The HANDFUL

What a jam packed week with the Bee we have had. She's been full of energy and enthusiasm for sure. What I can remember is that we have been to the lake paddle boarding, went fishing, bought fireworks, made banana bread, had a cousin visit, played several hands of UNO and attended a cousin birthday party...that is what I can remember right now!

So the action packed fun filled week is leading into a weekend long 4th of July celebrating. WHOOT, whoot but no booms please she isn't a fan of the loud. Just bring on the poppers, glow sticks and smoke bombs with a few parachutes thrown in for good measure.

I'm worn out but I'm loving it.

The HANDFUL

We are in MO with the daughter and Bee and oh life is good. So much fun to have them here. They got to meet the newest family member this morning and tomorrow we will be birthday celebrating and then head back to NE for a few days. 

And goodness it was H.O.T. in Nebraska this week for that tee ball game. Holy moly hot. But it was entertaining to watch the little ones. And the ice cream stop afterward was tasty if not eventful...

Couple more days here then off to the North again for a week of helping out around the house and getting some projects done. Also the last tee ball game for the season. Then we will be back in MO with the Bee for a week without mom or dad! Let the fun begin. There will a first birthday bash on the social calendar for another cousin and I'm sure we will find lots of other fun things to do. We are hoping to get over to the lake to get the boards wet. Whopee!

The HANDFUL

Ahhhh...we added to our tribe this week! Held her for the first time at the ballgame last night and she is absolutely ADORABLE!!

Excited to have our own little one coming down for a visit next week. Also going to get to see her play tee ball. Should be a great time.

The HANDFUL

This was a milestone week for us. It's been a whopping 35 years since we got married. It's a bit hard to fathom this milestone since some days I still think I am in my 40s. LOL Anyway the two kids who put college on hold to get married and start a career in the United States Air Force are still together. Both of us went on to finish college and one of us over achieved with multiple degrees including a Master's Degree in Information Technology. You would be correct if you guessed that it wasn't me! The Air Force career was a 26+ year adventure that seems like a lifetime ago when in reality it only ended in 2013. It was an adventure in which we made homes out of 17 various situations from duplexes to apartments to RVs in eight states and three countries. While in the Air Force we were apart the good majority of at least 6 years for various TDYs and other job related travel/training. That's a thing of the past as we rarely travel separately nowadays. Honestly, we rarely do anything separately, never have.

Since retirement we have been able to travel to 42 of our 50 United States of America and four of the ten Canadian Provinces in our RVs. And you know we wanna try to hit the other drivable States along with the remaing 6 Provinces and three Territories in Canada. Come on Canada open that border! However, this is not gonna be the year for Alaska just sayin'. Oh my how I've gotten off track...

Back to the two young kids who got married way back in 1986. We are still together and living the dream. Once in awhile its been a little bumpy but we continue to work on doing life together, remember to extend grace and love even when we are acting unlovable. It's a partnership and it is NOT 50/50. Marriage is 110/110 and some days you don't feel it but you do it. I love the product of our love, she is remarkable and she has given us one of the greatest gifts ever. They are a huge wonderful outcome of our union! There are so many defining moments of our years together and I cannot pinpoint just one as we have such a treasure trove of memories to pull from. I love them all for different reasons. I'm thankful for all our adventures together even the ones I'd rather forget! Like how about that little hike? Then 9 miles later... or the Tipo breakdown on the Autostrada in Italy and let's NOT forget you being away on January 16, 1991 when I needed a driver. Yep, there are some great memories!

So MiRV I say 143 to you...you make living the dream, dreamy and there is no one I would rather be doing life with! Happy Anniversary! And thank you for the carrot cake, it was totally awesome but we are gonna have an anniversary dinner out sometime soon!

The HANDFUL

We are on a roadtrip with the Bee in ROADA! So far so good...weather has been less than cooperative but we are, of course, making the best of it. She is a great "camper" so far. She loves throwing rocks in the "ocean lake" right behind our spot and going to the playground four spots down. The bigger bonus was PBS on the TV this morning with breakfast. 

After breakfast we headed into town to do some exploring...she loved the Lincoln County Museum. It was a neat stop for sure. We also got to see a two week old baby buffalo!

This one is ALWAYS up for a playground stop and Cody Park was a really nice park. There were peacocks, buffalo, deer, geese and a few more I am forgetting. Plus another train section. This is a railroad town!

I am calling her first trip out with us quite a success and it's only been a little over 24 hours! She is a great traveler!

The HANDFUL

Back in town and worn down...goodness three weeks of on the go have taken their toll. I'm thankful for a "down day" today. It's our first full day with nothing solid on the calendar and we are pretty darn happy about that. So this morning started with an excellent cup of coffee with my new obsession of frothed half and half (thank you daughter!). Last fall daugher introduced me to this lovely coffee that soooo reminds me of Hawaii and I have been drinking it pretty much daily since. And on days I don't drink that fabulous Hawaiin stuff I drink this. Then for Mother's Day daughter made my coffee with frothed half and half and well I have been enjoying that little frothy treat every day since. We got handy dandy little frothers in our stockings this year (from IKEA) and they are pretty sweet for frothing said half and half. Sprinkling a little cinnamon on top is yummy, too.

And speaking of Mother's Day it was a rare one that daughter and I were together....

Alrighty back to that fabulous coffee; after enjoying said coffee we went sailing. Yard sale season has been in full swing since the beginning of the month but we have been out of town and not able to go. Today that changed...enjoyed beautiful weather on our morning out and got a couple bargains in the process. Yeah us! Rain moves in tomorrow so we are trying to accomplish all tasks today so as to not have to be out in it tomorrow.

The HANDFUL

After being up North last week to help with the SunRoom subflooring the Bee wanted to return to the Meadow with us. We were excited to have her with us and a good time was had by all! She did quite a bit of visiting this trip. She really enjoyed seeing the goat's again...

And playing with cousins!

She also kept very busy just being the queen of the Meadow!

She is growing so quickly and we are thrilled she enjoys coming to the Meadow. We had a great week with her, lots of fun times and memories were made, Looking forward to our ROADA weekend with her later this month.