Congratulations, Vicki

Saturday was a great party for Vicki on the farm in Indiana. About 80 people were in attendance, a good many of them my relatives. The kids enjoyed swimming in the pond and using an old row boat as a diving platform. The older kids played volleyball and had a bonfire when it got dark. We "older" folks had a wonderful time visiting. We'll see most everyone again next Friday at Jessi and Joe's wedding and I'm thrilled about that. No need to say goodbye just then.




Ted and my nephew John spent the afternoon cooking 10 beer can chickens. The chickens were raised by Vicki, went about 8 lbs. each, and were delicious. John was relieved that Ted has done this for a crowd in the past and was able to help him this first time out.


This is John's version of "giving someone the bird!"



My niece Lynn made the cake and did a beautiful job.



We didn't get home until late and went right to bed. We attended church Sunday morning in Lawrenceburg and ate breakfast at Howie's Diner before heading to Elk Lake. We sat back and relaxed and took boat rides on the lake. There are some pretty fancy houses going up. The first one is Karen & Ron's cabin and dock, the second is my deceased brother's old place. The rest are just nice looking ones we passed on our rides.








We pass through some small towns getting to the lake. I was impressed with all the flowers on the gravestones (an old "Decoration Day" tradition). We couldn't pass up this sign with a different message on each side. Rand Paul has a great chance in this area.