Shout Out to Shout!

Shout out to Shout. I’ve been wanting to say that for a long time. Seriously though, I want to give a shout out to Shout. Yes! I am talking about the stain remover stuff. I always thought those commercials that animate the process of stains magically lifting out the fabrics were a gimmick. But when my favorite dress had these mysterious stains that even the dry cleaning lady turned me down, I had to give it a try. Tada! That stuff really works. And now, I am sad about the miscellaneous clothing items I have thrown away in the past due to stains.

Another shout out today goes to Texas! I went to Grand Prairie for Thanksgiving to visit my family. We had so much fun. The southern hospitality is unbelievable. Seriously. People were so helpful and polite. While boarding my return flight, the airport staff reinforced for me what I love about TX. They actually made the friendly skies, friendly.

Sometimes going through all those security requirements can make me grumpy, especially at the end of  a trip when I am already in a sad mood after saying my goodbyes.  But  there was the security guard to save the day! She saw my hands full and said “Wait, let me get that for you.” Then, watched and waited for my carry-on to come out the xray machine, rolled it around to the front and waited till I put my shoes, belt, jewelry, sweater etc… back on to hand it to me. I guess it also helped, that DFW wasn’t nearly as busy as I have seen JFK on a quiet day. But regardless, after that, it didn’t even rumple my feathers when my flight was delayed a couple hours. All that, only to land in NYC, when a fellow passenger decided that it would be nice to drop my coat on my head from the overhead bin because it was blocking her bag. I took a deep breath and repeated to myself “kill ‘em with kindness” a couple times. Then smiled and said Thank You. Here’s to hoping, that kindness will turn around her grumpiness and she shares it with someone.

Here are a few photos from my trip. Happy to get back to business!

~AK

Making the greens and gizzard gravy…

Miles and his friend Brownie waiting patiently for droppings. (Using the word friend is a stretch if you know Miles.)

The meal!

Cousin Jessica and Cousin Martel approving.

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