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What was once only referred too as ‘The Site’ is now a polished jewel of
a home tucked discretely away next to a pond on a hill in the woods. The
home is finished, but there will, we suspect, always be a never-ending list
of projects to keep Cindy and Mike busy. Just to make sure we got our
exercise and had something to do after our partying, Mike had arranged to
have a huge pile of stone dumped in the middle of driveway. Mike did most of
the heavy work, but I managed to tire muscles moving some of the rock to
neaten up the walk and build a parking lot.
Jeff arrived with Daniel and Heather. Cindy and Ruth had a ball keeping
them entertained, or was it the other way around? We suspect Aunt Cindy and
Uncle Mike’s house will become a favorite with the kids since Cindy is
slowly accumulating a collection of unique and fascinating toys. For Dani,
however, the big attraction is still the pond and trying to fill it by
throwing in rocks. Looks like throwing rocks into water is something in the
Kalen genes.
There’s nothing like grandkids to wear one out. The pictures tell the
tale. First Dani and Heather worked me over and then still going strong took
on Ruth and won. We both left as two very tired but happy grandparents after
our all too brief visit.
Ruth
and Linda went off riding on Linda’s new mechanical mule. Later I tried it
out with Steve. It’s a fun way to get around the farm. Saw parts of the farm
we never knew existed.
Seemed
funny taking the cockpit table with us as we left Odyssey. It fit nicely in
the trunk and would be handy to have as we worked out the details with Steve
to replace our white plastic table with real wood. Early one morning we
climbed into the garage rafters and selected walnut planks that had been
drying for a number of years. Steve got them from a tree hit by lightening
that he taken down. Having a shop that rivals Norm’s on new Yankee Workshop
made quick work of converting huge rough-cut planks into manageable, planed
boards for making a table. Even in the rough state they look wonderful
against the stark white of the table.
Four days had evaporated in the magic of being in the warm embrace of family. We left happy but tired from all the activity as we headed back to Washington.