Rosalie's Diary
1991
July 30, 1991
In the counties south of us (Marion co) the grassehoppers are eating
up everything. At first they couldn't get anything to kill them
but at last they have found a way to slow them down. Also horses are
have Encephalites. The number is now 175 horses. Humans can get it too,
it is caused by misquitoes. I remember when our horse took it and died.
We had been giving him the shots ever year but that year one of the
boys said "Dad old Cabbage is follering one of the cows around
and around" so they took the bridle and brought him to the house
and put him in the horse lot, there he went around in circles until
he dropped dead. That was our last horse. After that we had a mule for
a while at least I can't remember what happened after that.
Sept 16, 1991
I have just read in piece in the paper O the joys of being 90!
Bellow written below the above after her birthday
Well Sunday after my birthday on Oct 26th the children gave me a birthday party. It was real nice. The preacher Barry De Whitt & wife were here.
Roslie with sons Morris and Arnold at her birthday party
Jehovah: "He that is" I am (ex 3-14) The self-existent and
eternal one.
Dec. 6, 1991
Just thinking about children. My Mother said, Rosalie you have a lot
more patience with your children than I had. But I never knew that,
She was always calm and patient as far as I knew. She also said we were
good children. Once when we the boys and I visited Bessie Wilburs sister
at Wauchuila Fl. Mr. Turner told me, he sorta dreaded our visiting because
the thought the boys would run him crazy with their noise - but he said "I
never saw such well behaved children." I think they were good too,
when at church they sat still and never cut up or when visiting at their
Aunts and Uncles they didn't run thru the house but sat quietly until
out in the yard and playing with other children. Now children are lot
different. Our children never had any bought toys. They made ther own
wagons out of wood. Arnold spent hours sawing and hammering ever day
making something. They once broke a calf to pull a cart, which they
made. They had fun, I think.
Updated: 01-30-2014