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December 13, 2007
May and June 2007
In May, Chad bought a pontoon boat that he kept at a friend’s dock on Lake of Egypt. We wore that thing out over the summer! We got very good at barbecue on a tiny little grill (pork steak is our favorite). Seth took his sweet time relearning to swim but by the end of the summer he was a fish. The other boys caught on much more quickly and literally spent HOURS in the water. If that were not enough, Chad (who will be forever 19) bought a huge water trampoline that added hours more fun.
Middle of May had Chad, Eli, Jake and me in Indianapolis for a car show. We have acquired an old Volkswagen ragtop that Chad wants to help Eli restore to be his first car. (it will actually go to the boy who puts the most work/interest into it). I will do a photo journal of the restoration because it will be very cool. (hey! Stop yawning!). Anyway, the car show was to look at cool restored cars and to maybe pick up some parts. Turned out to be not nearly as good as in years past. Oh well, there will be others.
After seeing what fun we were having with our EIGHT four wheelers (ATV’s), dad bought one of his own. To haul stuff to the barn you know, Doris. We promptly convinced him to bring it to one of our riding spots – Trail Of Tears (TOT). This place is beautiful and has lots of good trails from beginner all the way to nutcase level. The little guys zoom around on little bitty ones that sound like they are hamster powered. We cannot even begin to pry Seth off his. I am fairly certain he would sleep on it, if he was allowed.
June:
Back to Kentucky Chad and I went for the long awaited (annual) pig roast. This was an adult affair which is always welcome for Chad and I as couple time. His Aunt Linda’s property holds special memories for us as a new couple. Anyway, romance aside, the pig roast was just damn fun. We arrived late at night and slept in a bit but woke in time to go get the pig from the butcher. When we got there, the butcher informed us that he had just eaten lunch and was going to sit a spell. Okaaaaay. So we sat a spell and learned all the local gossip. I was a little surprised not to hear Dueling Banjos. Finally, his food was digested enough to invite us into the butcher shop – whew! Hold yer nose and don’t think about it too much (hey, ya want the head and hooves?). We hauled the poor pig home where it was roasted to perfection. I think we all ate so much no one could move. And then we did it all over again. And then we had ten more beers. Each. All of the cousins were in that weekend and so the jeeps got broken out for trail riding. Ever hear that redneck joke: What’s the last thing a redneck says before someone has to call 911? “Hold my beer”. Everyone at the party can now easily check that phrase off the list of things to be said, LOL. I would love to show you pictures but SOMEONE forgot to take any. Ah well, probably best left undocumented. Next year there will be evidence – hell someone has to do a photo documentary of the shenanigans called erecting a rain tent. (How many more support lines can fit on that there tarp?)
Later in the month, I went for the second year to The Bash on the Bluff with my good friend Michael. We hung out, floated down the Big Piney River and generally made mischief. There are a few pictures of it in my gallery from last year, nothing really new this year. Once again, I love my friend but I am truly glad we don’t live in the same state. We party way too hard – I am less and less willing to face that hangover that lasts a couple of days later.
P.S. Just so y’all know, I really don’t drink that much normally although reading the above, it sounds like I need some sort of program, hahahahaha.
At the end of June, I had the pleasure of meeting another one of Chad’s Aunts, his Aunt Tali. We went up to a little town North of us to take the boys horseback riding. I have plenty of experience with horses but it was all as a teenager and NONE in about 20 years. She has three beautiful horses. We rode “Gold” who is fairly young and was most displeased with having seven people taking turns riding him. Everyone had fun riding but the highlight of the day for the guys was probably swimming in their hot tub.
Next update will be either Sunday or Tuesday or both! Oh, the excitement!!!
Posted by DebC at December 13, 2007 10:18 PM
Comments
O MY GOSH that pic of you grinning while riding the horse is the funniest thing I have ever seen!!! LMBO!! I will be giggling about that all day!!
Posted by: Kim at December 14, 2007 8:18 AM