After spending the night at Pam and Dennis' home. We drove the 3 1/2 hours back to Clarksville, stopping in Knoxville to pick up Mom from Aunt Edna's. This took longer than we expected due to Mom planning on fixin' (yes that's fixin') A. Edna's hair. When that was accomplished, we dropped Mom at her cousin Basil's house and went back to the hotel to clean up. We picked Mom up again and went to Aunt Paula and Uncle Joe's house. Paula is my Dad's sister. She allowed Pat and me to go through a couple of shoeboxes of old photos since, we have maybe 5 photos of our paternal grandparents between us. Here are a few: 
My grandfather, Thomas Manton Fleming in his military uniform. (My dad's father) 
His military headstone 
My grandmother, Clara Elizabeth McCartney Fleming 
My parents, Finis and Letha, taken at the time they were married
Our family in 1956, Mom, Dad, my brothers Ron & Mike, my sister Pat & me
My grandfather, Thomas Manton Fleming in his military uniform. (My dad's father) 
His military headstone 
My grandmother, Clara Elizabeth McCartney Fleming 
My parents, Finis and Letha, taken at the time they were married
Our family in 1956, Mom, Dad, my brothers Ron & Mike, my sister Pat & meWednesday, we decided to drive to Ft. Smith and do some shopping. We were looking for a camouflage hoodie and not the hunting kind with all the twigs and branches on it, but the army style of camo....the hunting brand is extremely popular in this part of the country though. :)
We were listening to the Mamas and Papas in tribute since Denny Doherty had died on January 19th. So bopping down the highway to "California Dreamin" and "Monday, Monday", somehow we missed the turnoff to Ft. Smith and found ourselves crossing into Oklahoma (where the wind comes sweeping down the plain). Unfortunately, we had to go about 16 miles into OK until we could turn around and go back. Eventually, we arrived in Ft. Smith and did some shopping. We bought Razorback T-shirts and hats, but couldn't locate the elusive camo hoodie. Boo :(
We were listening to the Mamas and Papas in tribute since Denny Doherty had died on January 19th. So bopping down the highway to "California Dreamin" and "Monday, Monday", somehow we missed the turnoff to Ft. Smith and found ourselves crossing into Oklahoma (where the wind comes sweeping down the plain). Unfortunately, we had to go about 16 miles into OK until we could turn around and go back. Eventually, we arrived in Ft. Smith and did some shopping. We bought Razorback T-shirts and hats, but couldn't locate the elusive camo hoodie. Boo :(
After shopping, we traveled south to the town of Greenwood where my cousin Diane (another daughter of Aunt Edna's) and her husband Joe have purchased a home. They plan to move from Temecula to Greenwood in February. So here are some pictures of their house in Greenwood:
They have a nice neighborhood with plenty of land around each home 
They have a pool in the back which they fenced because of the grandchildren (Their two daughters and 5 grandchildren plan to move to Arkansas as well) 
They also have this great pond on their property.
They have a nice neighborhood with plenty of land around each home 
They have a pool in the back which they fenced because of the grandchildren (Their two daughters and 5 grandchildren plan to move to Arkansas as well) 
They also have this great pond on their property.We made our way to Russellville from Green wood, traveling through many small towns along the way. I took a few pictures of interesting sites:
The Logan County Courthouse is one of many colonial style buildings in the state
Sunset over Lake Dardanelle 
The nuclear power plant in DardanellePat and I finished our day with dinner at Colton's Steakhouse in Russellville. The food was great! We were ready to head back to the hotel and get some sleep. Fun day!
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