When we last saw our stalwart heroe, they had landed in Moorhead, MN and welcomed a new family member. Then they seem to fall off the face of the Earth. Yeah.
, While we were gone for the winter, our house suffered significant weather related damage. Once we got home, we both started our local jobs and started to work towards opening the house and trying to get a handle on the future.
A lot has happened, and there is little photo record of most of it. I was torn between a number of posts without pictures and then just being busy all the time. I finally broke my blog inaction by deciding to just talk about all that has happened and what all we've been doing.
Just after we got home, Eliza and her family came to stay for a few weeks. They were moving into a new house, but the timing left them without a residence for a bit. It was really nice to have them here and we put both sets of bunk beds into Eliza's old room. The kids had a small pool in the yard to play in, Brett had the four-wheeler running and there are lots and lots of LEGOs. Alexander even came up from Texas for a bit. "Uncle Alex!!, Uncle Alex!!" Part of all that was us helping them move out of their old place and then into their new one.
Devils Lake High School had it's graduation and we attended the graduation party for Micah Cox whose parents helped us raise our kids as well.
There were a few events that we participated in this summer. We participated in a Flag Day ceremony at Roosevelt Park in Devils Lake put on by the local VFW. We both became honorary lifetime members. You don't have to be and old guy to be in the VFW....
Memorial Day found us home instead of in Arlington, VA for a change, and we attended a program at the Memorial building in Devils Lake and helped laying wreaths at the cemetery in honor of the fallen.
A third event we participated in, was the Independence Day Parade as we often do. We had work looming over us so we were unable to stay for the night at the Lake that we normally get to do.
Family in June, including Laurie's birthday. Patriotic and personal events in July, including my birthday and Eliza and Brett's anniversary.
Now it's August. we've been working on the house and watching and following the Boston Red Sox who are having one of their best years ever. More work on the house hangs over us and there is still the possibility Laurie will take a short travel assignment between now and when we leave for our October assignment back in Imperial County, CA.
For me, I always define The end of a blog season as when we hook up the fifth-wheel and hit the road. Hopefully, between now and then, i'll be a little more attentive here.
