And a great Birthday party.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

What a great time we had with my grand mother this weekend. The grands (her great-great-grands) were so good, and kept her entertained. She got to watch them ride the 4 wheeler and little battery tractor,



We had family "wind sprints",



worked in the garden,



took lots of breaks,







got some bike riding lessons,





and enjoyed some family time with a puzzle.



Sunday was the big family dinner. My SonIL was the grill chef



and we did have a crowd



Grandmother with her children



and great-great-grands



We ate way too much, but had a great time. Can't wait to do it all again at Thanksgiving.

Life is good

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Another successful camping trip

Thursday, June 30, 2011

We had a few days with nothing scheduled, so packed up the camper and took the grands to Logan's Landing for a quick camping trip. We did a lot of swimming





Some kayaking







Had some fun at the playground



Went for walks



Stayed up way to late, and ate way to much (but I'm the grandmom, and it is ok)



It is amazing how well kids will sleep after a hard day of playing in the pool. DH even took the oldest on a short trail run this morning.

It was a lot of fun, but I was happy to return the boys to their parent's. Saturday we will go to my parent's for my grandmother's birthday party.

Life is good.

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Missed my goals

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Well, June is almost over and I have failed to meet my goals for the month. I had hoped to ride 575 miles and only got 243.8. Between no scheduled bike rides, rain, storms, and clean up we just couldn't get a lot of miles in. But that is ok, we need the rain very badly, but could do without the storms.

My training for the 5K has been put on hold for now, for reasons that won't be discussed here. But hopefully I can start back in a month or two.

We will be taking the grands camping next week. Just going to a spot on the lake about 20 miles from home, but they don't care. Next week will be spent swimming, fishing, hiking, and trying to stay cool. Our oldest DGS will be spending the afternoon and night with us today and I'm putting him to work helping get the camper set up, packed, and ready to go. He doesn't know that yet, but he is usually good about helping if he can get something out of it. Last night our youngest DGS spent the night and we baked goodies to take. DH is working and missing all the fun, poor him.

Well, off to play Mario Cart with DGS. Wish I were better, it is a shame when a 4 year old beats you.

Life is good, even when you miss your goals.

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Up in smoke

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Today was the day I only work 1/2 day, so I don't have to leave till 1. There was a big storm moving through, so I waited for it to pass and left a little late. As I was driving down the street I saw a big plume of very black smoke rising from towards town, and thought it was odd for the forest service to be doing a prescribed burn now. As I kept driving I realized it wasn't the forest service, it was IN town. As I kept driving I realized I would have to drive right by it. Seems lightening struck an old cotton yarn mill in town and set it on fire. One mill collapsed, another is still burning. A big thank you to all the neighboring fire departments that came and helped control the monster. There have been no reported injuries so far.

www.dailyhome.com/view/full_story/14
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The last mill closed in 2006 and crews have been dismantling the equipment and structure and selling the pieces. Glad I waited a few minutes and wasn't near when it got struck.

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June 5 home from the Smokies

Sunday, June 05, 2011

Today was our last ride of the Tandem Rally. We opted for the longer 33 mile ride that left from the hotel.



This is our youngest rider. She is 4 and they rode the long rides everyday. She logged over 120 miles in 3 days.



We rode together more today than on most days. The route was not as hilly, but the humidity was killer!



Once again, the scenery was beautiful and the roads were good.







About half way through, we stopped at a store for a short rest. I managed to get a picture of our youngest rider and his trailer (he did wear a helmet, it is in the trailer). Glad I didn't have to pull him up the hills, but they are younger than I am.





Back on the road before our legs get too cold.





And arriving back at the hotel with 33.4 miles, and no mis-adventures today. What a great ride.



A short rest in the room, then off we go for home.



I hope you have enjoyed reading about our wonderful week in TN. I have certainly enjoyed sharing it with everyone. I will try to respond to everyone as quickly as I can. My little netbook that I travel with is a pain to use, so I wait till I get home and have my good lap top to do most of my posting.

Life is good.

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