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OK, I have some other GREAT ones on Madi’s camera that I’ll try to add later, but here’s a few shots from Gatlinburg–

First of all, as always, THE MOUNTAINS:

Here’s what mornings at the chalet looked like. Char relaxes with her DS and a Dr. Pepper– (see Russ in the mirror?)

Madi’s a coffee girl.

I wasn’t able to do as much as I usually do, but we did manage to go on some of our annual Gatlinburg pilgrimages, like the Aquarium. I feel the need at least once a year to get a little skeeved out by some mucous-y looking jellyfish and to get a “You wanna piece of me?” look from an Alaskan king crab that rocks a rapper pose.

They had a new penguin exhibit this year, and Charlotte fell deeply in love…

She also figured out how to get their attention with her Dippin’ Dots wrapper– they are so curious!

Madi, on the other hand, loves the manta rays who obviously love her back.

She almost kills herself trying to pet one every year…

But she saves her deepest emotions for the sharks. You know, they kinda have a history…

ANNNNNND here’s the money shot:

(More soon!)

We are still in Gatlinburg and I have a bunch of lovely photos to share with you, but I can’t find the dang thingy that downloads pictures from my camera to my computer. We are headed back home tomorrow, so I’ll be able to write a *real* post soon, but in the meantime…

OK, you all know about the “People of Walmart” website, right? WHAT?! A few of you don’t?! Well, I am thrilled to be able to introduce you to it. Basically it is a site dedicated to the bizarre people/outfits/situations that can often be spotted in the aisles of Walmart stores all over the country. Most of the photos are taken by people who see something priceless, then grab their phone and try to grab a picture of it, so the photo quality is usually pretty bad.  Then they submit their pictures to the “People of Walmart” website and someone writes a funny caption (and some of the captioning can be pretty objectionable, so be forewarned.) And yes, it is basically a site that makes fun of people, but seriously? If you are going to go out in public looking like that, um, you’re kinda asking for it. Also, I grew up in Arkansas, the Mother Church of Walmart, my very first job was at Walmart, and I shop there on a regular basis so I’m certainly not a snob about the kind of people that frequent that store, Shoot, I AM a “People of Walmart”!

So in lieu of a *real* post, I offer you…

There are countless shots like this (and much, much worse) on the site, but I thought I’d spare you. Apparently there are lot of  people out there who are somehow completely unaware that their entire butt is hanging out of their pants…

OK,  I couldn’t resist just one more small example:

Oh, what the heck, I’m going for it! However I will apologize ahead of time, and I completely understand if you feel the need to gouge your eyes out after this one…

There is also an entire sub-genre of mullet photos, but I think you’ll have to agree that this one is in a class by itself:

I thought this was actually kind of ingenius:

And lastly– Fair warning: this could easily be me in about, oh, 20 years or so: