Anyway, we had met her several years ago when she came to visit Alice. She was so bubbly, sweet and generous, we felt like we had known her all our life. When we got to her apartment, her friend Benny and her "adopted grandson", Jason were there. They were very friendly and we all had a good visit. Then we went to lunch. They wanted to go to Applebee's. They said it was their favorite place. The whole time Jason is chatting away with us, and he is also one of those people that you can make an instant bond with. He takes care of elderly for a living, and makes the most beautiful jewelry I've ever seen. Lynette had rings on every finger. Benny had about 8 teeth, and has been her friend most of her life. It was fun to see the bond they have. Benny lives in the apartment complex across the street and they are both retirement places.
The reason they wanted to go to lunch at Applebee's was because they have a special menu that if you order from it, they have to deliver it in 12 minutes or it is free. They said, "We haven't paid for our meals here in a long time." Applebee's even provides a little timer when you place your order. Sure enough, we all ordered from that menu and 15 minutes later it came out of the kitchen. They laughed! They know the manager by name. They said he probably tells the kitchen to get busy when they walk in. Anyway, at first I was embarrassed. Then I realized that just as Jason said, "She is a hoot and a holler." It was all in fun. Like a game. After all, Applebee's makes the claim and provides the timer, right? They are on fixed income and every little bit helps. So our lunch cost $4.
Lynette is a member of the area's Gospel Music Writer's Association and has 2 awards as songwriter of the year. After lunch, we were driving around so she could show us some sights and she said she had one that she just wrote that she couldn't stop singing. I asked to hear it and she sang it for us in the car. "Me and Jesus, we're going in glory, Everywhere, all around the world,.", etc. It was a peppy one. Her voice is low and perfect. I loved it! After our drive, we went back to her place and she got a folder out and sat and sang about 8 songs for us. We looked at pictures for awhile and then we had worn her out. We said our goodbyes and promised to see her again sometime.
This is part of the Natchez Trace in Alabama.
To the right, is Jerry and Lynette. She took us to see Hank Williams' grave. Very important to her!
After this we drove on to Dothan, Alabama for the night,
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