Monday, July 7, 2008

July 3rd


Good Morning!
July 3rd was a day that we spent in Tennessee with Todd and his mom.  We were originally going to leave Franklin and head to Memphis, then ending up in Broken Arrow, but Mrs. Stallwood and Todd were showing us such a good time, and argued effectively for us to spend another night in Franklin, so we did.  
The day was spent relaxing around the house.  Lou spent the time visiting with Mrs. Stallwood.  I visited with her too, and also tended to the kids when they needed help (but they were doing a great job entertaining themselves with Sudoku and workbooks).   Lou, Alison, and Mrs. Stallwood went to a barbeque and had a little run in with the help.   The gist of the story goes as follows:  They were waiting in line for a while (about five minutes) and Mrs. Stallwood was getting hotter by the minute.  When they pulled up to the window, she began complaining that they were melting in the car (btw, Lou said the Jaguar that they were in was VERY comfortable) and wondered what was taking the lady in front of them so long.  The young man replied, "I don't know ma'am, I think it's retard day."
Mrs. Stallwood replied, "That's what I was thinking.  Or maybe it's just a Tennessee thing!"
Very funny situation!
Anywho, we went to Todd's 
that evening to fish, eat, shoot of fireworks, and watch a video that Todd and I made when we went to Eau Claire, Wisconsin as roadies for Dwight Yoakam (Todd's cousin) in the summer of 1992.
The kids had SUCH A GREAT TIME FISHING!!!  (I was yelling when I wrote that.)  We were using worms and chicken livers as bait.  The kids did all of the baiting themselves.  They each caught two fish (bluegill).  Joe was able to unhook three of them himself.  We threw back all of the fish.  Alison became a true fisherman that evening.  She was so upset because two catfish "at least THIS BIG" nibbled her bait off of the hook without getting hooked.
After dinner, we shot off some fireworks with Todd, then we roasted marshmallows and had s'mores.
The night was great, and we were sad about leaving when 11 pm rolled around, but we had to head back to Mrs. Stallwood's to get our last night's sleep before pressing on.
This time in Tennessee visiting old friends was truly a blessing from God.  Todd was a terrific host!
-Dave

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