Weekend:

Friday:
Our community lost a dear friend, Clair Bennett yesterday. Clair was an icon in Vienna. Everybody knew Clair, young or old, Clair was their friend. Clair moved to Vienna years ago and bought the motel south of Vienna. Clair has since sold the motel and moved to town. Clair's extended family, Gene and his wife Ann, Doc and his wife Lee and Clair's daughter, Tracy and her mother, Betty Terry also moved to the Vienna area. The Bennett Family became known by all in the community.
You could see Clair most mornings at the coffee shop along with his brother, Doc. Doc was in an unfortunate accident in December 2009. Doc was due to come home on the 23rd of March and on Thursday, March 18th, Clair had gone to Doc's to clean up around the place and burn a brush pile. The tragedy is that somehow Clair died in the grass fire that got out of control with the wind. The community mourns the loss of such a dear man.
Friday afternoon, I went to visit Tracy. Poor Tracy, she is so devastated. Betty was there, also. Mother and daughter were trying to come to grips on this terribe tragedy. It is just a very difficult time for all the family.
Clair's wife, Louise has a hard road ahead of her. She is a strong person and will persevere but Clair's loss will always be there. Our thoughts and prayers go out to each one of them.
Saturday:
I went to our neighbor's house (Tonya Magner) for a baby shower for her sister, Jessica Davis. I had a good time visiting with neighbors and sharing in their joy.
Sunday:
I went to church and then Dwayne and I went to Mom's for dinner. Mom outdid herself as she had ham, mashed potatoes/gravy, corn, cooked cabbage, chocolate cake and bread pudding. At eighty years old, she is still an amazing cook. After dinner we were sitting around the table visiting.

Little Elizabeth Ann decided to tell us a joke. We were all stunned as she told the following joke:
There was a Christmas Program at a church and there was a guard at the door. To enter the program you had to have something in your pockets that had to do with Christmas. The first man was asked what he had in his pocket. He pulled out a lighter. The guard asked what that had to do with Christmas. He said it's a light and represents the North Star. The guard said, that's fine, you may go in. He asked the second man what was in his pocket. He pulled out a set of keys. He asked what they had to do with Christmas. The man shook the keys and said they jingle as in Christmas Bells. The guard told him he could enter. The third man when asked, pulled out a pair of purple panties. The guard asked what that had to do with Christmas and the man replied, they're "Carol's".
With that we all burst out laughing and I thought my sister, Judy was going to roll on the floor with laughter. It was so unexpected and we were all shocked as Liz is only eight years old. None-the-less, a good belly laugh is good for everyone. Definitely not a boring dinner!!
Sunday evening I fixed, chicken/rice, mashed potatoes, corn and salad with rolls for supper. We had brownies and ice cream for dessert. It was only Dwayne, April, Mike and I as the boys had plans.

I am extremely grateful to have my parents and family close by for frequent visits and that Mom and Dad are in relatively good health.