Finally a New Post

Well, I know that I haven’t posted in a long time, but it just doesn’t seem right to post the same thing every day. “Got up, went to the house…packed all day…went back to RV, and went to bed” I could have copied and pasted that quote for the last several weeks…lol

Mac and I did have some doctor’s appointments and I had my toe surgery. Mac had some dental work done. That about catches everyone up to this week..LOL

Tuesday morning we loaded up in the rain and headed down the road to our RV dealer to have some things fixed before we started on our way toward TN. It took longer than we thought it would so we only made it to the Downstream Casino for the night…we got set up and headed over to have dinner at the Buffet and make a contribution in the Casino.

Wednesday morning we left the Casino on our way to Mountain Grove, MO for a couple of days so that we could visit with some family. We traveled in the rain again today…

This photo is for all our Retired Firefighter friends...this was taken outside of Springfield, MO

We made it to The Missouri Park Campground and got set up in between the rain.

Our aircard crapped out on us. I unplugged the external antenna and a little copper part came with it….oops! So I got on my new Droid and searched for the closest Verizon Store…and they had one right here in Mountain Grove! I made a quick call and Tina informed me that we were due for an upgrade on our aircard. So off we went to find the store.

We got our new aircard for $.99 with a $50.00 rebate! Wow, can’t beat that!

We then decided that we would run on over to Seymour to see my cousin Sheryl this evening and to try to make a plan for Thursday since we only have that one day.

We met our cousin Sheryl, Dottie & her husband(and mayor) Wayne, and their grandson for lunch at Uncle Rooster’s. We tried to talk Wayne in to putting in a small RV Park so we didn't have to travel so far from there to our RV. He told us that the new Motel owner was considering it...nice.

The walls were painted with country settings from all 4 seasons.

The food was ok but the company was priceless! This place was pretty neat on the inside…people from all over have signed the floors…so I signed it twice…once by the table where we ate…

and the other out in the main area, so if any of our RV friends just happen to stop by, they will recognize our nicknames…lol

After lunch we headed out to see my cousins Harold & Joyce. We spent some quality time visiting and just catching up. All too soon it was time to head back to the RV. And we left just in time too. We left at 5:45pm and it started raining right as we were leaving town. It rained 6 inches in 2 hours! WOW.

Today, we had a special day planned. Nolan & Donna were coming by to pick us up and take us to The Rockbridge Trout Ranch for lunch and to just wander around.

This Post Office is inside the main building and has been in business since 1842 and is still operational. We chatted with the Post Mistress. Her mother was the previous one.

The food was really good…sorry no food photos this time. After lunch we went outside and walked over to the Grist Mill Club and watched some people Trout fishing below the waterfall.

Here is a photo of the old Bank…

Before long it was time to head back toward the RV. We had a nice drive back through some hills…

and feeling like we were up in the clouds…

Thanks so much Nolan & Donna for a wonderful day!

It has been a great few days with family and wonderful friends…we will miss them all but will see them again soon!

Tomorrow we will travel to Sikeston, MO for Saturday & Sunday. A trip to Lambert's Restraurant is in order for tomorrow...yummy.

Stay tuned for more adventures on our travels to TN and back to KS...

Hugs to everyone!

Remembering Dad…

Remembering our dad’s on Father’s Day

We will never forget you…

Claude R Milligan & Kenneth A McHenry

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called it ... Dad

Happy Father’s Day! We miss you!

Graduations, Parties, and Promotions…

Not sure just where to begin…

We left Garnett on Thursday, May 13th on our way to Plains, Ks for our granddaughter, Britny’s Graduation. We didn’t get started as early as we wanted so we stopped in Kingman for the night. Had dinner and visited with our daughter Teri and her family for awhile.

Friday morning we were on the road again..this time destination Plains…now the place that we stay in Plains does NOT have the usual “It” factor, but for us it is close to Dana and her family…just a few blocks. We got all set up and Dana and the little girls came over…great granddaughters, Jaelynn & Brylee. We visited for awhile and then had to get ready for Crysta'l’s boyfriend, Tyrel’s Graduation Party. The food was great and there were lots of people we didn’t know…lol. We didn’t stay too long as Jaelynn decided that she wanted to play in the mud and water…oops..and no clean or dry clothes with us. So we headed back to Plains for an early night.

On Saturday, Mac’s sister, Linda and her family arrived at the RV Park for Sunday’s Graduation. We visited a lot to catch up on what everyone had been up to.

Sunday,May 16th…Britny’s Graduation Day… the ceremony was very nice. Not only was Britny graduating, but her boyfriend, Cody, and Crystal’s boyfriend, Tyrel were also graduating. So…that made for a lot of photos to be taken..lol. We are very proud of Britny, Cody & Tyrel!! I will post more when we get back to Garnett where we have free wi-fi.

Britny & Grandma Nette

Britny

Cody & Britny

and Tyrel

Tyrel, Crystal, and Brylee

After graduation, we headed for Britny & Cody’s Graduation Party. The food was great and Britny got lots of gifts and cards with money.

Britny wanted some photos of the grandkids that were there and a photo of us with them..so off we went outside to take more photos..lol. Boy there are a lot of kids here…and still more that weren’t there..lol

Monday we just kicked back and relaxed after the weekend’s activities.

Tuesday, Mac & I, and Dana & Britny went to Liberal, KS for some shopping and lunch. We stopped by the Verizon Store to check out the phones and service plans. We have talked about switching over because they have a better coverage according to their maps for places we are going to be.

Wednesday, we went over to Ulysses to place some flowers on our parents, my brother’s, our son Trey’s, and our grandson, Ray’s graves. We also went in to town and visited with Mac’s sister and husband Phil. We went to El Ranchito for our mexican food fix.

We headed back to Plains early to attend Britny’s Softball Awards Dinner. Britny got several awards…one for Most Hustle, voted on by her teammates. She also received an awesome poster of her pitching, and 8 softballs for her home runs for her senior season. The team had 14 home runs for the season and Brit made 8 of those!!! I forgot to take my camera to the dinner, so I don’t have any photos. oops…

Thursday, we packed up and headed east back to Kingman for Kyle’s Graduation & Party, and Ryan’s Promotion. Britny came with us. She headed over to Teri’s a little after we got here to stay with them for the weekend.

Friday we were able to just sit and visit, knowing that Saturday & Sunday were going to be very hectic. Dana & her family, Teri’s Mom, Kami, Nate & Kailynn all arrived.

We got to see our newest great granddaughter, Kailynn for the first time…she is adorable! Here are photos of 3 of our 4 great grandchildren…

Kailynn

Brylee

Jaelynn

Saturday, we went to “Livingston” the building that would house the graduation party later in the day. We helped get things set up and I was the project photographer..lol. I took so many photos that it will take me days to sort through them to pick out the best ones. After things were set up we all left to get cleaned up and back for the party. The party turned out great! There were a lot of people that came and Kyle received gifts and a lot of cards with money…

Lynnie, Kyle & Teri

Sunday, May 23rd…Graduation Day for Kyle…we just hung out at the RV until time to go to Graduation. It was a very nice ceremony and Kyle looked great. We are so very proud of him!

Kyle

After graduation we went to Teri’s house to visit with all of the family that was still there.

Monday, Mac, Teri, & I went to Pratt to make a WalMart run. I needed to pick up something for Kailynn. Wasn’t sure what to get so had to ask what Kami still needed for her. We ended up buying a Baby Monitor, Large Diaper Disposal Pail, and a very soft pink bunny that plays music…

Tuesday…Ryan’s Promotion Day…We just hung out at the RV for the day. Teri had to go in to work for a little while so we didn’t go over until about 5:30 so we could head out to Ryan’s Promotion.

Ryan

 

Jaden had been selected to be an escort for the service. She looked very nice in her black & pink dress.

The ceremony was nice and pretty short…lol. The 7th grade parents served punch & cookies afterwards. Ryan’s dad came to his promotion all the way from Manter, KS!! That’s a long drive…After the promotion we just went back over to Teri & Lynnie’s to visit for awhile.

Wednesday, we are starting to get the RV ready for travel. We will be heading back to Garnett on Thursday to continue getting the house ready for the auction and sale. We only have about 5 weeks to get everything else done.

We are pulling out on July 6th to go to our dealer to have a few warranty things fixed that we reported before the warranty ran out. From there we will be heading to Mountain Grove, MO to visit with some family for a couple of days, then to Sikeston for a night with a trip to “Lambert’s”…and then on to Nashville for the Heartland Rally. After Nashville we are planning a trip to New Jersey to see Troy & his family for a few weeks. We have gotten some planning done and times set for our fall travels.

Well I need to finish this post…I have to make Green Chili for tonight’s dinner…yummy. Wish I had some Tamales from the Mexican Bakery in Mission to go with them….

I will post more photos of all our days in Plains & Kingman when we get home!!

We made it back to Garnett about 3:30pm today. Went over to the house to get my car and ran to the Post Office to pick up all of our mail…

We will be doing laundry tomorrow and pack some things to head to Missouri for my cousins funeral on Saturday. Not sure I am ready to go to another funeral yet but this is family…

Hugs to all !!!

 

We’re Still Here….

Just wanted to let  you all know that we are still in Garnett. We have been working on the house relentlessly trying to get everything done so that we can get the Auction scheduled. Hopefully we can get it scheduled sometime in June….Whew we are really tired but will be soooo glad when it is over.

It has been so long since I have posted that I cannot even remember what has been going on except all the work at the house.

Mac went to the Cath Lab at Saint Luke’s South Hospital to have a Electric Cardio-Version and when they checked him out, his heart was back in normal rhythm again…so he didn’t have to have the procedure…YEAH!  The doctor changed some of his medicines and he will have a checkup on May 26th to make sure things are going ok.

I had my first appointment this week..it was to have my eye examination and my eyes have changed enough that I need new glasses. I have an appointment with my primary doctor on Monday to begin all my other tests that have to be done before we take off. I need an Ultrasound on my Thyroid to see if the growths are getting bigger, a CT Scan to check a spot they thought they saw on my right lung, and of course my favorite test…the dreaded Colonoscopy….as bad as I hate it, I always love hearing the news that everything is still cancer-free. I also have to have surgery on my right toe on Tuesday to take off some of my toenail that is growing back…

The biggest news we have is that we traded our truck off for a new-to-us 2008 Ford F-450. It is a great truck so far…it only had 6480 miles on it and it still smells like new…here are a few photos.

 

We will be heading to western Kansas next Thursday for our granddaughter, Britny’s high school graduation,

and will spend a few days with them. The next week we will head to Kingman, KS for our grandson, Kyle’s high school graduation and spend some time with them

…our other grandson, Ryan will be promoting from 8th grade on the 25th also…Congratulations kids…We Love You!!

Ryan with our new great granddaughter, Kailynn

After that we will head back to Garnett to finish up everything at the house and then we will be off on a new adventure.

This will be a really hard weekend for me as it is the first Mother’s Day since my mom passed away…it just will not ever be the same. Love you Mom!

Have a Great Mother’s Day to all my family and friends…

Hugs!!