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Good 37º cloudy morning. 

 

Yesterday was a very rainy day and we topped at 44º.

 

 

Picture of the Day

 

 

Interesting about the First Ladies....

 Four presidents were widowed prior to their presidencies:

• Thomas Jefferson was married to Martha Wayles from 1772 until her death in 1782.
• Andrew Jackson was married to Rachel Donelson from 1794 until her death in 1828.
• Martin Van Buren was married to Hannah Hoes from 1807 until her death in 1819.
• Chester A. Arthur was married to Ellen Lewis Herndon from 1859 until her death in 1880.

POTUS No.	Portrait	Name	Tenure	Age at tenure start	President (Husband, unless noted)
1		Martha Washington June 13, 1731 – May 22, 1802 (aged 70)	April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797	57 years, 321 days	George Washington m.  January 6, 1759
2		Abigail Adams November 22, 1744 – October 28, 1818 (aged 73)	March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801	52 years, 102 days	John Adams m. October 25, 1764
3		Martha Jefferson September 27, 1772 – October 10, 1836 (aged 64)	March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809	28 years, 158 days	Thomas Jefferson Father [A]
4		Dolley Madison May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849 (aged 81) [18][19]	March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1817	40 years, 288 days	James Madison m. September 14, 1794
5		Elizabeth Monroe June 30, 1768 – September 23, 1830 (aged 62)	March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825	48 years, 247 days	James Monroe m. February 16, 1786
6		Louisa Adams Birth country:  Great Britain (present day  United Kingdom) February 12, 1775 – May 15, 1852 (aged 77)	March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829	50 years, 20 days	John Quincy Adams m. July 26, 1797
7		Emily Donelson June 1, 1807 – December 19, 1836 (aged 29)	March 4, 1829 – November 26, 1834	21 years, 276 days	Andrew Jackson Uncle
		Sarah Jackson July 16, 1803 – August 23, 1887 (aged 84)	November 26, 1834 – March 4, 1837	31 years, 133 days	Andrew Jackson Father-in-law
8	Vacant		March 4, 1837 – November 27, 1838	Vacant	Martin Van Buren Widower
		Sarah Van Buren February 13, 1818 – December 29, 1877 (aged 59)	November 27, 1838 – March 4, 1841	20 years, 287 days	Martin Van Buren Father-in-law
9		Anna Harrison July 25, 1775 – February 25, 1864 (aged 88)	March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841	65 years, 222 days	William Henry Harrison m. November 22, 1795
		Jane Harrison July 23, 1804 – May 11, 1846 (aged 41)	March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841	36 years, 224 days	William Henry Harrison Father-in-law
10		Letitia Tyler November 12, 1790 – September 10, 1842 (aged 51)	April 4, 1841 – September 10, 1842 †	50 years, 143 days	John Tyler m. March 29, 1813
		Elizabeth Priscilla Tyler June 14, 1816 – December 29, 1889 (aged 73) [30]	September 10, 1842 – June 26, 1844	26 years, 88 days	John Tyler Father-in-law
		Julia Tyler July 29, 1820 – July 10, 1889 (aged 68)	June 26, 1844 – March 4, 1845	24 years, 53 days	John Tyler m. June 26, 1844 Married while President
11		Sarah Polk September 4, 1803 – August 14, 1891 (aged 87)	March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849	41 years, 181 days	James K. Polk m. January 1, 1824
12		Margaret "Peggy" Taylor September 21, 1788 – August 14, 1852 (aged 63)	March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850	60 years, 164 days	Zachary Taylor m. June 21, 1810
13		Abigail Fillmore March 13, 1798 – March 30, 1853 (aged 55)	July 9, 1850 – March 4, 1853	52 years, 118 days	Millard Fillmore m. February 5, 1826
14		Jane Pierce March 12, 1806 – December 2, 1863 (aged 57)	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857	46 years, 357 days	Franklin Pierce m. November 19, 1834
15		Harriet Lane May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903 (aged 73)	March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861	26 years, 299 days	James Buchanan Uncle
16		Mary Lincoln December 13, 1818 – July 16, 1882 (aged 63)	March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865	42 years, 81 days	Abraham Lincoln m. November 4, 1842
17		Eliza Johnson October 4, 1810 – January 15, 1876 (aged 65)	April 15, 1865 – March 4, 1869	54 years, 193 days	Andrew Johnson m. May 17, 1827
18		Julia Grant January 26, 1826 – December 14, 1902 (aged 76)	March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877	43 years, 37 days	Ulysses S. Grant m. August 22, 1848
19		Lucy Hayes August 28, 1831 – June 25, 1889 (aged 57)	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881	45 years, 188 days	Rutherford B. Hayes m. December 30, 1852
20		Lucretia Garfield April 19, 1832 – March 14, 1918 (aged 85)	March 4, 1881 – September 19, 1881	48 years, 319 days	James A. Garfield m. November 11, 1858
21		Mary McElroy July 5, 1841 – January 8, 1917 (aged 75)	September 19, 1881 – March 4, 1885	40 years, 76 days	Chester A. Arthur Brother
22		Rose Cleveland June 13, 1846 – November 22, 1918 (aged 72)	March 4, 1885 – June 2, 1886	38 years, 264 days	Grover Cleveland Brother
		Frances Cleveland July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947 (aged 83)	June 2, 1886 – March 4, 1889	21 years, 316 days	Grover Cleveland m. June 2, 1886 Married while President
23		Caroline Harrison October 1, 1832 – October 25, 1892 (aged 60)	March 4, 1889 – October 25, 1892 †	56 years, 154 days	Benjamin Harrison m. October 20, 1853
		Mary Harrison McKee April 3, 1858 – October 28, 1930 (aged 72)	October 25, 1892 – March 4, 1893	34 years, 205 days	Benjamin Harrison Father
24		Frances Cleveland July 21, 1864 – October 29, 1947 (aged 83)	March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897	28 years, 226 days	Grover Cleveland m. June 2, 1886 Remarried 1913
25		Ida McKinley June 8, 1847 – May 26, 1907 (aged 59)	March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901	49 years, 269 days	William McKinley m. January 25, 1871
26		Edith Roosevelt August 6, 1861 – September 30, 1948 (aged 87)	September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909	40 years, 39 days	Theodore Roosevelt m. December 2, 1886
27		Helen "Nellie" Taft June 2, 1861 – May 22, 1943 (aged 81)	March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913	47 years, 275 days	William H. Taft m. June 19, 1886
28		Ellen Wilson May 15, 1860 – August 6, 1914 (aged 54)	March 4, 1913 – August 6, 1914 †	52 years, 293 days	Woodrow Wilson m. June 24, 1885
		Margaret Wilson April 16, 1886 – February 12, 1944 (aged 57)	August 6, 1914 – December 18, 1915	28 years, 112 days	Woodrow Wilson Father
		Edith Wilson October 15, 1872 – December 28, 1961 (aged 89)	December 18, 1915 – March 4, 1921	43 years, 64 days	Woodrow Wilson m. December 18, 1915 Married while President
29		Florence Harding August 15, 1860 – November 21, 1924 (aged 64)	March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923	60 years, 201 days	Warren G. Harding m. July 8, 1891
30		Grace Coolidge January 3, 1879 – July 8, 1957 (aged 78)	August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929	44 years, 211 days	Calvin Coolidge m. October 4, 1905
31		Lou Hoover March 29, 1874 – January 7, 1944 (aged 69)	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933	54 years, 340 days	Herbert Hoover m. February 10, 1899
32		Anna Eleanor Roosevelt October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962 (aged 78)	March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945	48 years, 144 days	Franklin D. Roosevelt m. March 17, 1905
33		Elizabeth "Bess" Truman February 13, 1885 – October 18, 1982 (aged 97)	April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953	60 years, 58 days	Harry S. Truman m. June 28, 1919
34		Mamie Eisenhower November 14, 1896 – November 1, 1979 (aged 82)	January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961	56 years, 67 days	Dwight D. Eisenhower m. July 1, 1916
35		Jacqueline "Jackie" Kennedy July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994 (aged 64)	January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963	31 years, 176 days	John F. Kennedy m. September 12, 1953 Remarried 1968
36		Claudia "Lady Bird" Johnson December 22, 1912 – July 11, 2007 (aged 94)	November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969	50 years, 335 days	Lyndon B. Johnson m. November 17, 1934
37		Thelma "Pat" Nixon March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993 (aged 81)	January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974	56 years, 310 days	Richard Nixon m. June 21, 1940
38		Elizabeth "Betty" Ford April 8, 1918 – July 8, 2011 (aged 93)	August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977	56 years, 123 days	Gerald Ford m. October 15, 1948
39		Eleanor Rosalynn Carter Born August 18, 1927 (age 94)	January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981	49 years, 155 days	Jimmy Carter m. July 7, 1946
40		Nancy Reagan July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016 (aged 94)	January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989	59 years, 203 days	Ronald Reagan m. March 4, 1952
41		Barbara Bush June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018 (aged 92)	January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993	63 years, 226 days	George H. W. Bush m. January 6, 1945
42		Hillary Clinton Born October 26, 1947 (age 74)	January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001	45 years, 86 days	Bill Clinton m. October 11, 1975
43		Laura Bush Born November 4, 1946 (age 75) [98][99]	January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009	54 years, 77 days	George W. Bush m. November 5, 1977
44		Michelle Obama Born January 17, 1964 (age 58)	January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017	45 years, 3 days	Barack Obama m. October 3, 1992
45		Melania Trump Birth country:  Yugoslavia (present day  Slovenia) Born April 26, 1970 (age 51)	January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021	46 years, 269 days	Donald Trump m. January 22, 2005
46		Jill Biden Born June 3, 1951 (age 70)	January 20, 2021 – present	69 years, 231 days	Joe Biden m. June 17, 1977

The position of First Lady has been held by 49 different women. However, not every first lady has been the president's spouse. If the president was a bachelor or widower, or if his wife was unable or unwilling to perform the role, other female relatives or friends were called upon to carry out the first lady's official duties. New York has produced more first ladies than any other state. Eleven first ladies were born in New York, including several of America’s most well-known first ladies: Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Nancy Reagan. Ohio is in second place, with six first ladies.

 

From Mr. Food

 

Get the excitement and great taste of beef tacos without the work of making individual tacos. This Beefy Taco Bake is a great start to a Mexican potluck menu and is sure to make your family happy and your life easier!

 

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (10-3/4-ounce) can condensed tomato soup
• 1 cup salsa
• 1/2 cup milk
• 6 (6- to 8-inch) flour or corn tortillas, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, divided

 

1. Preheat oven to 400º. Coat a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
    
2. In a large skillet, brown ground beef over medium-high heat, stirring until crumbled; drain. Stir in soup, salsa, milk, tortillas, and 1/2 cup cheese; spoon into prepared baking dish.
    
3. Cover and bake 30 minutes, or until hot. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese, and serve.

 

 

 

On this date in 2013 Dude came to live with me..... he was 6 years old, and born the same year Jerry died.  He was such a blessing and a love. I know he was Jerry reincarnated because he snored just like he did!!! Thank you Dave Russell for giving me this love! He just passed away on February 1st.

 

 

 

Historically this date.....

1846 – The Donner Party of pioneers departs Springfield, Illinois, for California, on what will become a year-long journey of hardship, cannibalism, and survival.

1860 – The first Pony Express rider reaches Sacramento, California.

1865 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 – U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward and his family are attacked in his home by Lewis Powell.

1881 – The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight is fought in El Paso, Texas.

1969 – At the U.S. Academy Awards there is a tie for the Academy Award for Best Actress between Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand.

 

And births this date includes.....

1925 – Rod Steiger, American actor (d. 2002)

 

1930 – Bradford Dillman, American actor (d.2018)

 

1932 – Loretta Lynn, American country musician/singer

 

1936 – Frank Serpico, American policeman

1941 – Julie Christie, British actress

 

1941 – Pete Rose, American baseball player

 

1977 – Chandra Levy, American intern (d. 2001)

What a story!!! Click on her name and read....

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Thursday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

 

 

National Gardening Day on April 14th encourages gardeners and would-be gardeners to pick up a shovel and some seeds and kick-off a beautiful year of homegrown bounty.

Whether you want to grow vegetables, fruit, flowers, houseplants, or anything in between, National Gardening Day celebrates a satisfying pastime that you will enjoy for decades. Growing your own food also lets you provide fresh and natural nourishment for your family for a fraction of grocery store prices.

As many gardeners know, the benefits of gardening come from more than the produce. Spending time in the garden also provides physical activity and an opportunity to join with nature.

The observance is a call to action to get out and grow flower or vegetable gardens. No matter how you garden, plant in the ground, in containers, in straw bales or a square foot gardening box. Just garden!

HOW TO OBSERVE

There are many ways that you can celebrate the day, including:

• Look for a community garden in your area.
• Organize a seed and perennial plant swap with neighbors and friends.
• Join a garden club. There isn’t one near? Start one!
• Visit your local nursery or garden center—you will be amazed and excited by all the beautiful options