A Weekend Back Home

I drove down to my hometown of Corbin, KY on Saturday. It had been a couple of months since my last trek southward, so I figured it was time.

After a gourmet meal at Taco Bell, we hit the flea market, then Wal-Mart for odds and ends. Mom needed yarn, I needed picture frames. We both found what we were looking for I think. While in Wal-Mart checking out, Mom blurts out"

"Where did all these big boobs comes from? Is everyone having that done?"

I think she may have asked this because of one particularly busty customer that had just walked past us. Saying it in a crowded check-out line, well, I think Mom's filters are starting to fray.

After the shopping, we went over to the twin's house to see them. I swam a bit in their pool with my nephew. After years of being the fat kid in the family, I'm happy to announce that the twin and I can wear the same size in swimming trunks. Granted, I've come down in weight, but I know the twin has gone up. Heh! This makes me giggle a bit.

With Mom taken home, I ventured to my sister's for dinner and chat before hitting the bed. The next morning was up and out for the drive home. Not a bad visit, certainly not what I was dreading.

Happy Monday, y'all...

Guinness the Cat

Once I got to my hometown on Saturday, I got to see the latest addition to my sister's family. One of the joys of living in the country as she does is that there's always something new popping up. In this case it is this very sweet black cat. He's less than a year old we think, but very loving and even plays with their blonde lab Sammie. Now that my sister has started feeding him, he'll never leave. My guess is that he'll be indoors by the end of September at the latest.

When trying to figure out a name, we went through the usual black-pet names: Shadow, Midnight, Snowball, etc. I finally decided to suggest they name him after a beer, like I did Murphy (he's named after Murphy's Irish Stout). I coined him Guinness and I think the name may stick.

I snapped this pic Sunday morning. He appears to be winking at me :)