Haircuts, Buffalo & Catfish

Tammy had a hair cut appt and was able to add in the girls and so we all went off to the salon.  I had meant to get the girls' hair cut before we left but there was never time.   Aislinn had cut her own hair a month or so ago, and so we opted to shorten her and Abby's hair to their shoulders... much easier for summer.  Mikaela and Maddie got their long hair trimmed.  Incidentally, the salon was across the street from Tupelo Hardware... where Elvis bought his first guitar.  Thrilling.

 

Kristian was off shooting things with Mark, so I took the girls to Tupelo Buffalo Park and Zoo.  We had a great time getting up close to lots of animals.  We got to feed goats, ponies, donkeys and llamas, but the highlight was feeding Tall Boy, the tallest giraffe in captivity.  While the other animals prefer to nibble the feed out of your palm, Tall Boy prefers to wrap his tongue around your entire arm.  We also took the trolley tour through the fields to see the herd of buffalo, yaks, zebras, camels and donkeys.  We also saw one of the 5 white buffalos in the US.

 

Before we headed off to dinner we celebrated with Jordan whose report card came yesterday with a GPA high enough to earn the right the take his driver's test.  With his new license in hand he drove off alone for the first time to pick up his brother from football practice (yes football in the spring in Mississippi, of course).  In CA, parents take away football (not driving) if your grades aren't high enough, but taking away football in the south is an offense that can get you lynched in the south!

 

For dinner we headed to Malone's Catfish and Steak.  This was a very popular catfish house up a small road in what seemed like the middle of nowhere.  Since we had 10 people (Jordan was allowed to celebrate his new license with friends) they put us in a "party room."  When you get there, you sign the book with your name and number in your party in order to get a table.  The place wasn't fancy, folding tables and chairs, but it was filled to capacity.  There were mounts all over the walls... turkeys, ducks, deer, and caribou.  We all had catfish, including the twins, but not Mikaela and Madeline.  Sweet tea, catfish, hushpuppies and pie made a perfect meal.  Fish are usually safe from me, but that catfish was really good!