food, crochet, merriment
Ok, this is my LEAST favorite thing about roadtrips….
having to say good-bye to a big chunk of my heart.
Ooooh, I’m going to miss this sweet guy…
and his family….SO, so much.
The cousins will miss each other too. It was just all so dang FUN!!
It’s so strange to drive away from these guys who just lived down the road a few months ago. Kind of awful, actually. Feels like we should all be going “home” together.
Deep breaths. Deep breaths.
Good-bye sweet family—I love you!!
After the hike, some of the kids were still wanting more of the rugged outdoor, fend-for-yourself type fun. So Uncle Dane and Aunt Kortney decided to take them FISHING.
I’ve only been fishing once and it was a baaaaaad experience and I was young enough that I should have forgotten it, but of course, I didn’t. I’ll have to tell you about that sometime…later.
ANYway, we went to the local fishing hole and it was wonderful. The bigger kids and Kortney even caught some fish. Not being an enourmous fish or fishing fan, but also not wanting to be left out entirely…
I came along…
and stayed in the car. At least this time, I could see all the action.
As you can see from all the smiles–this was certainly another unforgettable day!
Most of the kids and grown ups were feeling very adventurous today so Dane and Kortney found the perfect place to take a family friendly hike into the local forest.
I say, “most” because it was going to be farther than I could walk, so I opted to stay in the car and mind my own business…meaning…I was going to stare out at a pretty little empty field…
and crochet. It was perfect!!
Here is what the more active folks saw…
Thanks guys for sharing the pictures with me! It was almost like being there …without the hiking.
Heh, heh.
And just when we thought we had them, for real this time…they’re off again. Dane will be attending school in Arkansas for a year and then going wherever the job market takes him. I know he needs to do this, but that only helps my heart a tiny bit.
I’d love to dream that something, someday would bring them back here, to stay. But, honestly, I don’t know if anything ever really will. They love traveling and having adventures and being in new places all the time. I think we must just be too sedate for these little nomads. *sigh*
I’ll miss them more than they will ever know.
I’ll miss all the hugs
and the impromptu drop ins
and the lending books
and the dinner invites
and that cute face looking in my door window
and the Mr Grinch parties
and those lovely whiskers
and putting special candy in the treat jar
and going to summer booths
and the little shy smiles
and…
and…
and…
*sigh* again.
Believe it or not, this is me…
being brave.
.
Dane and Kortney had to move from one house to another in a hurry. The weather was getting colder and they wanted to be done. The guys and girls and even kids helped move nearly everything but the garage needed some organizational help. Who better than these sweet ladies?
From what I hear, they had that place whipped into shape in a couple of hours. Moving is ALWAYS hard and disruptive–that’s a fact. But when you have some happy, sweet sisters that are always willing to turn hard work into an adventure, the time does fly by a bit better. Many hands and all that, you know?
And honestly, what more could you ask for?
I sure do love this family of mine.
