Cars, Concerts, Casinos and More!

Well, we've been very busy since my mom has been in town. She arrived on Thursday and we haven't sat much since! This past weekend was 'Cruisin' the Coast' down here on the Mississippi coast. People from all over the U.S. come down with their old cars that are all done up and 'cruise along the coast'. You can go and walk the streets of various towns and look at them. So Friday we went downtown and looked at some of them. It was neat to see the different cars and try to picture the people that drove them way back. I could picture girls in poodle skirts and men with slicked back hair like from the movie Grease! I could picture farmers in their finest driving to church on Sunday in their new wheels. That day Zach went to work with a relief organization to help people rebuild their homes from Katrina. That evening was a free Charlie Daniels Band concert at the park. I had never heard of this guy, but my mom was very excited about it. So, we went to that. The kids got to ride on their very first real school bus and were quite excited about that! They weren't too thrilled they couldn't play on the slide and swings but there were too many people for that! They did eventually get into the music and were dancing and smiling!

Saturday morning my mom and I went to some garage sales. We took the kids to the park and went to lunch at a Mexican restaurant. Then we just relaxed at home, played outside, made dinner.

Sunday we went to church and after lunch my mom and I left to go shopping!!! This was the FIRST time in a LONG time that I had my mom all to myself! It was so nice! A mother and daughter need alone. We love to go places with the kids, but this was so nice. When we were in Michigan this summer we didn't get a chance to do anything with out somebody else with us. And before that it was probably at least a nursing baby with us! So, it had been a long time coming! That I took her through some of Biloxi to see the damage. There isn't much rebuilding going on along the beach at this point and it is still very devastating to see. My mom hasn't ever been to a real big casino before. The one in Baraga just doesn't cut it! We're not big gamblers (I'm not at all), but it is so neat to see the insides of these huge resorts! So, off to the Beau Rivage we went! We played some penny machines and just had fun walking around looking at everything. She tried to explain various games to me like Blackjack, but it was way over my head! Then we ate the the buffet you hear such good reports about. It was good. You should have seen the dessert bar! I have to admit I was quite disappointed not to see a chocolate fountain I have heard so much about! When we had sat down my mom got up to get a knife from the server. Another customer was talking to her and when she came to the table she told us the lady had said how a man took his private out of his pants and peed on the floor. Right there. In a restaurant. How disgusting. So, that was part of our experience. One I guess we'll never forget...