Saturday Mumblings.

What a great weekend, aside from the occasional showers it has been warm and sunny most of the day. Donna and I are having a quiet weekend here at the ranch. The kid’s went camping this weekend so we are home alone. Donna has the night shift again tonight at the restaurant.
I am going to see if the ground is dry enough to do some cutting tomorrow. We have had showers everyday since last week when I cut and got stuck. The grass has just taken off. I will really need two cuts a couple days apart to get it looking good again.
Rigg’s wanted to show you how he can close one eye.

Sadie keeps a watch for her Mom & Dad while they are away.

I have to decide what to do for supper tonight, since it is just me, I don’t want to make a mess and have dirty dishes to wash. I know it’s a sign that God loves us, when he invented beer, and home delivery pizza. I’ll bet those two have kept a lot of men alive.
That’s about it for today, be safe out there, and all you guys on the way to Alaska, watch out for bears.
Sam & Donna……..

Thursday Happenings.

Thursday is starting out sunny and warm with a forecast for thunder showers in the afternoon. Have to make a run to the store to pick up a prescription. Other than that not much doing  here at the ranch. The ground is too wet to cut and the grass just keeps growing. We need three or four days of hot sunny weather to dry it enough to cut it again. It’s amazing how fast it grows with all the rain we have been having, Everyday and night we have showers and the ground can’t hold anymore.

How about a couple  of throwbacks from 2001.

               Donna and Duke with our first fiver.

                                  The Weibels 2001.

Made reservations for another Rally, This one is in Oct. in Branson, it is a FB Group Sam belongs to, Together We Served. A couple of the guys who were in his helicopter squadron are meeting him there. Last time we went to Branson for a service group we really enjoyed it, they really roll out the welcome wagon for Vets.

Donna is working the night shift at the restaurant tonight  and Rigg’s and I have the homeland security detail.

Now that warmer weather is heading our way I am anxiously awaiting the pools to open and get in and give my feet a good soak.

Hope all is well with all out friends out there. Be safe. Sam & Donna…………..

Wednesday Meanderings.

Wednesday at the ranch  is what the weather channel is calling Mostly cloudy. No rain yet today and the temperature is near 80 degrees.

Donna is resting up for her night shift at Walgreens tonight, Rigg’s and I are making sure everything is safe in the kitchen.

Nothing else is going on Adam called and said he might be coming over for the weekend, we haven’t seen him in months.

Hope all is well with all our friends, Be safe out there. Sam & Donna…..

Monday Musings.

Started my Memorial Day Monday in a lazy way, stayed in jammies until after noon hour. then I decided to make a small store run for essentials we were out of, beer, soda, bread etc. Donna had stopped at the store on the way home from work and her card was declined, she went to the banks website so we can only assume there was a computer problem since we had money in the bank and we also have overdrawal protection on the account. I brought a check with me which Donna didn’t have last night just in case, but the card sailed through and was approved on the first go  around.

As I was putting the dumper on the back of the truck to wheel it to the end of the driveway it started to pour rain in buckets. Just as I unhitched the dumper,a crack of thunder went off just above me , sounded like the crack the 5 inch gunmounts in the Navy used to make, just unhitching and then walking in the store I was soaked to the skin. Yes, there was an umbrella in the truck but it was one of those collapsible jobs and I don’t know how to work them so I just  plowed through it.

By the time I had finished, the rain had stopped so I didn’t get any wetter bringing the groceries in.

Did some minor trip things like charging all the AA rechargeable batteries for the camera’s, My Canon uses four and I have three sets for it  in the bag. Donna’s Canon uses two and again I have three sets in her bag so if we are out and they wear down we always have a spare set. I also keep a charger in the fiver.

Still unloading some clothes, I keep a full set of summer  clothes in my closet so if I want to make a quick weekend trip I am stocked with clothes, swimsuits and and stuff and only have to put food in before I leave.

Not much going on so I will leave you for now, Donna is working days at Walgreens and then she is off tomorrow, hope she is having an easy holiday Monday.

Be safe out there. Sam & Donna………

Sunday Notes.

Rained last night and early this morning , but the sun finally came out   about noon. It is supposed to get up to about 85 degrees so we have the makings for a nice day here at the Ranch.

Donna is working the day shift at Walgreens, and my Son is  working on some electrical problems with his car. The cable that goes from the drivers door to the body has some broken wires in it and he is trying to jumper them to get his window up and his back tailgate unlocked.

Several people have asked about if we are planning our next getaway, Haven’t given it much thought but it will be someplace with a pool and hot tub.

We  will be having visitors around the 20th of June, Dan &  Shully Oren from Israel will be coming for a visit, They have a 5th wheel in storage over in Illinois that they use in the summer for their US Holidays. We look forward to meeting them  and showing them around the area.

That’s about it for today, Rigg’s and Sadie are taking their afternoon naps, I just  shut the windows and turned on the A/C, since it will be above 85 today. Hope all our friends are enjoying their weekend, Be safe out there. Sam & Donna………

Saturday, Memorial Day

This weekend we celebrate, Memorial Day Weekend here in the States.  It  is a reminder of the sacrifice so  many of our fallen servicemen have made in laying down their  lives for their country.Take a minute this weekend and think about them.
The Weeb clan is safely home in Dardenne Prairie after a better than two week trip that included  an Escapade, and a visit to our niece and nephew  and extended family in Auburn Indiana. We had a great time and really enjoyed our time away, especially Donna who didn’t  have to work, and Rigg’s  who got to be the center of attention wherever we went. He was on his best behaviour  and we were really proud of him.

                Oh Boy all the new smells I found.

              I got to lay on the couch in the RV by my Dad.
But now the harsh reality of homeownership rears it’s head, and I have to get fuel for John Deere  and start to catch up on the grass that has grown up around the Ranch.
Donna is heading back to the restaurant tonight.
The rest of unloading the fiver will be finished and she will be ready for the next trip. We brought all the food inside yesterday.
Not much going on for right now. Be safe out there. Sam & Donna…….

HOMEWARD BOUND, OH WE ARE HOMEWARD BOUND

Thursday morning we said our goodbyes to my niece Dianna and her family. She has three exchange students, Halli and Danni from Viet Nam and Mint from Thailand. They are wonderful girls they laugh and giggle a lot, but are very serious students. I told them I took four years of French, I used to be able to write fairly well and good read it but speaking it, yuck. They told me that they start learning English in grade school. When they first came here they had a problem understanding but quickly picked it up. Because Dianna always has a houseful of people everyone has a task after dinner, trash day etc. One day I asked Halli do you do chores at home, she looked at me and grinned, “No we have house servants”. Being an exchange student is expensive therefore basically only the upper eschelon can send their children.

Dianna didn't want us to leave before she got a picture, her words with that big beautiful boy of ours.

I am so proud of the woman she has become, she has been battling some terrible health problems but still manages to smile, be active in her church, home school, take on exchange students, work in her husbands practice and take care of a myriad of animals.

We decided to break up return trip into 2 days. Terre Haute is just about half way, we stayed at the KOA which was recommended by fellow rver Jay. It really is a nice park, little pricier than we normal pay, but we decided to splurge. They even have a full service restaurant on the grounds.

An enclosed dog play area and across from that some donkeys you can feed.

Several outdoor seating areas complete with fire pit

I just wasn't in the mood for dinner last night so I just had some ice cream. So I was hungry today, when we stopped for fuel I got a hot dog, actually 2, one for me and one for Riggs as he didn't eat this morning as too excited.

As I was eating mine. I got the look “Mom you got a hot dog, I don't have a hot dog, I sure would like a hot dog”

When I finished mine I took his out and put in on the console.

He looked wistful but didn't touch it.

Then I broke off a piece and got the “Oh boy oh boy Mom got me a hot dog!”

Here’s some more pic Sam took at the Cord Museum, I think these cars are cool

About 1130 we saw the sign

Now comes the hard part, unpacking, laundry etc etc

Everyone be safe and happy