The Treadway's

Monica~You said it. It was 70 here today, 80 there??? I cleaned at Mommy's today. Daddy went out "in the holler" and dug 4 gallon of ramps. He gave me a mess. He brought them back, all the dirt off of them, all stacked neatly in the bucket, all turned the same way....He would die if he saw Blain and I dig 'em. I brought them home with all intentions of waiting until tomorrow to cook them, but after smelling them all the way home, I couldn't wait. I cooked some for my supper. I cooked them dinner today...fried chicken, scalloped potatoes (daddy requested them) and a skillet of biscuits... for dessert, strawberries and ice cream. I ran over to Trish's to take her a plate and when I got back they were both in their favorite places, settling down for an afternoon nap. Mommy made a crock pot of Apple Butter and we canned it before I left. Trish, you were right, it is better hot out of the pot. Mommy couldn't find her cinnamon candy to put in it, and so we had to go on the hunt of it. Daddy said, "I just saw it the other day, I know you didn't eat all of it". Found it tucked away in a cabinet. When I left, he was sortin' flower seeds. He gave me enough to plant 20 acres. I think I'm going to plant them in the fence rows across the fields and then we won't have to mow them, just watch the flowers grow. I sat on the porch tonight and listened to the frogs and the deer snortin' behind the pine trees. I just love spring!! Yard work, cleaning vehicles, planting the garden, weiner roast on Sat. nights, the smell of new mown grass, neighbors stopping out front to chat, kids and dogs playing outside...It really is the simple things for me.