Awake: 8:22am Temp 70 sleep 8+52 rain forecasted overnight @ Nicktown.
Wow, another long stretch of sleep for me. Corinne arrived @ 9:30am & the Foote family arrived @ 9:55am. Kathy notified the Foote's about this free sand so Kevin brought a few containers & a shovel for the occasion. He quickly filled his (2) containers & let the boys play in the sand for awhile.
Then Corinne & I walked to the church hall & stood in line @ 10:20am. At that time, the line stopped @ the end of "the Hole in one" game. We were there for quite awhile & didn't move because the doors were not open yet. About (15) min later, Kathy & the Foote family arrived & the line was moving.
When passing the ticket booth, I bought our gang & my brother & Josie's tickets. Like always, we planned to meet Don & Josie fairly close to the entrance due to their church services, but this time, for whatever reason, we were early & at the door, no brother or Josie. We didn't know what to do; sometimes small children can be patient & sometimes not. I told the guys @ the door that I had tickets for (2) more people whom we are expecting soon but that didn't go over so well. As it turned out, we felt bad that we missed having them with us; I even ate less at the table & left early to find them, & I did. But I think we should have waited. If there is a next time, I'll have my cell phone & we will be more organized.
The remainder of the day was filled with meeting people we hadn't seen for awhile or just happily getting in with a small crowd & telling stories or listening to: "what's happening?" "What's new?" Etc.
With the threat of rain, mid afternoon, I walked back to our M.H., & brought back (2) umbrellas just in case.
Kathy was enjoying the grandsons & all their attempts at winning prizes in the kids' tent, the mouse game, the dime pitch, & the basket booth. It was quite warm so to cool off snow cones were their big treat.
Somewhere close to 4ish, the Foote guys were ready to do something else...like play with the trinkets they had won while Melissa was taking a tour of our house. Take notice of the sand pile to the right that the boys were playing in earlier.
Kevin was watching the boys so after Melissa's tour, Kevin & I toured the house a little & then the boys started rooting in the burn pile, finding cardboard train tracks & other neat stuff.
These guys know what is best; Here is Andrew carrying some railroad tracking & a brick.
Even Gregory got in the act.
After the Foote family left for their castle, K & I returned to the picnic grounds via our Suzuki & visited the beer tent. By this time, the tent was stuffed with bodies & one could barely hear himself speaking. Kathy finished her beer & left the tent; I stayed for awhile & talked with my cousins.
Later, I found Kathy & we each had a hamburger with peppers & onions & talked with Theresa & my cousin Lou. We found out that about (1658) meals were served today not counting those free for the shut-ins. Not too bad for our small Nicktown community.
Darkness was soon upon us & the clouds were spitting a little rain so we left & headed for our M.H. Shortly after we were inside, a heavy downpour came through the area. Later, there were fireworks but we were happy to be indoors.
We started watching the movie: "The Leathernecks" but my mate couldn't keep her eyes from closing.
Lights out: 10:58pm.
Wow, another long stretch of sleep for me. Corinne arrived @ 9:30am & the Foote family arrived @ 9:55am. Kathy notified the Foote's about this free sand so Kevin brought a few containers & a shovel for the occasion. He quickly filled his (2) containers & let the boys play in the sand for awhile.
Then Corinne & I walked to the church hall & stood in line @ 10:20am. At that time, the line stopped @ the end of "the Hole in one" game. We were there for quite awhile & didn't move because the doors were not open yet. About (15) min later, Kathy & the Foote family arrived & the line was moving.
When passing the ticket booth, I bought our gang & my brother & Josie's tickets. Like always, we planned to meet Don & Josie fairly close to the entrance due to their church services, but this time, for whatever reason, we were early & at the door, no brother or Josie. We didn't know what to do; sometimes small children can be patient & sometimes not. I told the guys @ the door that I had tickets for (2) more people whom we are expecting soon but that didn't go over so well. As it turned out, we felt bad that we missed having them with us; I even ate less at the table & left early to find them, & I did. But I think we should have waited. If there is a next time, I'll have my cell phone & we will be more organized.
The remainder of the day was filled with meeting people we hadn't seen for awhile or just happily getting in with a small crowd & telling stories or listening to: "what's happening?" "What's new?" Etc.
With the threat of rain, mid afternoon, I walked back to our M.H., & brought back (2) umbrellas just in case.
Kathy was enjoying the grandsons & all their attempts at winning prizes in the kids' tent, the mouse game, the dime pitch, & the basket booth. It was quite warm so to cool off snow cones were their big treat.
Somewhere close to 4ish, the Foote guys were ready to do something else...like play with the trinkets they had won while Melissa was taking a tour of our house. Take notice of the sand pile to the right that the boys were playing in earlier.
Kevin was watching the boys so after Melissa's tour, Kevin & I toured the house a little & then the boys started rooting in the burn pile, finding cardboard train tracks & other neat stuff.
These guys know what is best; Here is Andrew carrying some railroad tracking & a brick.
Even Gregory got in the act.
After the Foote family left for their castle, K & I returned to the picnic grounds via our Suzuki & visited the beer tent. By this time, the tent was stuffed with bodies & one could barely hear himself speaking. Kathy finished her beer & left the tent; I stayed for awhile & talked with my cousins. Later, I found Kathy & we each had a hamburger with peppers & onions & talked with Theresa & my cousin Lou. We found out that about (1658) meals were served today not counting those free for the shut-ins. Not too bad for our small Nicktown community.
Darkness was soon upon us & the clouds were spitting a little rain so we left & headed for our M.H. Shortly after we were inside, a heavy downpour came through the area. Later, there were fireworks but we were happy to be indoors.
We started watching the movie: "The Leathernecks" but my mate couldn't keep her eyes from closing.
Lights out: 10:58pm.
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