As much as we love our new home in Michigan, when the weather turned cold we were more than ready to head south! A dead alternator in the motor home delayed us a bit but we were thankful it happened as we were leaving the house and not somewhere on the road!
We stopped in Springfield, IL to tour President Lincoln's museum - a great place to visit! - and then turned southward toward Houston. 27 degrees to 82 degrees!
Samantha is in a play at her middle school tonight and then Halloween tomorrow - a fun time to spend with the girls. So glad both girls are doing well after broken bones last year at this time!
Emily has a swim meet this week-end and Samantha has a cross country meet next week so we get to "sports watch" while we are here.
Roger is going back to work - barn money! - so we are moving to San Antonio soon and will spend the winter there. It will be nice to be near family and old friends for awhile.
Love being back in HEB and Bill Miller iced tea land!!!
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Garland Golf Resort
Our couples golf league went up to Garland Golf Resort in Lewiston, MI for three days of golf last week. 18 of us - had a great time! Golf, food, fun and friendship!
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| Most of the group at Devils Lake Golf Course |
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| Brian, Barb and Roger - gorgeous views on all three courses! |
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| This little Par 3 kicked our butts! |
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Boldrey Cousins Reunion
We invited all of Roger's cousins, from his mother's side of the family, to our new home for a reunion the end of August. We haven't got all the pictures yet but, this is one of Duane, Bill and Roger with Virginia and Sharon on their father's old tractor - they gave it to the brothers to restore. The guys did a great job!
Friday, August 17, 2018
Niagra Falls 2018
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| Riding the Maiden of the Mist |
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| Eating lunch in Canada |
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| See the rainbow? |
The girls went fishing in the river by our house - big catches!
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| Helping Grandpa grade the driveway |
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| Checking out the new calves at Weir farms with Olive |
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| Ice cream lunch after soccer/golf with Aunt Judy and Tima! |
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| Samantha caught a big one fishing with Aunt Judy! |
Friday, August 3, 2018
Family Vacation - Parker, CO
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| Our favorite hangout area - the playground is beyond the umbrella tables |
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| Coors Brewery tour - some of us were in another group |
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| Charlotte and Caroline |
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| We don't get to see Joel and Rachel and their cute daughters often enough |
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| The whole family We were all teasing Joel about his mustache, so we bought a package of stick ons and we all showed up with one on Family Feud night! He shaved his the next day! |
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Family Vacation 2018
We have been working on the house and yard since we returned to Michigan in April so we were really ready for our Eddy Family Vacation in Colorado. The 3 day drive there was pretty boring - corn, corn and more corn! But, the Colorado scenery made up for it!
We were all disappointed that Kyle, Rachel and Avery and Kirt and Nicole couldn't join us but the rest of us had a fun reunion at a great house in Parker. It was called the Grand Estate and that it is! Ten thousand square feet, 8 bedrooms, 6 full baths, a pool with an outdoor kitchen and dishwasher, a playground for the kids with a bathroom, a fenced in sand volleyball court, a hot tub, a full bar, a pool table, 2 kitchens, 2 laundry rooms and plenty of comfortable lounging areas. Wouldn't want to live there but it was a great place for us all to hang out together for a week. Almost needed our walkie-talkies to communicate!
We hiked, toured the Coors Brewery, splashed in the pool, played sand volleyball and a lot of cards. Some of us went to see "Sister Act" at the local theater on Sunday afternoon and it was a cute. There was a perfect playground for the little ones and Samantha and Emily were super sitters taking Charlotte and Caroline to swing and have fun in the playhouse frequently. Our teams did a great job of meal planning so we ate and drank like royalty! Team A - Roger, Heather, and Marilou won the Eddy Olympics -primarily because of their answers for Family Feud and their Euchre skills!
Carlos and Megan flew home to Austin early Saturday morning and Joel, Rachel and the girls left shortly thereafter to drive back to Dallas. Kyle, Heather and girls had a late flight from Denver to Houston so they went zip lining during the day.
Since us "retirees" didn't have to return to work we went up to Rocky Mountain National Park for 4 nights. The town of Estes Park, the gateway to Rocky Mountain NP, was a lot more crowded than we anticipated and because we kept missing the signs we "enjoyed" the traffic jam on main street 3 times!!
We drove the Trail Road, via the Old Fall Road, up to the Alpine Visitor Center at 12,000 feet.on Sunday. We saw a large herd of elk and beautiful vistas everywhere we looked! Us old folks are limited by the altitude, our age and our arthritic joints so many of the hiking trails were not good options but we did hike to Copeland Falls on Monday and Alberta Falls on Tuesday. Unfortunately, like many of our national parks, this park is busy and congested and necessitates riding the shuttle buses to key areas. Mel and Ray saw a moose right outside their bedroom window - he almost tripped on a tent stake at the site across the road!
All good things must end so we are on our way home now. The scenic route out of the park through the canyons was breathtaking! Good-bye mountains, good-bye waterfalls, good-bye elk - hello corn!!
More pictures to follow!
We were all disappointed that Kyle, Rachel and Avery and Kirt and Nicole couldn't join us but the rest of us had a fun reunion at a great house in Parker. It was called the Grand Estate and that it is! Ten thousand square feet, 8 bedrooms, 6 full baths, a pool with an outdoor kitchen and dishwasher, a playground for the kids with a bathroom, a fenced in sand volleyball court, a hot tub, a full bar, a pool table, 2 kitchens, 2 laundry rooms and plenty of comfortable lounging areas. Wouldn't want to live there but it was a great place for us all to hang out together for a week. Almost needed our walkie-talkies to communicate!
We hiked, toured the Coors Brewery, splashed in the pool, played sand volleyball and a lot of cards. Some of us went to see "Sister Act" at the local theater on Sunday afternoon and it was a cute. There was a perfect playground for the little ones and Samantha and Emily were super sitters taking Charlotte and Caroline to swing and have fun in the playhouse frequently. Our teams did a great job of meal planning so we ate and drank like royalty! Team A - Roger, Heather, and Marilou won the Eddy Olympics -primarily because of their answers for Family Feud and their Euchre skills!
Carlos and Megan flew home to Austin early Saturday morning and Joel, Rachel and the girls left shortly thereafter to drive back to Dallas. Kyle, Heather and girls had a late flight from Denver to Houston so they went zip lining during the day.
Since us "retirees" didn't have to return to work we went up to Rocky Mountain National Park for 4 nights. The town of Estes Park, the gateway to Rocky Mountain NP, was a lot more crowded than we anticipated and because we kept missing the signs we "enjoyed" the traffic jam on main street 3 times!!
We drove the Trail Road, via the Old Fall Road, up to the Alpine Visitor Center at 12,000 feet.on Sunday. We saw a large herd of elk and beautiful vistas everywhere we looked! Us old folks are limited by the altitude, our age and our arthritic joints so many of the hiking trails were not good options but we did hike to Copeland Falls on Monday and Alberta Falls on Tuesday. Unfortunately, like many of our national parks, this park is busy and congested and necessitates riding the shuttle buses to key areas. Mel and Ray saw a moose right outside their bedroom window - he almost tripped on a tent stake at the site across the road!
All good things must end so we are on our way home now. The scenic route out of the park through the canyons was breathtaking! Good-bye mountains, good-bye waterfalls, good-bye elk - hello corn!!
More pictures to follow!
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Fun With Friends
Despite the cold weather we had a great day!
These ladies braved the cool, rainy weather (at 4:00am!) to celebrate the Royal Wedding of Harry and Meghan as we gathered for a champagne breakfast and watched the celebration!
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| Mel,Marty,me,Barb,Cindy,Barb,Kay and Kim |
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| Mel, wearing her wedding hat - last worn 38 years ago! |
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| Kay and Kim in their pj's and fascinators! |
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| Barb and Judy |
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| Kim, Cindy and Barb - Cindy won the Royal Wedding Bingo game! |
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