SATURDAY JULY 23, 2011
7:00 PM
Pat and I are making progress on unpacking our stuff. We have a long way to go, but we have plenty of time to complete the job.
I have just about completed the storage in my temporary space. Most of the stuff in this space is from my garage and storage shed in Wynne. I have also been working in the yard. This one is much bigger and is not flat.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
WEDNESDAY JULY, 20, 2011
8:00 PM
Pat and I now are fully moved to Iuka. The mover picked the household goods on Monday in Wynne and delivered them to Iuka on Tuesday.
Everything that we own, except two cemetery lots, is now in Iuka. We closed on our home in Wynne on Monday. We were glad that we were able to sell our home in Wynne before we had to move. We both hated to leave a place we had lived since 1968. We will always have fond memories of our years in Wynne and Cross County.
I had two wonderful careers in Wynne, and Pat had a wonderful career living in Wynne and working in Forrest City.
If you have not moved lately it is quiet an experience. We had lived at the same home in Wynne since February of 1974. Amy spent her life growing up in that home. I knew we had a lot of stuff, but I did not know that we had so much stuff. When you have to pack, then unpack, that amount of stuff, it takes time. We threw away quite a bit of stuff and carried a lot of stuff to the workshop, but we still had a lot to move.
Pat and I hope to visit Wynne in the future.
8:00 PM
Pat and I now are fully moved to Iuka. The mover picked the household goods on Monday in Wynne and delivered them to Iuka on Tuesday.
Everything that we own, except two cemetery lots, is now in Iuka. We closed on our home in Wynne on Monday. We were glad that we were able to sell our home in Wynne before we had to move. We both hated to leave a place we had lived since 1968. We will always have fond memories of our years in Wynne and Cross County.
I had two wonderful careers in Wynne, and Pat had a wonderful career living in Wynne and working in Forrest City.
If you have not moved lately it is quiet an experience. We had lived at the same home in Wynne since February of 1974. Amy spent her life growing up in that home. I knew we had a lot of stuff, but I did not know that we had so much stuff. When you have to pack, then unpack, that amount of stuff, it takes time. We threw away quite a bit of stuff and carried a lot of stuff to the workshop, but we still had a lot to move.
Pat and I hope to visit Wynne in the future.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
TUESDAY JUNE 7, 2011
8:10 PM
Pat and I went to Iuka last Friday. I came home on Monday. Pat will stay until next week. I enclosed about one half of the carport. I did this to have a place to store the stuff I have in my storage building and in my garage. I plan to build a garage in Iuka once we get settled in. I also did some yard work. It was very hot and I worked a few minutes and then took breaks and drank plenty of water.
Pat's sister came on Sunday and plans to stay until next week. They have done some rearranging of the furniture in the house. Yesterday and today Pat gave away some of our excess furniture. We have to get rid of quite a bit to have room for our furniture when we move.
We had supper on Sunday evening with Pat's sister and two brothers. It was the first time they have all been together in several months. I also visited with my brothers over the weekend. Tommy helped me with my building project some on Saturday.
The asphalt contractor started the overlay work last Wednesday. As of yesterday afternoon he had completed about 75 percent of the work. He had thought that he could complete the job in one week. It looks like he will be able to complete the work in one week.
I have to go to Jonesboro on Thursday for two meeting at the planning district. The executive committee will meet at ten in the morning and the full board will meet at noon. This will be the first meeting with our new executive director. I am looking forward to these two meetings. They will be my last on these boards.
The city council will meet next week. I will make a report here after the meeting. It will be late, because the day after the council I will be attending my last Arkansas Municipal League Convention as an elected official. I may attend one in the future, because at the last meeting of the executive committee they voted to make me a lifetime member of the AML. That is quite an honor. I was notified today that I will be receiving an award at the convention. I am grateful for the honor of this award. I will receive it at the luncheon on the last day of the convention.
It has been hot here and in Iuka for the past several days. It has been in the upper 90's. It seems like we went from cool weather to summer in about one day.
I voted this morning in the special election to replace me as mayor. Several people told me on the way in and out of the courthouse that they did not vote for me. I thanked them for not voting for me this time and
also for voting for me in the past.
8:10 PM
Pat and I went to Iuka last Friday. I came home on Monday. Pat will stay until next week. I enclosed about one half of the carport. I did this to have a place to store the stuff I have in my storage building and in my garage. I plan to build a garage in Iuka once we get settled in. I also did some yard work. It was very hot and I worked a few minutes and then took breaks and drank plenty of water.
Pat's sister came on Sunday and plans to stay until next week. They have done some rearranging of the furniture in the house. Yesterday and today Pat gave away some of our excess furniture. We have to get rid of quite a bit to have room for our furniture when we move.
We had supper on Sunday evening with Pat's sister and two brothers. It was the first time they have all been together in several months. I also visited with my brothers over the weekend. Tommy helped me with my building project some on Saturday.
The asphalt contractor started the overlay work last Wednesday. As of yesterday afternoon he had completed about 75 percent of the work. He had thought that he could complete the job in one week. It looks like he will be able to complete the work in one week.
I have to go to Jonesboro on Thursday for two meeting at the planning district. The executive committee will meet at ten in the morning and the full board will meet at noon. This will be the first meeting with our new executive director. I am looking forward to these two meetings. They will be my last on these boards.
The city council will meet next week. I will make a report here after the meeting. It will be late, because the day after the council I will be attending my last Arkansas Municipal League Convention as an elected official. I may attend one in the future, because at the last meeting of the executive committee they voted to make me a lifetime member of the AML. That is quite an honor. I was notified today that I will be receiving an award at the convention. I am grateful for the honor of this award. I will receive it at the luncheon on the last day of the convention.
It has been hot here and in Iuka for the past several days. It has been in the upper 90's. It seems like we went from cool weather to summer in about one day.
I voted this morning in the special election to replace me as mayor. Several people told me on the way in and out of the courthouse that they did not vote for me. I thanked them for not voting for me this time and
also for voting for me in the past.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
SATURDAY MAY 28, 2011
7:26 PM
I have had a very busy week. We had mechanical trouble with our garbage trucks. Jerry make a trip to Fort Payne Alabama to pick up repair parts. He left at 1:00 AM and got back to Wynne about 2:30 PM. I took the truck then to Little Rock with the parts. I got back to Wynne about 7:30 PM. We did this because if they shipped the parts we would not have gotten our truck back until next week. It was a long day for me and Jerry, but we got the truck back the next day. That was Wednesday.
On Thursday we had a solid waste board meeting in the morning. After the meeting I went back to Little Rock to attend an AML Executive Committee meeting. I got home about 9:30 PM. During the meeting it was announced that I will soon be retiring. The committee voted to make me a lifetime member of the league.
Theda took a vacation day yesterday. I had to city hall by my self. It was a very boring day. The phone only rang one time and there were no visitors to the office. Sometimes it is good to have days like that.
Today I helped Amy move to Southhaven Mississippi. She will be sharing an apartment with one of her coworkers at the funeral home. She is glad to have a full time job and able to live closer to her work.
Before I moved Amy I cut the yard and did the edging. I missed my riding mower.
7:26 PM
I have had a very busy week. We had mechanical trouble with our garbage trucks. Jerry make a trip to Fort Payne Alabama to pick up repair parts. He left at 1:00 AM and got back to Wynne about 2:30 PM. I took the truck then to Little Rock with the parts. I got back to Wynne about 7:30 PM. We did this because if they shipped the parts we would not have gotten our truck back until next week. It was a long day for me and Jerry, but we got the truck back the next day. That was Wednesday.
On Thursday we had a solid waste board meeting in the morning. After the meeting I went back to Little Rock to attend an AML Executive Committee meeting. I got home about 9:30 PM. During the meeting it was announced that I will soon be retiring. The committee voted to make me a lifetime member of the league.
Theda took a vacation day yesterday. I had to city hall by my self. It was a very boring day. The phone only rang one time and there were no visitors to the office. Sometimes it is good to have days like that.
Today I helped Amy move to Southhaven Mississippi. She will be sharing an apartment with one of her coworkers at the funeral home. She is glad to have a full time job and able to live closer to her work.
Before I moved Amy I cut the yard and did the edging. I missed my riding mower.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
SUNDAY MAY 22, 2011
1:00 PM
Pat continues to pack for our move. I have packed part of the stuff in the garage. I have packed most of the stuff that can be packed. Most of the stuff that is left will not be packed, but will have to be moved.
I put some extensions on my trailer yesterday. I will take them off when all of this move is complete. They will make caring stuff to Iuka easier and it will be easier to secure the load.
Amy started her new job last Monday. She is enjoying working full time again, and she really enjoys working at this funeral home. She works almost all of the time in the prep room. That is the part of the funeral industry that she enjoys the most. She plans to move back to Memphis as soon as she can afford to live without our help.
Brother Matt has been preaching for a long, long time from Luke. He has taken quite a few jabs about the time he has spent in Luke. If nothing happens he will complete his series on Luke next Sunday. I told him a few weeks ago that it looked like he would finish Luke before we moved. I look like he will.
1:00 PM
Pat continues to pack for our move. I have packed part of the stuff in the garage. I have packed most of the stuff that can be packed. Most of the stuff that is left will not be packed, but will have to be moved.
I put some extensions on my trailer yesterday. I will take them off when all of this move is complete. They will make caring stuff to Iuka easier and it will be easier to secure the load.
Amy started her new job last Monday. She is enjoying working full time again, and she really enjoys working at this funeral home. She works almost all of the time in the prep room. That is the part of the funeral industry that she enjoys the most. She plans to move back to Memphis as soon as she can afford to live without our help.
Brother Matt has been preaching for a long, long time from Luke. He has taken quite a few jabs about the time he has spent in Luke. If nothing happens he will complete his series on Luke next Sunday. I told him a few weeks ago that it looked like he would finish Luke before we moved. I look like he will.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
SUNDAY MAY 15, 2011
7:00 PM
Pat, Amy, and I went to Iuka on Friday. We took my 1972 Ford pickup. We had a good time cleaning the house and working in the yard, between showers. I was surprised that the yard needed to be cut. I cut it last weekend.
We visited with some of the family while we were there. Pat and Amy visited mother on Friday afternoon. She was sitting in a chair and was able to talk to them well. We stopped on our way today to visit with her and she was sleeping. We woke her up and visited with her a few minutes.
Just after we left the house today, Tennessee Cremations called Amy. They needed her to take care of a body. We stopped in Memphis and Amy took care of the body.
7:00 PM
Pat, Amy, and I went to Iuka on Friday. We took my 1972 Ford pickup. We had a good time cleaning the house and working in the yard, between showers. I was surprised that the yard needed to be cut. I cut it last weekend.
We visited with some of the family while we were there. Pat and Amy visited mother on Friday afternoon. She was sitting in a chair and was able to talk to them well. We stopped on our way today to visit with her and she was sleeping. We woke her up and visited with her a few minutes.
Just after we left the house today, Tennessee Cremations called Amy. They needed her to take care of a body. We stopped in Memphis and Amy took care of the body.
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