We Eat Crawfish

Today was a gorgeous, sparkling day. The sun was glorious. The lake in the middle of the RV park was soo smooth. Heidi and I went for a little walk which felt really good.

When I got back I made sausage gravy and biscuits (canned). Brock and Heidi went for a little run while breakfast was cooking. Heidi was a happy girl.

Once we had eaten, it was haircut time for Brighton, Spencer and Skylar. There was a small amount of weeping and gnashing, but soon it was all over and they were looking better. ;o)

Not pictured: The Brownlow-Dindy's eldest child, a teenage girl
who had a sports practice, and Spencer, who was off playing
basketball, which I didn't catch until I'd already taken the pic.

Around noon, our new friends, the Brownlow-Dindy family, came and picked us up, so we could follow them to their house for lunch where we would try our first crawfish. The meat was already all peeled and cooked in a yummy soup which was served over rice. I think maybe this was crawfish etouffee, but I'm not positive. The spice was just right, but I'm pretty sure they held back from what they normally would've done. We also had a really yummy corn casserole that was kind of sweet. The flavors were really good together. Both Brynna and Skylar weren't feeling too daring and so had peanut butter and honey sandwiches that I brought, but I think Brynna probably should've tried the dish because the meat tasted kind of like a cross between crab and shrimp and I actually think she would've liked it. She's just still so turned off from our Maine lobster that I'm not sure she'll recover any time soon. Skylar, well, I'm not sure he'll ever be a seafood eater of any kind. He was just very glad that we didn't have to take any heads off. He really didn't want to be seeing that and he mentioned it a few times every day since we first talked about trying crawfish.

We visited for a few hours just getting to know each other, talking a lot about homeschooling and about traveling. The kids had a great time together running around outside quite a bit. In the end, emails were exchanged and we all hoped to see each other again. We were really grateful to them for taking the time to prepare a meal for us and opening up their home.

Late this afternoon, we finished up a tiny bit of school work and then the kids went to the playground while I made dinner.  Brock delved into HIS work and is still at it.