A little TOO MUCH water in the Missouri!!!!

John took some pictures from inside the train as they were going across the river near Omaha/Council Bluffs Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon (heading west to Fremont, Ne, and then coming back to Boone!).

It used to be a field...


Through the (very) dirty window of the train, you can see the casino, Harrah's.

New baby in church and new Community Bldg. for Stanhope

Baby baptisms are always interesting. This baby happens to be the grandson of our Pastor Suz! Baby Gabriel behaved very well and took the water dripping down his head in stride.

The new Community Building (which will also house the library) is almost complete.


This building sits on the same ground which once was the Stanhope United Methodist Church. The bell from the church is now in place in front of the new Community Building.

The first boating outing of the summer!

With John's 'non-schedule', it's hard to predict when he'll be able to have time (or take time) to do things (before the railroad calls and he goes back to work!).

He got home Tuesday afternoon, finished mowing, ate and went to bed early. He was up early Wednesday, and went to retrieve the boat from the neighbors' barn (thanks Ron & Kim for the winter storage). He replaced the fan motor, and got the hose and started the motor in the back yard (I'll put a short video at the bottom of this, I hope).

When this guy and his dog went by it looked like the dog was driving!

When he discovered he probably wasn't going to work, we packed a lunch quick and headed to Little Wall Lake! It was a beautiful day on the lake, and the motor ran a little rough, probably due to old gas (we hope)... But it was REALLY relaxing!