Last weekend Keith and I went with Mia to spend the weekend in Branson with Keith's two sisters and their families.  We left on Friday morning and caravanned down 44 and planned a couple stops along the way.  Our first stop was to the world's largest rocking chair... we teased Don the whole way there about how silly it would be but we really did enjoy our stop!  They had a little shop there that Keith enjoyed looking around, and even enjoyed a free shot of whiskey.  Like dad said, that's just the thing to give out to those traveling down 44!  Yikes!  We planned to also stop at the Laura Ingalls Wilder house but Don and Mimi had a horrific car accident on the way there.  Thankfully everyone was fine in both cars involved and we were able to fit the family with all of their stuff in our van and Chris's vehicle.  We went ahead and headed to Branson since we were so close instead of turning around and driving hours and hours to get back home.   And everyone was so glad we did!  We had fun swimming, boating, tubing, jet skiing, fishing, and just playing!  Mia was in her glory hanging out with Chris and Mimi's little girls!  One night at dinner Mia and her BFF Millie had a 5-minute conversation across the table that had all the surrounding tables in stitches!  Mimi and Chris were really funny and interjected dialogue... coming up with what they perceived the girls were saying to each other about their dinner and the sleeping accomodations back at the condo.  Everyone made it back safely, with a promise that we would do it again next year!

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