Happy Birthday to Dad and the USA…

Dad took us fishing with guides from Mossy Creek Fly Fishing. It was our first try at fly fishing.  We actually caught a couple of nice looking trout. 

We spent a week at the Outer Banks on our summer vacation.  On our way to OBX, we stopped in Richmond, VA and did a tour of the Museum of the Confederacy and spent a night in historic Williamsburg, VA.  On our way home we stopped in Williamsburg, VA again and spent the day at Busch Gardens.  Pop-Pop says that back in the day the best thing Busch Gardens had to offer was the free beer.  He used to stop there on the way to and from Virginia Beach for a glass of beer.  They stopped pouring free beer in 2009, so Pop-Pop says there’s really no good reason to go there anymore.

Pop-Pop and Granny did the dog/house sitting while we were gone.  They did not go to the Jamboree in the Hills this year.  After spending the third weekend of July at the Jamboree on 28 out of the last 29 years, they have retired and left it to their friends Ron and Pat to carry on the tradition.

We got some sad news this month.  Pop-Pop’s Uncle Don passed away on July 5th.  He was the last surviving sibling of Pop-Pop’s mother.  Our hearts go out to Pop-Pop’s Aunt Dottie, Cousin Doug and his family.

See you next month...

Ross & Owen

Happy Father’s Day to Dad and Pop-Pop!

Granny and Pop-Pop sold their house and moved in with us this month.  And so did their dog Piggy, who is now an official member of the “Pug Pack.”

Pop-Pop got a new pair of “Birks” this month.  He said his old pair was 20 years old and he was disappointed that they had worn out so soon.

Another school year is finally history.  When the fall term begins, Owen will be an incoming freshman at THS and Ross will be starting his senior year.

The pool has been open for the better part of a month now and, unlike last year, the ducks have not moved in.

See you next month...

Ross & Owen

May Day, Cinco de Mayo, the Prom, a Race, and Memorial Day

To say this month’s news is a bit late might be a bit of an understatement.  But it’s not our fault!  We are the “Creatives” but we depend on our IT guy to get it out on the Internet for all to see in a timely fashion.  This month he dropped the ball.  He came up with some lame excuse about selling a house and moving but the fact remains that he let us down.  Rest assured that he will be severely chastised for this screw-up.

Ross went to the THS Prom this month.  His date was a girl he has known since his toddler days.  And Mom has been a friend of her Mom since their toddler days.  And our Granny and her Granny have known each other since way back in the last century.

Owen ran in the Smarts Mill Middle School 5K this month.  Owen finished 33rd out of 229 participants.

Our cousin Baby J went on injured reserve this month.  She has a Toddler’s Fracture.  We’re hoping she gets back in the game real soon.

And, as usual, May marks the opening of our pool and a glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel for this school year.

See you next month...

Ross & Owen