For those that don’t know, Chris’ hometown is the “birthplace of President Bill Clinton.” We went to a little museum the town has, which the locals say, “isn’t all about Clinton… there’s some railroad stuff too.” It’s amazing that most of us have forgotten the unpleasant memories of having Clinton in office, but he lives on as President in Hope, AR. I heard Clinton’s name and saw his picture more this week, than I ever want to again in my life. I even heard one lady say, “Now, I think he’s just the handsomest man that ever lived!” It’s like he’s the local Elvis! I even walked into a restroom that had a life size cardboard cut-out of Hilary standing in the handicapped stall… that was a little unnerving.
Isaiah is still having the time of his life! His Papa built him a slip-n-slide that went down a small hill in the yard. He never really got the hang of it, so Chris had to push him down each time, but he really enjoyed it. He’s been getting rides on every “chacher” (tractor) someone will take him on. We have to wait until evening to let him play outside, though, because these last three days have been the hottest. I really think you could get heat stroke or something very easily!
I haven’t experimented with any crazy southern food this trip. I was offered fried frog-legs, but there is no way I could ever eat those. Fried okra and hush-puppies were about as southern as I got, but I already knew I liked both of those, so it wasn’t a stretch. We got bottles of “Willie Nelson Spring Water” at a gas station, which I thought was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen!
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