Our weather this year has been very unpredictable. It must be frustrating for our weather forecasters! Most of the time I don’t get too excited about the weather. However, last Sunday evening when I went out to do chores, the sun was still shining but it wasn’t long until I thought I felt a raindrop. Then it wasn’t long until I knew I felt a raindrop and there were many more headed my way.It reminded me of my father, who was a farmer and when in the fields they had to pretty much guess what time it was. Consequently, he had his own way of figuring it out and shared it with all of us. He said if there was going to be a change in the weather, it would be at 3, 6, 9 p.m. or 12 a.m. and he was so right. I have watched it through the years and he was correct. So, if you are caught away from the weather forecaster, just remember that old saying. At any rate, these little showers of rain have changed my carpet of green grass into a golden carpet of dandelions. They remind me of the story of a little child who was shopping for his Mother’s Day gift. He said, "Roses are red, violets are blue and cost $12, too. Do you suppose I could settle for dandelions?"Mother’s Day guests at the Arvin and Cena Mae Tilstra home were Cena Mae’s mother, Elizabeth Elbers from Hills, and Arvin and Cena Mae’s children and grandchildren. The family of Henrietta Huenink helped her celebrate Mother’s Day at her home at various times Friday afternoon and Saturday evening. Mother’s Day guests in the Daryl and Marie Paulsen home were Marie’s parents, Fran and Jane Mainolfi, Sioux Falls, S.D., Steven and Sherry Paulsen and family, Hills, and Suzanne and Clark Meyer and son, Colby, Brandon, S.D.Melba Boeve and Wilma Wissink, Canton, S.D., spent Mother’s Day weekend at Forest Lake where Melba visited in the home of her daughter and husband, Julie and John Springman, to help their daughters celebrate their birthdays and also Mother’s Day. Wilma spent her time visiting in the home of her son Terry Randall and family for Mother’s Day. They returned home on Sunday.The H-BC track team sponsored a pancake supper at the high school commons. The proceeds from the event will go to the H-BC track team. Joyce Aykens, Worthington, Jo Aykens and Mildred Keunen, Steen, were Mother’s Day dinner guests at the Paul and Carole Aykens home in Orange City, Iowa. Other guests were Vince and Laurie Kurtz and daughter McKenzie and Susan Veldkamp and daughter Jadeyn, all from Orange City. Mother’s Day guests in the Orrin Aukes home were their family, Orlie and Linda Aukes, Hills, Terry and Christy Aukes, Larchwood, Iowa, Mary, Clair and Lance Crawford, Beaver Creek, and Steven and Nancy Willers, Fairmont. An open house bridal shower for LaDonna Sandstede will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at Steen Reformed Church in Steen.We will soon observe Memorial Day. I have so many happy memories of the parades and marching bands we used to have on Memorial Day. I can remember watching a parade as they marched over the Rock River Bridge in Rock Rapids, Iowa, and tossed their flowers of remembrance into the river as they marched along. It seems everyone has memories of those special times. When I found this article titled "Let Us Remember," and since Memorial Day will soon be here, I decided to share the message it brings to us.Let Us RememberMemorial Day, the first of our summer holidays, means we will turn to our favorite pursuits — picnicking, boating, mingling with the crowds at the racetrack or the ballpark, puttering in the yard, or lazing in the sun. It began as Decoration Day, when garlands were placed on the graves of the Civil War dead. It became Memorial Day, an occasion for America to honor those who gave their lives in all wars. It has continued with solemn ceremonies in cemeteries across the country, with parades of school children proudly carrying American flags. And on this day families have decorated the graves of those whose memory they cherish.Yes, we need to relax and enjoy the holiday. But let us not forget to display the Stars and Stripes in our yards; to take that journey to the cemetery with our tokens of geraniums and peonies and wreaths; to wear the veteran’s poppy with concern for his welfare. Let us remember who we are and where we are, Americans in a free land with the power of self-determination, and pause to honor those who have preserved our heritage.