JEANNETTE WAS WELL ORGANIZED

 Leaves begin to fall once again as the season is about to change.  Time to get out my winter clothes and hang them up to be ready for the cold weather. Everything has a time including clothes.  Now, my summer shorts, tops, bathing suits are about to disappear into big plastic bags. Oh, and all those sandals and flip flops too.


 It saddens me to know my dear Jeannette is not at her home preparing for the fall weather with her children in mind.  She was organized and kept her house neat and tidy.  I guess she got that from me.  She remembered being a little girl growing up in Fresno.


 When she was a toddler we lived on a street called "Normal" and then after that we moved to a street called "Emerson" and at last we moved to a street called "McKenzie" in Fresno.  In all three homes I had everything organized and tidy.  I had to because afterall, I did have three young children.  I sure loved being a mommy to them.


One cold winter day in 1972 our PGE power went out during our dinner time.  The children were seated at the table eating an enchilada casserole and salad when all of a sudden the lights went off.  Jeannette was still a baby sitting on her highchair and immediately started crying.  I reached over to small table next to me and opened the top drawer to get out the flashlight that I had placed there for such an emergency.  Then I opened the second drawer and pulled out big fat candles and placed them on the table and we all had light.  My precious baby Jeannette stopped crying and began tossing her enchilada bits from her plate.  I was happy.  Best of all, I really felt so smart to have prepared for an emergency such as what happened that day..


All three children realized that it is in the best interest of all the family to be well organized.