The true Southerner cares more for the tale and the telling of the tale then for minor details such as truthfulness, adherence to plot line or proper identification of starring characters.
So what's your favorite Caitlin tale?
We'll start with one of ours...
Caitlin showed her strong Southern genetic disposition at the art of taletelling at an early age. One summer, when she was 3 and incapable of remaining in one spot for more than two seconds, she began routine rounds of the pool at the Tennis Club-- making friends, likely dispensing unwanted advice, and otherwise just being the Caitlin she still is today.
One afternoon, a stranger walked up to Mike and Margaret and remarked at their kindness for letting their orphaned niece from New York City visit them for the summer. When met with utter confusion, the lady quickly pointed to the Coca-Cola swimsuit-clad blonde curly-headed busy body selling her sad story to the next gullible group.
We've got plenty more, but now it's your turn...remember, in our finest family tradition, gross exaggeration is welcome, and--in fact--expected, and would-be fiction writers are encouraged to participate!
-Margaret & Leah
One of my favorite Caitlin stories was the night Leah, Caitlin, John and I went to Jitney Jungle. Leah and I always did our best to lose those two goobers in public. We undoubtably were running up and down aisles trying to get away from them. When we finally left the grocery store, John and Caity come running out of the store all out of breath. They *claimed* they had almost been kidnapped by aliens. Aliens in Guin, AL? suuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrre.
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