Orchids to …
• Cody Hege for clearing our driveway Sunday, from the Mellis family.
• Sgt. Kris Weisner and K-9 Bolt on your well deserved retirements, because you will be missed.
• Summers Plumbing, Heating & Cooling for their quick response to repair my furnace and a special thanks to technician Jacob Rose for shoveling my driveway.
• Jerry and Chris for clearing out our mother’s drive and sidewalks on Sunday in Hope.
• Mr. Mike Reed, principal of CSA — New Tech for supporting, recognizing and acknowledging our daughter’s growth and development over these last four years.
• Chris at Valvoline Express for all your help with my car.
• Brayden Everroad and Erykah Richard for helping Papaw Richie clean the driveway and sidewalk.
• Patriot Mickey Herron on Thompson Drive for plowing my driveway, from Don Clark
• the patriot family of four for paying for my dinner at Chicago Pizza, from Don.
• Jae for plowing my drive on Deaver Road, from Barb.
• Mr. Sackman for clearing my driveway from Bob.
• Dean Young for clearing out our driveway, from Pam and Phyllis Darnell
• Talara Likens and Mr. Fisher for removing the snow.
• Doug for all his hard work and long hours clearing our streets at Homestead.
• Annie, my wonderful neighbor on Caldwell Place for clearing my sidewalk and porch, from Barb.
• the young man and two lovely ladies who helped me with a disabled car on Washington Street last week.
• the lady who helped me get to my car in the hospital parking lot on Monday, because I appreciate it very much.
• C.W., the driver from the Bartholomew County Highway Department who pulled us out of the snowdrift on Sunday afternoon.
• Sam Battin for cleaning off five people’s driveway on Sundays, from J.D. and all the people he helped.
• Steve, our newspaper carrier on Jonesville Road, for being the best we’ve had in the 54 years we’ve lived here, from the Riches.
• Kim and Scott for clearing off our snow again.
• Dan Barlow for coming over and snow-blowing our driveway and always checking on Mom and Dad to make sure they’re OK, from Mom and Dad.
• the man driving the little Ranger with the snow blade on the front that cleared all the roads in Bethel Village on Sunday.
• my thoughtful neighbors on North Marr Road for cleaning the snow off my driveway, because it was appreciated.
• the person who bought my lunch at Steak ‘N Shake on Monday.
• Pete Woon for once again cleaning the snow off my driveway and sidewalk, from Robin.
• Steve for cleaning the driveway and for checking on us frequently, from Mom and Dad.
Onions to …
• people in Indiana who think they know anything about what really happens at the southern border.
• those in the mainstream news media and on social media who once again have jumped to conclusions and twisted the truth regarding the Covington Catholic High School students.
• the Republican Senate majority leader for his refusal to call a vote and reopen portions of the federal government affected by the shutdown.
• those who don’t realize for the past two years the wall was not an issue when Republicans were in control.
• the vice president for his comparison of Martin Luther King’s pursuit of racial and social justice with Donald Trump’s promise to build the wall.
• the county for not utilizing the Everbridge system to announce the travel restrictions Sunday.
• whoever was walking their dog in my front yard, because they should walk it in their own yard.
• the shelter that lets people spend the night, but requires them to leave by 10 a.m. the next day, because it’s extremely cold to be walking the streets.
• elected officials and media outlets that try to make the country to appear chaotic by ignoring President Trump’s achievements.
Happy Birthday to …
• Lawrence Fowler, from Elsie.
• Ian Batt from friends at the MC.
• Lawrence A. Fowler on 99, from John Tinkey.
• Jacob Brockman, from Mom, Steve, Gabi, Brandy, Shane, Joey, Coltyn and Shaelyn.
• my husband John Vinson on No. 80, from his wife and family.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
