Showing posts with label Monticello. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monticello. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Arkansas Visit

Thought I would share some photos from our trip to Arkansas to see my Dad on his 81st birthday. I will save the birthday party photos for a future post.

This was our airport breakfast. It was stuffed with ham & cheese. All the restaurants were open at 8:30 in the morning - even Popeye's serving chicken. I was surprized when I saw that pile of fried chicken that time of morning. Oh, has anyone else noticed that if you have a drink in the gate area that security people walk around and stick something in it to test it?

This is the Monticello Healthcare facility where my Dad is staying. One of my high school friend's mother is also there. They used to be next door to each other but they had to move my Dad closer to the nurses's station so they can get to him faster - when he wants up, he wants up right then. He's taken some falls and one resulted in a broken hip.

He doesn't like it when his hair gets too long (I should remind him of his photos from the 70's, LOL) so we found a barber shop.


After the haircut. I think she gave him an extra short cut because he went so lkong between haircuts that this cut would buy him some time.

A typical meal when in Arkansas - fried catfish, hush puppies, okra, and corn fritters. I don't remember corn fritters when I grew up in Arkansas. Inb fact the first place I ever had them was in Anchorage but they are good. I don't believer Jerry has ever been to Dumas without eating at Catfish Kitchen.


Thursday, October 15, 2009

I'm In Arkansas

Trip was uneventful which is a good thing when you are flying ;)

We had a little birthday party for Dad last night - it was his 81st. I have photos but I probably won't post them till I get home because not downloading them to Dad's computer.

Today we took him for a haircut and then to have his car serviced and then lunch. He's gotten skinny so it felt good to watch him eat well.

Last night driving from Monticello to Dumas was eventful. We saw a deer, a possom, a coyote, and unfortunatly, we ran over an armadillo. Someone on FB told me that God made armadillos so that Texan's could enjoy possom on the half shell :)