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A4 - Thomasville Times - Saturday, May 22,2010 FOCUS Animal crackers in my pancakes UNCLE BILL'S CORNER BILL HILL Guest Columnist Remember when you were five and everything was possible. You lived in a world of dreams and you were full of excite ment with many ques tions about the world in which you lived? There were lions, and tigers, and bears in your back yard. Your bed had to be checked nightly just in case there were monster’s under there. Going to the ocean for the first time and looking at all the waves rushing to the shore, wondering what made that do that? Remembering the loving words of your Mom and Dad and Grandparents trying to explain the “why’s” of this, and the “why’s” of that. I have lots of fond memories. Stroll with me down memory lane this morning and let’s be young again or at least, young at heart! A mother was prepar ing pancakes for her sons ,Kevin, 5, and Ryan, 3. The boys, being like boys, began to argue over which one would get the first pancake. Their mother thought this would be a great opportunity for a moral lesson for each child. The mother said, “If Jesus were sit ting here right ndw. He would say ‘Let my brother have the first pancake. I can wait.’” Kevin, with a big smile on his face, lifted his eyebrows, thought for a minute, turned to his younger brother Ryan, pointing his finger and said, “ Ryan my brother, you be Jesus!” By this time Mom had had enough of Kevin’s actions and said, “Kevin, you are going to think Jesus, if you don’t behave this morning!” A father was at the beach with his children when his 4-year-old son Sam ran up to him, grabbed his hand and led him to the shore where a seagull lay dead in the sand. “Daddy, What hap pened to him?” Sam asked. “He died and went to Heaven,” the dad replied. Sam thought for a moment and said, “Did God throw him back down?” Dad had to think fast so he picked the dead bird up and threw it into the ocean. “Why did you do that?” asked Sam. Dad repliedd, “I am sending him to heaven by a big ship”. • • • A ipother was teaching her 3-year-old, Sally, The Lord’s Prayer. For sev eral evenings at bedtime, Sally repeated it after the mother. Then one night Sally was ready to solo. The mother listened with pride to the care fully enunciated words, right up to the end. “And lead us not into temptation, but, but, but, deliver us some mail, for thine is the kingdom and power and the glory for ever, and forever. Amen. God, even better, we live on a earth with lots of ( techno-golly). We have a computer, you could just email us. Amen, again, and good night.” • • • Six-year-old Abby and her 4-year-old brother, Jeff, were sitting tOr gether in church. Jeff giggled, sang, and talked out loud and was squirm ing all around. Finally, his big sister Abby had enough. Abby got right in Jeff’s face and said “You’re not supposed to talk out loud in church. Do you hear me?” “Why?” replied Jeff? “Who’s going to stop me?” And he proceeded to stick his tongue out at his big sister. Abby was furious. I mean really mad. Abby pointed to the back of the church and said, “You see those big guys back there standing at the door?” “Yes,” replied Jeff. Abby, looked seriously into Jeff’s face and said, “They are Hushers! Now hush or the HUSHERS are coming to get you.” • • • A father was reading Bible stories to Adam his youngest son. He read, “The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned tq salt.” Adam looked seriously at his father and said, “What happened to the flea. And Dad if it rain’s on the wife she will melt and go all over the ground.” The dad think ing very quickly said, “Well Adam, I guess the flea jumped on a nearby dog or cat, and the wife would look like the wick ed witch of the West and melt, like from the mov ie, “The Wizard of Oz!” Adam replied, “Got’ch ya dad.” Guest Columnist Bill Hill can be reached at Billyunclebill@aol.com. SCHOOL MENUS Thomasville City Schools Monday, May 24 — Breakfast: Chicken bis cuit, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Fish nuggets, BBQ pork, chef salad, oven fried potatoes, cole slaw, cherry cobbler, fresh fruit, milk. Tuesday, May 26 — Breakfast: Biscuit, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Oven fried chicken, tur key roll up, chef salad, creamed potatoes, green peas, stewed apples, fresh fruit. Wednesday, May 27 — Breakfast: Cereal w/gra- ham crackers, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Pizza, chef salad, seasoned green beans, chilled pineapple, chilled peaches, fresh fruit, milk. Thursday, May 28 — Breakfast: Pancake on a stick, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken fillet, chef salad, potato tots, seasoned corn, fruit sher bet, fresh fruit, milk. Friday, may 29 — Break fast: Breakfast pizza, fruit juice, milk; Lunch: Chef salad, spaghetti, tossed salad, California blend vegetables, chilled pears, fresh fruit, milk.. Davidson County Schools Monday, May 24 — Breakfast: Cinnamon bun, fresh assorted fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Pizza, beef tetrazzini, turkey and lettuce wrap, green beans, steamed carrots, tossed salad, applesauce, whole wheat roll. Tuesday, May 26 — Breakfast: Chicken fillet biscuit, assorted fresh fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Mini corn dog, beef teri- yaki nuggets, taco stick, tater tots, broccoli and cheese casserole, lettuce and tomato, mixed fruit, whole wheat roll. Wednesday, May 27 — Breakfast: Super do nut, assorted fresh fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Chick en nuggets, twisted pizza sticks w/sauce, manag er’s choice, mashed po tatoes, oven fried okra, tossed salad, peaches, whole wheat roll. Thursday, May 28 — Breakfast Breaks, assort ed fresh fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Nachos, spaghetti w/Texas toast, pepperoni or cheese sub, corn, green peas, tossed salad, pears, cherry crisp. Friday, May 29—Break fast: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, assorted fresh fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken fillet, rib-b-que sandwich, hot dog w/chili, baked beans, onion rings, coleslaw, lettuce and tomato, pine apple. Cereal and toast offered daily with breakfast. Chef salad meal with crackers, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, boxed raisins and dried cher ries available daily with lunch. COURTESY PHOTO Yard OF THE Week The Thomasville City Beautification Committee has named the yard of Michael and Shfreda Drake of 307 West Guilford Street in Thomasville as Yard of the Week for the week of May 15-22. To qualify for "Yard of the Week,"the nominee can be either a renter or homeowner as long as they are responsible for the planting and mainte nance of the yard nominated. Yards being planted and maintained by a professional landscaper are exempt. May lawn and garden tips BY SCOTT WELBORN Master Gardener Prepare for Dry Weath er — Prepare plants now for dry weather. Conserve moisture and control weeds by using a’ 2-3” layer of pine straw, wood chips or pine bark. Also water deeply and infrequently to encour age a deep root system. Weeding — Control weeds prior to planting vegetables and flowers. Round Up and Finale are common weed killers that can be used. Keep ahead of weeds during the growing season by simply hoeing frequently in the top inch of soil to prevent new seeds from germinating. Poison Ivy can be eliminated with multiple sprays of Roundup or a product containing 2-4d which is a broad leaf weed kiUer. Do not apply herbicides on a windy day to pre vent injury to desirable plants. Spring Bulbs — Do NOT cut back spring bulb foliage until it turns yellow and brown. Bedding Plants - Frost- sensitive bedding plants can be safely planted in May. Make sure to tease out the roots of the plants to prevent circling roots. Clumps of Cannas should be divided every three or four years to encourage flowering. Set root sec tions 5-6” deep, 15” apart. Watch plants carefuUy for evidence of aphids and spray as heeded. (Insecticidal soap, horti cultural oil, or chemicals are available). These aphids are responsible for the black sooty mold often seen on Crapemyr- tles later in the season. If powdery mildew oc curs, apply sulfur based fungicides. You can prune your rhododen dron/azaleas after they finish flowering. Be sure to spray your azaleas with Malathion to kill lace bugs which will turn the leaves a grey color. Aphids — Aphids vary in color from green, black, brown, red, pink, ,etc. They are soft bod ied insects. They suck sap from their needle like mouthparts from buds, leaves, twigs and developing fruit. Leaves may be stunted and dis torted and fruit may be come misshapen. They can be found along stems or on the underside of a leaf. One of the Aphid’s natural predators is the lady bug. Non chemical removal of these pests , includes washing them off the plant with a steady stream of water or spraying soapy water on the leaves. Repeat again in 3-4 days to catch any survivors. Chemical removal includes spray ing insecticidal soap, pyrethrins or Malathion. Hummingbirds — It’s time to hang up hum mingbird feeders. Any feeder can attract hum mingbirds, so the most important design feature to look for is ease of disassembly and clean ing. Hummingbirds get the energy they need to maintain their astonish ing metabolism primar ily from flower nectar and the sugar water they find at feeders. For pro tein and other nutrients, they also eat soft-bodied insects and spiders. The sugar water we use to fill hummingbird feeders is only a supplement to the birds’ natural diet. It’s not necessary to but a commercial “nectar” mix that includes addi tional vitamins, protein, or other substances, because the birds get all they need from the flower nectar and insects they consume, Do not put honey, JeU-0, brown sugar, fruit, or red food coloring in your feeder! You can plant wing seeds now: beans, can taloupe, corn (sweet), cucumbers, lima beans, okra, southern peas, pumpkins, squash, Swiss chard, watermelons., (basically all frost sensi tive crops need to go in the ground now) You can set out the follow ing vegetable plants this month: eggplant, pep per, and tomato. May is a great month to enjoy the garden. Harvest those spring crops and plant the summer ones. in Kevin H White, AAMS* Financial Advisor 1152 Randolph Street Suite C Thomasville, NC 27360 336-472-3527 www.edwardjones.com MernfcHir ‘ Edwardjones MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING MAJOR ESTATE AUCTION Estate of Sidney S. Tolson . Rocky Mount, NC 27803 SATURDAY June 12th ... 10am (2) Distinctive Residential Properties Stately 2-story 14-Room Brick Colonial on 7,11 +/- Ac. Unique 12,101 +/- sq ft. home under construction with Finished 14,455-t-/- sq ft on 4.78 +/- Acres Open House: Sun.... May 30th & June 6th... 2pm-5pm ROGERS 1 For details; www.rogersauctiongroup.com Bracky Rogers, Mgr. 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