Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it.~Proverbs 22:6
I've commented before on how seriously we take our responsibility as parents. There is nothing more rewarding as a parent than to see your training paying off.
We've done our best to imbue Abby with a sincere appreciation for good barbecue. It's been hard, living far from our favorite southern BBQ pits with their backyard smokers and sweet tea, but we're committed to our cause. So at least once a month, we trek out to the one good barbecue joint we've found and allow Abby to experience brisket, pulled pork, homestyle mac n' cheese, and even a sip of Cheerwine now and then.
And whenever possible, we allow her to sample from the smorgasbord of barbecue sauces we stock our fridge with. Such was the case this weekend. As our darling daughter dipped everything from apples to chicken nuggets to pickles to pineapple in her Sticky Fingers Tennessee Whiskey sauce, her dad and I beamed with pride. And when she ran out of food to dip, we watched as she proceeded to scoop heaping spoonfuls of sauce into her mouth.
"Mmmmm," she sang with every bite.
I looked across the table at my husband and nodded. A job well done, I thought to myself, and knew he was thinking the same.
That's my Granddaughter. She has a true appreciation for the finer culinary delights in this world--good brisket, pulled pork, potato salad, bbq beans, and slaw, topped off with an assortment of sauces and washed down with one's favorite beverage. Good job parents.
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