fun day with Lucy

Lucy came over this morning to pray for Don.  Wow! What a prayer!

Then she wanted us to go get our toes done.... you know, a pedicure. :-)  Lucy's so much fun!  I haven't had a professional pedicure since last summer... with Lucy.  (This won't work Lucy.... just ask Rick Fury.)  Lan (pronounced Lane) was my pedicurist. Awwwww.  This is the best. Lucy getting her toe nails shortened. What is she looking at?? Lan gave me pretty toes. After our pedicure we walked around the Branson Mall and Wal-Mart and then we went over to the Grand Palace Mall to eat lunch at the Hard Luck Diner. The flowers in the mall were so vivid and beautiful. While waiting for a seat, I noticed this bulletin board with all of the American Idol pictures of Jason Yeager. Our hostess, whose audition is tomorrow, easily took the cue to pose for a pic. And then she wanted me to take her picture with Lucy because Lucy was laughing and just fun like that. As the hostess seated us, she said, "Jason, will be your waiter and he'll be right with you."  "Jason?  Jason Yeager?"  "Yes'mam."  I got my picture taken with Jason Yeager, who performed on American Idol, is best friends with David Cook and shook hands with Simon Cowel. What a sweetheart!  Lucy had to get on the phone to her daughter, Charla, to tell her who our waiter was. Of course, we asked him all kinds of questions. Jason was from Grand Prairie, Texas (and Branson, MO) and had his son with him.  I remember the little boy booing Simon Cowel when Simon said something negative about Jason, his dad. " Remember, he sang "Moon River" on AI. Well, when it was his turn to take the mike today and walk around the diner, we were blown away by his rendition of "Mary, Did You Know?"  Beautiful.  Jason said he makes more money singing at the Hard Luck Diner and selling his CD's than he made on stage last year here at Branson.  Lucy & I will take Don and Jimmy back to the Hard Luck Diner and we'll get an autographed CD next time.  You can't work at the HLD if you can't sing, and.... wait tables.  Each waiter/singer gets a turn at the mike. This singer had a lot of fun.  This waitress sang a lovely Broadway tune.  Thanks, Lucy!! That was so fun!  Wish you could have been with us, Snookie!  I thought about you.

Well, the fun with Lucy continued.  We walked through the shops in the mall and I took lots of pictures in the shopping center. The Christmas store was awesome. We loved these "senior" dolls... so cute. Speaking of cute.... remember Edith Ann??? Well, she's baaaack. And that's the truth. Two nice ladies walked by and shy Lucy asked them to take our picture. I was scared of this huge rocking chair. We started something.  Wish we had had them take our picture from THIS angle.  Now, if I were a bird, I think I'd try to find somewhere else to build a nest... scary. I don't know the name of this shop, but there were some nice, girly things in here. Like this wreath made out of cotton bolls.  Just for the record, cotton is not this pristine white out in the field on the cotton stalk. And this adorable mini tea set. Or this clock Love this coat hanger. Now this is nest isn't so scary looking. Outside, the flowers were so pretty. Somebody please tell me what this beautiful plant and flower is. I've always loved zinnias, but these are the healthiest I've ever seen. What a fun afternoon we had!! We laughed so much.  BTW, Lucy's real name is Pam.  Hmmmm.  Wonder how she got the nickname of Lucy????