Kentucky, Indiana, and Wisconsin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, to be blessed with honest friends … before leaving Louisville, I was informed by a self-appointed editor that my usage of exclamation points is excessive!!!!!!  While our kiddos played at the park, I was educated on appropriate times and places to use the exclamatory mark.  This fabulous friend provided examples for me as far as when the exclamation point was necessary.  (“Mommy, watch me slide.” versus “Mommy, watch me slide!”)

Across the Ohio River we traveled from Kentucky to Indiana.  We were reminded that it’s the simple things in life that mean the most to kids … a trip to Wal-Mart with Papaw, riding his lawnmower around the yard again and again, watering Mamaw’s  flowers, and assisting in the creation of dessert.  Perhaps the highlight of hanging in Waynetown, Indiana, was the rooster that crossed Main Street.  Seriously, it just waddled from one side to the other.  Papaw asked his grandchildren if they knew why the rooster had crossed the road.  “To get to the other side, of course,” they replied.  (We may be from Arkansas/Mississippi but we know a few jokes!)

Lunchtime, naptime, and playtime with cousins Clyde and Patrick in Madison, Wisconsin made for a wonderful Wednesday.  More to come tomorrow.