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POLIO changed Our Childhood - Marijo Phelps⁽¹⁸⁰⁾
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, " declares the LORD, " plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future . (NIV) “Mommy….. Colette threw up all down Daddy’s back and it is all over the rug,” I was running as... ( added 346 days 3 hours ago.)

A Blessing In Disguise - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
When I was a young child, we had a Shetland pony. Her name was Kewpie. When Kewpie died, it was a very sad day, but children are resilient and life moved on. When I was around 14 years of age, I went to a movie about a girl that became a jockey and rode her horse to win the race. I believe it... ( added 1 year 239 days ago.)

Examples and Challenges - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
My grandmother, Mary Eliza Farrington, married George Newton Kalb, and at some point in their marriage, headed for South Dakota to homestead some property there. I do not know the date of their marriage, but I have papers showing that they received their papers to a homestead in August of 1889.... ( added 1 year 282 days ago.)

Indispensible Catalogs - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
Yes, I’m speaking of years ago when we received catalogs from J.C. Penny, and Sears Roebuck and Company. As a child, they seemed huge to me, and I spent hours just looking at pictures of all the things that one could buy if they had money. My parents ordered a tin can sealer to can our... ( added 1 year 315 days ago.)

Communication From the Heart - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
COMMUNICATION FROM THE HEART The day that a telephone entered my life was a day of excitement and also a day of dismay. By the time I was 13 years old, many of our neighbors had installed a thing called a “telephone.” Now I know that they existed before that time, but were fairly... ( added 162 days ago.)

Examining Fads, and Siding With My Dad - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
Since I have one pointer finger, and 3 fingers pointing back at me, I find myself doing quite a bit of self-examination. When I was young, there was a fad of wearing sloppy joe sweaters, and I am really surprised that I was allowed to wear one. Oh yes, I really had a high, just knowing I... ( added 343 days 1 hour ago.)

I'll Bet You Never Thought of it That Way - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
Did you ever wonder why people seem to have such different values and such different outlooks on life? I have pondered that question many times. I for one always was what I considered very frugal, while others say that I am tight or cheap. Right there, you can see two logical viewpoints; but... ( added 343 days 4 hours ago.)

Several Days in the Life of Mom’s Dementia - Marijo Phelps⁽¹⁸⁰⁾
The photo is me, my Dad and Mom 1991 This day was before the family realized the extent on Mom’s dementia. Yes, she wanted to MOVE rather than face issues and get things straightened out. Yes, she was sometimes irrational (but she according to her MD she was bi-polar and... ( added 344 days 7 hours ago.)

Butchering in the Good Old Days - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
When I was young, we didn’t have a lot of the worlds goods, but we always ate well, as mother had a huge garden, and what was called a “truck patch, “ which was usually a part of a crop field, where we planted lots of potatoes and sweet corn. The garden grew everything from... ( added 1 year 6 days ago.)

My Baptism - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
In 1944, we were still living on the “river place,” and I was attending school in Marble Rock, Iowa. We attended the Bethel Baptist Church in Marble Rock. While school was still in session, the church scheduled revival meetings. Back then, it wasn’t just a revival service... ( added 1 year 53 days ago.)

The White Lie That Brought Misery - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
My brother Gaylord, and I both played a cornet when we were young. Since he was 5 years my elder, and we didn’t have much money, my parents borrowed a cornet from one of our neighbors, when he began to take lessons, and then, when I started, we shared it. During the summer, there were... ( added 1 year 57 days ago.)

The Dreaded Disease and my Sweet Lorraine - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
God has blessed my life in numerous ways in the nearly 80 years that He has given me, but one of the greatest blessings was given to me this year. For nearly 2 months, I had the privilege of caring for a lady who had the terrible disease of Alzheimer’s. I have had to deal with... ( added 1 year 67 days ago.)

The Sky Looks Like it is Going to Storm - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
When my parents were just getting established in farming, they had 2 children. There was my brother Onas, who was nearing four years old, my sister Myrna, who was nearly two, and mother was expecting another baby sometime soon. They lived on a farm that had belonged to my Grandma and Grandpa... ( added 1 year 137 days ago.)

Small Town Oasis - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
There is a unique little spot on a road near highway 65, close to Mason City, Iowa. The name of this town is Swaledale. When a traveler is privileged to pass by this little town, your heart will be filled with nostalgia. As a traveler approaches this little town, one of the first things... ( added 1 year 160 days ago.)

Snotawazzel's Stink Weeds - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
This is a true, but perhaps not perfectly accurate story, as it happened during the time that my mother was several miles from home, giving birth to me. This was a family story, passed down through the years. My brother, Gaylord, was about 5 years old, and my sister, Myrna was nearly 15.... ( added 1 year 234 days ago.)

A Christmas Dinner That Was a Blast - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
For the last 35 years, Christmas has not been “traditional.” We spend our winters in Arizona, so we don’t want to give up the Christmas family gatherings, and plan a “Christmas” sometime in September before we go. We have to plan ahead, as there is no Christmas... ( added 1 year 240 days ago.)

The Days of Rationing in the "Good Old Days" - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
There were a lot of things that I am sure I do not remember about rationing, but I do have some memories of a few incidents. I know that each of us had a little book with little perforated pages of various things that one could not purchase without having one of those stamps. It was a little... ( added 1 year 246 days ago.)

It Is Hard To Be In a Dilemma - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
Life often throws us many curves which cause us to be in a dilemma. It can be very difficult to discern a proper solution to a serious problem. I am in such a dilemma. I have a granddaughter who is totally blind, yet has beautiful, expressive eyes, and is hard for many to believe that she... ( added 1 year 277 days ago.)

Apple Pie Without the Cheese - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
There are many old sayings that really intrigue me, because of the great truth that they carry. One of these sayings is, “apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze.” Now, I’m nearly certain that many have never eaten cheese with apple pie, nor have heard... ( added 1 year 283 days ago.)

Bonding With My Oldest Brother - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
My oldest brother, Onas, was 17 years old when I was born, and, was not one bit excited about my birth. Of course, I do not remember that, but my mother shared that with me years later when I got the idea that I must be adopted. She told me that he seemed to be embarrassed that his parents... ( added 1 year 345 days ago.)

Kids Will Be Kids Part Ii - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
When I was about 12 years old, and the river was frozen very deep, my brother Gaylord and I got permission to skate down the river, to the little town of Marble Rock. The river ran on the back of our farm, and slanted and curled around to the west side of our home town. The young people of... ( added 2 years 44 days ago.)

Living on a Farm Has a Lot of Perks - Cheery Blossom⁽²⁹⁾
When I was young, my father decided that I needed to have some chores that were totally my responsibility, and that I needed to learn a lot of things about life. One day, my Dad brought home a pregnant sheep. He said, “Vernabelle, this is going to be your sheep. You will have the entire... ( added 2 years 92 days ago.)

My Mansion - Marijo Phelps⁽¹⁸⁰⁾
Ah, my Father it is difficult to wait For the house we are building to be finished But so much more for those I love To come to Your gate And ask Jesus to be their Lord. Sometimes the desert Would turn to windswept years Were it not For the indestructible sterling... ( added 2 years 205 days ago.)

A 3rd “Dementia Day” Snapshot (Dementia Story of Love) - Marijo Phelps⁽¹⁸⁰⁾
By this time we were more aware of Mom and her dementia process but we were still being knocked off our feet by actions and reactions, never knowing what next. Since I was a geriatric RN, this wasn’t a total surprise, but it was a shock. With patients I knew them NOW. With Mom, I knew... ( added 2 years 252 days ago.)

Prayer to Jesus (Dementia Story of Love) - RR Marijo Phelps⁽¹⁸⁰⁾
Lord, I'm SAD and I don't know why. We have so much to be thankful for. I'd like to cook more, have my drawers straightened, have clean clothes in those drawers, visit the folks more when we could VISIT instead of "running through a list". I'd like quality time to get to know my... ( added 2 years 252 days ago.)

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