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<font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>Hi folks,<br>
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Well, if you owe your favorite uncle, (Uncle Sam), any money, you'd
better get it in the mail by tomorrow. He's kinda picky about that
sort of thing. Not the sort of relative you can just owe forever and
keep promising to pay and not come through with the cash. Too bad we
haven't gotten our promised rebate already. I think it would just take
care of what we owe this year. It's kind of one of those cases of
Uncle Sam giveth and Uncle Sam taketh away. The bad thing is, he's
taking away <u>first</u>, now we have to wait for who knows how long
on the "giveth" part.<br>
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I hope you all had a great weekend. It was a little chilly, but I
still managed to get out and tackle some shrubs at the house that had
been let run rampant last year. I think our "great flood", when the
washer hose burst and we had to have the house overhauled, got me way
off my game on yard work, etc. last year. And if you look at my hands
and arms, I look like I may have lost the "Battle of the Shrubs". They
do fight back. I managed to retrain my clematis to climb the arch
again, with the help of some twistie ties, and got rid of some old dead
blackberry canes, (very thorny). I'm hoping the blackberry bushes have
decided to leave my flower bed. They had pretty much taken it over
for a few years. It was always nice to be able to come out and eat
juicy berries right in front of the house, but man, the thorns! The
other blackberry bushes around are starting to form buds, that will
burst into bloom, and along about June will become those juicy,
delicious berries we all look forward to. In spite of the frost on the
windshield this morning, I heard birds singing like crazy to greet the
new day when I stepped out of my car here at work. That's a great
sound to start your day off. (It certainly helps soothe those nerves
that are still jangled from that annoying alarm clock!)<br>
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Our menu for today includes:<br>
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Steak fingers<br>
Mashed potatoes and gravy<br>
Corn<br>
Sweet peas<br>
California blend vegetables<br>
Baked potato bar<br>
Hot rolls <br>
ddd Deli selections<br>
Potato chips<br>
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And for dessert, a preview of summer days, Ice Cream and Toppings.</font><br>
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Have a great week,<br>
<br>
Rhoda <span class="moz-smiley-s1"><span> :-) </span></span><br>
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