Introduction
Happy Valentine's Day greetings, dear reader! Today's warm and sunny weather was excellent for a day trip! My 2006 Frontier wanted to visit Mrs. Appalachian Irishman's 2012 Sentra. I went along for the ride.
Welcome to the 120th article in the family topic section. Last Saturday's article concluded by stating:
By the way, I heard recently that, if you cook a raw, unpeeled potato with soup beans, the potato draws out what causes gas from eating soup beans. You throw away the potato afterward and by no means eat it. I may have to try that, unless my “long-suffering” wife decides to do so. I know how to cook soup beans.
In the freezer for well over a year have been an unopened bag and a half-empty bag of frozen breaded okra (or okry, as we say around here). In the pantry for about the same duration has been an unopened bag of soup beans (which some folks call pinto beans). I have been deviling my “long-suffering” wife about not fixing fried okry or soup beans in over a year.
Last Sunday for supper my wife made soup beans, mashed taters, and fried okry! Add a few slices of red onions and a glass of buttermilk. That has been my favorite meal since childhood. I was raised on soup beans and mashed taters. By the way, a raw, unpeeled potato cooked with the soup beans does draw out what causes gas!
I had to return the expression of love. My truck also wanted to visit our car.
Truck Visits Car
My truck hadn't been anywhere since last Thursday, when he took me to haul off garbage, give him a good handwashing, shop at the Tractor Supply, and fill his tank with gas. Today, he insisted on getting out of the “barn” (garage)!
My truck really wanted to go all the way to Sevierville, Tennessee, to see our car. He last visited her in Sevierville on 8/24/2023 (as the 8/25/2023 article recounts). More recently, he took my wife and me to that area last Christmas Eve (as mentioned in the 1/5/2024 article), when we had an enjoyable visit with family members who were vacationing in a cabin.
My truck and I left at about 10:40 AM and returned at about 1:30 PM. As the caption above states, I took the photograph at 12:21 PM. My 2006 Frontier had a good visit with our 2012 Sentra. Both vehicles appear to be smiling in the image. Don't you think so?
My Wife Was Surprised Too!
I had already made a stealth phone call to the secretary at the school where my wife teaches. My truck and I arrived at the school building just before noon.
Beforehand, I tried to find the florist shop, where I have ordered delivery flowers to my wife at her job over the years for Valentine's Day and our anniversary, but I never found it. The shop wasn't answering calls. They must have been busy, preparing and delivering several floral arrangements!
A local store offered better and tastier options! As noon was approaching, I bought my dear wife two boxes of SweeTARTS and two Hershey's chocolate bars. She can't eat roses, but she does enjoy those two types of sweets!
Arriving at the school building, I made another stealth phone call to the secretary, who planned to tell my wife that a visitor was awaiting her outside the front door. The new principal, however, met me and invited me into his office. Yes, I went to the principal's office!
He fetched my wife and brought her to me! I wish that I had a camera with me. Her surprised look is etched in my memory!
Conclusion
This article wishes a happy Valentine's Day to every reader. Personally, it's a happy Valentine's Day entry for my dear wife. Happy Valentine's Day, dear! Thanks for finally fixing soup beans and fried okry for supper last Sunday! This Valentine's Day is better than last year!
On Valentine's Day last year, my “long-suffering” wife drove me in our car for my “roto-rooter” appointment. The article from 2/15/2023 is about my Valentine's Day “Roto-Rooter.” The 8/15/2023 article placed that “roto-rooter” in my rearview mirror! Please pardon the pun!
Yesterday, the folks who “roto-rootered” me last year left a voicemail in an attempt to schedule an appointment. I did not and will not call them back. My exhaust system works quite well. No sale this year!
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