What a wonderful time!

Silver Dollar City doesn't disappoint

What a fun time at Silver Dollar City! I enjoyed everything, but especially walking around and spending time with family. The after party at our house was fun too and we're glad you all could come. Do you have some favorite photos from the trip to share? If so, send them my way and I'll get a gallery up.

Furthermore, a couple of us are working on getting a Silver Dollar City fan website up. If you have ideas or would like to work on the project, just email me. It will be a fun project that I hope everyone will enjoy. What would you like to see in this type of website? Let me know in the comments.

Weather Outlook

If averages stick, we should see highs in the mid 40s

A quick look ahead at Weather Underground shows an average of 45 degrees. However, the 27th, the latest day with a forecast, is showing the temperature maxing out at 38.

Weather.com paints a rosier picture predicting a high of 47 on Tuesday.

Its official

from Jordan: Its official: I'M GOING TO BRANSON!!!

The Writer’s Minutes: Wings of the Dawn, Book 1

You all have probably seen this, but Kristin wrote a book and started a blog. Check here for more info: The Writer’s Minutes: Wings of the Dawn, Book 1: "Officially. Self-Published. I feel a little like Anne Bradstreet in her poem 'The Author to Her Book,' but at the same time, I am so excited..."

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List of Silver Dollar City Restaurants

See this list on SDC's website.

Annie's Shack   Annie's Shack. Miss Annie Hatfield arrived among the first settlers at Silver Dollar City. She was noted for her fine cooking. Especially her barbecued beef and...   More Aunt Polly's Fried Chicken   Aunt Polly's Fried Chicken. Tom Sawyer's Aunt Polly not only washed behind his ears and tried to make him respectable, she was also one of the best cooks in the town of Hannibal....   More Big Jack's Sandwich Shop   Big Jack's Sandwich Shop. One of the first people to set up shop in a mining town is the local butcher. Jack's skill as a butcher and Mary's skill as a baker made them an instant...   More Buckshot Annie's Skillet Cookery   Buckshot Annie's Skillet Cookery. Miss Annie had her Chicken Shack and sister Mary was known for her famous poke salads. But W.O. McCoy had nothing except to fetch and tote for those two...   More Concessions   Fun is in the air at Silver Dollar City and so is the sweet and savory aroma of your favorite foods around every corner. Enjoy snacks such as funnel...   More Dockside Grill   Dockside Grill. Float trips and fishing are two of the main reasons that this Ozarks region became a popular tourist destination. Ever since the turn of the century...   More Eva & Delilah's Bakery   Eva & Delilah's Bakery. While on a trip across the country, the family of Eva and Delilah took what they thought would be a short stop over at Marvel Cave. Since the girls had...   More Flossie's Fried Fancies   Flossie's Fried Fancies. Who has the best Funnel Cake - Flossie or her sister Fanny? That will depend on which one you are talking to! Both came here to the Ozarks and established...   More Frank's Hot Dogs and Brats   Frank's Hot Dogs. Sink your teeth into an American tradition at Frank's Hot Dogs and Brats! Located just off the City's Square, Frank's offers thick and juicy quarter pound...   More Hannah's Ice Cream Factory   Hannah's Ice Cream Factory. Hannah was a young woman living in Georgia who decided to make a change in her life a few years after the Civil War. She was for the most part alone in...   More Hatfield's Tater Patch   Hatfield's Tater Patch. When the Hatfields and McCoys start feuding over vittles, everyone else benefits from their rivalry. W.O. McCoy may have his Family Feud Succotash and...   More Lucky Silver Mine Restaurant   Mine Restaurant. Mining is one of the oldest professions in the Ozarks. A variety of legends have been told of haunted silver mines, and the possibility of buried treasure...   More Lumbercamp Falls Skillet   Lumbercamp. Lumberjacks use the White River to float logs for building which they deliver to mills along the river banks. "Cookie" and his crew have...   More Lumbercamp Restaurant   Lumbercamp. The Ozarks have been discovered and lumber to build homes and businesses is in high demand! Logging camps have sprung up all over the hills, and "Paul...   More Mary's Springhouse   Mary's Springhouse. Every new mining town with its promise of good wages and hope of striking a fortune attracts new immigrants, and Silver Dollar City is no exception. Mortimer...   More Poke Salad Mary's   Poke Salad Mary's. Pa Hatfield's other daughter, Mary, didn't like guns as much as her sister Annie did. So her job was to find and pick wild greens to balance...   More Reunion Hall   Experience a sumptuous home-style feast filled with traditional favorites and exciting new flavors! Gather your family around the table this holiday season,...   More Riverside Ribhouse   Riverside Rib House. Our barbecue has staked itself quite a reputation throughout the Ozarks.  For over twenty years, we have been grilling Ribs, Chicken, Pulled Pork and...   More Wagon Works Grill   S.W. Spokes is the proprietor of Silver Dollar City's wagon factory and livery stable. Located at the corner of the City's town square, near the general...   More

Christmas in Branson

Planning is underway

We are talking about Christmas in Branson. We plan to bring games, etc. for fun, other ideas are welcome. Silver Dollar City will be open each day from 1pm to 9pm and the culinary class will be at 1:30. Please let us know if you're interested in attending.

As for food, it will be far cheaper if we eat sandwiches for lunch each day. For dinner, we'll eat in SDC. The restaurants we know people will want to eat at are the Mill restaurant (special service table), the Mine restaurant (special service), spaghetti bowl place, food from the stands like the skillet dinners, Big Jack's Sandwich shop, and Aunt Polly's among others. What restaurants would you like to eat at?

During the mornings, we're thinking of going shopping at the malls. We may even not go to SDC one of the days for a break. Stores people are interested in going to are Easy Spirit, bookstores, Carter's, the kitchen stores, VF Outlet, Van Heusen, Corning Ware, Pyrex, Country Home type stores, Reebok, and Starbucks. What stores are you looking for?

The schedule will be full of fun. Right now, we're planning on having Tyler's birthday on the 27th. On the 28th, we'll have our family Christmas in the morning. The rest of this event listing is on hold for now.

Be thinking about various attractions you'd like to see and tell us about it in the comments.

Prep and Landing Returns!

There will be at least two new episodes of Prep & Landing, one this year and one next. I had heard that this might be their plan, that they would then release all the 30 minute shows as a DVD set at some point in time. How cool would that be!?

WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS’ PREP & LANDING RETURNS

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