IN YESTERDAY’S BLOG I PROMISED PICTUES OF THE GRANDSONS IN OATMAN.
DON’T WALK BEHIND THE BURROS, THEY MIGHT KICK!
BE CAREFUL, THE BURROS MIGHT BITE !!!
DANIEL FOUND A NEW SIGN FOR HOME.
WE ALL GOT LAID OUT…..
ALAN
EDDIE
JOEY
GRANDPA REX
SPRING BREAK 2013
THE SPRING BREAK TRADITION CONTINUED FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN LAUGHLIN. THIS TIME WITH MY GRANDSONS IS PRECIOUS TO ME BECAUSE THE AIR FORCE TENDS TO GIVE NEW JOB ASSIGNMENTS EVERY THREE OR FOUR YEARS. AS THE BOYS GET OLDER THEY ALSO BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES AND SPENDING TIME WITH GRANDPA REX WON’T BE AS HIGH ON THE PRIORITY LIST.
WAS THIS THE LAST SPRING BREAK? WHERE WILL DANIEL BE ASSIGNED NEXT BY THE AIR FORCE? THE ANSWER TO DANIEL’S ASSIGNMENT WILL COME AT THE END OF THE YEAR DURING THE HOLIDAYS. I CAN ONLY BE THANKFUL THAT I’VE BEEN SO CLOSE (EIGHT HOUR DRIVE) THESE LAST YEARS.
THE PARK MODEL ON THE MOUNTAIN IS HALFWAY BETWEEN THE MOHAVE VALLEY AND ALBUQUERQUE SO WE’RE HOPING FOR A COUPLE OF VISITS THIS SUMMER AND FALL.
SPRING BREAK 2013 STARTED ON SATURDAY AND WE ALL CAMPED OVER NIGHT IN THE CAMPER. HOT BLOODED AIM SLEPT ON COUCH OUT ON THE PORCH WHERE THE OVERNIGHT TEMP DROPPED INTO THE 40’S. DANIEL AND THE BOYS SLEPT IN THE CAMPER ON THE FLOOR AND IT WAS WALL TO WALL SLEEPING BAGS. SEVEN PEOPLE IS A STRETCH FOR THE CAMPER.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THE BOYS WANTED TO SEE THE BURRORS OF OATMAN (PICTURES TO FOLLOW IN TOMORROWS BLOG), AND SATURDAY NITE EDDIE AND I DOUBLE STACKED THE DUTCH OVENS FOR DOG DISH MEAT LOAF AND BAKED POTATOES.
SUNDAY THE WHOLE PARTY MOVED POOLSIDE AT THE COLORADO BELLE HOTEL AND CASINO, AND WE WERE JOINED BY PAUL AND KIA FROM VEGAS.
MONDAY MORNING STARTED WITH THE BREAKFAST BUFFET, BUT HANG-OVERS GET TUFFER AFTER 60 AND GRANDPA REX HAD TO RETURN TO BED FOR A NAP DURING THE MOVIES. BY THE AFTERNOON I WAS READY POOLSIDE WITH MY BEER COOLER.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SPRING BREAK !!
THANKS TO PAUL AND AMY FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VISIT US HERE ON THE EDGE OF THE COLORADO RIVER.
By Uncle Hans
History gone stale? We recently drove to South Padre Texas for a few days in the sun. Practically the whole trip is I-35. We ran across some curious sites, which may be examples of history gone stale.
Going through Osceola Iowa we were offered the chance to visit the John L. Lewis museum. Must have been a native son. He was a fiery labor union leader in the 40’s who gave President Truman an ulcer with national coal and railroad strikes. Very prominent at the time, but now???
Going through Emporia Kansas we could have visited the William Allen White site. He was a very influential newspaper editor, even though he was from nowhere: Emporia Kansas. In those days, having a soapbox like a newspaper column (like a blog?) was all the rage. People like this guy, and Drew Pearson, and Paul Harvey had an opinion about everything and that opinion mattered. People were afraid of appearing in their columns, especially in a negative way. But not too relevant today....
In Oklahoma City we could tour the Will Rogers site. He was truly great, a famous funny man who was also somewhat political, though he denied that part. Much like Mark twain. Ridiculously witty and funny, and good off the cuff, too. Would have made a great late night talk show host, but he died in a plane crash before there was TV. A great American, but, to the kids today??
Near Abilene Texas, we could visit the LBJ library. Rex and Mary “collect” presidential libraries like I do. But none of us have stopped here. LBJ will always be relevant history and not stale, because he was a president.
But the rest? Now they are just signs on the freeway. A particularly bright and inquisitive child riding in a car might look up from his handheld electronic whatever long enough to ask his parents, “ who was John L. Lewis?” But John has been dead so long that his parents haven’t a clue.............
History gone stale?
By Uncle Hans
DON AND CAROL FROM GREEN BAY WERE IN TOWN VISITING HIS PARENTS WHO ARE RETIRED IN LAUGHLIN. THEY GOT A HOLD OF US TO SEE IF WE COULD MEET UP FOR A COUPLE OF BEERS.
NOT A PROBLEM, WE’LL MEET YOU MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 2PM AT THE REGENCY CASINO. DON SENT A TEXT BACK, WHERE? THE REGENCY CASINO?
YA, YOU KNOW THAT DIVE BETWEEN THE AQUARIUS AND THE EDGEWATER. OH, NOW HE REMEMBERS.
WHEN THEY SHOWED UP THEY HAD A COUPLE OF DICE VIRGINS WITH THEM, DON’S BROTHER, ROB, AND WIFE MELISSA. NOW WE ALL KNOW THE STORY OF THE MOST FAMOUS DICE VIRGIN OF ALL, HANNAH, WHO SET THE RECORD THAT HAS YET TO BE BROKEN. WELL CAROL IS ALSO FAMOUS AS A DICE VIRGIN, ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE SPECTRUM, A COUPLE A YEARS AGO WHEN CAROL WAS STILL A VIRGIN SHE ROLLED THE DICE THREE TIMES, POINT, FIVE, AND SEVEN OUT.
SO WE SUCKED UP A FEW BEERS AT THE REGENCY AND SET OUT TO DE-FLOWER OUR TWO DICE VIRGINS. WE EACH PAID $20, FOR A TOTAL POT OF $120. ROB WAS UP FIRST AND DID WELL AT THE COLORADO BELLE AND MELISSA TOOK HER TURN AT THE GOLDEN NUGGET. WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE AFTER A ROUND OF DRINKS WE EACH GOT BACK $47 ON OUR $20 INVESTMENT. NOWHERE NEAR HANNAH’S RECORD, BUT A HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN CAROL.
THANKS FOR GIVING US A CALL GUYS AND ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR NEVADA VACATION ON FREMONT STREET IN VEGAS.
JUST CHECKING IN TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WE ARE FINE. IT’S BEEN AT LEAST A WEEK SINCE WE POSTED ANYTHING ON THE BLOG AND I DIDN’T WANT ANYONE TO START WORRYING ABOUT US.
MARY BANGED HER KNEE AND HASN’T BEEN ABLE TO GET HER MORNING WALKS IN. THIS LACK OF ACTIVITY MAKES FOR A GROWLY MARY, INSTEAD OF A HAPPY CAMPER, SO NO BLOGS.
REX STILL HASN’T GOT HIS SCOOTER BACK FROM THE SHOP THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE CRAFTING NEW STEEL HANDLE BARS. IT’S BEEN WELL OVER A MONTH, AND THESE SUNNY AND 70 DAYS MAKE FOR A GROWLY REX, INSTEAD OF A HAPPY CAMPER, SO NO BLOGS.
IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS IS SPRING BREAK AND THOSE GRANDSONS AND KIDS ARE SURE TO GET THE BLOG BACK ON TRACK.
