Exciting game last night, thought for sure it was going to go to extra innings. It was a real nail biter.
Nice day here in Dardenne, could be warmer but got up to 65 with sun so didn't feel too bad.
I envy the beautiful fall colors everyone has had on their blogs, our trees are green or brown mostly. Drought really has not made for a pretty fall. A few sugar maples are pretty, but few and far between.
My niece Dianna and her hubby Larry have been spending time in Branson. They are on their way home to the Fort Wayne area and we managed to meet up with them for lunch. It’s been way too long since we have seen them. I thought the oldest great niece was about 18….silly me, she’s now 29. Isn’t amazing how time can just slip right by you?
Dianna and Larry, aren’t they a beautiful couple. I know you wont believe this but during college she was a hair model, imagine that. :-) That all hers no extensions etc.
Wish we would have had more time to spend with them, but they had to hit the road as Larry has to open his practice in the morning
They have 4 daughters, 2 younger ones that are still at home, Dianna has home schooled them, and over the last few years they have taken in exchange students. At present they have a girl from Viet Nam and one from Thailand. Her girls also do competition horse jumping and have done quite well. Dianna like her Aunt Donna has always been an animal lover and is fortunate enough to have a very large property filled with horses, chickens, dogs etc. They are thinking of getting a motorhome since they do a lot of camping pulling the horse trailers to various shows. We told them how large and great the RV community is. They were surprised, did not realize the sense of community between the RVers.
Well don’t want to ramble….so I’ll close.
GO CARDS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As Sam would say…Be Safe out there.
Got up to a sunny and gorgeous day with a high today in the mid 60’s. Won’t have many more of these before the frost hit’s us. I have to blow out the air lines on the fiver and put a gallon of antifreeze in each tank. They were emptied the last time I used it, Also the fresh water tank and water heater have to be drained, will do all that when I blow the lines out this week.
Donna noticed we have new tenants in the New Weeb Ranch Bird Motel, they carefully inspected both the upstairs and downstairs apartments and then selected the downstairs units. Last year we had tenants up until December.
Let’s see what this looks like.
I don’t know not as much headroom.
See what you think hon.
I think your right lets take the downstairs apartment.
Donna is going to work at the restaurant and Nicky has left so Grandpa will be batching it tonight.Which isn’t bad because Rigg’s and Sadie keep me company and bug all night until they get up on the bed with me.
How about some Navy pic’s.
Hi Neighbor.
What did you do in the Navy Grandpa.
Well that’s about it for now,hope all our friends out there are okay, and be safe out there. Sam & Donna……..
Thursday was a pleasant but cool day at the Ranch, Nick was out of school today and tomorrow, so she came over last night to stay with Grandpa & Grandma. she is a doll, I just enjoy every minute she is here. I surprised her and said we would go to Pizza Street for supper tonight, both the Grand’s like that place because with your pizza there is an arcade.
Dad, you got two whole peanut butter sandwich’s there. Don’t you think there just might be a little piece for me?
Nick at Pizza Street.
Nick in the arcade.
Hope the Cardinals do better tonight, than last night.
Well that’s about it for now. Be safe out there, Sam & Donna………
Another nice day here at the Ranch, this afternoon Donna had an appointment with her Cardiologist. Everything is going fin and he said he would see her in another year.
When she got home, we went out to Texas Road House for some dinner, this turned out to be a disappointment for Donna as the steak she ordered and the steak fries, she said someone went crazy with a salt shaker on, and they were too salty for her to eat.My Filet and baked potato with a mound of butter was just right. I don’t think we will be going back, Was there once before but don’t remember any problem with the food.
That’s about it for today. Everyone be safe out there. Sam & Donna……
It is another warm sunny fall afternoon, here at the Ranch, Donna made a run to Shop & Save for groceries, and Rigg’s and I played at home in the yard, and inside.
Anybody ever take a cruise. Donna and I I have talked about it, but with so many cruise ships having incidents, and food poisoning, it is a scary proposition. Sam has taken several cruises and been paid to do it, Here is some of the scenery on those cruises.
View to front.
View to port side.
View to starboard side.
View to the rear.
Even got to shoot some Ariel views .
Three Ariel views.
As you can see you get to see a lot of water, but not much else. Maybe the cruise ships are a little different, and they do have a swimming pool, no truth to the rumors that US aircraft carriers were equipped with a bowling alley, they did have a soda fountain, but it was usually closed during flight ops.
Hope all our traveling friends are having safe and uneventful trips.
That’s about it for today, it’s quiet so far in Dardenne Prairie, although a fire truck went screaming by the house into O’fallon a little earlier while Rigg’s and I were out he, didn’t even give it a second glance with all the noise it was making, guess he was enjoying his Dad, to much.
Everyone be safe out there. Sam & Donna……..
It rained last night and I was up to a wet and dreary morning at 05:00AM. It was cool in the 40’s.
Later in the morning the sun came out and the ground dried and the temps went up into the low 60’s.
Of course Rigg’s and Sadie wanted out to play.
Dad can I come in now.
Sadie always manages to find a nice warm spot in the sun.
Later they both went back out and then decided it was time for a nap.
Sadie’ Kitchen bed.
Rigg’s has a spot next to the fireplace.
Sadie spent last night sleeping with Grandma & I, her Mom & Dad are camping this weekend and didn’t take her with them. So she stays by us so she’s not lonely. Don’t know how she could be cause her big brother watches her like a hawk and plays with her.
As a lot of you know Microsoft put there Windows 8.1 upgrade out on Thursday, so since it was free if you had Windows 8, I downloaded it into my HP laptop. It is supposed to be an improved version and since I wanted a Windows 7 machine and couldn’t find a new one, I figured what do I have to lose. It took about 2 hours and then it was done and seems to be working fine, it boots fast and I like having a start button again. Time will tell as I haven’t had time to discover all the improvements yet.
Looks like our friends Al & Kelly from up Bayfield On. way are back on the road south, We hope they have a safe an uneventful trip to their Arizona winter home.
This is the time of the year when a lot of people head south, we still haven’t decided when or where we will be going this year, but I know I want to go where it is warmer than MO.
I wouldn’t mind a month in Arizona, and a month in South Texas, and then maybe head for home.
Have to just take it as it comes. Donna is still having some breathing issues, which is why I asked the Doctor about Arizona and he said go for it.
Not much else going on her. hope all is well with all our friends. Be safe out there. Sam & Donna……
