on the road again

This morning we hugged my sister Karen, brother-in-law Bill, and nephew Hunter and wished them safety on their trip back to Nebraska. Then we had a goodbye breakfast with my mom and dad before they left for Florida. We are all going back to our little corners of the country today (except for those of us in the cutest little red car you ever did see who are taking a while to get back home).

Hey batta, batta...

Yesterday was our last full day together. The boys and I went with Karen and her family to the Mississippi Sports Museum. For those of you who are wondering if we ever do anything other than look at old houses, here you go. The museum honors all of the different athletes that have come from Mississippi. It was a nice place and Joe especially enjoyed it. If you'd like to read a more detailed description and view his photos, you can do so on his blog: http://joesage.wordpress.com/

Broadcaster Dave

There was stuff about Jerry Rice, Brett Favre and a bunch of other people I've never heard of. We got to try our hand at pitching, throwing football passes, being a sports broadcaster and more. We watched a well made video about the different athletes and Mississippi pride was strong throughout the film. It was quite touching actually.

The starting line up

Afterwards we headed over to Golden Corral for a late lunch and feasted on a number of buffet items. I had the boys try lima beans and turnip greens (just a bite) so that we could experience the food of the south. Zach liked both, David said the lima beans were okay. Joe didn't hate them or anything, but he wasn't a big fan. I'd had lima beans before, but I didn't care for the turnip greens - too bitter for me. I also had some bourbon street chicken which was very tasty.


The boys went on an unsuccessful search for a bowling alley, while Karen and I took off to find some antique shops. After all, I now need Louisiana and Mississippi license plates. Unfortunately, the antique stores around here are a bit too upscale and no one sells license plates. They directed us to a Flea Market, which will be one of our stops as we drive toward New Orleans today.


We ended our day at Uncle Bill's where I got to look at many of his old books. He has his own internet business where he buys and sells first edition books that have been signed by the author or illustrator. They are beautiful and sell from $100 to $5000 a piece!


We are getting a late start, but we've gotten used to hanging out and having slow mornings here in Mississippi. Our first stop will be near Jackson, to visit Belhaven University. David's friend DeRon is thinking about attending this college when he graduates, so we thought we'd go take a picture.


As we begin the journey home, I am excited about the new sites we will see and experience, but I'm also grateful that we made the trip to meet and get to know these special people we are privileged to call family.