It's been a while since my last update but we've had some very nice entries meanwhile. Right now Brayden and Jalen are here with us so I may have to make this a two part update.

Last weekend (the 17th) was Erica's (Marge and Norm's granddaughter) graduation party. Margaret was able to go for a while. Goldman took me to the lake for the annual property owner's association meeting and we stopped by the Abbotts on the way home on Sunday. Though the party was on Saturday Margaret was still glowing on Sunday. She and Norman are both so proud of her, rightfully so. Sandi, Norman's garden looked really good. I don't know much about gardens except what he tells me now and feeds me later in the season. We ordered a Domino's pizza which didn't compare with some of Margaret's homecooking.

This was the first big weekend at the lake. Suzanne, Lukas, Josie and I left as soon as Lukas got out of school on Friday. Doug and Goldman left as soon as Goldman got out of school. Scott and the boys had a much longer drive and were last to arrive. They got there around 11, I think. Maddog was there and had things ready and waiting for us.

Saturday morning arrived and so did rain. Doug went to Jeff City and bought a tarp cover that fits over the big outside table. As soon as the guys got it set up, the rain stopped! The weather was fairly nice until Sunday night when we had a torrential rainfall. The new tarp collapsed. The neighbor's waverunner was tied to an anchor and came loose and ended up in the middle of the lake. Maddog and the neighbor got on our waverunner and rescued it. Doug wasn't sure what he could do with fixing the tarp. We all slept through the rain and wind no one heard the tarp fall.

The 4 kids played, swam in the lake, swam in the pool, played video games, fished and watched cartoons. Some of them rode the waverunner and the spinner behind it and would have ridden more if the old guys would have gone with them. Doug cleaned a mess of crappie. I've been there over 20 years and have never known the Conservation Agency to come around but they pulled their boat up to our dock, checked Doug's fishing license and measured his fish. He was legal but we were on the deck wondering when we saw them stop if his fish were the right length.

More later.