Saturday, July 12, 2025

4th of July, A little ride, Work on the extension! Happy 7th Cassidy!

 Thursday, July 3rd Eric got here early afternoon. Mason, Chloe and Seth came later after work. We enjoyed the evening with them having  pulled pork sandwiches for dinner along with potato salad I had made. John and Karen came over to spend some time too. 

4th of July dawned clear and hot. I cooked breakfast in the outdoor kitchen. We started with a Bloody Mary for Ken and Eric and champagne for me. πŸ˜‹ After all it was a holiday! :) Mason and Chloe took the CanAm to the mountains to see where they wanted watch the fireworks from town later that evening.



Eric and Ken had Bloody Mary's I had my usual Mimosa. 



Eric, Karen and Lila πŸ’™

Mason and Chloe πŸ’–

It was definitely a good day, just visiting and enjoying the time together. 

Before you know it we headed next door for hamburgers and hot dogs. Traditional 4th of July fare! It was delicious! 

Chloe, Mason and Seth πŸ’–



John and Ken πŸ’™


Saturday morning after breakfast, Eric left along with Seth. A few hours later Mason and Chloe headed for home. No one wanted to drive home on Sunday and I can't blame them. Traffic from Tahoe would have made the drive terrible! 

Sunday, John and Karen joined us for smash burgers. They never had them before and my 2nd time on the griddle. They were awesome and they loved them. 



Smash burgers, they were yummy! 




Sunday afternoon we went for a ride in John and Karen's 
side by side. Took a ride to see progress on Night in the Country
that's here the end of July. Not much going on right now. 
Check it out in a few weeks! 

Not much happening




Bloody Mary's for Ken, John and Karen (her's was in the pretty
glass and virgin). Of course you know mine. 

Tuesday we headed for Carson City and Ken's echocardiogram. The results weren't bad considering last year when his ejection rate was at 30%. After the ablation he was at 50 to 55% now he's at 45 to 50%. Again, much better than the 30%. 

Thursday we took the Tundra for its service. I took my car too so we could run around while his was being serviced. 

When we're home Ken has been working on the extension to the outdoor kitchen. It looks amazing, in my opinion. I've talked him into expanding the rest of it, but without closing that in. So we'll see when that happens. Fingers crossed it's soon LOL. 

He likes the fact he has a place to put a beer.. LOL. 


A few rows in, after leveling 

Just another view

From the outside...



Ken utilizing MY space already πŸ˜…

Next to be done, can't tell but it's pretty up hill. Will take some
work on his part.  Jim, I know from your work you know 
it's not as simple as it looks!!



Great niece, Cassidy turned 7 on the 9th ..How fast they grow Up!


It's HOT here, so there will stock tank swimming this afternoon! Have a great afternoon! πŸ’™πŸ»πŸ·

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Quick catch up...Bridgeport, CA, Jacob and Allissa in Florida, Mason and Chloe

Hello, this will be a really quick catch up. Life goes amazingly fast. LOL

We took a quick trip to Bridgeport, CA last week. It was amazing just to take the Mansion and get away for a few days. Ken's idea! 

Bridgeport resorvoir, we're almost where we want to be!

A view from our campsite. The sagebrush was absolutely
glowing! 

Pork steaks we literally haven't had for years! OHHHH..

Because the wind was so high in the evening we were so 
glad to have our Little Red Campfire! 

Roasting peanuts on the blackstone. YUM! 

Ok, we're camping so it doesn't have to be Sunday! 





 We enjoyed the stock tank a few days and temp was wonderful! 


Our Sunday lunch! 

Our view from the stock tank 

Allissa flew to Florida to meet up with Jacob. He had been in school in Pensacola and was done. They had a mini vacy before they came home. πŸ’™πŸ’•
They're headed to dinner! Have to admit I treasure these 
pictures the grandkids send me! πŸ’—



Mason and Chloe were on a bike ride!πŸ’—

One of my favorite finds from Arkansas! America the Beautiful! 

Always loved George Strait's song, now it's in my kitchen.
Another Arkansas find! πŸ’—The BreathYou Take! 





Ken's in bed and I will be soon. Hope everyone has a good night. Eric, Mason and Chloe will be here tomorrow to celebrate 4th of July. We're hoping Seth is able to make it too! :) 
Adam is working 24 hour shifts with the NFS fire department from tomorrow until Sunday. Hopefully no crazy people out there! Of course we're talking CA..LOL!