The Amish Cook from Oasis Newsfeatures

When my mom had surgery back in January, I made 1 phone call to a friend and next thing I know many of my home town citizens who knew my mom said they were praying for her!! 

The phone pipeline spreads fast in my small community :)

Sorry I haven't been on here for a long time, my mother suddenly became ill back in January (she's 87).  She was diagnosed with breast cancer, had surgery and is now going through treatments (no Chemo or Radiation)....she is doing extremely well and her Onocologist is surprised over her recovery, the medicationa and the prayers are doing a miracle over this cancer :)

You know you live in a small town when: 

1. It has an aquarium -- stocked with a live minnows
2. The town newspaper is published monthly
3. The town is named after EVERYONE'S distant relative.
4. The Ice Cream store has only two  flavors, chocolate and vanilla. 
5. There's no hospital -- only a first aid kit
6. For fun on Saturday nights, people drive up and down main street. 
7. There's no bank...  as soon as someone gets enough money, they leave.
8. The only traffic jam's are caused when a farmer drives down Main Street on his combine.
9. The local phone book has only one yellow page.
10. Hardware, Dry Goods, Grocery, Clothing and farm supplies are all sold at the same store.
11. Third Street is on the edge of town
12. You call a wrong number and they supply you with the correct one
13. McDonalds only has one Golden Arch
14. The 7-11 is only open from 8 - 5.
15. The only road crossing Main Street is a dirt road.
16. There's no place to go that you shouldn't
17. "Night on the Town" takes only 11 minutes
18. At the last beauty contest, nobody won 2nd or 3rd.

You know you live in a small town when you're you're own grandfather! 

Hope the party went okey dokey....

This sorta reminds me of an accident I had several years ago. I went over to Albion to visit my mom from Kalamazoo. As I turned onto one of the main roads, an older gentleman with a brand new car (sticker still in window) pulled in front of me and I hit him. (When asked why he did it, he replied; "the salesman told me to turn around in the street and pull back in to get the car detailed". He never looked and there was no light at the drive he was at. Worse, my 15 year-old Toyota wagon totalled his brand new Chevy, tore the front wheels right off at a 45 MPH impact. I cried for both of us, but it  only ruined my radiator. But I digress) When the picture of the accident was in the paper, the caption read, "Local Woman Injured in Accident". I laughed so hard I burst open the stitches on my sternum. I hadn't lived in Albion for more than 20 years! I don't know about never going home, guess sometimes you can never get away!

Hope the boys had a great Birthday Party! Blessings to you and yours, Barb!