CaT AtTaCk!!!!

This morning Nancy and I woke up and got ready for breakfast. Mr and Mrs Callahan were so kind as to not only extend their kindness and allow us to stay in their home but they took us out to breakfast in one of the suburbs of St Louis. Nancy enjoyed a trifecta of breakfast goodies which included a Belgian waffle, bacon, and eggs. I on the other hand decided to be daring and play a little game of breakfast comparison. I tried the Midwest's version of biscuits and gravy. While delicious, it was no Biscuit Box. Nancy and I continually comment on how nice the Callahans are and we hope to go back and visit! Now, of course as we mentioned before, they need to come visit the ATL and maybe even take them to Athens...which is in the North Eastern part of GA not the South Western. (I am glad we got all of that straight/I am the navigator...cough cough Nancy) So on to crossing the state of Missouri. It was a very pretty drive and we were excited to go over some hills and see the different farms along the way. Nancy got really excited when she noticed we were on the official trail of Lewis and Clark and that began the deluge of facts she knows due to a report she did on them this past school year. Of course, we cannot mention going through Missouri without mentioning two other things: 1. Oregon Trail Windows made for Computer AWESOME game and 2. Waiting for Guffman aka movie spectaculare! We definitely spent a good time on 70W discussing our memories of the Oregon Trail game...I confessed it was sort of funny when my characters wouldn't make it and we would have to leave one of them behind on a farm or something...or Nancy reminisced that she would check the water levels and make her horses ford the river with her wagon crew. So, as our Honda as our wagon we traveled back in time to the days of Windows 95 and we head west. Even now, we are right here at Kansas City and we passed through Independence Missouri where if you made it there you were practically home free. We are not home...and nothing is free...but we are sippin on some drinks enjoying the technology of free wi-fi!!! So, we are off to western Kansas.

NOOW the long awaited Cat story. As this entry name suggests, there was a cat...and there was an attack.

Let the record show that family friends have commented on how "I bring out the wildlife" cough cough Bruce. Anyways, Nancy and I were in Warrenton Missouri which is on I 70...this was about 11 this morning and we stopped at a gas station, Kroger, a dollar store, and the post office (you know the usual) and while we were at the Phillips 66 gas station we had an encounter with mother nature. By that I mean...a wild very ferocious sweaty tooth killer of a cat jumped up into our car's engine. On second thought...before I "ask for it" let me straighten out that story. A cuddly little scared kitty sought shelter and nestled itself in Nancy's front fender. We along with some local Missourians put our brave faces on, wore our animal lover hearts on our sleeves, and we rallied together to save the kitty. Thanks to a couple of...cat lover locals we got the kitty out by all of the following: A ski glove, a screwdriver, wet cat food, dry cat food, elbow grease, prayers to the kitty gods, and an abundance of "Here Kitty Kitties!!!!" Look closely to the tail hanging down to the right of the tire...yup...thats our furry intruder.

Nancy and I are just a couple of "roll with the punches" type people and now we can add "Roll with the hairballs" to our resumes too.

We look forward to maybe another post tonight in Western Kansas...and then tomorrow!!!! CO!

Our love grows for each other. Our appreciation for kindness grows and our hearts are reminded that human generosity does not have to be a rarity. It can be found in the suburbs of St Louis...in animal lover's heart's at a gas station, and of course all of our families and friends back home who have helped make this trip possible. The next turn is up ahead in that road and we intend on seeing where it takes us. Until next time...hope yall have a puurrrrrfect afternoon and evening!