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I always keep pound cake ingredients handy because you just never know when an occasion will call for a pound cake and I need to be ready to stir up a little magic.  Just the other day, we were invited to a church get-together and my pound cake was requested.  I whipped it up in no time, and before I knew it the smell of delicious goodness was wafting through the air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I packed up my pound cake so that it could travel down a bumpy dirt road and remain intact.  You see, we had been invited to a Sunday School social that was being held 8 miles down a dirt road.  This was an event I did not want to miss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the designated Saturday afternoon, we made sure we had plenty of gas in the 4-wheel drive truck.\u00a0 The pound cake was boxed up for protection.\u00a0 Cavin and I put on our best blue jeans and headed out to the country.\u00a0 Brewton is a small town, but don\u2019t mistake it for \u201cthe country\u201d.\u00a0 We live in town and can get to the nearest Walmart in 5 minutes.\u00a0 If we don\u2019t want to fight traffic to get to Walmart, in less than 3 minutes, we can be at the Pik N Sav or Piggly Wiggly (aka Big Bear as it was called during my growing up years!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we headed out to the country, we made a turn onto the dirt road.  The road was bumpy at first.  Cavin pressed the pedal a little closer to the floor.  I noticed the faster we went, the less bumpy it was.  The road was dry which caused the dust to stir up a little as we drove deeper into the woods.  I was glad it had not rained in the last few days so that we could lower the risk of getting our truck covered in mud, or even worse \u2013 getting stuck in the mud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cavin and I trudged into the unknown with little to see but trees and the dirt road ahead and behind.  8 miles may not seem like a long distance, but 8 miles down a dirt road might as well be 80 miles when you have no idea where you are going.  Finally, we saw a house off to the left.  We were relieved to see it because that was proof that we were not the first people to loom this far into the unknown.  Just a little further past the house, we saw signs of life.  We saw several trucks and the camp house where we would be gathering with friends.  Whew\u2026 we had arrived at our destination and had not met up with a wild animal on our journey to the ends of the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were happy to hear laughter and see familiar faces.  William had fired up his homemade grill and the smell of steak was filling the air.  It was evident that this was going to be a great evening and it was worth the trek into the woods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As is natural at this type of event, the men were mingling together telling hunting and fishing stories while the women chatted about life and kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I noticed kids playing in the dirt and it was obvious that they were having the time of their lives.  They say that \u201cplay is the work of children,\u201d and if that\u2019s true, these kids were working hard.  They were building roads and revving up their cars and trucks.  They were serious about these dirt roads they were constructing.  And you know\u2026 memories and friendships were being made that they couldn\u2019t fully grasp in their young lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n