Home Life

We've been home now for a couple of months and have reacquainted ourselves with the dirt dweller lifestyle.     Ours consists of projects around the house. Socializing with friends and family. And babysitting from time to time. The weather has been warm and wet with several heavy rainstorms and temps in the mid 80's.

Pam helping her dad install a storm door.

Me changing a flat tire on our way back from my daughters. Of course it was raining.

Ellie and me having fun at breakfast. We made a pact not to tell GramPam about the new toilet seat on the counter. She eventually discovered it and made me install it.

Heavy rain obscuring the house across the street from us.

Pam cutting back the fast growing hostas.

Franklin getting his first convertible ride from GramPam. Look who's riding his John Deere convertible in the background!

Pam, Kim, Barb, & Jean and their non-alcoholic drinks. Yeah right!

The next seven pictures are from the 3rd of July air show and fireworks display in Dubuque, Ia. We were guests of the Vagabond crew for the festivities. The river was running around 8' higher than normal that day making for some interesting anchoring scenarios with more than one boat dragging and picking up the next boat downstream. Of course it was a KFC evening!

Saturday July 6th we traveled into the Iowa countryside to celebrate my son Addam's birthday which is actually July 4th. Happy birthday Dutch!

Addam giving me instructions on 4 wheeler operation.

Pam and I after a successful ride.

Addam, Jeni(significant other) and Jeni's dad Mike(sitting).

Mike's house from the other side of the pond.

In the meantime while we're adapting to life here in the Midwest Tourist is resting comfortably inside a building back in Florida. Our decision to not bring her back up the inland rivers to our home was no doubt the correct one. The high water is just now receding which means we would have been stopped in the Kentucky Lake area and not gotten here until mid-July. Meanwhile we just might have to blow the dust off the golf clubs! FORE!