Do you remember who wrote the poem that began with the words "The North wind doth blow and we shall have snow, and what will the poor robin do then?" That is as much as I can remember and at this time of year, I don’t think I will worry much about the robin. What I am concerned about is when am I going to get my garden planted as the wind blows every day and he isn’t fussy about which direction he’s going to blow from. Each day I think tomorrow will be better, but no, it just blows from a different direction. So, the weeds take over. However, the lilacs are a beautiful color and my apple trees, which are in full bloom, make a beautiful white background and it would make a lovely picture. My garden is tilled but I haven’t purchased any garden seeds as yet. With this wind that continues to blow, my seeds would probably end up in Ash Creek! My beautiful deep purple lilacs have changed into pale lavender and my snow-white apple trees have lost most of their blossoms in the wind. So, enjoy what you have today as we don’t know what tomorrow might bring. Mother’s Day dinner guests in the Arvin and Cena Mae Tilstra home were Larry and Joan Moeller and Margaret Moeller, Mitchell, S.D., Norman, Diane and Amy Sjaarda and Fred Tilstra. The afternoon was spent with Elizabeth Elbers who is a resident of Tuff Home in Hills. Bernice and Orrin Aukes and son, Jeff, were Mother’s Day dinner guests in the home of their daughter, Nancy and Steven Willers in Fairmont. Mother’s Day dinner guests in the Paul and Carole Aykens home in Orange City, Iowa, were Joyce Aykens, Worthington, Mildred Keunen and Jo Aykens, Steen. They also helped Paul celebrate his birthday.Saturday visitors in the Henrietta Huenink home were her children, Allan and Donna Bodewitz, Sioux Falls, Ken and Gwen Bodewitz, Valley Springs, S.D. Sunday visitors were Norma Van Wyhe, Lester, Iowa, and Jo Nuffer and family, Joe and Alex. Word was received here recently that Gary Rozeboom of Hills received a kidney transplant at Rochester the first of the week. If you wish to send him a card his address is: 1409 North Broadway, Rochester, MN 55906. I am sure he would enjoy hearing from you.Mildred Paulsen was a guest of Vern Behr and his sister, Caroline, to attend the Behr family Mother’s Day dinner in Sioux Falls.Steven Bosch, Minneapolis, son of Dries and Laura May Bosch, enjoyed the Mother’s Day weekend in the home of his parents. He returned to his home on Sunday. Melba Boeve, Marilyn Springman and Wilma Wissink left on Tuesday for Forest Lake where they spent Mother’s Day weekend visiting in the home of Julie and John Springman. Julie is Melba’s daughter. Wilma visited her son. They also celebrated the two daughter’s birthdays. They returned home on Saturday evening. Dries and Laura May Bosch were Mother’s Day dinner guests on Sunday in the home of their son, Paul and Diane Bosch, at Brandon. Other guests were members of Diane’s family. Mother’s Day dinner guests of Melvin and JoAnn Paulsen were his mother, Laura Paulsen and their son, Glen and wife Marla, and family of Sioux Falls. They enjoyed Mother’s Day dinner together at Luverne Pizza Ranch.The Hills-Beaver Creek High School graduation ceremony will be at 7 p.m. Friday, May 28. Baccalaureate will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 30, in the Hills High School gym.It seems May is a very busy month. I never thought about it before but the first day of May was May Day. How many of you received a May basket? Then there was Mother’s Day which is a holiday, a time for friends and family to get together and remember days gone by. The next big event is graduation! A special day for every young person some time in their life. They have completed their high school years and most all of us felt we had arrived as we graduated from high school. There is nothing wrong with that. After graduation our lives enter an entirely different world. I am going to leave you with a few helpful hints which might be helpful to you as you encounter many new and different experiences. It is titled, "Five rules for a happy life."1. You’re capable of standing on your own but taking full responsibility for your own actions. 2. Careful to maintain a regard for other persons regardless of race or religion.3. Able to start work under your own power and not be driven to do the task. 4. Mindful of the fact that happiness comes only to those who have purpose in life. 5. Able to take good fortune with a gracious smile and meet misfortune with faith in your ability to overcome it. Just remember there is no failure until you fail to keep trying!