307....Another Wedding and DC Drama

Gosh another great wedding in our family this past weekend. My daughter Sharla married to Jeff Plaspohl have triplet daughters. This week triplet number two walked the isle to Marriage...Abby Plaspohl is now married to Brian Livingston. They both are grads of Butler University where they met...Abby has her Masters in Accounting a great job which will be needed as she assist Brian in his quest to become a Medical Doctor at Indiana University this fall...They will do fine...Both are mature and focused on the future...they had a great outside wedding..it was hot, almost rained on us but we dodged the rain bullet and all went fine.
They used my motor home to dress the ladies before the wedding, a hot day but the AC was cranking and they enjoyed getting ready in there and then coming out and walking the isle to the outside wedding. The wedding went real well but we were all glad when it was final and we headed into the Trails Dinning Room for the reception that followed. Fun was had by all...good beer, and Butler wines were offered to us all...Cokes too for the less aged and daring of course. Great dinner was served, everyone really enjoyed the event.
And in this pic Sharla dances with her new son in law Brian...Off to the right side here you will see the other two of the triplets...Lilly to the Left side is married a couple years back to a great guy Ryan Cappecci...Both so far have done well I believe in selection of a life's mate. So only Elizabeth remains...someone has to be last but let me tell you I think Elizabeth will do well...She is very cute, a true petite I would say...I think she is hanging tough so to speak on the tree...She is allowing the worthwhile male to take the time to climb the tree and pick a very nice apple...Keep it up Elizabeth...you will also make someone a great wife, don't settle for anything but the very best.
Last picture here is myself and Susan (my sweetpea) in a picture after the ceremony with the newly married couple Brian and Abby Livingston....Wishing them a very happy life ahead.
OK now to the DC Drama going on just a word about that...Watching this budget crisis take place is interesting....never before have the "people" caused congress to 'get down to business'....We just all drove down the road windows open and listened to the radio and thought about "what is for dinner and the next vacation"

this is all somewhat stressful as we whip our servants into shape...some are real persistant resisters for sure....but we will get there eventually I believe....

The people have finally awoke to the mess that has been created the last 50 years....

Now it's time...the facts have always been there but no one cared....now we do...

And in a way it is good drama watching these current crop of servants finally go to work....

July 4th Party and a Cute Maiden in Waiting (306)

We had a great party this year celebrating our nations 235th birthday. It all happened right here in the pole barn and down by the water or in the water of the pond. We do it every year and have now for maybe 12 years or more. Its kind of a yearly family reunion with Susan an I also inviting a few close friends now and then for new blood to kind of spice things up. This year we must have had the right combination as we started at noon as usual but it was midnight before we called a halt to the festivities.
To start things off we had kind of a camp ground thing going on this year also. Jessica, Susan sisters family came up from Nashville, (part of our new blood) and stayed in my motor home. And my grandson Lucas and his gal Rachel brought their new RV up and stayed for three nights in a very premo location close to the beach. They have a very interesting RV called a Trail Manor and if you click on the title above it will take you to the Trail Manor website that will expose you to the wonders of said RV company. There's is the 2720SL model, pretty darn cool.... Also available here off to the right side is a Picasso of pictures showing their RV and allowing you to see how easy and compact this quality RV folds up. Click on the picture and it will take you to a larger shot of each of the pictures. It is amazing how small this RV is fitting into their garage at home and how big it is unfolded (27) feet in length.
The party started with a change up this year instead of all 60 of us doing the pledge of allegiance we decided to do some singing. I had printed off the words to Lee Greenwoods song Proud to be an American...The night before my 12 to 13 year old granddaughter Allison Stair asked me if she could sing the national anthem for the people and then do the lead part in the other song we were all to sing. I was taken back and did not know what to say thinking she would get cold feet at the last minute and embarrass herself. But she was begging and so I said, well OK guess it will be alright. Well "alright" it was, as she had her pretend microphone in hand,(she said she needed that although it was not plugged into anything) and just a tad nervous maybe on the first few words, she belted the song out like a real trooper...And then did the lead parts in the other song as well, her voice getting stronger all the time, after she seemed to get her "stage legs" under her....We then enjoyed our wonderful meal of great brats, chicken drumsticks and wings and a vast array of carry in dishes that the good folk all brought with them...I always tell them not to hold back but bring something exciting and believe me they do it. The pond got used by a whole lot of us, swimming, kayaking, swinging off the rope into the pond and general sunning by the water. Also in the back ground was the same above grandson Lucas playing his guitar and singing some good songs...All of this went on until midnight including a campfire on the beach and making of "smores"...it was a great party.
Now also keeping one eye on the pending "Sex in the Cornfield", I have noticed some maidens in waiting starting to appear. Took one of there pictures here as the future ear of corn starts to peek its head out of the corn leaf. It won't be long now, and I will keep you posted...