We did go to Wal Mart after that for some needed replenishing of our food box and bottled water. Then we went to the main Goodwill store. It was huge! I did find a few things, not many, though. (We didn’t have anyplace to put too many things!)
Right outside of Tulsa in Claremore is the Will Rogers museum. That was on our agenda of things to do. I knew Paul wanted to stop here, but I couldn’t even remember who Will Rogers was. When we got there, I was duly impressed! The museum was huge and so beautiful. It almost looked like a castle! When I saw a picture of Will Rogers I remembered who he was. I didn’t know he did so many things besides star is cowboy movies. We spent quite a while here, but it was well worth the time. Then we headed out for Branson.
We took a little detour through Kansas (on purpose) just so we could add another state to my collection of key chains from states I have been in. It only added about another half hour to our drive, and Branson wasn’t that far of a drive for the day.
Ahh, Branson! Busy, busy, busy! Our hotel is at Branson Landing on the promenade. It is a beautiful little place where people can just stroll and watch the water show and the fountains. Every hour they have a water show similar to the Bellagio, just on a little bit smaller scale. We watched the water show from our window as it overlooks the whole area. It’s a beautiful spot. Our hotel room is gorgeous, too. I told Paul after he told me what the room rate was that I was very thankful we had saved up enough points on our credit card to get the room free! Otherwise, we wouldn’t be here.
We went to the show “The Acrobats of China” last night. It was very good! The Cirque du Solei at Las Vegas was a much bigger performance on a much grander scale. (more expensive, too) These acrobats here were remarkable too, however. They were very graceful and could do things you wouldn’t think a human body could possibly do.
We enjoyed it very much. When we got back to the hotel we went down on the promenade and watched the water show from down there. There’s a big fountain there also that is very relaxing to just sit by. The water show played one of the songs from “August Rush”, a very good movie and a favorite of mine.
Today, we slept in until 9:30! I couldn’t believe it when Paul told me how late it was! We ate breakfast in our room before we headed out. We went to a HUGE quilt store and a thrift store. I found a cute pattern for a purse at the quilt store. I was going to buy some fabric, but there were so many things to choose from, I couldn’t decide on anything!
Then we came back to the hotel and ate some lunch in one of the cafes right on the water front in the promenade. Of course, we watched the water show from there also. We had just a little while to rest before our dinner cruise on the Showboat Branson Belle.
The showboat was the highlight of our Branson stay! It was remarkable! I think why we liked the show here so much was because the performers openly acknowledged God and gave Him the honor and credit for what they were doing. They were all very good performers! (Paul even enjoyed all the singing.) I think our favorite was Tod Oliver. He is a famous ventriloquist who has appeared on TV on many shows. He used live dogs in his performance and made them look like they were talking. He was so funny! We enjoyed the whole thing: the boat, the dinner, the performances, everything! We said we would have to come to Branson again just to go to the Branson Belle again. Yea, it was that good.
On the drive back to Branson, we found Faith Life Church, which is Billie Brim’s church and where Keith Moore and his wife are the pastors. I had wanted to go to the Wednesday night service, but we got there too late. It had already started, and we didn’t want to interrupt.
The weather today has been so beautiful, not too hot or muggy. When we got back to the hotel we went down to the promenade. I have wanted a funnel cake since I got here, and I knew it was my last chance. So, I got my cake (with lots of powdered sugar) and sat down by the fountain to watch a family that was performing on the promenade. They were so delightful! They were playing instruments and singing “ole time music” they called it. There was one girl playing an accordion, another girl playing the violin, a boy playing a mandolin, another boy playing wooden spoons, and their father playing a guitar. They had a bucket there which said “ Lender music lessons fund”. We sat and listened to them for awhile. I then asked them if they knew, “You Are My Sunshine”, which was one of Pa’s songs he used to play on the harmonica, and sometimes he would sing it. They did play it for us, and Paul recorded it so we could bring it back and show it to his mama. I still miss Pa sometimes, so I’m sure she does.
It’s been a very good day in Branson. Paul and I have enjoyed being here, but we are also ready to hit the road tomorrow morning early because we are ready to see home. We have had such a good trip! It’s been so good to do all these things together, but we also enjoy our home together. Two more nights after tonight. Tomorrow night will be in Louisville, Kentucky and the next night in Mt. Airy, NC. Saturday—Bear Grass here we come!
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