Yeah, it looks like the Harp's places we have up here in Fayetteville.  Their stores always seem cleaner than the IGA's we have, and their prices are good enough.  Their storefronts seem a little bit bland to me, but that's probably because I have a very finely developed sense of artistic appeal developed when I took a 7th grade art class from some nice lady about 100 years ago (okay, more like 30-something.) 

I'm holed up on this hill as well.  I mean...I have a Harp's within walking distance.  I use it for quick trips, but the prices are NOT competitive with Aldi's or Save-A-Lot or even (heaven help me) Wally World. 

Just today I was telling someone about a roast I bought at Harp's...same cut as I've purchased at Aldi's and Walmart for ages.  I prepared it in the same fashion as always, and it was so dry I was embarrassed to serve it (Scott can attest...he had to choke it down and pretend to like it).  I've also noticed that I can get home with a product from Harp's only to realize it is well out of date.

So enjoy the newness before they sink into the "it will do-ness."

And whoever developed Scott's 7th-grade art sense...he can draw a pretty good stickman now.

Can I believe my eyes/ears?  Does a real estate person actually refer to her area of operations as a "little town of 20,000"?  There used to be a definition of town, city, etc.  Searcy is no longer a "little town" by most standards. 

Well, I guess I'd better jump in here, too. I am Scott's stepmom, Carol Nash (Goodin) Smith. I haven't been to Harp's yet. My friends' Beverley Hogan and Beverly O'Neill have encouraged me to go when we are there at the river, so maybe one of these days I will make the plunge. I am so addicted to my routine of Wally World that I just head in that direction. However, we did pass by Harp's the other day and commented on it. Maybe we will give it a whirl. However, if Sharon and Scott don't think it is so hot, I don't know . . . 

How are you doing Barbara? haven't talked with you in about 30 years or so. I'll bet you will have to rack your brain to even remember me. :-) Small world, huh!

Well, I guess I'd better jump in here, too. I am Scott's stepmom, Carol Nash (Goodin) Smith. I haven't been to Harp's yet. My friends' Beverley Hogan and Beverly O'Neill have encouraged me to go when we are there at the river, so maybe one of these days I will make the plunge. I am so addicted to my routine of Wally World that I just head in that direction. However, we did pass by Harp's the other day and commented on it. Maybe we will give it a whirl. However, if Sharon and Scott don't think it is so hot, I don't know . . . 

How are you doing Barbara? haven't talked with you in about 30 years or so. I'll bet you will have to rack your brain to even remember me. :-) Small world, huh!

Let's see how much information we can give here without really giving enough ('cause it's so much fun.)  My classmates included Will and Missy and Scotty and Steve and Sara and Julie.  My Dad knew a guy named Temus (spelling?) pretty well, and used to leave rubber snakes for him to find.  My stepmom worked closely with coaches, principals, and librarians, and my sister never had you for a teacher.  She just knows something about Harp's. 

And my stick men are fabulous. 

Well, how about this:  if Scott is a jabber-jaws, then I am a nitpicker, and I am wondering about the apostrophe between the Harp and the "s".

That's not much help, though, because only secretaries at SW and Ahlf knew how picky I was.  Let's see.  I taught next to Jim Christian and heard all of his movies through the wall.  I enjoyed Mr. Wilson's announcements every morning.  I had gone to Ahlf by the time the gym burned.

Scott will tell you those last names, but I know that Sarah Wiseman was later.  He is probably talking about Scotty Valentine and Steve East.

The blonde headed Scott who was a jabber-jaw is probably the correct one. Both families lived on Mohawk Dr. I was an English teacher and taught one year at Southwest but most of my time was spent in Bald Knob. The Smiths lived two houses down from the Goodins. He was a science teacher at Southwest and then at Ahlf. I left Searcy in 1984. I am going to try to send photos.  Gordon and I didn't marry until 1998, so you would not have made that connection at all. I was formerly married to Carroll Goodin and have two sons, Kevin and Alex, and we went to the First Methodist Church. The Smiths were Presbyterians. 

Barbara, I have some pictures to send if I can figure out how to do it. I have asked Scott the computer guru in the family, but he is coyly not responding. He probably has figured out that I am wanting to post his picture. :-) We will see what happens. Carol

I am sitting here giggling my head off at the jabber-jaws suggestion and affirmation!  (Yeah, yeah, yeah...I know, Scotty...you had to talk at school because you couldn't get a word in edge-wise with two big sisters, right?)

Speaking of two big sisters, Ms. Duncan, you might have known our sister Diane Smith who worked at the hospital for ages.  She was a couple of years older than Scott, so I'm not sure if you would have had her in class or not. 

No, I'm not pouting.  I just didn't realize how fast the rest of my family works.  I haven't seen a way to post pictures yet.  There is an e-mail contact for Barbara, but it doesn't allow for attachments. 

Okay, here's something that should work.  Go to barbarasduncan.com and there is a regular e-mail link there.  You can attach pictures with that. 

And Barbara, Dad is right about Steve and Scotty.  The Sara was Sara Fisher.  I just remember she was in our art class. 

7th grade was our first year in Searcy, so sister Diane would not have been in your class.  I think she started in high school.