Billy Wardle Happenings

 I have received an invitation to my grandson's baptism this Sunday.

 I went to the jazz concert at Washington Park and was impressed with the mushroom bloom.  I am not sure what kind they are but they are pretty.

 Off of Curnhusker

 In N' Out was one of our favorite places to eat in both Manteca and Kingman.  In N' Out is a chain restaurant out of California but they are slowly expanding to the east.  I know they are now in Utah.  They are in Texas and Colorado as well.  However they are not in Nebraska. There hamburgers are excellent.  Their fries are always newly cut potatoes.  You can watch them cutting the potatoes.  They serve nice shakes and the hamburgers have thousand island sauce.  They also have their own ordering codes: animal style burger the patty is cooked in monster, animal style fries they add cheese and grilled onions to the fries,  protein style burger it is wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun, fries can be light, regular or well done.  Well done they come out crispy and light they are soft but absorb less oil.  You can choose a 2x2 or 1x1 on the menu, two patties two cheese slices etc.  But you can also order 3x3 and 4x4 for more p...

 On thing cool about Cracker Barrel is that the let you stay overnight.  We did this in Kansas City when we went to the temple.  We ate dinner in the evening, and then spent the night and went back for breakfast.  Cracker Barrel makes a very good breakfast.  There are a couple close to me where we live in Bellevue.  The closest is actually in Council Bluffs, and then there is on the I80 but farther west.  They seem to be throughout the country close to freeway exits.  As for dinner they make a very good fried chicken.  The also have country fried steak, pot roast and meat loaf.  This is not our most favorite restaurant, but it is up there. One thing cool about Cracker Barrel is the country store in each location.  The have orange and raspberry sticks, and many other selections of candy.  They have what would be called old fashioned candy which is good for me.  I am old fashioned.

 After a day at the Luminarium and Discovery Playground I suggested ice cream, thinking we would go to Coneflower which is pretty close.  However in the end we went to Cold Stone.  It is in the Aksarben by the movie theater.  It is cool the way they soften the ice cream on the stone.  This also allows them to mix in any toppings.  Chocolate chip mint was a big hit with the kids.  I had a berry ice cream.  One thing I didn't know was that they also sell chocolates.  Cold Stone is a national chain.  Thee was also one in California where we lived.