HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-05-03, Page 6PAGE 6 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1973
roan aaty it'indou.'
It never rains but it pours.
We've all heard that expression
time and time again.
I'm normally an unflusterable
soul. I pride myself in my abil-
ity to remain calm, cool and
collected on occasions when
lesser women would crumble
under the strain.
Here I am, holding a full
time position never before held
by a woman; keeping a large,
large house in rather passable
condition; helping a husband in
his career and loving it; moth-
ering three normally upsetting
children; and generally living
a happy, active life centred
around my family and my work.
Though my days begin early
and end late, I'm able to go
through each day with very little
abnormal stress. I manage to
keep my sweet disposition and
separate my various roles one
from the other rather capably,
I feel. No sweat.
But this past weekend, I very
nearly lost control. It was three
full days and nights of putting
the best foot forward and it
almost did me in.
First off, it was the high
school formal dance. My eldest
son as social convener was in
full charge of the event. My
only daughter had been working
shoulder to shoulder with him
and with many, many other kids
to make the dance a gala affair.
But naturally, there was the
excitement and homey hub -bub
which goes with a formal within
our family --things like picking
up the flowers, getting the tix
ready to go, finding the funds
for every little detail, having
the family car in tiptop shape
for the evening. You understand
In the bargain, a loving uncle
and aunt from Toronto arrived
by bus to spend the weekend.
This couple lives quietly alone
in an apartment where one day
is much like another I suspect.
I wondered if they were prepar-
ed for the hectic pace kept by
our fivesome... and I wasn't
too surprised when they sat at
times with their eyes fixed on
ice goings and comings not
saying a word.
And husband had a problem.
During all the turmoil when his
helping hand around the house
would have delighted me, he
had to work through the weekenc
at the office special effort.
And that was only Friday.
By Saturday, things became
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
even more complicated. The
eldest son, still draggy from a
late night after the formal
dance had to leave home early
in the morning for school where
the big cleanup was underway..
car desirable,
The grocery shopping was
still to be done.. car necessary.
Visiting uncle and aunt had
some special errands to do req-
uiring transportation.
Daughter needed to go out of
town for appointment.. car a
must.
Uncle and aunt needed ride
to family wedding anniversary.
And I was expecting a car-
load of family from my side
of the house for dinner. With
time running out for meal prep-
aration for my guests and with
no one to help, I had to compl-
ete chauffering before I could
begin cooking.
Right on schedule; my dinner
guests arrived. Somehow, din-
ner was a qualified success (how
that happended I've yet to disc-
over).
But the day was far from end-
ed. In fact, it had hardly begun,
For the trick now was to get my
guests happily out of the house
so my husband and I could dress
for an out-of-town party to
which we'd accepted an invitat-
ion. Fate dealt me another blow
at this point.. instead of seven
leaving, four more arrived.
There was only one recourse.,
to put a time limit on the visit.
As the hour of our departure
neared, I pleasantly but firmly
asked everyone to leave so we
could go get the babysitter and
proceed with our plans... which
took us into three in the morn-
ing before we made it home to
bed with daughter and uncle
Bill Smiley
(continued from page 4)
It was a typical woman's
question, right on the nose. For
the life of me I couldn't give
her an answer that made sense.
"Well, there's the Armed Forces
Protecting us against Iceland.
"Uh, there are the salaries and
offices and staff of parliament."
Producing more taxes. "And,
uh, you know, welfare and uh,
icebreakers and un, royal com-
missions and uh, well, stuff
like that."
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and aunt in tow.
Sunday morning, it was busin-
ess as usual. The youngest,
well -rested after a night with a
serious babysitter, was up early.
He woke uncle and aunt who
got up, ready for breakfast.
Breakfast over, husband ann-
ounced he was expected in
London at a meeting. Just bef-
ore he left, he found his meet-
ing would have to wait until
he had taken care of an urgent
family matter at a hospital
=route to London. I was left
at home to worry and to entert-
ain uncle and aunt until their
departure in early evening by
bus.
Late that evening with the
family all at home and in bed
with things returned to normal,
I reflected on the weekend.
Plan tree replacement
(by Shirley J. Keller)
The county tree replacement
program was reviewed briefly
under the Huron County Road
Committee report at last Thurs-
day's session of county council.
It was learned the county is
planting 2,100 six foot to eight
foot hardwood trees this spring.
These hardwoods are in addition
to 3, 000 seedling white pines
and red pines which will also be
planted this spring by county
forces.
In 1972, the county planted
900 six foot high hardwood trees
at various locations throughout
the county on a trial basis.
"We find that 80 percent to 9(
percent of the hardwood trees
survived the first winter and
consider the project successful."
claimed county engineer Jim
Britnell, "To our knowledge
Huron is the only county in
Ontario with a tree replacement
program of this magnitude.
"We estimate that about
3, 000 elm and other tree var-
ieties on county roadsides have
been cut over the past eight or
ten years due to Dutch elm and
other diseases, old age and
storm damage, " reported Brit-
nell. "We hope to be able to
continue this replacement prog-
ram and in some small way help
to beautify our roadsides."
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