November 30,2008. Jackson, Ms. A Lovely Day.

People certainly are friendly in Mississippi. I have read all about it, but now I am experiencing it first hand. This morning we went with Andrew and Christina and the girls to their new church. We all decided to attend the early service at 8:30 and have them all go to Sunday School so we could all go out to brunch at 11:30. While they are in class, Ken and I drove around Jackson to see the downtown area and to just look around. We found several lovely neighborhoods south of town, and wended our way to the restaurant all by ourselves. I am always amazed how quickly a new town becomes familiar. The rest of the day we spent with the family at their home with Linda. In the afternoon we all went for a long walk in the neighborhood. The homes are well beyond the resources of Andrew and Christina, but we have enjoyed rambling around the big trees and houses.

Yesterday we went to the Natural Science Museum with them all. It is a perfect museum for us, not too big but very interesting. The artifacts are all from Mississippi. Lots more things we saw, but not very well so the next time we are there we will go there again. Lunch at 2:30 was a big hit, followed by football on TV at home. Bop's Place is the place to go for ice-cream, so we all went there and ate their delicious treats. We took two cars so we could show our hotel to them. They approved our choice of hotels which is in Ridgeland on the north side of the city. Andrew and the two older girls swam in our in-door pool while we watched the show from the deck of the pool. The weather is quite cool, 55 degrees in the day and down to 40 at night. We thought it would be warmer. Jackson is a nice city. It takes fifteen minutes to get anywhere. Although we have driven around several areas, I have not found a place I would Iike to live, which is a good thing.

Tomorrow Christina, Kate, Mary Frances and Molly along with Ken and I will take a field trip to the delta and Vicksburg, of Civil War fame. I am looking forward to our day.