Yesterday we had the opportunity to attend Ryan’s first official wrestling competition. This is his first year to wrestle and he is getting a good start. His last match he pinned his opponent. I suspect that now that he has gotten a tatse of victory it will make him a better wrestler. He has a great attitude and I could see improvement with each match yesterday.
We have had a great holiday in Atoka. There were 25 of us between Scott and Alison’s families for dinner yesterday, The weather was beautiful. The food was outstanding. Wednesday evening Scott and I drove to Olive Branch, Ms. to pickup some BBQ from a competition BBQ’er, 10 Bones BBQ. We enjoyed the ribs and Boston butt Friday and had smoked turkey yesterday. Excellent BBQ! We had a good visit with all.
Today, after a little browsing in Covington, we went to downtown Memphis and had lunch at Pearl’s Oyster House… oysters on the half-shell, Louisiana gumbo, fried calamari.
Our plan is to leave early tomorrow and hopefully get to see Ryan wrestle in Frankfort, KY. Clark is in Louisville and we will meet up with him sometime tomorrow.
We arrived safely in Atoka yesterday evening. Scott and Alison doing well and excited about Thanksgiving at their place. The weather is very nice today. Sunny and a high in the 60’s. We are getting things ready for tomorrow.
We had a good visit with Linda and Jim Monday evening and Tuesday morning. I was saddened to learn that Prentice Meador had suddenly fallen seriously ill and died early yesterday morning. Although I had only met him casually, I admired him. He was a good friend of my friend Charles Trevathan. He had been working with Lipscomb University and had a lot of good things to offer in his later years. Once again I am reminded of my mortality and the importance of enjoying each moment of life that God has blessed me with.