While Melinda Harris was helping me "make another stab at it" as Beamon so delicately puts it, in walked Bertie Walker and her sister Bea Beard for their turn at beauty attempts. About the only time I ever see them is when we get permanents, I asked about Robert Walker who is still recuperating after falling off the top of the house and breaking his back. Candye Nail who calls in the temperature and other pertinent weather facts from our area made it to the shop before I departed. Megan Harris was doing errands for her mom.
Dina Bynog and I visited at Loper's Pharmacy. They are always busy first of the month and folks have time to talk while waiting. Michael Ross who works at the pharmacy finally had a chance to tell me about the cruise the group was supposed to take. Trent Loper told the employees when they opened; if the business was a success he would take them all on a cruise. Succeed it has so plans were made but for one reason or the other, Julie who works behind the counter and Trent had to cancel so Liz Cryer and Michael made the trip. Liz's sister C.J.helped out while they were enjoying themselves. Michael.. is ready to go again due to relaxing and taking it easy. They had just gotten back but he declared he was already stressed out with their fast pace.
One morning early Steve Phillips was struggling with one of the doors at Brookshire's and it made me thankful that I wasn't really a weakling but the door just needed working on. Nothing aggravates me more than to have to go to the store every day. Monday I stopped to get milk for my aunt Ruth Denman. Not a drop of Borden's milk was in the cooler. A truck would be in within 30 minutes. Back at 11 o'clock and still no milk so I asked and the young man finally came back with a half gallon. Unbelievable that he could not find a gallon but, the milk was needed.
I stretched our milk until I could buy groceries Thursday morning. My list had Borden's gallons for Beamon and my Aunt Ruth, buttermilk to cook with and a gallon of skim milk for Mother and me. We are not choosey. Get home and begin to unload the groceries and I was absolutely aggravated! No skim milk to be found. Guess what? Back I have to go Friday before coming home. But I am happy that other women do the same thing; go shopping with list in hand but some thing's never jump in the buggy. At least I'm not the only person in this contest.
Back to the Tennessee trip. Eileen was proud of daughter Patty Schmidt Smith who is attending Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia, works full time and has
maintained a 4.0 average during her first three years of studying. She is a senior, has just been inducted into Phi 'Kappa Phi and plans to become a student of law.
Randy gave us a rest on Wednesday, and then Thursday he pulled the trailer to the shop to cook for the working folks and us. One of the co-owners of Clair came down from the Pennsylvania shop and with us and him in town, that called for a celebration. It doesn't take much for the guys to have a party and they are a good group to party with. If Randy cooks, they eat and cook he did. Steaks, chicken, and sausage were done on the grill with potato salad and macaroni salad from Houston's Meat Market and Deli who sponsors Randy's cooking team.
There was a huge birthday cake for all who had special days the past two months and my famous Music City Squares. They said we could not pass "Go" without bringing lots of the bite sized squares. Precious little work was done that day!
Friday Randy had Beamon and me up early and we headed out to Paris to the new Allegro plant. He needed samples and other products which turned out to be a load. We ate breakfast at Loretta Lynn's Restaurant and the food is always very good. We had the nicest waiter; Randy said he had worked there several years. The last time we had stopped only women were working.
At the plant it is new, super nice and so clean. They are fanatics on the cleanliness which suited me. Randy had another trophy to add to the many he already keeps there. John, the co-owner declared they must redo their special area for the winnings from the cook-offs. Potential customers and other visitors are always interested in all the ribbons, trophies and awards. New products are displayed near the awards. They are constantly working on new items to sell.
Anybody who goes in the back where the assembly lines are must wear a hairnet so that helps out on a bad hair day. Randy brought us back home by way of Clarksville and we saw the Land Between The Lakes. By this time folks were hitting the highways with camping equipment and headed for the Memorial Day weekend. Saturday we shopped until time to eat at Logan's Roadhouse. Beamon dropped out of the store hopping and after a while, I opted to rest. Sunday Randy loaded up the smokers with pork butt, chicken, brisket, sausage and also fixed beer butt chicken for their lunch. I had a chopped pork sandwich and it melted in my mouth. We brought most of the meat home with us. I can make this last until October.
Monday we took a holiday and rested; Randy was wiped out because he never stops. He exhausted me just watching him.
This was the first time for us to see the trailer and I had helped him at the shop. It is a neat place to work, especially when preparing food. A small space but everything is at one's fingertips. With a small bedroom and bath, it would be ideal to not to have lots of junk and little work. Potential for the future?
All good things end too soon and Tuesday we drove straight through in the one day. We triggered the rain outside Texarkana and it was nasty for the next several days. It was so dry in Tennessee; Randy watered the garden and some plants in the yard they were trying to save. Everybody we talked to was distressed that it had come a freeze earlier in the spring after the trees were budded out and turned the new growth black at the end of the limbs. It stayed freezing for three days then more new growth began so they have trees with green, black, green limbs. It takes a bit of getting use to.
Within sight of Eileen's and Randy's house up on the hill, a new high school is being built and it was a huge one. Randy said every school they have built so far in the area is outgrown before the first student gets in it, especially the elementary schools. The town of Mt. Juliet has exceeded all expectations for business, schools and population growth. We met lots of nice folks every place we stopped. Mention Texas and folks are interested in talking.
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