Day 263: Born Country

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Me (after finishing a nice meal): Man, that was good.
My sister (declaratively): Yes-it-WAS (leaning back).  Now, I'm going to pick my teeth.

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-Insert 10 minutes of laughter here-

Down the road--a kid--riding a bike, eats a sandwich with one hand and holds a grocery bag in the other--as he swerves into traffic.

At the store--a man--in the parking lot, lets his dog poop beside him, as he brushes his teeth.

I'm not recounting scenes from a movie.  Just a typical day...at home...visiting family.  It's been said, you can take the girl out of the trailer park, but you can't the trailer park out the of girl.  I concur. For years, I tried EVERYTHING to escape my back woods roots: moving to Jersey, going to college, working in corporate, traveling abroad.

Each time, I've returned to the same:  "Uncles" who raise skunks, hairdressers who get arrested, people who say "warsh" instead of "wash," and a house with 6 cats, 8 horses, and 2 dogs.

It's a simple world, filled with knick-knacks, Skip-Bo battles, vegetables carried in recycled cat litter containers, rooms full of Christmas trees, and people who pee with the door open.

Still, today, as I sit in the broken corner recliner--the one now "complete" with a pvc pipe lever, I can't help but smile. I love these folks. They'd give you the shirt off their back and the heart from their chest. And, in many cases, they have.

There's no place like home.

Altered Today: Gratitude, Appreciation

Comments

[Melissa]

I love it! We played Skip-Bo in my one-flashing-yellow-light country town with the family-owned store and gas station...20 minutes from an actual city and an hour from the mall. You are right about the people! Good to the core. YAY for small town living! :)

[Alter Everything]

I knew there was a reason I loved you...lol.

[alyson]

C'mon down to good ol' WV! We can sit on the porch all night, drink Natty Light and wait for the 'coons to crawl out of the sewer drains, and darned if those things don't come RIGHT up on the porch and eat the cat food! Bring your BB gun! Them's some GOOD eatin'!

[Alter Everything]

LOL...Alyson. At my own house, we feed possums in our back yard. We wouldn't DREAM of eating Coons though...only squirrels...jkg. I can see we'll have lots of stories to share during our next Skypathon. Have a great, country night! XOXOX

[Laina]

Kathy, have you ever gone snipe hunting? Or better yet, taken someone to go snipe hunting?

[Alter Everything]

My Dad has. I had to ask about it. That sounds like a cruel sport. LOL

[Cindy]

Sounds delightful, all warm & fuzzy!