Good-bye to April of 2019

Day 182, "Every picture has a story"

Today is Helen's day, the baby of the family.  Some people know the story of why Helen came into being!  Dad had been gone for a week hunting deer.  Mom was so excited to have him come home that she had sister Bertie fix her hair and she was all ready for Dad to arrive.  In Mom's own words, "Helen came 9 months later".  Now that is the closest to anything about S E X that Mom EVER said and of course today we can get a great laugh about it.  No offense to my other siblings but I do think Helen was the cutest baby of all us kids(don't worry I am including myself in that!).  BUT on to Helen.

• As the youngest I think Helen got teased the most.  One of the reasons I have the picture of her on the tractor is I often say she did not have to do farm work BUT as one can see I am wrong.
• Helen just had to follow in the footsteps of sisters Janet and Joan and be homecoming queen in her senior year.  I am guessing she got the vote for her looks and personality.
• Helen was the only child to serve in the armed forces.  She was in the Air Force for several years.  I do not believe she had to serve in any of the wars or hot spots that the United States got into.  I do know she spent some time in Italy and I am not sure if it was work or play.  To be fair it probably is safe to say she worked but did enjoy her time there.
• It seemed that where ever Helen worked she was successful and pretty much on the cutting edge of what was happening.  
• Helen, like her older sister Joan, has always been one to speak her mind--in a good way.  
• If one were to make a chart of all the siblings and have marks for FUN things, Helen may be on the top of the list!
• Helen kind of inherited some of Dad's travel genes.  In addition to moving to different places in the Air Force she also lived in South Carolina, Texas and currently lives in Arkansas.  
• Does Helen have a mind of her own, oh yes.  The story is when she wanted to enlist Dad would not sign for her so she said I will just wait until I am old enough and then enlist.  Dad gave in and signed.  I think that is the story but if I am wrong I apologize.
• Helen was the one who did not get to go to rural country Wood Lake School.  It may just be that it meant she got a better education but did not have as many stories.  Well I may be just speaking for myself! I still can not spell so thank God for spell check!
• Helen was part of the LEE singing girls.  There was Helen, Judy, Linda and Gayle.  I think if they would have stayed together they may have ended up on the Lawrence Welk show--maybe!
• I remember Helen singing a solo at our Farmers Union meeting which was at Wood Lake School.  This probably happened more than once.
• Helen is a GREAT aunt and a super grandma to Mike's two grand children.
• Helen and Mike did a super job with their home which they built in Holiday Island AK.  I think Helen did much of the work in terms of planning and putting things together.  If anybody is reading this and is interested in a great home for retirement Helen has it for sale.  Mike died several years ago and I think Helen does not need a house that size.
• As with Ronald, Janet, Joan and Dave I could go on here and on but you get the idea.  She is one great gal with many gifts, super talents and a great personality.

I did finished something this morning that will make my life much much easier for the rest of the year BUT I will go into that tomorrow!  I need to go to the courts this morning as I have a 10:30 court time and one of the guys can not make it.  I need to see if I can recruit someone to play.  

I am just finishing my last sip of FP before I head to the courts.  It looks like a super day in terms of weather.