Well, FINALLY, Tony won last night in Atlanta. It was about time, almost a year since his last trip to Victory Lane. It was a pretty exciting race with lots of lead changes but he had the best car so it was his turn to win...and I'm happy he did. Got lots of phone texts during the race, friends making sure I was watching and/or holding my breath until the checkered flag dropped!
This lady stopped by last week to munch on our orange wild flowers in the yard. She appeared to be all alone, which seems a little weird.
No pictures to show but we've had two sightings of a skunk.just as it's getting dark. The great white hunter claims last night he shot and the BB ricocheted off of its head!! Isn't that quite the story?
These are a couple of pics I took a few nights ago. There was a wildfire burning on the horizon, as you can see but we didn't hear anything about it. And the smoke does not appear to still be there. Good news.
We had a 2 day rummage sale this weekend, which was a great success. Got rid of some things that had not sold at previous sales, plus scrounged up lots of other stuff that has not been used in two years. Next years sale will include mega amounts of excess Christmas decorations. See, I'm always thinking ahead!!
Since we now have 2 quads, 2 boats, 3 trailers, a pick up topper, a car and a truck...all on the property, JB decided to try to reduce the inventory. He knew we were going to have alot of traffic so he cleaned up the Gemcar and planned to put a For Sale sign on it. After he spent time researching the book value, I commented that I thought the grandkids would not like the idea. Just for the heck of it, I sent a text to the boys (they have their own email address that is linked to Beth's phone) telling them of the idea and what did they think. There was no immediate reply but soon the phone rang....with someone at the other end sobbing and unable to talk. I did not know which of the three it was but I figured out it must have something to do with my message I had just sent. I finally asked if they wanted to talk to Grandpa. Yes, they did. Grandpa got told by DJB that he did not want the Gemcar sold. So that took care of that idea!
We spent a good part of last week tethered to the Weather Channel and watching Hurricane Earl rip through the Caribbean and up the east coast. Of course we had first hand reports from St. Thomas, which did not get a direct hit but had sustained 70 mph winds. There were alot of trees and power lines down, leaving Brent and Jos without power for 5 days. The generator was able to keep the refrig running and a few things. No major damage for them but they are looking forward to bidding farewell to the island in less than 10 days. They plan to depart, have some R & R in Illinois, Iowa, Hawaii, California and Arizona and then decide what their next steps are. So... we'll just have to go with the flow. We've asked that wherever they end up, they have a long driveway for Buzz to visit!
We spent a good part of last week tethered to the Weather Channel and watching Hurricane Earl rip through the Caribbean and up the east coast. Of course we had first hand reports from St. Thomas, which did not get a direct hit but had sustained 70 mph winds. There were alot of trees and power lines down, leaving Brent and Jos without power for 5 days. The generator was able to keep the refrig running and a few things. No major damage for them but they are looking forward to bidding farewell to the island in less than 10 days. They plan to depart, have some R & R in Illinois, Iowa, Hawaii, California and Arizona and then decide what their next steps are. So... we'll just have to go with the flow. We've asked that wherever they end up, they have a long driveway for Buzz to visit!
Happy Labor Day!
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