Monday, May 25, 2020 - Memorial Day; Rainy Morning; Lamar Visit; Barely Beat the Rain Home

Monday, May 25, 2020 - Memorial Day; Rainy Morning; Lamar Visit; Barely Beat the Rain Home

It was 68F outside this morning and 70F inside after a great sleep.  I haven't turned the A/C off.  I try to just keep it comfortable inside using fans to keep the air moving and it seems to work pretty good.  With all of the rain we can't open the windows, so it can get pretty muggy inside.

We celebrate Memorial Day today.  We are so thankful for all of our military, but we especially remember those who fought the battles and did not return to their families, in order to keep our nation free!  Thank you to each and every soldier who has or are serving our great nation!

Yesterday Dean called Brett to see if they would be up for a visit from us today  So that is what we are doing this afternoon.  I did a load of laundry this morning, fixed our shakes, washed the dishes, then set down to work on the blog.  That was at the top of my to-do list for today.  Shortly before noon, I went upstairs to get ready and Dean got the lunch items laid out.  We had a quick lunch, then we headed towards Lamar, MO.  It's about an hour and fifteen minute drive.  We enjoy drives through the countryside, so we don't mind.  We can take different routes, so there is always something new to see on our drive.  Today we took the shorter route to get there.

The last time or two we drove on State Hwy 43, we noticed a couple of cranes to the west of 43.  Today we realized what the crane was doing.  A wind farm is going up here.  There were two complete turbines, and several poles already in place.  As we drove by a nearby farm, we noticed they must be permitting the company who is building them to store their poles.  That was one tall crane.

When we arrived at Brett's look who came out to greet us:

It was actually a little sunny when we arrived, and she said the sun is in my eyes!

And inside, who went to Papa right away?

Little Jameson is now almost 5 months old.

It was such a beautiful day.   We moved outside to sit on the full length back porch.  Brett has the perfect location for a view.   The breeze/wind keeps things cool.  There are several large shade trees that shade the porch in the morning and the porch keeps it cool in the afternoons/evenings this time of year.  

Jameson loves being outside.  He was so content.  In the three hours we were there he only fussed one time - because he was hungry.  

Brett has been working on a small building they brought in that can be used by his daughter Dacy when she stays with them, or when family visits.  We went out to tour it - did I take a picture?  NO.  It has a small bedroom, a bathroom and a small living space, with a little front porch on it.  He has all of the flooring down now, the walls are done and painted.  He still needs to build a small closet in the bedroom and install the bathroom fixtures.  

And then there was this special guy and his dog, Winston, with Emilee's little Salvie beneath his chair:

Grandson Tucker.  Sorry, I didn't quite get all of Winston in the picture.

Papa, Logen and Brett

I love this picture!

Logen was having a great time playing in a water puddle chasing a frog.  She caught it a couple of times.

Mom, Jameson & Logen - she's an outdoor girl for sure!

The puddle was somewhat deep and stirred up enough this little guy could totally disappear so Logen couldn't find him.  I was lucky to get this shot of him.

Happy Jameson!

The guys could not resist a little game of Horse.  I'm not sure who the winner was.

Matt & Megan's son Josh should have been here!  Maybe in June?

To the northeast from the backyard - the clouds are building.

The wind picked up during the basketball game, then the rain came, so we moved back up to the porch.  Since the rain came from the west it was great sitting out on the backporch that faces east. 

We saw a deer run across the field to the south of us - or at least Tucker and I did.  I wish I'd had my phone a little closer at the time.

We left around 3:30, watching these clouds to the south.  

I love pictures of stormy clouds over fields.  This was to the north as we headed to Pittsburg.

We drove through some light rain, however none of it lasted long.  When we reached Pittsburg, KS we stopped at Sonic for a quick dinner.  We were both hungry and we still had another 45 minutes to go before we were home.  It was after 6 before we returned to Bentley.   Our neighbor was cooking chicken thighs this evening and brought two over for us.  I was full from our Sonic meal, but Dean ate one.  He said it was very good.  I'll try mine tomorrow.  Dean told me we might need to fix a dessert or something we can take over.  I can do that!

The wheat fields are beginning to turn.

Fortunately, it didn't rain too much on the way home.  It was a little later in the evening before the heavy rain started.  It is supposed to go on through the night.  There are no severe warnings and we are thankful for that.

It was a great day.  We enjoyed spending time with Brett, Emilee, Tucker, Logen and Jameson.  We missed Dacy but I'm sure we will see her several times before we head out on our summer RV adventures.  Haleigh's graduation date has not been determined yet.  Dacy's graduation has been moved to July 18 now, so we will stay in our 4 state area until graduations are over with.