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The King

While in Memphis for work we squeezed in a quick trip to Graceland home of Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll. My friend Kelly got us complimentary tickets. We did the tour in less than an hour. My mom begged for me to go with her years ago. I said no. I am sure if did go with her I would have been there for at least 8 hours. But it took courage for me to go. I have memories of my mom taking us to St. Pete to see Elvis inpersonators and them singing to an audience of 9, three of those people were my mom, brother and me. I probably should see a therapist to help for those memories. My co-worker and I took the, "I have been there" tour, not the "Elvis #1 Fan tour." Elvis bought Graceland for $100,000. I asked one of the workers if you see his ghost since he died upstairs from a drug overdose. They denied it. I also asked if the estate buys the memorial flowers. They said no. Get this-- fan clubs everyday of the week, year round, send flowers, signs and memorials to Graceland. It is insanity.

Duckmaster

My dear friend Kelly Earnest is the PR Director for THE PEABODY- Memphis. When I was up there for work, we (My co-worker) and I stayed at her hotel. The next day we went up to the skywalk and met the ducks and saw a beautiful view of Memphis. She arranged for us to be a DUCKMASTER for the daily march. It was so much fun!

The Weather Channel

Went to Memphis and was in the middle of a severe weather situation. Tornadoes. Wind gusts were up to 40 mph, sirens were screaming for about an hour warning people about the weather event. Where do I go? To the park in Memphis where Jim Cantore is broadcasting live for THE WEATHER CHANNEL. Come on people, I survived hurricanes in Florida and bigger "weather events" - Tornadoes in Kansas.

Then and Now...

Just a refresher on how much our little bug has grown...
Left is at a few days old. Right is at 4.5 months.

Cya later Cashins

Our dear friends Patty, Jason and Brock are heading west to Phoenix, AZ. We had one last party for them to send them off in style. We are not saying bye forever, just cya later.

Maggie likes Tony's glasses!