keep cool

I hope whoever reads this kept cool today. I believe this has been the hottest day of the summer. We made a trip to Darryl and Michelle to pick up the generator today. After returning home Angie called and ask us to come up and jump in the pool. Sooo... I did but of course he didn't he made use of his recliner instead. Debbie, Brandon, Paige, and Eric were there also. Now we are sitting here watching the news and listening to the weather report telling us to look for more hot weather. I glad we are not with rest of the family camping at Sam Baker this week.

back on

We helped Eric celebrate his 2nd birthday this weekend. Check out the smile Ethan has.

Darryl called tonight and reported their power came on about 1:00 this afternoon. Judy also has power as of yesterday. So thankful they both will have A/C again. Arlin went to Potosi today to help pack up the relief kitchen until the next time..

lights out...

Delivered our generator to Darryl Friday. It won't pull his ac but will work for the washer, lights, tv and other small things. Judy called and said they have been out since last Wednesday also. The Disaster Relief called last night and wanted me to report today at Potosi but I couldn't because I have a cold. They called back and asked if Arlin could so he left this morning to go and help. I didn't realize this outage was so wide spread.

HOT!!!!

What a hot week we have had. The storms in St. Louis hit again putting Darryl and Michelle without power. Tonight they were planning on pulling their rv to a campground so that the "dogs" would be cool during the day. Sounds like the power could be off for several days.
We are making progress with the rental. He put in 18 windows this week and I refinished the kitchen cabinets, painted, and clean. We hope to put the "FOR SALE" sign up this weekend. I am ready for a break and I'm sure he is also.

Busy, busy, busier

Haven't had too much to write about lately been busy working on the rental and taking care of grandkids. Eric and Paige spent the weekend with us while Deb and Greg went on a float trip. Then Monday night Caleb and Ethan spent the night while their Mom and Dad went to the Cardinal game. As Ethan put it, to see the Cardinals get beat up, they lost 15 to 3.
Dwayne and Angie put in a pool this weekend so we do have a place to go cool off . Looking forward to taking a few dips in it this summer yet.
We haven't taken any trips lately but he is getting the fever. Doc and Ruth stop by today and said they thought about getting a load to Canada. Maybe in a week we will be able to pull out again too. Our trip to Alaska is drawing near also. Have lots to do before that too. By the way Happy Belated Birthday Julie Beth!..... I did think about you on your Birthday. Let's see.............39 right? Love ya.

A few days

Its been a few days since I have written but that doesn't mean I haven't been doing anything. We are trying to get our rental house ready to put on the market.
We have to decided not to go on the mission trip to Colorado. Disappointing, but we just have too much to do before heading to Alaska. Sara has purchased their tickets to fly in to Anchorage so it sounds like the plan is coming together.

To handle yourself, use your head
To handle others, use our heart

Off they go

The newlyweds starting out on their honeymoon. They came home today and reported having a great time. Of course!!
We spent last evening helping Brandon celebrate his 17th birthday. And today our friends, Henry and Janey came to visit. The day was spent talking about the all the great memories of past camping experiences, especially Alaska.

Relaxing

Just return from a few days of camping which was sooo relaxing. The weather was beautiful as well. Our next trip is a mission trip to Colorado with our church. Looking forward to that as well. Whoever said that retirement can be boring must be out of their mind. Or I could say that we have not found it to be. Here is another pic of the wedding. I must say it was a beautiful wedding party.