Yep, sounds like a small southern town to me.
Here's a couple of quick stories.
My first teaching job was in a tiny town in east Texas. My husband was going to work in a local steel plant, but it shut down right after we moved there, so he took a night shift at a convenience store so he could be home with the kids during the day while I taught.
Someone noticed that we never went to a church in town. (We are Episcopal and the closest church was almost an hour away.) So, one night the local sheriff came by and asked my husband if we were Satan worshippers!
My husband has a very dry, sarcastic sense of humor, so he casually responded, "Yes sir, that's why I work nights."
He came VERY close to being arrested!
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The county was also dry, so for our anniversary, we drove thirty miles to a liquor store and bought a bottle of champagne. The next day my students told me EXACTLY what we had bought right down to the name and price!
So, you're not alone. Crazy isn't it? LOL!
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The fullness of our heart is expressed in our eyes, in our touch, in what we write, in what we say, in the way we walk, the way we receive, the way we need. -Mother Teresa (
RIP Gizmo 3/9/07-8/18/12)
