traveling and visiting family and doing what you want when you want! I’m proud of you, sweet girl!
David and I felt pretty good Saturday morning, so we decided to ride to Gluckstadt and visit son, Logan and Brandy Deck, and help Mills celebrate his sixth birthday. They fed us crawfish, sausage, shrimp and chicken with corn, potatoes and carrots. It was so good.
Our visitors Saturday morning was grandson, Waylon and Holly Dukes, and precious great-granddaughter Haven Rose. I had a coloring book for Haven but couldn’t find it, so we used paper for her to color on and it is a wall-hanging treasure, and that’s where it is going!
Please pray for Otey Dahl. He has been taken to the hospital in Jackson. Don’t know what is wrong yet. It’s something to do with his defibrillator.
Martha Box, our friend, is still up and at ’em, working on her, she says. She is teaching herself to slow down and have a good day! Josh, her grandson, drove her to Pine Grove Baptist Church Sunday. Bro. Scarborough gave a great encouraging message to all and to Josh and other high-school grads. There was great music including Jake, her other grandson, who sang — and what a voice! I can only imagine. After church, Martha said they fed everyone so well. Then, Josh rode her about the back roads as they talked. One of her favorite things to do.
Martha’s brother, Jesse Wortham, is down with a fever. Now his grandboy, Wyatt, has fever, too. Martha said it seems that these cold days and being so warm the next, stirs up a virus.
Ellen Parker came from Greenwood last Tuesday and stayed until Friday with her sister, Diane Dukes. She was going to stay a while longer but Diane ended up with this allergy stuff going on. I talked to her Monday morning and she was still feeling bad. I hope you feel better soon, Diane.
Saturday night, Waylon and Holly Dukes and Sam and Anna Pullen played Monopoly while the girls, Joanna and Haven, played their games. The little ones were played out when they parted ways!
Starting our May birthdays off is Festus Hailey on May 2; Larry Franklin the 3rd; Alan McMillian the 4th; my sweet niece, Ann Hart Hames, and Cole Burlison share a birthday the 5th; Diane Lofton has one on the 7th; Sally Pauline Adams, Zell Manzo and yours truly share a birthday on the 8th (and no two sweeter women had I rather share a birthday with than Sally and Zell); and on the 10th, Sheila Traywick Bailey and Josh Harrison celebrate. I pray you all have a great birthday!
Recipe of the week: Cauliflower Pea Salad
5 cups cauliflowerets
2 cups frozen peas, thawed
1 cup diced celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt
1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
1 1/2 teaspoons dill weed
1 teaspoon herb blend
In a bowl, combine first four ingredients. In a small bowl, combine yogurt, mayonnaise, dill weed and herb blend. Add to cauliflower mixture, toss to coat. Refrigerate until serving.
Thought for the day: Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths.
