Hello, Nebraska!

And a soon goodbye. Good morning from the road. We had a long day yesterday, doing typical fuel stops, during which I scritch kitties, replenish our water jugs, and prepare a meal if it is mealtime. We each have our gender duties...and are fine with that arrangement, thankyouverymuch.

So appreciated Dan's text about South Dakota flooding. That meant a bit of rethinking where we were and heading and regroup.

Nebraska hosted a fascinating light show as we drove after dinner. Lightening danced across our distant views, treating us to an eventual Moho "wash" to help clean the bugs off the windshield. We were able to shoot a gap between the last two cloud formations, so the lightening was never near us. Theoretically. Plus, we could see blue skies further ahead. I did take a photo, but the parted clouds looked like white blobs--no blue showing.

New plans...we will go to The Grand Tetons before our caravan, rather than after, so that's where we are heading. Wyoming tonight!

Rollin on.

The End.



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On the road again!

It seemed like a good idea last night: drive to the W side of Nashville to avoid AM traffic, park at a Cracker Barrel, get up and enjoy breakfast, then hit the road.

We didn't factor in that we would wake up before they opened! Yep, awake...and we prefer to wait a couple of hours before eating anyway...so, Plan B.

We fired up the generator, made coffee, and are now on our merry way.

Today's goal is to be W of St. Louis and N of Kansas City. It is sunny and 73 locally. And traffic is light. We likey.

Miles and smiles, y'all! Rolling...


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Tree, fish and other stuff

We took Gene+ and Janelee out for a spin on the lake, and to show them where MM has been working:

MM then dropped us off at the dock, quickly hooked up the fallen tree to haul it off and away from the diving board area.  Smart.  We don’t need anyone hitting the tree.  Literally!

Alex decided to fish off our small dock while dinner was being prepared, but had to yell for HELP with a huge carp:

Aunt Haley to the rescue!

The fish broke the line and got away with Alex’s hook, despite Aunt Haley’s effort to remove it.  Barkley was a big help.

So Gene and Janelee left this morning for home in Tennessee, and I realized that I did not take a single photo of them.  Shame on me!  That’s what happens when we are too busy catching up on stuff.

Love you guys.  Come back again soon!

Two more sleeps till we begin our trek west, so we are both now seriously hitting our to-do list.

It will be crazy around here, but we’ll git-er-done.

Have yourselves a ginger peachy day.  Life is hectic but good, y’all!  Make some smiles today.

River rats!

The rumor was true. Brian, lil Haley and three other dads/kids tackled a NC river Sunday and lived to tell about it and plan for another adventure.

Speaking of, the kitties got their health certificate to enter Canada, although I was informed that KC needs to trim down a little. That was no surprise, bless his heart. Three months confinement in the Moho takes a toll on the boy, so we need to leash and walk him on this upcoming trip.

And where are we going? To Alberta to meet up with 7 other motorhomes for a ramble through the Canadian Rockies. For 19 days!

There are many fine adventures already planned out for us; we just basically have to show up. Check. We will.

We will have our own river adventure somewhere up there. Methinks the water will be just a tad colder than in NC! It was still snowing in Banff the other day. Brrr...

Have yourselves a ginger peachy day. Friends Gene and Janelee arrived yesterday, so we are showing off our area to them today. Love it!

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All smiles!

MM enjoyed being Tractor Man yesterday!



Haley, Logan and the girls hopped onboard for a ride:



Logan couldn't find his Scottish clan connection, but Ansley and Macey posed by Clan Bell:







After five years of trying, Amy was able to get back this rifle that Jason traded 15 years ago...a gift from his dad, that caused regrets after his dad died:



They have also added niece Madison to the family this year. They will all have a mighty busy summer, that is for sure.

Brian and lil Haley are rumored to have gone kayaking yesterday while Faith was working at the barn, but I haven't seen any proof yet.

Off to get two kitties their passports, then the market. Busy day.

Life is good on this Monday in the mountains, y'all!

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Let the games begin!

And so they did yesterday, the Blairsville Scottish Festival and Highland Games officially kicked off with bagpipes galore at noon:




I volunteered at the admissions tent from 10 till 3 and can vouch for the huge crowd that streamed through the gates. We were uphill from the field, with views mostly blocked by trees, but the lively music swelled up to our ears from the opening ceremonies...www.blairsvillescottishfestival.org.

The entertainment tent, so I heard, got great reviews on the folks playing there, but I didn't get to enjoy that this year. I did manage to stop by a vendor after my shift and pick up a clan scarf that I wanted in honor of my paternal grandmother.

MM and I both have the 2 to 5 shift today. He will be the tram driver, and I will be the helper. At least we can both sit today!







Happy Father's Day to MM, Logan, Brian, and Jason...as well as to all the dads out there!

Life is good, and lively, here in these mountains! I have my Hamilton plaid ready to wear.

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TBT–fathers

 

Mine…probably taken in mid-to-late ‘40s.

MM’s dad.  No doubt about where MM got his looks!

I love these old photos, but the sad thing is, all those who could tell us more details about when and where and what was going on way back then are all gone.  All gone.  There are sooo many questions I would like to ask of them, but they will remain unanswered, lost forever.

Hopefully our grandchildren and future great grandchildren will check out my silly little blog some day, and know a little bit of where they came from…and feel the love Grumps and I have for all of them.

Life is mighty GRAND here in our mountain paradise.

I'm supposed to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder for me to find one now.