Howdy! It was a beautiful, cold, sunshiny day in the White River Valley today. I couldn't believe my eyes when I woke up and realized the sun was shining in a bright blue sky. First time in over a week we've seen the sun. We still have about 6" of snow on the ground, and more in the drifts, etc. I think we had about 14" total last week, but none of it has really gone anywhere for melting...it's not been warm enough, long enough, for it to do more than glaze over. I want to thank those of you who've been to my gen site and written me with compliments! I'm sure I've not replied to everyone--haven't had more than a few minutes at a time at the puter today, one of those catch-as-catch-can days. I can't tell you the relief I feel since I finished the darn thing. The really bad part is, I can think of more stuff to add already...and I don't wanna. <BG> Ingrid Albers, Rick Swan, and I are doing background and work on the script for the Bald Knobber re-enactment. One comment that I've run across in various books is that Nat Kinney, captain of the BK, and his followers were contemptuously referred to as the "Sunday School Crowd". Kinney preached at Oak Grove Church, just north of Kirbyville, and started a Sunday School. Of course, then he'd go out and command some of the nasty deeds attributed to the BK. "Sunday School Crowd" was a sarcastic remark, due to the hypocrisy, of course. I've seen that phrase in other places--off the top of my head, I can't tell you where--and I've heard it used in recent years. I never realized it could be a regional remark...have any of y'all heard your grandparents and etc. use that phrase? Is it a nationally-recognized one? I'm just curious, it's not got nuttin' to do with anything. Is it something like one of Ben Franklin's sayings in the Farmer's Almanac, used everywhere, or is it strictly a Taney Co./WRV saying? Those of you who've asked how my sis is, she's doing better, thanks to all the prayers sent on her behalf. Let me tell you, the Creator was inundated the past couple of weeks! Just in case I don't do any more e's this week--would you believe, I've not bought Christmas yet?--(spoken like a true former long-term WalMart associate!) and I'm gonna be working on various projects over the next couple of weeks. I did add a couple of links to the Christian County page at WRV, and I fixed the historical society link (how do those things get broken if I don't mess with them in the first place, that's what I'd like to know...) Have a GREAT Christmas Holiday! Be safe, and y'all...start posting some stories... Oh, yeah... I need the addresses for any historical and genealogical societies I might have missed in combing the web for them. I have 18 to invite to Outlaw Roundup in May, 2001, and if you see one I've missed in the list, please let me know! AR Gen Soc; Boone Co. His&Gen Soc; Baxter Co. His&Gen; Barry Co; Carroll Co.; Christian Co.; Douglas Co.; Greene Co. (MO); Marion Co.; Madison Co.; MO Folklore Soc; MO Hist Soc; MO State Gen Soc; Newton Co. Soc; Ozark Co. (MO); OGS in Springfield; Ozarks Heritage Tourism Soc, also in Spfd; State His Soc of MO; and Stone Co. MO...if AR has a Historical Society, or there are any counties y'all think I should invite to come play with us at the Outlaw Roundup, please send me the addresses. I'm going to send the invites out next week or so. I don't know what's available in AR, if there are more! Now, you can stop reading...LOL Vonda ListMom for MOTaney and MO-AR-WRV http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~moarwrv/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gregvonda