Not for Everyone!

On Saturday, a bunch of us were hanging out at the river

 

When my brother-in-law decided to take my car for a spin.

 

Couldn't blame him, it's such a fun car to drive, especially on a sunny day!

 

He and his son jumped in,

 

That's when we realized that VW Beetles aren't for everyone...

 

 

His head stuck up past the windshield!

 

 

Seriously...

 

 

Another year older...

Yes!  I had another birthday!

 

 

 

I am now officially 66!

 

It was a good one, to be sure!

 

I slept in!

 

In my life, anything past 6:15 AM is sleeping in,

 

So by 8:30, my bladder was screaming for someone to call 911...

 

Seriously, I slept until 8:30! 

 

Is that an indication of old age?

 

I came downstairs and Mr K had my coffee ready...

 

He gave me a happy birthday kiss and a card...

 

And THREE presents!!!!

 

Of course, he's a guy and everyone knows guys don't give gifts that look this nice when they wrap them...

 

To be honest, his wrapping paper usually looks like this...

 

 

So the fact that he wrapped at all was exciting!

 

He told me to open them in a particular order...

 

Now, before I tell you the rest, let me say this...

 

I am EXTREMELY hard to buy for!

 

When the kids asked me what I would like,

I responded with a request for a family day at camp!

 

When Ron asked me,

I said I wanted a REAL trash bag for my car.

 

REAL, as in not looking like this:

 

(yes, like his version of wrapping paper)

 

My first gift was a REAL trash bag for my car!

 

No photo available, it's in use!

 

My second gift was this...

 

 

Yes!  Mr.K and I will finally figure out where I come from!

 

And last but not least...

 

TWO of these babies...

 

 

BOB SEGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

EEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I was so excited...

 

I cried!

 

Oh yes!

 

Of course,

 

we all went to the river

where we ate and ate and ate...

 

And floated on inflatable things...

 

NOT this...

 

or this...

 

 

Which would have been uber cool...

 

But suitably inflated things...

 

Ahhhhhhh

 

It wasn't a good day, it was a GREAT DAY!

 

So what's new with YOU?

 

 

 

 

No excuses!

I'm retired, I have no kids at home and this week, I don't even have a husband at home...

 

You would think I'd have time to blog every day, wouldn't you?

 

I just don't understand it!

 

I want to tell you about the great times we had at the river last week, and I will, but lots of other things are going on as well...

 

Let me share...

 

Shirley keeps us hopping!  She is into everything and anything.  She insists on chasing the broom, so when I go to sweep (which is often since I have two shedding dogs here), I either put her in her crate, or let her annoy Winnie...

 

 

Every time she goes upstairs, she makes a bee line for Mr.K's bathroom.  She thinks he hangs a roll of toilet paper there for her amusement.

 

He doesn't feel the same way, so we try to keep her down stairs with gates, barriers...all kinds of things.  Still, this...

 

 

Is not unusual.  How does she get through?

 

For more excitement, Mr,K's grandson, Nick, got this...

 

 

His driver's license!

 

I renewed my relationship with my hammock...

 

 

it's such a wonderful place to  read (kindle?) before bed...those warm summer nights are the best!

 

Mr.K's grand daughter, Larissa, decided to try it too...

 

 

but she had company!

 

Tony finally got Mr.K out on the driving range...

 

 

They were both pleased with his progress!

 

 

I got to babysit this little guy...

 

 

Doesn't he look our of sorts?

 

He wasn't feeling well at all...

 

Shirley decided she could make him feel all better...

 

 

She gave him a kiss...

 

 

And they both snuggled in for a little cuddle...

 

 

Mr.K and I were able to take his grandson, Johnny, out for a birthday dinner...

 

 

Because some people can be poop heads, we have not seen him in two years! 

 

Mr. K was thrilled!

 

I decided I needed a Christmas quilt

(in reality, my collection of Christmas fabric was taking over my sewing room...

 

 

It's still a work in progress...subject to change?

 

And to top things off,

 

Tony's phone has a mind of it's own...

 

 

 

And that's why I don't have time to update my blog...

 

 

But when I do...

 

I'll tell you about this...

 

and this...

 

 

and this...

 

 

and even this...

 

 

And more!

 

See ya soon?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remembering the 4th!

As usual...the fourth of July is a big celebration in the RedSock family...

We've always celebrated, even when we didn't have the river as a background...

As far back as 2007, we had about 60 people chowing out on our patio at the House on the Hill...

So this year's 35 guests could be considered a small, intimate gathering!

But first, we needed to do a few things to get ready...

Remember when I told you the end of the dock was under water???

It still was high when Andy and Tony went to build new steps down the hill to the river...

I wasn't there the first night, when Andy and Tony started the work...

The next night, I met Tony out there, to watch him work...

Hard to believe, how quickly things went together...

And how great they look!

All that is left to do is connect the end of the dock (still underwater)

and the stairs...

But we were ready enough!

This year, we had a taco party.

I was tickled to see how many people came.

Most of Mark's family came...

 

 

We had my kids and their friends...

Their friend's kids...

 

This is Caleb, who was so much fun...even when he threatened to

jump off the deck (and give Ashley a heart attack).

 

Our Star Guest, of course, was...

 

 

Locklan!

 

Who slept through the first hours of the party...

 

And soon woke...

 

And captured the hearts (and laps) of his family...

 

And then let Daddy carry him around!

 

 

And of course, our four legged family members...

The water was too high and moving too quickly for the pedal boat...

But Andy had the kayaks ready...

 

 

Some people decided to float around...

 

 

Andy's friend, Cody, made us home made ice cream!

 

 

 

 

Andy and Locklan enjoyed the dock!

 

 

 

And the wonderful sunset!

 

 

 

 

As soon as the sun went down...

 

A camp fire and...

 

BooM!

 

Fireworks!

 

 

 Over the river!

 

 

We loved them, but the dogs...

 

Not so much...

 

We hated to see the day end, but luckily it was only Saturday.

 

On Sunday, the guys decided to take the kayaks out...

 

Andy walked down the stairs, dragging his...

 

 

 

 

Tony, on the other hand...

 

 

Decided the easiest way was to ride his down the hill...

 

 

 

It worked!

 

 

We had a blast...

 

And to think, we didn't even put the real boat in the water!

 

The weather has been so bad, the river so fast and full of junk...

 

But Shirley is ready...

 

 

With her life jacket!

 

Maybe next weekend.