Summer Time, and the Living is Easy!

Wow! From January to July....where do I begin?
We took our first cruise last February.  Cruising was something we'd always thought we would never care to do, but we set sail from New Orleans on the Navigator of the Seas and visited Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Jamaica.  It was wonderful!  We enjoyed everything about the cruise and might just do it again someday!

Coming in to Cozumel

Both Zach and Wyatt kept us running to ball games through June.  Zach played on two teams, so had many games, and Wyatt played with the Montrose team.  We enjoyed watching them play and cheering for their teams.

Once the temperatures started warming up, the grass started growing.  Most of May and June were spent behind my Skag mower!  When not watching ball games, I was mowing.

We hosted the Keokuk Aqua-Naut reunion on June 28-30.  We enjoyed visiting with many friends over the weekend.  Many of them were folks we'd not seen in many, many years!  The weather was perfect for it and I think everyone had a good time. We certainly did!

We've completed several "projects" on the place and have several more still in the works or at least on the list to be done.  Much of it requires heavy equipment, so it has to be worked in when Dennis has the time and the ground is dry enough.  We have several springs on the place and need to work on the drainage so that it can drain off.  Right now we have a big old swamp with stagnant water, which provides habitat for reptiles.  Totally NOT acceptable! I don't mind frogs or turtles, but I don't like spiders or snakes!  

We are now members of the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS) and my top project is getting a shooting range ready to use.  If you are not familiar with SASS, you might enjoy this informational video:

Introduction to Cowboy Action Shooting SASS

We spent a week on the Lake of the Ozarks and had a wonderful time.  Did lots of skiing, swimming, sunning, sharing time with friends and family and making memories.

Aaron loved riding his new "skis" and as you can see in the video, he knows how to signal the driver.  He gave us the "put me down" signal, but he then jumped off instead of waiting. I guess the driver response time was slower than Aaron thought it should be. 

Certainly much has been left out.  Some things are so routine it's hardly worth mentioning, and some took place so long ago it has slipped the mind. So, for now, that's the update.  Going out to enjoy more sunshine, heat and humidity!  I Love Summer!