Went to Sin City...I Ain't No Sinner

Well praise the lawd to everybody. It's me - Mabel. I'se shole glad to be back on some familiar ground. I guess now I knows what them childrens of Is-ra-el felt like wandering that wilderness.

Well, I figured that since we ain't got all the time in the world no mo' that LB and I should gone down to Vegas and renew our vowels. Yes child, our VOWELS. I sho hads me a good time. Too bad I can't say the same about my precious dear husband LB.

First, let me tell you. We stayed in the most regal place. I can't quite remember the name of the hotel, but chile, it had a water fall, baptismal pool, and a fountain that played music. It had lights too. It was nice and 'spensive. Of course, when you are supposed to be treated like a queen, I guess price ain't much to talk about these days. The peoples were real nice to us too. They even let me put my Epsom salt in the whirlpool. Child, I had all them white folks feeling good right along with me. I bet them sales at Walgreen's is gonna increase now - I wonder how I can get my cut. Everybody talking about a side hustle, hell, I needs me one too, especially now that LB done got some more medical bills now.

How did it happen? Well, my sweet ol' LB was trying to be romantic. And yes, child, sure, I done picked up a pound or two. I lose weight all the time. It just seems to find me all over again. LB though that after we got done renewing our vowels that he could pick me up and carry me over the threshold like he did 60-something years and a few pounds ago. Well, why in the Lord's name did he do that. Child, he pulled two muscles in his back, broke two ribs, and injured his foot. Well, I must say, that after I fell down, I was able to get right back up again. You know they say we fall down...and get up, cause a saint ain't nothing but a sinner who fell down! Well, I told LB to get off them slots when the Lord spoke to me, he didn't listen, know I thanks the Lord is repaying him back.

Child, I gots to go now. I needs to pay my tithes and give my offering and building fund money to the church. You know, even though I was "blessed" while in sin city with over 5,000.00 - it's still earnings and I gots to make sure there is plenty of meat in my storehouse. I loves me some meat.

Now yall pray for LB. Plus I need to put this pound cake in the oven. Ruthie Ann been missing me. Old heffa never did learn how to cook and since I've been gone she told me she been making hog head cheese all this time. Child, I need to pick up some mints when I goes over to her house too - I'm sure it smells like the inside of the pig she been eating for the last week. Yall pray my strength, hear!

With Love,
Mrs. Mabel

PS: We gonna finish answering all of yalls questions too. Yall so nosey. But that's fine so is Edna down at the church and Geneva on the Missions Board...we's used to it.