Ready to Go

We’re back. Of course, as in all time off, it disappears all too quickly. The money also seems to disappear at an accelerated rate during times of leisure. But it was a time that we looked forward to, and it didn’t disappoint us.
This year we did a little differently in that we didn’t do a lot of sitting and visiting, but rather saw some of the sights of Branson. We went downtown (which we had done before, of course) and ate at a sandwich shop. There were, it seemed, a million people walking the sidewalks of historic downtown Branson, and most of that million milling around in the stores, but when we went into the sandwich shop, there were few customers.
The Five and Dime was busy, as were many of the other stores in the block. We perused the collection of articles for sale in a Victorian-themed gift shop and saw the shop that advertised a thousand clocks for sale. We then went down to the lakefront and rode on the excursion train that leaves the depot every two hours or so for a 20 mile ride into the Ozarks.
Following that, we went out to the S of O (School of the Ozarks) campus where my sister and brother-in-law graduated college and took in the new conference center and restaurant. What a pleasant meal we had there, with good food and wait staff. We then took in a show (The Haygoods) and went back to the motel.
By the way, if you have a chance to see the Haygoods, please do. They’re a high-energy, multi-talented family who gives much more than value for the price of the ticket. They displayed, I think, better quality than did Shoji Tabuchi a couple of years ago. It was one of the better and more quality performances I’ve EVER seen.
The girls get back this afternoon. Right now we have the carpet cleaner in. I’m not sure what I’ll be doing today except stay out of his way and think about the next three weeks or so. I am ready for the girls, but the high maintenance of a couple of them will challenge us in ways we haven’t thought of yet. Pray for us this next couple of weeks. I think this will be a pivotal time in the lives of several of our girls.