Friday, July 31
Busier than Normal-Gary, Golf, Etc.
It has been a busy week. Son Gary came on Monday from Missouri. He has more time off than normal and his RV is in our extra spot so he has his accommodations readily available. Butch and Rich had a golf outing set up but Butch had reinjured his leg/hip and was unable to make it so Rich and Gary played and Jason joined them. The three brothers have been enjoying their time together and it warms my heart to see it.
While Gary has been here he has helped out with this and that and in the evenings we have been playing CrossCrib, a cribbage board game. That game can get my blood to boil and I do not like my reaction to it. I remind myself it is always a good thing to be aware and to work on one's character flaws so it serves a purpose.
On Thursday Gary and I went to Atlantic so he could play the Nishna Hills Golf Course as he, his brothers, and Butch are signed up for a tournament on the 15th. I went to see my good friend Sherri Clark because I had not seen or talked to her since her husband Randy's passing on April 25th. We played many, many rounds of golf with Randy and Sherri during our Cumberland IA years.
Sherri and I followed along as Gary played the course and we talked while Gary played. Gary played VERY WELL and it was fun to watch him. Sherri and I enjoyed being outside and the conversation. It seems whenever Sherri and I are together there is always so much to say and we are never completely finished. Sherri shared her last minutes with Randy and it is a very moving and meaningful story. (The question always comes up, so I will say he did not die of Covid-19 but the complications of Covid being in all our lives in one way or another did play a part.)
Randy had 4 holes in one throughout his life. This bench commemorates three of them while the fourth took place on another golf course during a tournament. In case you do not notice the dates, his first and second holes-in-one took place on the same day, on the same hole exactly 5 years apart. This bench is on that hole, number 15.
Gary headed back to Missouri today and Butch and I are putzing around. I am trying to get caught up and a whole day away sends me into a bit of a tizzy.
Wednesday, July 29
Project update 7/28/2020
Things are happening even though it might not seem like it. My days seem to fill up quickly whether I am doing anything special or not.
The walls are up and sheeting has been applied. The rafters will be in next week, at least that is what they say at the lumberyard, the only one in town. Things have been moving along in a timely manner so far but those of you that have been through this kind of process in the past know how quickly that can change.
I ordered the sinks for the bathroom and the makeshift kitchen this morning.
Here are the latest pictures:
Monday, July 27
Electrical bill from 1967
Butch's dad was in the electrical business and a relative of one of his customers gave Leo a receipt/statement she found in the bottom of a box. It is now a very interesting family artifact.
Hurricane in Texas
Donna Gabbert is Mickey (Sanders) Starr's sister, and another Jefferson Iowa girl and she lives in Weslaco Texas. Many former Magnolia Park people follow Donna's blog as she keeps all of us updated on happenings in the Rio Grande Valley as well as the happenings in her own park. She lives there year-round and has for many years.
Here is what she had to say about Hurricane Hannah.
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