Vacation

Our vacation was so relaxing and enjoyable!  We drove to Benton on Friday and stayed 3 nights with Maxine.  We spent the whole weekend visiting with Dennis' family...such a wonderful visit!  Then we left Monday morning and drove to Harrison.  After a tasty lunch at Neighbor's Mill Bakery and Cafe, we headed over to Kenneth's house.  Had a wonderful afternoon listening to stories from his younger years, then went to Ken and Kelli's for supper.  We really enjoyed our time visiting with them!  We spent the night at Kenneth's and then drove to Branson the next morning.  Thanks to a tip from Kenneth, we spent a good part of the morning browsing around in Dick's 5 & 10.  What a trip down memory lane!  I found an instruction book on making sock monkeys (and other sock dolls) and bought it and the socks to make a couple of projects.  The girls and I had recently been discussing sock monkeys and wondering where one could still get them.  (They have both "put in their orders".)  After lunch and a little more shopping, we visited the Titanic museum.  Then we headed out to Big Cedar Lodge to check in.  We didn't actually stay in the Lodge, but rather in a condominium on the lake.  I was blown away when we walked in our rooms!  Definitely NOT what we are used to!  That night we ate supper at the Keeter House restaurant at the College of the Ozarks.  It was beautiful, the service was great, and the food was yummy!

The Keeter House

Yummy dessert!

The next morning we had to spend 2 hours listening to a sales pitch for a time share (which is how we were able to afford staying there!).  Our salesman was very pleasant and friendly...until he realized we were NOT buying anything.  But he was still nice. 

Thursday, we checked out and headed towards Springdale.  Storms were blowing through Arkansas that day, but we made the trip with no problems.  We spent the night with Gene and Glenda and thoroughly enjoyed our visit with them.  Then Friday, we headed to Paris to spend the weekend with Stephen and Mandy.  The girls met up with us the next day.  We spent Saturday browsing in antique shops and going to the history museum.  That evening, we visited and played games.
Dennis and I headed home after lunch on Sunday, so we could make it back to Highway for evening services.  The trip was great, but it was good to be home!