We took a road trip to Branson, Mo in which Clay wore my old sunglasses and posed like a teenage girl for her Facebook profile pick. He makes me so proud.
We took our glowing white children swimming. Several people were blinded by the glow coming off of their epidermis.
The Facebook pose, it was sort of a theme for my family during the Branson weekend. This is me, my mom and my sister. I’ve decided my head is too small for my body, I must fix this.
This was eighteen years ago when my mom had no idea she’s be called Grandma Martha by eight kids and teenagers didn’t pose for Facebook and my head was much larger, apparently it shrunk as my body grew.
See, it was the automatic response every time I brought out my camera. Get those lips pursed and the peace sign displayed…QUICK!
But, let’s get back to summer 2010. We’ve had a lot of rain. Lots and lots of rain.
We had a fairly decent cherry crop because of all that rain. So far, I’ve made two pies with those cherries and they are tart and wonderful.
There were some baseball games in which I did my best to pay attention, but not really.
We found ways to keep ourselves entertained through NO TV in June.
We tore down the paneling in Ellen’s room and I’m hoping to show you updates, uh….when we have it looking better than a crack house. I’m just sure that any day now we’ll get it done. Hahahahah, ho ho, hee, hee…ahem moving on.
We ate here on our way home from Branson and I think I gained 400 pounds just reading the menu.
They put a big piece of kale with a slice of pickled apple on each plate and that takes me back to every restaurant my family ate in while I was growing up in western Kansas. The food was meh, but the rolls are heavenly.
And lastly, we saw two monkeys making out on an ark where all the animals seemed to be incredibly out of scale
And that is my summer 2010 update.
I hope you all have a safe and wonderful 4th of July. We are staying home and blowing up things in our yard and eating a lot of food.
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Hey, I remember those spiced apple rings! I didn’t know anyone actually made them anymore, never mind continue to put them on a dinner plate. How nostalgic and charming, even if they do taste kind of funky.
I love Lambert’s, even though I can’t catch the rolls in mid-air and have to make Cliff catch mine. Cliff hates the long wait, so it’ll probably be a cold day in hell before we eat there again. We’ll be passing by the place on the way home tomorrow.
I think we stayed at the same place in Branson. We were there a couple of weeks ago and even took the kids to the fish hatchery. I have the same pic of the big tank with my nephew looking in. Small world. By the way, I think you may be partly responsible for the chicken frenzy my family seems to be on right now. Love your blog.
Sandy from MI
I needed a laugh this morning. Thank you very much.
Crack house???
Ah, the old two-fingered salute. I know it doesn’t mean the same thing in North America, but I always feel a puerile snicker coming on when I see people flashing a V with the palm facing inward.
Oh, yum, Lambert’s! And you’re brave to take down paneling. I just paint over it. Good luck with that! OH, and have you seen the duck face Youtube video? Go search for it. It’s hilarious.
A couple things:
Photos of Mom and daughters- interesting that the two dark haired females became much blonder and the blond female became darker. Why is that?
What the heck is a *throwed* roll? Shouldn’t it be *thrown* roll? Do people with bad grammar throw them around their dinner table? As in “Mama, Billy Bob throwed his roll at me!”
Your baby boy apparently needs some surgical intervention for some growths on his cute lil head.
My theory for the photo faces is that your family is permanently puckered from all those sour cherries you been eatin’.
They had those spiced apple rings at every restaurant I ever ate in as a kid here in Penna. too. What the heck was that supposed to be anyway? Anyway, thanks for giving me a good chuckle from this post….hope you had a nice 4th.
I love the photos! Family vacations are really fun, aren’t they?! We have a Lambert’s here in Alabama, too. It’s located near the beach so we always go there when we make a beach trip. Love the rolls!!! FYI, they don’t put the kale and apple ring on the plates there. Weird, huh? Have a fun rest of your summer!
Tooo FUN! Glad to see you guys are havin a good ol’ time this summer! Love the wedding pic, gulp…..early 90′s fashion. Love it, thanks for sharing.
the gang sign you and Clay are using is the equivalent of the middle finger in Ireland and the UK. I know this because I had to warn my USA children not to pop this sign for family photos or there would be aghast intakes of breath from the grandmas.
Fun post! I love the facebooks poses. I’m not that old, but obviously too old to understand the overwhelming desire to put on your “gansta face” when a camera is flashing. And I’d just like to commend you on your ability to ROCK a major headpiece, as evidenced by that wedding pic. Fabulous!
Jennie- I know the Lambert’s here in Alabama, too- I didn’t know there were any others!
km- thank you so much for letting this reader know what that sign means. I kept telling my teenage son not to make signs he sees other kids make unless he KNOWS what they mean. Now he knows! Thank you.
April, I LOVE your blog!
Ohhhhh, Lambert’s. Last time I was up that way, they were throwing the rolls to an elderly woman and it must’ve taken her 6 tries to get one but she was having SUCH a great time! I agree that the food is “meh” but the rolls, butter and honey are worth the trip. Great blog, by the way!
Oh! Wish I knew you were heading to WHERE WE LIVE! I couldn’t believe it when I was reading your post! It is a great place to hang out for a bit…let me know if you head this way again (might know how to arrange a few “deeply discounted” tickets to SDC/White Water!!)
Hope you enjoyed your time while in Branson
I’m not sure how to break this to you but, um… the peace sign is the other way out. You know, palm side showing? What you’re doing there is flipping people off, British style…