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You already know I’m a bit weird and a lot forgetful but the last year has really taxed my brain, especially my memory.

Last week found my two youngest sons and me in the Mountain State on a bit of a personal errand. A good friend offered a used car to my middle son, Sammy, and the only catch was, we had to go pick it up. We were on the road before daylight on Monday morning in a borrowed truck and trailer to go after a gently used Ford Festiva, just outside of Charleston, West Virginia.

Whoopee! We’ve made it through another winter. Spring has officially arrived!

Can you ever go back home? No, of course not, but you can go back to where you used to live and visit your friends and family. Yeah, I thought so, too.

Can you believe it? We’re already two weeks deep into March!

Through the years March seemed to offer much fire department news.

As a child growing up on the farm, I didn’t give much thought at the time to the sounds around me. They were nothing out of the ordinary, really, just everyday sounds in the soundtrack of my life. Somehow, certain sounds can stick with a person as the years go by and ring loudly in my ears today.

EATON — Preble County Council on Aging Meals on Wheels announced last week it will be participating in #SaveLunch – a nationwide campaign led by Meals on Wheels America designed to rally communities around our senior neighbors and protect the essential services that enable so many to remain healthy and independent at home. PCCOAs invites our community members to call and schedule a ride-a-long with our Meals on Wheels staff during the month of March in honor of the Older Americans Act Nutrition Program anniversary, so you can see firsthand that this program is more than just a meal for our homebound elderly.

February ends and March is set to begin. Hooray!

I have loved mysteries since I first read ‘Nancy Drew.’ Who didn’t like the girl sleuth and her buddies ‘The Hardy Boys?’