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<font face="Comic Sans MS">Hi again folks,<br>
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I hope your weekend was wonderful. It never ceases to amaze me how
quickly they go by, (even the longer ones.) And I discovered I may
have been a little premature in reporting "victory over snakes in the
henhouse" last week. I was about to go out to fasten up the chickens
last Thursday night when I teasingly told my husband I'd let him know
if I found him another snake to whack. His response to that idea was
less than enthusiastic. Never in a million years did I think there
would actually <u>be</u> another one out there...in the same spot. I
hurried back in the house to tell him the "good news", and his response
was, "You're kidding me!" I swore that no, I wasn't, but he still
thought it was just my idea of a good joke on him. I finally managed
to convince him that I was serious about this second snake, so he
followed me out just to make sure. Sure enough, it was still there,
not as big as the other one, but still nothing to sneeze at. He had
managed to grab up the loppers somewhere while coming around the house,
but put them down in favor of the old standby shovel he'd used the
previous night. Having a little bit of recent experience to draw upon,
he managed to get this one subdued in half the time, and with a lot
less wild whacking, and then decided the loppers might just come in
handy after all, if he only had 3 hands. Somehow though, he did manage
to keep the snake pinned with the shovel while getting the loppers
clamped onto it near its head. Dropping the shovel in the
chickenhouse, he backed out of there with the snake pinched firmly in
the loppers. He kept pinching it until he figured it had to be good
and dead, then proceeded to fling it off into the weeds. I couldn't
see the look on his face, but his whole body looked shocked when the
loppers sailed right along with the snake! He had really had that
snake pinched in those things and they didn't let go nearly as easily
as he had thought they would. I had to give him the flashlight so he
could go trudging off into the weeds and briars to retrieve the
loppers, while trying not to step on any snakes, dead or alive. I'm
hoping this will be all of our snakes adventures for quite some time,
since we've killed a pair of them. The only question I have now is ,
Wonder how long it takes for snake eggs to hatch?<br>
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Don't forget our slight price increase goes into effect today.
On-campus diners will now pay $5.00 and people from off campus will pay
$5.50. That's still a bargain for a good meal with several choices,
along with a salad bar, drink and ice cream available. <br>
<br>
Susie Smith reported to me this morning that there had been a house
fire this weekend in which a young family lost all their belongings.
Justin Staley and Kim Morrow Staley and their 2 sons, Ricky and
Anthony, are in need of household items, clothing donations and/or
monetary donations to help them get back on their feet. One boy wears
size 10-12 boys pants, and a size 3 1/2 shoe, and the other one wears
size 12-14 pants and a 5 1/2 shoe. The mother wears a size 16 Women's
clothes, and a 9 1/2 shoe, and the father wears a L-XL shirt, 34-36
pants, and a 10 1/2 shoe. Any donations may be brought to the
Cafeteria and given to Susie for this family.<br>
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Our menu for today includes:<br>
Enchiladas<br>
Refried beans<br>
Mexican rice<br>
Corn<br>
Hamburgers<br>
French fries<br>
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And for dessert an all Amerian standby: Apple Cobbler.</font><font
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Have a great day,<br>
<br>
Rhoda <span class="moz-smiley-s1"><span> :-) </span></span><br>
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