Bill came home from work this last hitch on May 18th, and from the 19th through the 25th, we received (unofficially, just according to our rain gauge) almost a full 9" of rain. I'm glad we live on a hill side! Flooding was all around us and it was extremely depressing so, at the drop of the hat, on the 25th, Bill came home from running errands in town and said, "Let's go find sunshine!" We were on the road by 11:30 and headed to find some sun! We found it! On Chuck's doorstep..............S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E!!!!!
Chuck had no idea we were headed out, he's gifted just like his Dad in that manor; but we did give Cathy and the kids a heads up. When we pulled up in front of the house, Chuck saw us get out of the car, looked at Cayleigh and said "You are in so much trouble!" He was clueless! I thought it was hilarious! I'm told it was paybacks for all those times he's surprised his Dad, just showing up out of the blue. :)
Driving........
Desert wild flowers outside the Virgin River Casino hotel on our way out. The wild flowers were the best part of our stay there.
We took the time to stop at the Shelby Museum/Factory on our way through Vegas. (Ya, Baby!)
These are the three color configurations you can get for the 2012 Shelby/Shelby Cobras.
Talk about a testosterone rush!!!
Chuck, he was SOOO clueless!
Cathy; you done good Chuck!
Cayleigh and her boyfriend Cameron.
Grandpa and Nicholas
Chillin' at the hotel in Mesquite on the way home.
No, it was not the Casino......Opted for the Best Western this time. Better choice!
And we made it back home! We were ALL happy to be out of the car!
Unfortunately, I didn't get pictures of the big kids, nor did I get any pictures of everyone together. My bad! They just need to road trip here now so that we can make that happen! I made an album at Picasa if you would like to see a few more pics from our trip. Just click on the link and it should take you there.
When we got home, we had another 4" of rain in the rain gauge. I don't care where you live, that's a lot of rain in that short of time frame! We are back to sunshine now though! And I even got the yard mowed FINALLY. OK, I realize I am the only person that cares about this kind of thing, but it has taken me since last Thursday to get the yard mowed and looking semi-descent. It was so tall you could just see the top of the well cap! And it was completely headed out and ready to be hayed! LOL
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