Friends arrive and Family Departs

Gina and I were up early Tuesday morning cleaning and straightening up our house while we waited on the arrival Mike & Janna, our friends from Montana. They pulled into our driveway around two o’clock.

Mike & Janna arrives

Here I am walking with Janna as Mike drives up

After hugs and Mike parking their motorhome we went inside for a little catching up. Before long it was time for dinner. Gina had made another big pot of Gumbo and cornbread.

As we were going to bed, Nicole, our daughter called and said she had sewer backing up into her house. To make a long story short, Thomas and I went over there while the city sent a worker over to see if it was a city problem. Well, the city couldn’t determine if it was their problem or not. Nicole decided to sleep over at our house and we all made it back to our house a little after midnight.

Well I intended to wake up early Wednesday morning. However, that did not happen and I did finally get up around 8:30 and drove to our local donut shop so Mike & Janna and Gina could get a little sugar and cholesterol fix. After breakfast Gina and I spent a little time with Thomas & Ashley since this would be their last day here in Louisiana. Around noon they had a few errands to run and Mike & Janna wanted to look for a new loveseat to replace the couch in their motorhome. We took them to V. Watts furniture, which in our opinion is the best and least expensive furniture store around. It just so happens this place is in the middle of nowhere for around here. However, this place has been in business since 1959 and people drive from all over Louisiana and Mississippi to shop there. After looking and measuring all of the loveseats they settled on a theater seat. I guess they can now claim people drive from Montana to shop there too.

Mike & Janna looking pretty comfortable!!!

After we left there we went to Wayne’s Bar-B-Que. It’s the only acceptable place to eat out for town we were in. We then needed to head back home so I could borrow my uncle’s truck so Mike and I could pick up their new loveseat and Janna and Gina could go get pedicures.

After we made it back home with the new theater seat we began to remove the old couch first. Instead of trying to remove it as one piece, Mike decided it would be easier to take it apart first and remove it by pieces. I’m glad he made that decision. Gina and Janna made it back home just as we were installing the new seat. Gina’s first priority was boiling a chicken. Gina was making chicken & dumplings for dinner. She doesn’t cook them very often but it’s one of Ashley’s favorite meals and Thomas wanted to see how she made it. They tasted great!! We visited for a little while longer until we said goodnight and Mike & Janna went out to their home. A wonderful day spent with family and friends.

We were up early this morning to tell Thomas & Ashley bye as they started their drive back to California. We have had so much fun with them. We'll be seeing them in February for a few days before Thomas deploys to Afghanistan.

Thomas & Ashley all loaded up and pulling out

Gina & I hope everyone has a pleasant and wonderful day, enjoying what our Father has so graciously blessed us with.