Well, Gene is now 70 years old! On Saturday, we gathered 5 other couples to celebrate at a bed and breakfast at Lake Wabaunsee. The old stone fence you see, is very typical in this limestone rich area. The fences are much admired and protected. I prepared and served a prime rib supper, and everyone spent the night. During supper, Crystal stated that "her face hurt from laughing so much". Our hosts even commented that they'd never had such a jolly group before! We watched Jeremiah Johnson, again, while the guys recited all the lines from the movie. I don't know if their wives were impressed or appalled. It cracks me up! We stayed up too late, then lost an hour of sleep with the time change, so it was a very tired group the next morning. While our guests slept in Sunday morning, I took my coffee out to the hot tub and watched the geese, ducks and fog on the lake. Reminded me of similar mornings at Rainbow. And 10 years later, Andy STILL can't hang with the big boys! It really was a good time, and everyone was so grateful for the opportunity to spend time together. Seems like the only time we see each other anymore, is for weddings and funerals and you don't really get to visit much at those events. A good time was had by all!Sunday night, out of the blue, we got 7" of snow! We were expecting rain! But by Thursday, the temp is forecast to be in the 70's. Kansas weather, go figure!
The band is playing a 2 hour Irish show this Thursday for St. Patrick's Day in Chapman, KS. Then back to Chapman Saturday night, to play the American Legion. Did I tell you, I bought a snare drum? It's pretty fun and adds an often needed background rhythm. We're considering selling an old banjo and buying me a mandolin to learn; we'll see...
That's all for now!
Love, Joan
