Bob and Billie on the road: This has been a long two and a half months!

It has been a very long time since we have posted any updates for you. We were not sitting on our hands or snoozing, we have been running. To begin the tale we were sitting in our home at Camp Barnabas one evening when the lightning struck near enough that we heard it and saw it at exactly the same time. You know your too close when that happens. We lost our satellite receiver and radio. That is the first things we noticed. A few days later we pulled up the anchor and headed to the farm in Kansas and when I turned on the ignition the backup lights and backup camera came on while we were still in park. We were able to drive it away but there were things which weren't right.

We got to the farm and parked as the power went out at the farm. No problem, just start the generator. HaHa. It would not run. Add that to the list. Oh well, no time to check anything now as we must make a quick trip to Denver for our grandson's high school graduation. So off we went.

Here are the grand children. Not really very "children" any more. The one in the center is the graduate.

This is the whole family. We were having picnic at a park prior to the graduation activity.

The school is a virtual school and is done on line. This four students were the first group to begin and complete the K12 schooling in Colorado.

Little sister and grandma are putting up decorations for the graduation party. All went well and the party lasted much longer than Grandma and Grandpa did. then we took off for the farm.

There was a lot of honey-doo things to be done but first we had to find a place which could work on our home. We finally found an open spot at the Camping World in Columbia, MO. We delivered it there and went back to the farm praying it would be done before the beginning of our July scheduled project.

The winds on the knob (the affectionate name for the hill the farm house stands on) they get pretty bad and it is up higher than most things around so there is nothing to stop it. Over the years the wind had removed a great many pieces of the soffit and fascia. The ladder I am standing on is 40 feet long and it is one wrung from being fully extended.

We also cleaned and "landscaped" the front of the house.

Then July came around and so did the fireworks. This excited crew is my (Bob's) big sister and my brothers daughter and children.

Of course the "kids" had to make a lot of noise.

We also was blessed to watch this beautiful Orchard Oriel.

Just below the two walnuts you cam just see a part of his nest. I guess the walnuts look enough like fruit to warrant a nest.

We were finally able to pick up the motor home after they replaced the satellite receiver, the CD player, the radio, the back up camera and repaired the transmission, the generator and the anti lock brake system.

We finally got to Sunshine Bible Academy in Miller, SD. We were nearly two weeks late but we got there. On the way we found that the lights to the tow vehicle (the pickup) did not work and the cooling fans for the refrigerator were not working. Also, the bedroom vent fan and the TV in the bedroom do not work. Oh well. If there were not bumps in the road, how will we ever build character? The other couple in the photo were already at SBA working and we gladly joined them.