.: Day 5

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Day 5

We spent the morning with my family eating home cooked goodies and visiting. It's never too early in the morning for a Dexter Hickory Log rib! I miss those! Chelsie had fun making cookies with Grandma. Baby Jack is so sweet!

Even though I looked terrible, this is one of my favorite pictures!

Around noon we headed to Sikeston to meet my school friend Bridget and her family at Lambert's Cafe. It's actually been featured on the Food Network as the best place in America to pig out! They're famous for their throwed rolls!

We all got quite a kick out of this, nearly knocking over drinks (and those are some big drinks!) to catch one gone long!

Of course the shot I got was of another table, and Wes said my flash caused the lady to drop it, but I only felt bad for a second!

The food was fabulous, chicken and dumplings were my favorite! Wes even tried fried okra but quickly put that on his list of foods to never eat again! Even though frog legs and hog jowl were on the menu, we passed on those! After lunch, we headed to Poplar Bluff where I grew up.

Alot had changed in 15 years, since I had been there last! A ton of memories flooded my mind, it was definitely time for me to return for a visit. We headed to Bridget's little plot of earth next--a mere 20 acres in the country!

What a beautiful spot! We all had a blast, we all enjoyed playing outside, jumping on the trampoline, riding the 4 wheeler, and roasting hot dogs and smores in a bonfire! Thanks for your great hospitality Bridget, Chester, Aaron, and Austin! Oh I forgot to mention that Scott acquired a new skill that night....flashlight writing! Man his skillz are impressive!

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Quotable Quips and Laughable Life

I decided that I wanted to add a small section with little things that my kids have said or done over the years that I never want to forget and I think are worth sharing. Unfortunately I was much better at writing these things down a bit late in the game....Chelsie steals the show here a bit. If only I could remember all those things I thought I'd never forget. I hope you take my challenge to write down all those things you hope to pass on one day.

When Chelsie was about 2 she had been jumping on my brand new couch, so I promptly told her to stop jumping on the nice furniture. Her response was very logical. "Then where's the mean furniture?"

While camping in the Sequoias, the entrance sign read, "1 bear incident this week...." Kelly mispronounced it as 1 bear accident....later in the bathroom, Chelsie noticed wet spots on the floor, and announced, "This must be where the bear had the accident."

We had a family home evening on choosing the right, and we thought Chelsie understood but when we asked her she said, "Yes, don't choose the left!"

When Kelly was in the 5th grade, she needed to use the classroom phone to call me. She dialed 9 to get an outside line, then she had to dial 1 because I have a long distance cell phone number, but she accidently hit the 1 twice. When the 911 dispatcher answered she was scared and just hung up. 5 minutes later the front office called the classroom stating that 3 sheriffs had arrived ready to take action and were wanting to know who called and why. Now it was by sheer coincidence that this was a morning that there was a prison breakout, so officers were on high alert. Kelly was embarrassed then, but can laugh about it now!

When Wes was about 4, he used to tell everyone that he was going to marry his friend Elizabeth, and that they were going to have 16 kids, and maybe a car.

When Chelsie was 3 1/2 we told her she needed to learn to spell her name. She responded, "I already know....A L I Z A."
(That was her best friend who taught her)

I was talking with my girls about the weather, and Kelly said, that stupid beaver was wrong, spring is not around the corner. Chelsie then chimed in, it's not a beaver, it's a warthog. Clearly I have failed them.