Wanda's Wacky Wonderful World

  Belle and Chase Kaui - LOVE>covid Holy Pandi-mony The girl - the guy.   The sparks - they fly! They date - they mesh! The ring! The dress! The date. The colors. The maids. The flowers! The music. The cake. The favors made. Yes, all was chosen   Plans were set. And then   Coronavirus hit! The courthouse closed for days on end Their April date came rushing in! No license? You’re kidding! No more than 10 at the wedding? The love they felt for one another Made all this chaos just one small hurdle. While everyone thought; “They could just wait” The girl - the guy They weren’t dismayed. So in the breeze They said “I do” They walked the parking lot And all horns blew As friends in cars Cheered and cried When the handsome groom Kissed the beautiful Bride. COVID-19 You’ve made a mess. But even you can’t stop. A bride in her dress! In early April, we were still very limited and unfamiliar with all of the COVID-19 restrictions. Undaunted by each new ruling, this young coup...

  Butch was 12 years older than me – The same day I graduated from kindergarten - he graduated from high school later that evening.  Pattie was 10 years my senior and she was the spoiler. But it was Butch's goal in life to make sure I did not grow up to be a brat...  so we have him to thank him for my humility and grace. He taught me so many things.  He taught me to be thoughtful and considerate. He taught me that whatever I did, should be done with excellence.  He taught me to eat all the mashed potatoes off the spoon and not savor them one lick at a time.  He made sure to remind me that just because I was the baby of the family did not give me special privileges in his book - (although he rewrote his book as we got older and became best friends). Oh the many conversations we’ve had where he would vent - pour out his heart and describe all the details of his woes. I would listen - carefully ask questions to make sure I understood it all - and tell him to g...