Last Sunday, when we took my daddy to Little Rock to spend time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren living there, Tommy's brother, Alton, his wife, Shirley, and their daughter, Janel, with her husband, Gary, came to Jenny's house for a quick visit. Tommy and Alton are nearly ten years apart in age but have always been close. I love this unposed picture of them sharing a chair!
Janel and Hattie bonded quickly. I got several cute pictures of them but this is my favorite.
Last night the Wildcats played a scrimmage game against Nashville (Arkansas). To my untrained eye, our boys really looked good! This was the first time since Tommy retired that we were going to go to something like this without other family members. We left WAY early. I texted a good friend, who was born and raised in Nashville, to ask where we ought to eat some supper. She sent us to a diner named Starz. As we pulled into the parking lot, we noticed huge clouds of smoke not far away. Turned out all the buildings in the next block were on fire! Power went out soon after we entered the restaurant but they were able to feed us. Fire companies from all over the area responded. It was amazing. We have heard of no injuries, thank goodness! I knew Jimmy was driving the defensive bus so I texted him about the fire and the fact that Main Street, the normal route to the stadium, was blocked. Tom and I got to the field very early for spectators and there was no sign of any Wildcat personnel anywhere. We went to sit in the stands with Karen and Bill Reed, the head coach's parents. (Bill Reed was the head coach at our alma mater, JHS, for several years and won two state championships with the Red Devils - and with his son, Scott, now our coach, as his quarterback. Now Scott's son, Taylor, is our state championship winning quarterback! Scott's younger son, Lucas, ran several plays at QB last night so the tradition continues!) Finally Jimmy called me to tell me his bus had arrived. The equipment van had had a flat tire so it and the other bus were behind him, traveling with a police escort. I did not see anything about last night's fire in the paper this morning so I don't know any more details.
In a little while, Tommy will take me to meet Tanya at the nursing home; she is a physical therapist in a nursing home setting. She and I will pick up Hannah and a friend to go to Murray's Dinner Theater in Little Rock. ANNIE is playing there; last summer the four of us saw MY FAIR LADY and had so much fun we decided to try again. Tommy will pick up DanMan and they will do guy stuff. Their feelings certainly are not hurt to excluded from the two+ hour ride to see a musical!
Tomorrow DanMan is playing is a baseball tournament in Farmerville, Louisiana. He has to be at the field by eight. I think Tommy will take him and we girls will tag along later; after all, we will have had a late night! Tomorrow evening a semi-Purple and White Game will be held. Not sure what will happen. The turf was not ready for last night's scrimmage and I doubt if they will be able to play on it tomorrow. I do know that all players from 7th - 12th grade will be introduced and there will be a silent auction. I imagine the concession stand will be open. I put on my Wildcat spirit bracelet last night and it will be worn with my other jewelry until the season ends! GO WILDCATS!!!!!
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