Kansas City Trip

Mom, Dad, Luke, Ma, and I all went to Uncle Clinton's 90th birthday and Clinton and Arlene's 35th wedding anniversary party in Kansas City this weekend. Luke and I took a picnic lunch with us on our way to Neosho, MO. We took the pig trail up part of the way...I had forgotten how curvy it really is....oh boy! We ate in the car and even had time for a scrapbook store (which we FINALLY found after getting lost several times!). Friday night, we had salad and hot dogs (which Luke grilled) for supper. Uncle JR and Aunt JJ came over to visit. Uncle JR seemed to really like Mom's new truck. We got out some old pictures...which I didn't know I needed to scan...and tried to figure out who the people were. Aunt JJ had trouble learning to spell HAZLE Lindley...but the wealth of information Ma supplied was amazing. It's so neat to go back and see these old pictures and know that I'm related to these people in some way.

Saturday we all drove to Kansas City where it never stopped raining. I was really nervous about the water rising...it was almost to the highway! In fact, I'm pretty sure that they closed the freeway yesterday from flooding...I have never seen so much water! When we got to Kansas City, Mom and I went to an Archivers Store....(a HUGE scrapbooking store!!!). We checked in at the Residence Inn and all took a nap.We got all dolled up and even had time for a few pictures. Dad had to change clothes though b/c Luke spilled coffee all over the table which held the laptops. I don't think I have ever seen Dad move that fast before!!! But the computers were fine and thank God Dad had another shirt!

Uncle Clinton and Aunt Arlene's party was very nice. We got to sit with Patti and Dan and their 2 kids John and Kate. We had a blast visiting with them. We hadn't seen them in about 4 years...and since they live in New York it's a little hard to visit them. We got to see Aunt Boopie and Uncle Dean and even Aunt Beth. I loved hearing about Aunt Beth and her sweet little kitty. She's truly crazy about that cat. She even crocheted a blanket for Uncle Clinton that was beautiful!

Sunday, we had a brunch at their house. It had rained the night before so you had to be careful which chairs you sat on. Their backyard is full of flowers and even has a pool. Ma rode back with us to Missouri. It was great to able to visit with her. We stopped in Nevada, Missouri for lunch at White's Grill. Ma said that whenever they went to visit Grandpa Lindley that you had to eat at this place. That was truly the BEST burger I have ever had. She also said this place hadn't changed in years. Their Suzy Q fries were SO good too (mainly because they made them from scratch).It was a wonderful weekend, but after 9 hours of driving, Luke and I were worn out. Our animals were glad to have their parents home though. Thanks Nick for taking such good care of everyone!
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