Mama’s little break

Mama and I have been in Decatur the past three nights. We will be going back to Amarillo this afternoon. My training is completed and the work I have to do in the Decatur office is nearly complete. It has been a good break for Mama.


While our children have been snowed in in Amarillo we have been able to go shopping and out to eat every night. We have not bought much, but we have been able to go to Kroger’s for some very urgent food needs; apple butter and fig cookies. The Kroger brand is the only acceptable brand in either our home or Grandma’s. We get by on most other staple supplies, but we have never skimped on those items.

Mama got together with a realtor in the area here to begin investigating homes with property. I am personally interested in property only, but Mama has the idea of moving – if that moment comes – into a ready house so our things do not have to sit in storage. It looks like that is where all the losses and damages occurred during the last move.

We may have time to look at a house today but I don’t know for sure. I have left that up to Mama. She has the car today as she did yesterday, but I am not sure how far she is willing to venture since I am due to be picked up in less than an hour. It is pretty amazing that the five hour drive home does not feel long. For some reason it feels easy here. We are looking forward to seeing the snow we missed while we were here.

We are scheduled to have dinner with our Pastor and his wife along with two or three other couples. Mama is a little worried about the dessert we promised to supply. Grandma stepped in and is baking an apple pie we can take, but Sam’s may have to provide the rest since we need enough for ten to twelve people. Mama keeps a tight schedule.

Cori told Mama yesterday that she was feeding Blake in one room of their house while Nate was telling an impromptu story to Mykenzie and Grant before they were put to bed. The story involved JJ and somebody and a pregnant puppy. Cori said as the story progresses and the dog had to be given a name, Nate told the kids the dog’s name was Rex.

As soon as Nate heard her laughing about the name, it was quickly changed to Lady. It is amazing how many times us men will get that wrong.