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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Talk of the Town
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Julie
Evans
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Heading Home
Part II
Day two: Danny and I
got on the road about 9:30
Saturday morning and
entered into our driveway
in Perry around 10:30 that
night.
Do you realize that is 13
HOURS later. I remember
Danny telling me before we
left that morning it should
be a shorter ride home. (I
was glad to hear that, but
boy was he wrong!) I think
that we drove about two
hours to get the truck which
was waiting on us when we
arrived. Things are looking
up I thought. Danny took off,
and I was right behind him
going a total speed of only 65
miles mph ... and, that was
going down hill. Would you
like to know how many cars
or trucks that WE passed on
the entire trip home? FOUR
CARS. I’m serious. The truck
had a governor on it, and it
wouldn’t go any faster than
65 mph.
Have I mentioned that this
“truck” is a fire truck? So,
if you know anything about
Danny, you know that he had
to try out every bell, switch
and whistle. Well, guess
what happened going down
the interstate? The siren got
stuck!!!! We had to pull over
on an exit ramp and try and
cut that LOUD NOISE off!
(Did I also mention that we
had no tools to use either.
That’s another story maybe
some other day.)
Fortunately with just
a little creative work, we
were back on the road again
headed to Perry. We were
making good time, and even
stopped for a late lunch.
After lunch we were at it
again, heading home, that is
when I got “the” phone call.
“Julie, I need to get some gas,
and I’m getting off this next
exit”. We got off, and Danny
just stopped about 100 yards
before the gas station, so I
was thinking maybe the sta
tion didn’t have Diesel and
he was waiting to cross over
the lanes to the other gas sta
tion. WRONG! He was out
of gas, and he was still on
the road right off the exit
ramp. Can you believe this!
Visualize this one. I was
carrying six (one) gallon
jugs of diesel in the front
seat of my car with a fun
nel to pour the gas back to
the truck still on the road.
Did I forget to mention
that traffic was backing up
behind Danny, and they kinda
sounded a little irritated? To
make matters worse, I had to
go back and get starter fluid
twice (diesel engines are hard
to start once you run out of
gas) Finally; we’re back on
the road again. It was getting
darker because it was 7 p.m.
By now, I have only been on
the road for nine hours, and
I am still NOT in the state
of Georgia ... Yet! But, three
hours later, we did make it
home safely, and we were wore
out! That’s my story on the
longest trip that Danny and
I have ever driven together.
All in all, I did enjoy the ride
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I sit down at my com
puter and stare at the moni
tor. I get startecTby typing
my byline, and then stop.
Hmm, what do I write about
this week?
This scene is played out
too often for my liking. Some
weeks the words seem to
flow unhindered, but more
often my creative thoughts
dry up, leaving me antsy and
frustrated. ,
As I sit, pondering what
to write, I look down at the
keyboard. My goodness,
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during our
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CARPET INSTALLATION EVENT
room, find a nice shade of
pink, and begin painting
my nails, still thinking as I
work. Having suffered from
bronchitis this past week, I
could write about being sick,
but that’s not enough for an
entire column.
I did learn an amazing
thing about my boys, from
being sick though, and as I
return to the computer, with
my hands poised on the key
board, my mind drifts back
to last weekend.
It was a beautiful Saturday
afternoon as I sat on a bale of
hay at a local Fall Festival. I
had taken Tal, Hunter, Ben,
and Luke, to enjoy the fun
even though I felt terrible.
As they ran around with
their friends, playing games,
I sat and enjoyed the music
being played by the band. I
told them, “I’m going to sit
right here on this hay bale,
so if you need anything I’m
here. As I sit coughing, and
feeling sorry for myself, I see
Balvaunuca Club getting ready
for Mistletoe Market 2008
From staff reports
Mistletoe Market 2008, the premier
holiday shopping experience in Central
Georgia. Is coming up soon.
This year’s event will feature more
than 75 shops and vendors with many
one-of-a-kind gifts and decorating items,
books, fashions, plants, art works and
pottery, jewelry, regional gourmet foods,
gifts for children, monogrammed spe
cialties and much more.
It will be held Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, Nov. 21, 22 and 23 at the
Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry.
Highlighting this year’s event will be
book signing event by former University
of Georgia Coach and Athletic Director
Vince Dooley that Friday from noon
until 5 p.m. and Macon author and
columnist Ed Grisamore that Saturday
The logistics for a big event like the Mistletoe Market take months to work
out, and the Balvaunuca Club plans every detail with care. Here Lisa Hays,
event coordinator, (seated right) shows the plan for booths in the McGill
building to committee members Robin O’Neal, Mary Jane Kinnas and Amy
Moore.
Journal/Charlotte Perkins
Tal standing in line to pur
chase a drink. As I watch,
I see him pay for and take
two drinks from the conces
sion stand. He walks over
to me, sits down and offers
me one of the drinks. I tell
him thank you, but already
feel better because he has
thought to remember me.
After awhile, he leaves to
find his friends.
I then notice Hunter near
by, winning candy by play
ing carnival games. After
he completes his games,
he finds me sitting on my
hay bale, and offers me the
chocolate candy that he has
won.
As my heart swells with
love and pride, I accept his
candy with a big thank you.
He knows I love chocolate.
Throughout the afternoon,
each of the boys comes by to
check on me as I sit, enjoy
ing the band.
My boys still amaze me
on a daily basis with their
thoughtful ways. I was still
very sick the next day, so my
husband took the boys to
church while I stayed home.
Upon arriving home from
church, each of the boys
came searching for me to
give me a hug. Even though
most days I could pull my
hair out with their antics,
it’s times like these that
make all the hard work and
chaos worthwhile.
Back to the present, and
with my daydream over, I
still sit staring at the moni
tor. I get up, and go into
the kitchen to get a drink.
I pour my usual, a “Diet
Coke”, and return to the
computer. I’m still at a loss
for words, so I surf the web
for a few moments, checking
out the weather, and e-mail.
Well, it looks like the next
few days will be sunny, but
I’m still stuck. I need to
get down to business since
the boys will be home from
school soon.
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FloorincpHaCA
1812 Hwy4l North • Perry
987-1112
SECTION: C
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2008
from 9 a.m. until noon.
Sponsored by the Balvaunuca Club,
a women’s service league dedicated to
serving the Perry community, Mistletoe
Market began in 2005 and has raised
more than $40,000 for charities and
services including Loaves & Fishes,
Perry Volunteer Outreach, Perry Public
Library Children’s Program, Serenity
Gate Hospice, Houston County Teen
Health Forum and the Perry Arts
Center.
Tickets are available from any club
member or at several locations includ
ing Two Friends, Sugarplum Tree and
Beauty for Ashes Christian Bookstore.
Tickets are $4 in advance and $5 at
the door.
For more information, call 478-987-
6408 or visit www.mistletoemarketper
ry.com.
Wow, it only seems like
yesterday that they were
babies, and in a few short
years, they will be graduat
ing from high school. When
they were small, it seemed
like they would be little for
ever, but I quickly realized
that they grow up in what
seems like the blink of an
eye.
As I sit, still wondering
what to write about, I make
the decision that TODAY I
will make the most of my
time with my boys, because
once it has passed, it is lost
to me forever. So when they
get home from school, I will
be waiting to hear about
their day, because I know I
will only get one chance to
make this day count, but
a lifetime to regret how I
spent my time with them.
Angela Lineberger lives
in Perry with her husband,
Kerry, and five boys, Tully,
age 16, and Tal, Hunter,
Ben, and Luke, age 13.
Campaign
ends with
a party
Superior Court Judge
George Nunn wound up
the campaign season
awaiting the results with
a big crowd of friends
and family at Larry and
Janice Walker’s “Barn”
on Marshallville Road.
Here are just a few of the
crowd of over 200 who
helped him celebrate his
victory. The party was
planned as a thank you for
all supporters. From left,
Alan Everidge, Ronnie
Bennett, Christopher
Nunn and his wife Nancy,
Jean Bennett, Benjie and
Jennifer Nunn Tarbutton,
Janet Nunn, Judge Nunn,
Larry and Janice Walker,
Anne Gregory, Howard
Gregory, Martha Davis
and Rick Davis.
Journal/Charlotte Perkins
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