Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Mama had the day off from work, and she, Chase, and Nanaw had two adventures together. First, they went shopping at Walmart. To Chase's delight, Mama said it was a "toy day" at Walmart. Mama bought Chase a Thomas "Skiffer" boat and four miniature Thomas trains. Mama bought food for New Year's Eve. They're staying home and invited Nanaw and Will's Uncle Will Bill to join them. Nanaw is going to bring shrimp -- despite the fact that Mama despises any kind of seafood. On the way for their second adventure, they stopped at Schnucks (where Chase was happy to ride in the "car cart") to buy rye bread for the rye bread pizzas that Mama is making for New Year's Eve. She's also going to make meatballs, Little Smokies and Rotel dip. Uncle Will Bill is bringing wings from Hooters. Nanaw is looking forward to all the yummy food. The second adventure was having lunch with Mama's friend Becky from work and Becky's two children, Kole and Taylor. Kole is in sixth grade and Taylor is in third grade. Chase was so happy to have a boy and "gril" to play with. They had lunch at a restaurant called "The Office" in Red Bud, the town close to where Becky lives. Taylor and Chase sat next to each other and played with the toy cars and trains Chase brought with him. They also watched videos on the her iPod. Kole talked to them a bit but he was more interested in the adults' conversation. It was a fun day for everyone, but especially Chase.