A Night at the Drive-In

Last night Justin and Papa went to a real old fashioned Drive-In. The gates opened at 8pm and the movies started around 9:30pm. It was called the Tascosca and here is the link http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/txttasc. We stopped and got some fried chicken, iced down some drinks and took some popcorn and chips. It had a playground, concession stand and the sound was on your car radio. We saw a double feature (http://tascosadrivein.com/) and it was $10.00 a car night with their bumper sticker on your car. There was around 50 to 75 vehicles there. They even played the old "10 minute get your favorite drinks/treats countdown between movies" clip. Brought back a lot of memories and of course Justin had a blast. He said he even liked it better than the movies that he goes to now. There were a ton of kids playing at the playgrounds and a lot of pickups backed in with chairs in the back to watch the movies. Some people even spread out blankets and laid back enjoying the movies. We all had a great time.

Here is a good Fable that was sent to me


An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.

After 2 years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house." The old woman smiled, "Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?" "That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them." "For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house."

Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in them. So, to all of my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the path!