Pasture, Pieces, and Pa

Well, as you might guess I am not Grandma and Grandpa. We traded due to the excitement of the weekend with Grandpa. We definitely need to lift up prayers of thanksgiving to God as Grandpa is doing very well and we pray he will continue to get better each day. His recovery is already showing signs of a disappearing salt shaker much to someone's dismay. :)

I started the week helping retrieve the necessary items from the pasture so that they were not ruined by the possible flood. It really makes you appreciate nature and it's beauty but often destructive forces. As you can see here are some pictures of the pasture and the water level that Grandma and Grandpa took(after 30 min. of help from Mary and Auntie they are finally posted :)-what an ordeal!)

Now after this learning experience, I will tell you what we have been doing since May. Randy has been traveling, traveling, traveling ! He has lots of teaching and consulting engagements. Needless to say he is counting the days till our vacation - 34 days as of today. I have enjoyed making trips to Tulsa, Manhattan, and Lawrence. All have been very enjoyable and I look forward to making one on Saturday to Manhattan to see the play Charles' is stage managing and of course to see Addie. Whoever, said grandchildren are fun and precious are definitely correct! !

I have also been playing in the Hutchinson Municipal Band on Tuesday evenings. My fellow partner in crime, Mr. Meeks has to learn how to replay his clarinet this year as he lost part of his right hand little finger. I'm really amazed how well he is doing with this new venture. We have had good crowds and the music is relatively good.

Back to our vacation, we will be cruising to the west coast on the train this year. It will be a two week trip with stops in California, Washington, Glacier National Park, and then back home. Charles will enjoy the clickety-clack of the famous train route with us! Charles and I will also be visiting Mary in Maine the middle of July. Doesn't that sound catchy - Mary in Maine; however, Mary in Maine the middle of May would even be better. Well, as you can tell I think I've been at this too long :)

The last item I would like to tell you about is that I have a cucumber plant with actual cucumbers on it. Let's see if I can get a picture for you. (I did it !!!! Happy dance !!!! and it only took 3 min.) Well, that's it for now! Happy First Day of Summer!