Twisted Sisters Outrun Tornado

Here is how this day started: Dave and I were playing with Mikey when I got a call from Tammy. Now, you must understand that Tammy has been working in Oklahoma building bridges for the past 8-9 months and I had not seen her since she left. She decided we were going for a ride, rain or shine and yes, it was looking like it was going to storm. When Tammy, Kandie, and Clancey got to my house, it was a tornado watch. We picked Tanya up on the way to the Amvets, our starting destination. When we left Amvets in Cedar Falls, it was upgraded to a warning but it was northwest northeast of us. As we headed out, someone hollered that a tornado touched down north of New Hartford (NW). We headed south!

My pictures are kind of mixed up so here is the route: Cedar Falls Amvets to Hudson to Dike to New Hartford, back to Amvets, then home. You will see by our pictures we had a great deal of fun. We survived the tornado and didn't get one drop of rain!

Clancey and Lois in Hudson

Happy Mother's Day!

This post is to honor my wonderful mother, who still remembers me but doesn't remember 1 minute ago. She had a hard childhood with the depression and poor parents. She overcame hardship when a teacher visited and witnessed to her about Jesus. She became a Christian at about 15-16 years old. She was determined to raise her children differently than she was raised and boy howdy, she did that!! I remember her sitting beside my bed when I was scared, telling me bible stories to comfort me. She practiced her Sunday school stories on the flannel graph on me. I got a double dose! lol.

Here is to my mother!

Pro 31:25 Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. Pro 31:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness. Pro 31:27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Pro 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband [also], and he praiseth her. Pro 31:29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Pro 31:29 Favour [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain: [but] a woman [that] feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

Mom (Eula) and her twin Lula, and baby sis Helen
Your guess is as good as mine which is which!

Grandma & Grandpa Franklin (front)
Eula, Helen, Lula (back)
Little Dougie Hagen (center)

Eula, cousin Julie and Lula

My grandpa Engblom from Sweden with his girls,
Lula, Helen and Eula