Nana and Pop's visit to Mississippi

We had a great time with Nana and Pop last weekend, even though we didn't do half the things we told the kids we would do when Nana and Pop came, like rent a boat, go out to eat at a southern BBQ place, take a swamp tour and look for alligators, visit Beauvoir (vacation home of Jefferson Davis, who also has a high school named after him down here), stop in a casino. Maybe next time.

What we did: went fishing and ate the catfish Joe caught.






Went to an artfair and got in an accident on the way home and obsessed about getting sued.

This is a photo taken while chasing down the vehicle to document its lack of damage for the insurance company.



Went to church and then to the Fractured Prune, a doughnut place that cooks your donut one at a time and then smothers it in toppings. The donuts were tasty, but disappointingly small for $1.00 each. And the teenaged boys working the store looked a little flea-bitten. Then the kids were whiny because they didn't get an overpriced chocolate milk with their overpriced fried dough, so we left.

But the afternoon was redeemed by a short trip to the beach. Enough time to build a sand tunnel. For some reason I don't feel tempted to take pictures at this beach. Maybe because a highway runs alongside it, and casinos are in the background if you look to the right or to the left. But the dogs really liked it for their short burst of freedom.

Although this was a short visit we did have time to celebrate Nana's birthday before they had to go to get back to the puppies.

Speaking of dogs, is anyone placing bets on whether the Duffy's will end up keeping a puppy when Mom and Dad come back from their trip? If the girl Husteds don't take them all, I'll bet Luke would really like one, too . . .