Amanda posted quite a few pics of the greatgrands and I gleaned them. So I will share. These are a wee bit out of order. Oh well, heavy sigh,
Elise at the Beach.
Birthday party for the 8 year old.
Friday, July 2
Kiddoes!
Wednesday, June 30
Quiet Time
Been pretty quiet around here after the weekend. Butch took care of the last part of the clean-up on the tree project. I am not fond of woodsmoke smell so I am glad he got it wrapped up.
I have been working on catching up with cleaning, laundry, and blogging. Blogging is always ongoing as many of you know. Especially when too many days pass by without an update.
When we have time we have been catching up on The Handmaids Tale, and season 7 of Alone on Hulu, and whatever else catches our eye in the journey to and from those current choices. On antenna TV we watch mostly PBS, Finding your roots, Antique Roadshow, Escaping to the Chateau, the travel shows, nature shows, and sometimes the cooking shows.
My next big project will be getting ready for a garage sale. I am perhaps halfway done. Lots of brainwork in connection with a garage sale. Pricing things is always a bit of a conundrum. Setting the date is the next thing to make you go cross-eyed.
Nother subject. The birdfeeder we had in mind for the pool hall went over like a lead balloon. The birds said Huh-uh. So I asked Butch to make another platform feeder but smaller. He has seen action on it already. It is very handy being married to someone handy, especially when he accepts my ideas readily.
The other day in an RV newsletter they proposed the question "What should be your priority for going full-time RVing?" The advice was to get along very well with each other and one of you be handy. Yup, that says it well.
Monday, June 28
Busy Weekend
The Gary Brooker family branch came to visit so there was an abundance of activity here. Among other things I watched an 8-year-old boy learn to play cribbage in about an hour. Of course, he did not know all the nuances of the game, but he picked up enough of it to play. His grandpa dealt him his 6 cards and asked him how many fifteens he could find and in seconds he replied 3! But then Grandpa said but now you have to give me two cards because it is my crib...and the learning commenced. It was fun to watch!
Leo taking a short break from the game.
The pool hall got a lot of use the last 4 days. It was fun watching it get used as intended! Karla and Devon came over and joined in the fun too.
The puzzle is mysteriously missing two pieces. That was a bummer!
After this, they played a dice game.
Sunday night we met up with Leo and Keri at the Casa de Oro. Leo got some great pics.
Gary
JasonGit 'er done!
Tree with a haircut.
Before- Butch moved the MoHo out of harm's way. The whole purpose of the procedure is to protect the Moho from further encounters with the Russian Elm tree.
Butch and others have been working on this project ever since.
Wednesday, June 23
Tuesday, June 22
The Waiting Game
You know how it is...you contract with some outfit to have a service done-they say "Sometime next week." That sounds good so you hang around home waiting for the phone call and it doesn't happen. And you realize that everyone is super busy these days so you assume they have been delayed by 'something' and remain patient. It is the last large venture on our agenda this summer. When this is done we will be free! So now we are in week two. One of us is home all the time, or we try to be. No phone call.
Oh, and by the way, if you stop by to see us and the car is not in the driveway more than likely Butch is golfing and I am home. So don't go by whether the car is home.
We have had two full summers of the waiting business and we are both ready to be done with it. Patiently waiting...
The tree service is what we are waiting on. And this is the tree that lost a limb and injured our RV to the tune of $20,000 so Butch wants it topped. It is a Russian Elm tree.
Before picture.
Trail Bridge Status
Yesterday Butch and I drove out by the RRV trail near the bridge and then walked out to see how far the repair has come along. It is coming along nicely. We walked out to the bridge for a couple of reasons-wind was one of them and the other is confidence on my part with riding the bike. I am working on the mental part of getting over it and I will let you know when it happens.
The bridge is not yet usable but it is closer and it looks like they may meet their deadline of July 31st.
Sunday, June 20
Big Brooker Bash
Leo and Keri hosted a family gathering this weekend with about twenty attendees, being mainly the JR and Marion Brooker offspring. It started off with lunch at the Coaches Corner at the casino. I was surprised at how good the food was because it was less than good the last time we had eaten there. The amounts are enormous for us old folk who do not eat that much anymore. I would suggest sharing. I know we will next time.
In the afternoon we were gathered in our pool hall. It was the first time for us and we were perhaps not up to snuff. I didn't have any soda available...and I should have. Since we rarely to never drink it anymore I forgot to have any on hand. We played some pool and some cards. Cards are a long-standing family tradition.
Late afternoon we gathered at Casa De Oro for an always delicious Mexican meal. There again the portions are very generous...but scrumptious and authentic. We followed this up with dessert at Leo and Keri's where family stories were the hit of the evening.
And this morning Keri put out a championship breakfast buffet and more great conversation.
Believe it or not, I was slack about getting photo's but Leo came to the rescue and I perused some from Facebook.
From left: Leo, Jo, Bill, Bernard, Marlene, Butch and I in front, Brian, Steve, Don, Marty, Georgia, Dick and Rich. (Dick's wife, Joann took this photo)
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