Orchids & Onions (May 12, 2012)

Nancy Day at Legends Hair Salon for doing a fine job on my mother's hair.
Poppy Butler, Great-grandpa Butler, Great-grandpa Zeigler, Uncle Tim, Aunt Paula and Tyler for assembling my new playhouse set, from Haylen Acacia.
Suzanne for being a great mom, from Leah and Leslie.
Trisha for noticing something was wrong and approaching my son after he had a seizure and was lost and confused.
staff at Columbus Regional Stress Center for your care of my mother, from a grateful daughter.
Jim Bennett of Classic Auto for the wonderful paint job on my Buick, from Gloria Steyer.
the Clifford Fire Department and Ed Stone for letting us use the fire station for a family and friends get together and helping out with it, from the Perdue family.
Jimmy Green and the sheriff's department for responding and helping me when I had my tractor accident, from Gary J.
Flowers By Lois for rush-delivering flowers to my mom at the last minute and to the wonderful, kind man who took my order, from an appreciative daughter.
Karina Willats for taking me to Four Seasons, from Rebecca Fenske.
Mel Behrman for the testimony and song, from Brown's Corner Chapel Church.
Reid Coers for graduating from preschool, from Nana and Grandma and Grandpa Coers.
the staff of Brand's for an excellent contractor's night.
Mary Lou Barkes for all the baked goods for everyone.
Professor Thomas Henderson for making math very understandable and practical, from your 118 math class.
Butch Lawson for the thoughtful and unexpected card, from Joyce.
Judy at Hobby Lobby for the excellent customer service on the wedding flowers.
the nice man who helped me out at Jay C.
Larry Newcomb of Nuke-em Pest Control for your act of kindness, from Joy Jacobs.
Jamie Johns for providing for the community and not letting anything get you down.
Whipker's Farm Market for the wonderful customer service and beautiful summer flowers, from the staff at Garland Brook Cemetery.
Bakalar Air Museum, Columbus Learning Center, IUPUC and Fire Station 2 for helping us learn, from Parkside third-graders.
Claudia's Flora Bunda for caring and taking the extra time to make sure the out-of-state Mother's Day delivery was perfect.
the lady at Walmart who offered me something for my cough, from Brenda.
the three dog grooming gals at Teresa's for the extra patience, love and care with my three dogs, from a very appreciative dog owner.
Moore's Roofing for an excellent installation and thorough cleanup, from Steve Jasper.
Cathy Brock for the cookies and apples, from Alan and the crew at CRH.
the nice editorial on academic team fundraising, from Joy Lawler and Rick Booth, coaches of Northside Destination Imagination Team.
Danielle at Kentucky Fried Chicken on National Road for the great customer service on Wednesday, from the lady in the red car.
Columbus North Varsity baseball team for winning Conference Indiana, from all your supportive family and fans.
Ruthie, Mark Rogers and Jarod Dickie and all the service techs for making everything right, from Debbie Garrett.
International School of Columbus, Ben Z. and Mr. Sims, teacher and parent chaperones for getting the students to St. Louis, from a grateful parent.
Kayla West for graduating with honors from Gordon College in Georgia with a degree in nursing, from Grandma Debbie, Great-grandma Doris, Uncle Josh, Aunt Kristie, Pam and Grant.
Officer Nelson for being so nice when I had an accident at Marsh Thursday afternoon, from Sue Eckrote.
Parkside PTO for the wonderful luncheon, from Parkside staff.
Ann at Fisher's Flower Basket for top-notch service, from Sharon Long.
the Indiana 46 Taco Bell for making good on an order mistake made last Tuesday, from Linda Williamson.
Officer Greg Duke and Lisa at Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department for the help with my permit, from Doug Southern.
Darin Sprong for being a great principal, from students and parents.

Onions to

people who don't vote on Election Day.
high school students who walk down the center of the street near local high school who act as if you are in the wrong when you have to stop in the lane and wait for them to move.
the man going the wrong way in the one-way gas station lines and then getting angry about it when someone was going the correct direction.
for thinking we need to spend money fixing the lights on the bridge only to have vandals destroy them again.
drivers waiting for a parking space to open in front of the courthouse who hold up a long line of traffic.
the fast-food restaurant that will not fix their drive thru to prevent people from cutting in line.
the man in the large van who purposely hit the orange tabby cat crossing the road on State Street Friday afternoon.
county library board for being concerned with the looks of the plaza when the parking lot has huge weeds and dead shrubs.
those who bash others for supporting a presidential candidate.