DECEMBER 19, 2008 CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS
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Dec 07, 1999
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Sep 11, 2009
Gadsden,
Alabama,
United States
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
WE LOADED UP WITH OUR GRAND-BABY,OUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TO MEET OUR SON AT HIS WORK PLACE.
THEN WE ALL LEFT OUT FOR THE CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS IN GADSDEN, ALABAMA. CHRISTMAS ON THE ROCKS IS OPEN EACH YEAR AT THE NOCCOLULA FALLS PARK. IT WAS ALL DECORATED UP BUT NOT QUITE AS MUCH AS THE LAST TIME WE WENT. THE FALLS WERE BREATH TAKING THIS TIME. THERE WAS A LOT MORE ANIMALS THIS TIME. NOW, THEY HAVE A LARGE BUILDING WITH ALL KINDS OF SMALL ANIMALS INSIDE. ALSO, THERE IS A LOT MORE ANIMALS OUTSIDE. THE WEATHER WAS WONDERFUL! WE DID NOT EVEN HAVE TO WEAR A JACKET. IT RAINED ON THE WAY UP BEFORE WE GOT TO GADSDEN BUT PRAISE THE LORD IT QUIT BEFORE WE GOT TO THE PARK. THE BABY, OF COURSE RECEIVED MORE ATTENTION THAN A BABY OUGHT (NOT REALLY...SHE'S GETTING HER CUP FULL). THE ONLY UNHAPPY MOMENT WAS WHEN BOTH TRAINS WERE DOWN SO WE DID NOT GET TO RIDE...THEY DID GIVE US TICKETS TO COME BACK FOR FREE! THE PARK WAS BEGINNING TO CLOSE SO WE LEFT AND HEADED OUT TO FIND SOMETHING TO EAT. WE FOUND A WAFFLE HOUSE OPEN AND ATE THERE. I MUST SAY INSIDE THE WAFFLE HOUSE WAS A MOTLEY LOOKING CREW. THEIR EMPLOYEE'S WERE VERY FRIENDLY AND EFFICIENT. HANDS UP TO THE CHEF! THE FOOD WAS REALLY GOOD. WHO KNOWS MAYBE WE CAN SQUEEZE OUT SOME TIME TO GO BACK TO THE PARK AND RIDE THE TRAIN...WE WILL SEE. JUST WATCHING LITTLE REAGAN REACT TO PEOPLE AND TO THE ANIMALS WAS IN ITSELF WORTH THE WHOLE TRIP TO ME. THERE WAS A SWEET YOUNG LADY WHO LET OUR GRAND-DAUGHTER PET A LITTLE LIGHT BROWN BUNNY ALL SHE WANTED TO. THANK YOU FATHER FOR THE MEMORIES!
