Seems We Just Got Started

After we moved to St. Petersburg, we couldn't afford to come back home.  It didn't matter if we wanted to drive or fly; the funds weren't there.  I told Sammy I sure wasn't gonna fly unless it was an emergency, like if Samson had died, and we needed to bury him in Mama Helen's back yard.  One time when I was younger, we all went to an air show in Iuka.  After the show, they were giving people rides in a plane. I thought I'd try mama and daddy out. Me:  Can I go for a ride? Mama:  Goodness Gracious, NO! Me:  (one down, one to go) Can I go for a ride, Daddy? Daddy:  What did your mama say? Me:  She said, no, but I really want to.  PLEASE!!! Daddy:  Now you ain't gonna ride in one of those little old planes, NO! Me:  (you see I really didn't want to, but I really had to act like I did so I start begging.) Daddy:  See if Mother (Mama Helen) will go with you, and I'll buy you both a ticket. Mama Helen:  (she was always up for something) Come on,

Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Clark The Clarks and the Darwins are no strangers to each other; our children (Nathanel and Nikki) went to the same school and church. As they became teenagers, Nathaniel came to our house quite a bit but just as a friend. They even went on church trips together but just as friends. After graduating Nathanel went to Milsaps College, Northeast and Ole Miss where he majored in English. He then went to California. After graduating Nikki attended Northeast for one year, then on to Mississippi State to major in business.  She decided to try out for the Pom Squad at MSU and made it... I didn't believe her, but that is another story right there. Later Nikki went back to get her teaching certificate through Ole Miss. Nikki was working in Nashville and Nathaniel was in California working. One day she informs us she is gonna fly out to California to see Nathaniel. We should have known something was up 'cause Nikki doesn't