The little women went to stay with Grammy and D in Tennessee the week of the Fourth of July. This years visit was a little shorter for the girls than last years.
They look forward to it. They look forward to it in a major way. Grammy and D have a very fun property with a little creek running through it. They live right in the foothills of the Smokey Mountains. It is awesome. I love visiting. Maybe someday residing somewhere close.:) (Maybe that was just in a dream I had. What do you have if you don't have dreams? Right?).
This years visit was special because of Rocky. Who is Rocky, you may ask? Well, he is a baby raccoon D rescued from a crate at work. Somehow this little guy ended up in a crate of parts that was delivered to his work. He is so cute and D has rescued raccoons before, so this was not his first varmint rodeo!
Ainzli loves Rocky! Oh my, even if he didn't like her, he still would have had to put up with her. She loves animals. She wants to be a veterinarian someday.
Shannon and I made the trip down after he got off of work on Friday. I so enjoy that time with him. We talk, dream and definitely sing way too loud. This year he even had a few choice words for a young man driving a bit erratically. These were censored words, so I can't repeat them!
Shannon purchasing some coffee in the wee hours of the morning. Yes, I am standing right outside the lovely Kentucky gas station. Yes, there are passers by wondering what the heck the crazy woman with the camera is doing. And yes, I will be doing this again someday.
BTW, who can afford cigarettes?! $4.12 is a deal! Crazy!
So on Saturday we wanted to do something fun. So I suggested we rent a boat and go boating. D and Shannon took my suggestion and ran with it.
We loaded up coolers, fishing poles, sunscreens and headed to Lake Ocoee. We boarded a pontoon and away we sailed! Oh my goodness. It is a beautiful lake. The mountains in the background. It was not crowded at all. We swam, fished and cruised. We swung on a rope swing. It was fun until Ainzli got her leg caught in it. Talk about a rope burn from you know where! OUCH!
Other than the rope mishap, honestly, I cannot think of anything I would rather do.
Everywhere you looked you could see the mountains in the background.
The pontoon was perfect for perfecting our tricks! (Look at those suits riding up those little bums. These girls have no hope. I think I live this way 24/7!) Sorry if that too much info!
"Yes. I like fishing with you D. But the stillness, I just cannot stand it!" Needless to say, D did not catch anything but smiles.
Just thought this was a cool shot!
So we headed home the next day. Back to good ole' Indiana. Look forward to the next Tennessee visit in October. Definitely!
Autumn:)
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