World Color Press reunion 2015.

Lots of people came and went during the night, so I just took some random photos here and there, it was lots of fun though, so good to see everyone.

A visit to Sam Dale lake

Bill and I decided to take a drive down to Sam Dale lake, looking for some different camping spots for this summer.  It is very remote, but seems like a nice quiet camp ground.  We got out our lawn chairs and sat by the lake and ate crackers...lol....We watched the storm come in, it was cool, and breezy and we sat there for a couple of hours...retirement is so tiring...  ;)   .   Before we left we stopped by the restaurant, the name of the place is the "MIDDLE OF NO WHERE" restaurant, and indeed it is.  Such a cute little place, with a covered deck outside.  I think we may be going there soon...

School play day for Garret and Lucas

A day trip to Carlyle Lake

We went on a picnic today and spent the day under some shade trees at Carlyle lake, also went on a long walk, it was finally warm, really enjoyed it, peaceful and quiet with a light breeze. I hope you all enjoyed your day too, be safe if you

Barn swallows making their nests under the bridge on U.S. 50.

A heron that was feeding all day.

A partially dried up creek

Ducks!!!

are traveling this weekend.

Lunch with the girls of '67

Some of the girls of '67 met for lunch at Pizza Man today, about 17 of us, had a great time! It's always so wonderful to see our old friends. Cindy Stanford Dice brought some of our old school newspaper, the Broadcaster and some old Salem Times-Commoner's, wow, brought back lots of memories. We didn't leave until 2:00, we are a chatty bunch! I hope you all had a good day

too.

Some nature pictures taken from our yard

Be-lated Mother's Day at Bandana's

We took the moms to Bandana's in Mt. Vernon for some awesome smoked pork.this evening. We had a nice visit as well. It's been a good day, got lots of things accomplished and found out that the Amish have a bakery now opened in St. Peter., yum....got a cherry pie and fresh donuts....relaxing now with some coffee. I hope you've all had a good day!

50 Shades of crap...

Mother's Day 2015

Good Morning, friends, as you can see we are back from Branson. Had a great time! There's so much to do and so much to eat! Bill took me to the Covered in Chocolate Desserts & Deli for lunch yesterday for Mother's Day. It was very good, as always, and then we went to Hazlet State park and took a nature walk, he knows I like nothing better than to be outside with Mother Nature. The purple martins were building their nests, it was interesting to watch them. It's so wonderful to see everything come alive again. It was a nice, relaxing day and as always, never a dull moment with Bill. I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Branson trip with my girls!

The first thing we did was buy crocs....!

The food was great, but the fun part was listening to the waiters and waitresses singing our favorite songs. Really enjoyed the '50's theme.

This museum was wonderful, full of actual Titanic items, and information. When you enter the attraction you are given a card with a passengers name on it and their story. At the end of the tour you can see if your person survived or not... — at Titanic Museum.

No photos could be taken inside of the ship, so we took a few outside by the iceberg. — at Titanic Museum.

My favorite thing inside the museum was the re-creation of the ships deck on the night the Titanic sank. When you step out onto the deck you can see how dark it was that night, as there was no moon, and the deck was the same temperature as it was that night, 28 degrees....very chilling in more ways than one!

Just a big chicken!

A shop of beautiful Victorian dresses, embellishments, jewelry and more. We weren't allowed to take any photos, but the nice lady that worked there took this picture of us

A giant black marlin behind the bar at Arnie's Barn. (as in Arnold Palmer) — at Arnie's Barn.

Food in a beautiful setting and what a view out of those windows. — at Arnie's Barn.

Arnold Palmer's practice golf course. — at Arnie's Barn.

Some prehistoric bones, at Arnie's barn

A beautiful church for private weddings, the back of the church is all glass, so we were told. It wasn't open yet when we were there.

Linda honoring her heritage.

Top of the Rock lodge

Me and my new boy friend at Branson Landing.

A cool steam punk balloon ride!

Mickey Gilley Theatre where we were entering to watch SIX....Amazing group.

The SIX after their performance.

Each brother that was a member of SIX had their own color coordinated car outside the building.

Hollywood wax museum

An old time 5 and 10 cent store...lots of familiar items from our childhood there...especially candies. — at Dick's Oldtime 5 & 10.

Thought this was an interesting sign.

Of course, this was the Frankie Valli tribute...it was great! Lots of memories for us older girls. — in Branson, Missouri.

This is a fantastic place to eat and buy gifts...these ladies were wearing their red noses to help feed the poor...they were such good sports... — at Sybill's Saint James.