Summer Time 2010

Okay, sorry about not staying up with our blog as I have stated in the past I hope to do better, but with my track record; until I see it or you see it – don’t count on it. There really is no excuse, so I will tell it like it really is; I was just plain lazy and the more I got behind the easier it was just to let the time slide by and not do it.

We had a fantastic summer and I’m going to capture the summer in small installments of monthly summaries instead of doing what I’ve done in the past. That being more like a daily log. Instead I will just summarize each month with highlights and pictures I have collected. I will be able to do that because of keeping my daily journal. So without any further ado, let’s get started.

June 2010

The 2 by 4 Rule
Usually for an RV’er the 2 by 4 rule is applied when traveling. It goes something like this; two-hundred miles or four o’clock whichever comes first and then you exit for a good nights rests. So what does an RV'er do with that rule when they’re sitting still? They take the rule and make it applicable to their situation. In our case; work two days and take four off which equal’s the 2 X 4 Rule.

(Frank addressing the ball, then Frank with his fine follow through and of course Frank addressing me, telling me that's how it's done.

Hot Summer Dog Days & Golf Days
This month was very hot, but it was just the start of the long hot summer for us all. About once a week Frank and I went golfing, hot or not. He stopped playing golf about 12 years ago, I finally convinced him to try again. He has been enjoying it so much he went out and bought himself a new set of clubs. Frank has done really good getting his scores down in the low 90’s and even once or twice reaching 89. Frank must be a good luck charm for me because I have consistently been in the low to mid 80’s while golfing with him. Having my lowest score twice this year with an 81.

Rhonda and I made the best of our days off by going to a lot of different places to eat and seeing a bunch of movies. During our normal course of work, Sheila approached us concerning our return to work next year. Normally we don’t like to return to work the same place two years in a row. The question arises what good is the RV if you continue going back to the same place year after year? The predicament in all of this is that if you do find some place you really like and you feel appreciated – then why wouldn’t you go back? The answer to her question and so she could line up her work schedule for next summer was a definite – Yes, we would be back for at least one more season. Besides all of my money was earmarked already for this season. The first half was saved for new tires for the motor home. The second half of my wages will be explained at a later date. It will be another shining moment to talk about.

Live Performances
We both love live theatre and we took the opportunity on one of our days off to attend the showing of Gypsy Rose Lee in downtown Wichita at the Century II Theatre. It was a wonderful musical with a lot of professional actors and singers. We were then invited to attend another live performance by Sheila at a local church. Her daughter Amy was getting married to a nice young man, Brock. We felt privileged that we were even thought of in this way.

Family, grandkids and a short trip
Toward the end of the month we took a short trip up to Iowa to visit family. Rhonda and I took Luke, Griffin and Lily to a movie, Toy Story Three in 3-D. I then had a wonderful time on the golf course with my son, Ted and my two oldest grandsons, Mikey and Riley. The visit was way too short.

So came and went the month of June.