Old dogs learning new tricks in Branson...

Ted and I begin our fourth week in Branson, Missouri while we await word from insurance adjustors, Galveston County, the water department and the electric company.  This past week was a fun one since we had Steven (age 13) and Brendan (age 11) visiting all week during their annual fall break from school in Orlinda, Tennessee.  

The boys have discovered a passion for skateboarding and no matter what else we did each day or evening, we still had to make time for a trip to the local park where they made several new friends, improved their skills and had the times of their young lives. They were eager to see if MaMa could ride a skateboard and finally got me to the top of one of the lower ramps to try my skill.  I will not be posting the results, but it was fun!  

We also took in several shows including Steven's favorite, SIX, and Brendan's choice, The Presley Family Show, which is dynamite.  We also spent the better part of one day touring the fabulous Titanic exhibit, which was educational, exciting and very interesting and we caught our neighbor in the condo here, Gary Welch, in his show at Branson Mall as well as several other very good entertainers.

We left early yesterday morning and drove to Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to meet Steve and Nikki and return our guests in time to be ready for school this morning back in Orlinda.  The ride was through twisting and turning mountain roads and the scenery rivaled that of a colorful fall post card picture.  It was supposed to be the peak of fall mountain color here in the area.

I told someone today that it is always a "blue Monday" the day the boys leave.  When they're here, there is always activity, noise and the cooking of food, or the cleaning up of the kitchen.  

Keep on praying, please, until we hear from our Texas Windstorm adjustor.  The rulings thus far that we have heard about have not been encouraging as most have ruled that it was water that took away the homes on Bolivar Peninsula.  

Until the next page turns,

Brenda