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Posted on Sunday, July 09, 2017
A Week With Julie & Kyle
Pauline & Brent came to the farm Saturday morning with Julie & Kyle and
stayed the weekend. We did the usual things, ate at Major's Pizza, let
the dogs run around the fields and played with the kids. Brent was still
recovering from his bike wreck and his busted arms were sore. We let
Kyle target shoot with a 'BB' gun and Julie used the single shot .22
rifle. P&B went home Sunday afternoon with Julie & Kyle staying with us.
We hung out at the farm for two days, letting the kids take it easy
after their week of WKU Big Red Camp.
We left the farm Wednesday
morning and headed for Daleville. We had just arrived in Daleville and
unlocked the house when two trucks pulled in front of the house and
people came to the door. It was Regina, Sondra, Pam, Sharon, Jackie and
his grand daughter. We showed them how we had remodeled the house and
they remarked how it had looked the last time they visited Mom. When
they left, Julie and Kyle changed into their swim suits and we took them
to the Daleville Splash Park.
The
weather was sporadic while we were in Daleville with several rain storms
and one was even severe. Since the house was so close to the water park
it was easy to use the golf cart to ferry people back and forth whenever
the weather changed. We had packed Stacey's bike, with new tires and
tubes, in the truck and when we pulled it out, that kept the younger
crowd busy too. Ed & Tim gave J&K several packs of 'cracker balls' that
pop when thrown against a hard object. Those made Coco a nervous wreck,
but provided entertainment for the kids.
Saturday, Elbert's Lounge
was conducting a 'block party' for a Back Pack Benefit Ride. The
bartenders began cooking hot dogs and burgers about 11 AM and the bikers
began arriving around 12:30 PM.
Someone
counted the bikes and said there were at least 115 participating in the
benefit ride. Elbert's Lounge donated $150 to the benefit. The riders
left after about 45 minutes. We purchased enough sandwiches for everyone
in our group to eat. After a short break J&K walked back to the water
park with Stacey following a few minutes later. Linda & I took turns
keeping an eye on them.
Sunday morning we packed up and headed
towards KY. We stopped at King Fish and ate outside on the patio.
We
drove the rest of the way to Pauline & Brent's house where we dropped
off J&K. We chatted with them for a half hour or so, then drove back to
the farm.
Posted on Friday, July 21, 2017
Norris House Boat Trip
Linda had been packing totes for a week when we went to the grocery
store for supplies Thursday afternoon.
Friday morning everything was
accumulated in our dining area. Pauline, Brent, Julie & Kyle arrived and
we began loading the Mules with the items and headed to the pole barn.
We transferred everything into the Sea Ray except the food which went
into the Equinox. A little after 2 PM, we headed to town where ice and
gas were picked up, then to the Dale Hollow State Dock. Julie, Kyle,
Stacey and I were aboard the Sea Ray. Brent helped us launch, then
parked the truck and took the Equinox with Pauline and Linda to
Hendrick's Creek Dock to pick up the houseboat.
Brent
drove the house boat out of the resort's idle zone around 4:30 PM with
Pauline and Linda riding along. About a 20 minute cruise to Pusley Creek
where I parked the house boat and the fun began.
The
water was flat nearly the entire time we were on the house boat.
Wednesday morning the water in the entire cove resembled a sheet of
glass, until Brent tore it up with the Jobe ski. Kyle was the next
person to ski.
Then
Julie took a couple take offs on the trainer skis, switched to the adult
skis and then made a long run. Pauline gave the skis a try but was
unsuccessful. She enjoyed the sun and really warm temperatures of the
air and water. Daytime temps were between 92 to 97 degrees the days we
were on the house boat.
Brent
and I took turns lifting the kids out of the water and driving the boat.
Julie
& Kyle went knee boarding, Stacey rode the tubes and everyone enjoyed
swimming from the house boat. The slide on the back was a major
attraction during the week.
Friday
morning was the end. We loaded the boat and began backing the house boat
off the lake's bank. It took about 10 minutes of swerving the back of
the house boat back and forth before it was free. Brent drove the house
boat back to the resort and when the resort's employee met them at the
idle buoys, Brent climbed in the Sea Ray with Kyle and I and we headed
to the DHL Dock. The girls rode to the HCR dock on the house boat and
checked out with them.
At
the State Park, Brent hopped out and retrieved the truck & trailer, I
drove the boat on the trailer and he pulled it out of the water. Kyle,
Brent & I tied the cover on the boat and I drove home. The picture below
was taken on our trip while we were returning the house boat, early
Friday morning. The fog obscured the sun for just a minute and I snapped
a picture of the house boat coming through the low hanging fog. Ten
minutes of fog was the only time we experienced any inclimate weather.
Stacey,
Linda and I had a great time with Julie, Kyle, Pauline & Brent on the
house boat!
