six years

If John is in the right mood and I follow his rules, he is okay with shopping. The most important rule is that I have to agree to leave the store when John can't take it any more. Otherwise, the experience changes from "shopping" to "shOOOOping". As you can guess, I usually leave John at home when I shop.

John and I have now been married for six years. We went to Abilene to celebrate. I wanted to go to the Eisenhower museum, mostly because I hadn't been there before. I have now been there. It was interesting, but not enough for me to want to see it again.

After the museum we had some time to kill before our dinner reservation. So, we drove around Abilene looking for antique stores. Most of them were closed, but we found one store that was open. The store was chock full of anything you could imagine - all three stories of it! (And let me tell you, my imagination was working overtime in that dank, musty, dimly lit basement!) John came home with a typewriter and a newly kindled appreciation for shOOOOping!

We ate dinner at Kirby House. It's a neat place with good-yet-over-priced food. I'd go back again, but maybe not for dinner.

While we did all this, Jacob got to play with a babysitter. When he saw her the next day at church, he got all excited! I'm glad that he had a fun day, too!