As usual I was up early. I added pictures to yesterday's blog and posted it while I drank my coffee. One of the first big stops on our upcoming trip west is Rocky Mountain National Park - where we plan to spend a week. I spent the rest of my "coffee time" reading about all the things there are to do there. It sounds like a wonderful place and I'm hoping the temperatures are a little cooler than the 99 degrees we had here in Kansas today. It was brutal!
Dean wanted to go down to the garage to see how the new roof was going and I drove to the golf course to visit with my daughter Misti before we left. Her life is so hectic - between her Physical Therapy Assistant clinicals, working at the golf course and trying to study for her state license, that I haven't been able to spend much time with her. It's been a long year for her but she's persevered and it will all be worth the final outcome. I'm so proud of her.
We met back up at Bentley. When I arrived Dean already had Bentley hitched up. I had ordered something from Misti and I needed to pay her with a check. This time I did have my checkbook with me, but I forgot I used the last check to pay Marla on Thursday. I had to stop on the way out of town to drop the check off. Dean went on and I followed him in the car. We'll be doing a lot of running around in Wichita - and it's a big gas saver to take the car when we are this close to home.
Not too far south of Neodesha, KS traffic was backed up. We could tell there was an accident by all of the fire trucks and lights. We set there for about 25 minutes or so, before a lifeflight helicopter left and the remaining safety vehicles left the scene. There was a semi on the left side of the road. I didn't notice it, but Dean told me later it evidently had a blowout as one tire was gone. There was a car that had traveled a distance from the impact (lots of debris on the road) and was in the ditch. Fortunately fire trucks were on site for safety but there was no fire. I pray the person life flighted will be okay, and any others that might have been transported somewhere else.
It always amazes me people are in such a hurry to get around cars in front of them, especially right after seeing an accident. Since it was the weekend before the 4th of July, it was already a heavy traffic day, with many RV's and boats besides the other increased traffic. I'd rather be late than take the chance I might cause an accident. There were a couple of people in a big hurry after waiting for traffic to start moving again. They just had to pass and get around everyone. While they made it, they had to drive well over the speed limit to do so. One was especially unnerving when the driver had to suddenly brake and slide in between Dean and I because of an oncoming car.
Fortunately, the rest of the trip was not too bad. We had planned to arrive by noon, however it was a little after 1 when we arrived at All Seasons RV Park on the west side of Wichita. Fortunately, we had an easy site to access. We quickly got set up, turned on the AC, ate a quick sandwich, and then headed to Heath's (Dean's oldest son). He's only 2.2 miles from the RV Park which is very convenient. Two of his brothers, Matt & family (from New York) and Jarred & family (they live five miles east of the park) were there. Everyone was in the pool when we arrived. We are blessed that Heath & Jarred live so close to each other and the RV park too. Matt and Megan arrived about 6:30 on Friday evening. Unfortunately, we could not get an RV site until today, but we get to spend time with them the rest of their time here.
Dean and I walked to the backyard and watched everyone swimming before we entered the gate where they could see us. Everyone was having a good time in the water.
My goodness it was hot! Dean and I set in the shade and visited with the adults while the kids played in the pool.
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| Matt & Sam (trying to get his cherrios) |
Having fun in the pool!
After an hour or so, we all went inside. Jarred, Andrea and Emerson had to leave and everyone else went to the basement where there is a nice area for the kids to play.
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| Matt, Megan with Sarah, Josh, Roman and Little Sam |
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| Sam was teasing me. |
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| Roman and Josh |
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| Matt, Sam, Josh and Abram |
They were watching a movie and it wasn't long before Sarah (Matt & Megan's daughter) fell asleep.
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| Sarah couldn't take it anymore - she was worn out! |
The rest of the kids (Heath's) Abram, Gideon and Roman, (Matt's) Josh and Sam enjoyed playing with each other, while the adults were able to visit for a couple of hours. We ordered pizzas around 5, when we moved upstairs. Jarred and Emerson returned sometime after 6.
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| Abram, Jarred with Josh on his back |
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| Abram is a good older cousin. Emerson on his lap, Sarah, Gideon and Roman. |
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| Gideon animated in what he's sharing with Josh. |
Uncle Jarred is always a hit with the kids. He's the youngest of Dean's four boys and still a big kid himself.
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| Josh turning flips with Uncle Jarred |
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| Daughter Emerson |
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| Peine Pile-up |
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| Little Sam, 1 - for now, he's the youngest Peine. |
We enjoyed visiting with everyone. It was around 8:30 or so when we headed back to Bentley. It had been a long day for us and we were tired.
After we got back, Dean told me when he went to the garage this morning, they already had the old roofing torn off. He was happy it will be done before we leave on our travels for the summer. We were ready for bed soon after. It's been a long day. We need to rest up for tomorrow's activities - whatever they turn out to be!
We are thankful Matt and his family had a good and safe journey from New York to Wichita, that we were safe on the road today, and the opportunity to spend time with family.
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