DERRANGED RODENT UPSETS EASTER FROLICKERS

Our family and friends were enjoying Easter at the Plum Patch. It was perfect weather, and everyone seemed to be having a great time. Suddenly, without warning, a giant rodent came hopping out of the trees. It immediately assaulted one of my sisters. (See below)

All of the children were laughing and squealing with excitement. "It's the Easter Bunny, it's the Easter Bunny!" they shouted.
We, adults, sensed a more malicious, sinister, look and feel about this "waskily wabbit". Sure, it may have been the Easter Bunny, but we couldn't take any chances.

Quick thinking Oil Can, Sanpete's version of Dick Cheney, immediately ran to his pickup, procured the necessary weapon, and dispatched of the intruder.

Although the children were upset and traumatized, we knew that we had saved them from a terrible fate. Environmentalists will be relieved to know that the rabbit meat was not wasted and ended up in one of Oil Can's dutch ovens.
Activities soon returned to normal.

Milo, Hayley, Joanne.
Hayley could barely fit in the Plum Patch.

Some Wirenuts

Berkeley Brats
Zoe and Lexi

Chloe and Maddie

Opie and Lane reacting to Wolf's biking stories.

Sitting around the camp fire

Jill's mother and Jill

Little Martha giving baking tips

Alex up a tree

Enjoying Easter

Easter egg hunt

Easter picnic time

Next big family event is the 4th of July

1950's SCREEM QUEEN OF THE WEEK

GLORIA TALBOTT

Gloria appeared in many horror movies in the 1950s and always gave a perky performance.

Some of her outstanding performances are featured below.

Although Gloria was a victim of the clyclops, married a monster from outer space, turned into a leech woman and was the illigimate daughter of Dr. Jekyll she never had to go on a date with Oil Can. For that, she can be grateful.

RANGER BOB'S OUTDOOR TIP OF THE DAY

The proper layout for a campsite is illustrated above. Tent placement is #1. Cooking area is #2.
Three shows the dishwashing area and #4 is the latrine. Always be sure to camp next to a beautiful stream or lake. When it is time to break camp, you should throw all your garbage into the stream, leaving your camp area pristine for the next camper.
........Ranger Bob

KNOT OF THE DAY

THE SQUARE LASH
This knot is for lashing two poles together so it is handy for building huts in the woods and forests.

MOVIE POSTER OF THE WEEK

Jane Russell and her amazing aqua lungs starred in the 1955 production of Underwater!
All the young men who saw this movie on Friday night, signed up for swimming lessons on Monday morning at the Manti Swimming Pool.

MORE SISTER PHOTOS

Joyce and Joanne, as pictured above, teamed up to travel the local carnival circut as human cannonballs. In order to travel with the carnival, Joyce dropped out of University of Utah and Joanne out of BYU. Perry and Ada, their parents, were so proud that they purchased season tickets for all their friends. Sadly, the adventure was short lived.

THERE GOES JOYCE!

THERE GOES JOANNE!

During their very first performance at the Sanpete County Fair, Joyce overshot the landing net, crashed through the circus tent, and lit on a Conway Twitty Impersonator. This unfortunately ended not only Joyce's career, but the impersonator's also.

Joanne's flight was sort of a dud. She went straight in the air and straight down, landing in the lap of Governor J. Braken Lee (Governor of Utah for 57 years), who had come to Sanpete for the fair. This ended her career and it was the beginning of the end for his political reign in Utah.

SPIKE'S POETRY CORNER

MORE OF SPIKE'S FAVORITE THINGS

Fresh toilet water and roast squirrel with noodles,
Hiding from Pit Bulls, and growling at Poodles,
Lassie in heat on a wild canine fling,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Chewing up steak bones and licking molasses,
Russian ice skaters who fall on their asses,
Listening to Elvis, Sinatra, and Bing,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Chasing a rabbit, retrieving some honkers,
Watching Rin Tin Tin, the west he does conquer,
Twelve mangy cats in the top of one tree,
These are some things that are favroites to me.

Digging up gophers, and eating grape jelly,
Mrs. Soper at school as she scratches my belly,
Wagging my tail when the front doorbell rings,
These are a few of my favorite things.

Standing in line for a disneyland ride,
Sleeping outdoors when I want the inside.
Porcipine quills and a scorpion sting
These are a few of my favorite things. NOT!!!

When the Voo leaves,
When the vet comes,
When I'm feeling sad,
I simply remember my favorite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.

........ By Spike



CONGRATULATIONS TO MILO AND HAYLEY ON THE BIRTH OF THEIR BABY DAUGHTER, MONET SOPHIA ROWEN.

Maddie won her first gold cup for her piano accomplishments and Alex won a trophy for soccer.

Remember Bubba's birthday on May 9th and Joyce's on May 14th.

Next blog will feature fishing in New Mexico.

Rock on.....
Voo