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Monday, July 07, 2008

Blogger Vacation

Been a couple of weeks since I've posted. Took a little vacation from blogging.

Have you heard the new term, "staycation?" Since gasoline is so expensive and plane tickets so high, more folks are staying home for vacation.

But Deb and I took a little mini-vacation over the 4th of July to go visit our son Brandon and his wife Keshia in Muncie, Indiana.

Here's a pic of them in Kesh's parents' back yard where we had a cookout on the 4th.

We split the gas cost with Bethany and David by stopping in Nashville and teaming up with them. We have such a great time being with our kids and their spouses.

Ever played "Cornhole?" We did at the July 4th cookout.

Here's Deb and Bethany standing by one of the "cornholes." The idea of the game is to toss bags filled with corn into little holes on wooden platforms.

It sounds "corny" I know but it turned out to be a lot of fun.

Bethany and I teamed up and did pretty well. But a local couple who were friends of Brandon & Keshia were the champions.

Went to see fireworks at a local park that night.



The weather was so cool that the ladies were wearing sweaters!

I'm standing here between Deb and Keshia's dad Tim. He and I both like to tell corny jokes and believe it to be a part of the job description for fathers. Good guy.

I haven't been to see fireworks in years. Always hate to fight the traffic and the crowds. But everyone else wanted to go so I went.

We also spent time during the weekend watching 7 episodes of the mini-series that originally aired on HBO about John Adams.


I, Brandon, and David had read the book "John Adams" by David McCullough and had enjoyed it immensely. So we thought the series would be good. It didn't disappoint - and such fitting viewing for Independence Day.

We watched a few episodes per night, a few in the mornings, and even had to squeeze one in around the Wimbledon men's final tennis match.

Did you see the great match between Nadal and Federer?! Wow! We pulled for Nadal since he is from Spain and he finally won after a gruelling contest.

25 Comments:

  • At Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:27:00 AM , Blogger asdsfghjjkl; said...

    So glad you posted again but a break is sometimes good. It makes me happy when you guys can all get together but sad that we couldn't be there. I was wondering if you guys watched the wimbledon final. We were getting pretty nervous there at the end. A good game. Of course it was just one week after Spain won the Eurocopa so...its pretty big stuff here. Well, Andrew is waking up and calling out mamá but putting a really strong emphasis on the word...you can hear the "come get me" tone. Love you!

     
  • At Tuesday, July 08, 2008 9:49:00 PM , Blogger Brian Atwood said...

    Brooke, You don't know how many times we missed you, Matthew, and Andrew (and Daniel and Caroline) when we were on our mini-vacation. And the whole time we were rooting for Nadal at Wimbledon we were doing it because we thought about you. Love and hugs and kisses. Dad WIsh I could hear Andrew saying mama. (How do you get that little accent mark over your letters?)

     
  • At Wednesday, July 09, 2008 5:00:00 PM , Blogger asdsfghjjkl; said...

    On our computer you press the alt key and the letter e and you get the accent. Don't know if its the same with a pc.

     
  • At Wednesday, July 09, 2008 5:00:00 PM , Blogger asdsfghjjkl; said...

    meant to say...not at the same time. The alt key first and then e second.

     
  • At Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:03:00 PM , Blogger amydc said...

    It looks like a fun time was had by all on the mini vaca. I know y'all miss Brooke, Matthew & Andrew so much when y'all are all together & they're not there.

    I think you should blog about how the Pathway ladies were victorious over the Pathway men Wed. night.
    Now THAT would be a great post.

     
  • At Thursday, July 10, 2008 5:01:00 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

    I (Bethany) have also read John Adams, and I too watched the miniseries and enjoyed it. I especially appreciated the recognition given to Abigail Adams for her contribution to her husband's career.

     
  • At Thursday, July 10, 2008 5:45:00 PM , Blogger Brian Atwood said...

    Bethany, forgive your senile dad for not remembering that you had read the John Adams bio by McCullough.

     
  • At Tuesday, July 15, 2008 3:42:00 PM , Blogger bethany said...

    Hi Mr. Brian! My friends are really sad that Federer lost, but it's good for Spain I suppose. It was good to read your blog. I've kind of gotten off the beaten path of blogs but am working my way back to it. Say hello to Ms. Deb!

     
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