The boys’ fall break was today and yesterday, so we’ve been in Gulf Shores since Friday night. This post appears as we’re headed back, probably not far from the Bates House of Turkey for lunch. The Gulf was as startlingly clear and beautiful as I’ve ever seen it. We saw stingrays and dolphins the whole … Read more
I can’t believe Lake Winnie has been sitting over there my whole life and I never even knew it, much less visited. Just south of Chattanooga, Lake Winnie (short for Lake Winnepesaukah) is a family-owned and operated amusement park. BamaDan and his family have been going for three years now, and he had mentioned it … Read more
Dad called me a little after 2 today. Bo: “Hey, I’m in a meeting. Can I call you right back?” Dad: “Yeah. I’m in trouble. Not physically. Computer.” Bo: “OK. Call you in a minute.” Oh, did he ever sound whipped. Dad is so much better at this than he used to be. In nearly … Read more