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Good Ole Days
Posted Tuesday, May 21, at 4:27 PM Area high school seniors have graduated and the underclassmen are busy finishing up the year with final tests and looking forward to summer vacation. It has been a long time since I was in school, but I can still remember the excitement of the last day of school each year. Three months seemed like an eternity and I always had plans. Even as a child, I needed a plan. I suppose I have never been a very spontaneous person...
What is happening? I am about to climb up on my soap box and express my concerns. I have to wonder what is happening around us. One of the main topics of conversation, not just here, but everywhere, is whether we should put guns in the hands of our teachers or have police officers on campus in order to try to keep our children safe from the evil people who share the world we live in...
Live life with appreciation Don't forget Mother's Day is Sunday. I am not going to go into my usual Mother's Day column but I do want to say if your mother is still with you, please let her know how much you appreciate all of the sacrifices and love she has given. You don't have to wait until Sunday to start. Every day would be a good time to let your mother know she is special...
Another age revealing fact I was getting ready for work one morning last week, and as I was washing and blow drying my hair, I went into a reminiscing mood. I began to remember when women (myself included) went to the beauty shop once a week, got our hair washed, rolled, sat under the hair dryer for 30 minutes or so, combed, teased, sprayed, and paid our $5 or so and spent the rest of the week trying to keep it in place...
Good intentions How many times have we heard the old saying roads are paved with good intentions? Lately I seem to have good intentions but can't seem to find the time to carry them out. I realize I am a little older and don't move quite as fast as I once did but until I look in the mirror I forget I am not 40. ...
Counting the days This time of year is a busy for high school seniors. They are finishing up and attending banquets, concerts and proms. They have finished the fall and winter sports and are enjoying spring sports. They will soon be taking their final tests and getting their caps and gowns as they prepare to leave high school...
Strange weather and special days We are having strange weather. We had a snow in March and even though we are in spring, we have seen more cold days than warm days. I am beginning to wonder if we will ever see sunshine and 70 degree weather on the same day. I am convinced we will eventually get to put away our coats and sweaters in the near future (hopefully by the time this column is printed). We hear promises of good weather to come...
Vacation time is coming It is time to start thinking about our summer vacation. Surely, it will eventually warm up. When possible, I enjoy a few "road trips" throughout the year but there is something special about planning the yearly, week-long vacation. We have two grown children and five grandchildren and for most of the last 20 or so years we have tried to spend at least one week a year together...
Do you know the definition of Pedad? (I recently received an email from a friend, Jim Forsythe, of California. Mr. Forsythe is a native of the Buffalo Island area growing up in the Manila and Leachville. He is a World War II Veteran and was a POW during the war. He made his home in California after the war but returns to the area to visit and still calls Buffalo Island home. ...
Easter time Sunday will be Easter, a time to reflect on who we put our faith in. We celebrate Easter as the day our Lord came out of the grave so all who believe can have eternal life. For those who don't believe in the resurrection, Easter Sunday, like any other Sunday, Monday or Tuesday is just another day...
Spring forward We moved the clock up one hour over the weekend moving us into Daylight Savings Time 2013. Surely spring has to arrive soon. I am so ready. Let's get back to Daylight Savings Time which will be with us until Sunday, Nov. 3, -- the day we will "fall back." I guess we could call it moving our clocks back to regular time...
Write it down I wish I had been more tuned into my family's history when my grandparents were talking about their lives and the way it was when they settled in Arkansas. They shared so many personal adventures of times as they lived through the depression, World Wars, clearing the land, and the family history...
Ready for spring March is upon us and we know the old saying, "In like a lion and out like a lamb." I'm not sure where that came from but I have always assumed it meant the beginning of March can bring vicious weather but it will go out into April with warm, nice weather...
Celebrating Career and Technical Education Month Area schools are celebrating Career and Technical Education Month during February. We have been visiting in Manila, Buffalo Island Central, and Riverside junior and senior high schools taking pictures and gathering information for our annual vo-educational edition that will be published Feb. 26...
Tournament time Area junior high basketball teams finished the season last week with their district tournaments with the senior action continuing. Depending on how far the senior high teams go, they could be playing into the state tournaments in March. That would be great for the teams...
Dates we remember Last week on Thursday we were in our usual after dinner/after ballgame/after meeting, at home spots. Dale (my husband) was in his recliner and I was on the couch. The television was on but I really don't know what was playing. I would venture a guess neither of us could remember what we had for lunch the day before...
Throwing out is never easy Weight has always been a battle for me but I seem to be losing the war this time. I made a decision this week and I am preparing myself for the big spring closet shakedown. I am not ashamed of my age. As I have said before, I moved middle age back as far as it would go and then I had to admit, I went over the hill. I am discovering at the senior citizen status of 62, pounds do not decrease easily...
No changing the weather We have had rain, snow, ice, high temperatures, low temperatures, and everything in-between. The weather in northeast Arkansas has always been a bit unpredictable but it seems this year other parts of the country are having the same problem. Last week I talked to my grandchildren in Yorktown, Vir., and it was in the high 60s there and it was in the mid 30s here. It was cold in places in California that usually do not get cold...
Worry does not solve problems We are already mid-way through the first month of the New Year 2013. Again, where has the time gone? It seems just yesterday when everyone was worried about what would happen with all of the electronics as the year went from 1999 to 2000. I never worried about the transition because I decided if they were smart enough to create it, they would be smart enough to fix it if it went wrong. Fortunately, everything went smooth and life continued into the year of 2000...
Let's make it better We are in a new year and hopefully we can focus on positive things. I don't know why negative things seem to outweigh positive thoughts as we go through life. Have you ever noticed how contagious negativity can be? We can start the day out in a good mood and have a short "negative" conversation with someone and all of a sudden the mood has changed and we can't seem to get back the positive...
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Revis Blaylock has been on staff with the Manila Town Crier for over 35 years. She has enjoyed making friends in all the areas that the Town Crier covers. This blog contains her general ramblings about events throughout Buffalo Island. She welcomes your comments and ideas for future stories.
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