We started the week in Utah, spent a few days regrouping in Missouri, and now we’re in West Virginia.
After an eventful two weeks in Utah with family, it was time to move on. It takes us two days to travel from Centerville to St. Louis. We have it down to a pretty good routine these days: tacos for lunch in Cheyenne, overnight in York, Nebraska, bbq for lunch in Kansas City. It works well for us. We listen to a lot of podcasts, music, and audiobooks. We started David McCullough massive biography of Truman, since we visited the Presidential library recently.
It was good to get back to Alex’s house and to see Hanna and the two little boys again, since they didn’t get to come for the funeral. Things are back to the new normal there, since mom is back in charge. That meant Nathan and I had more time to take care of our own projects. We were also able to start some planning for the rest of the season. Although we are missing him, Max’s death has taken some of the guesswork out of the coming months. We continue to take advantage of our “homeless” state, seeking out unique experiences, new adventures, and precious time with family.
One fun thing that we got to do this week (besides just hanging out with the boys) was that we went to the Ulysses S. Grant Historical Farm. There is a big commercial part run by the Busch Family, since they bought the farm and operated it for decades. They have different animals that you can see from a tram ride (Peter’s favorite part, since he’s a choo-choo guy). Then you can walk around and see other animals, including the Clydesdales, feed goats, etc. But then there is the actual museum and historical site for Grant. It was beautiful and peaceful, since everyone else was over at the other side getting their free beer samples :).
We feel lucky to be able to visit the grandkids more often now. The weather is finally turning toward Autumn and cooler days are certainly welcome. We are spending the week with Lauren’s family in West Virginia, soaking up time with Huck and Piper and Hugh.
She’s Here!
Hi! We’ve had a good week here in Northern Utah. The weather is warming up a bit, there are buds on the trees, and…oh yeah…we have a new granddaughter! Daisy Ray Bauserman joined us about 10 days early on Friday night. Lauren had a crazy day of contractions and running back and forth to the hospital on Thursday with no progress. Then on Friday night, little miss didn’t waste any time and was born just before 10 pm. There was a bit of a hiccup in delivery when Lauren’s blood pressure dropped (and of course, so did baby’s) due to an extra dose of pain meds in her epidural. But she recovered and was able to deliver normally, despite being extremely medicated and numb. Miss Daisy’s a cute little thing and looks an awful lot like her big sister. Needless to say, we are tickled with our newest addition.
Marching On
Hello from beautiful Utah and Happy March! We had a good two weeks in Missouri, playing with kids and helping out. After two long driving days later, we are resting up in Utah for new adventures coming up! Although Nathan was fighting illness the whole time, we had a...
A Very Merry Birthday
We’ve had a good week here in Ohio and West Virginia. Nathan is still in a battle with a cold virus, but it’s been great beside that wrinkle. We’ve played with the kids, done some projects around Lauren’s house, and even found time for a trip to the dentist (Bo :)). We just happened to be around while he was off with his brothers and dad on a hunt, so it was a bonus to be able to help Lauren. She’s in her last month of pregnancy number four, so things are getting exciting! Despite being 8+ months pregnant, she prepared me a spectacular birthday dinner, making ramen from scratch (including handmade noodles) and a glorious flourless chocolate cake. I was spoiled to get fancy chocolates from my hubby, texts and calls from lots of people I love, and plenty of grandkid giggles and hugs. It’s been a good one! We’ll be picking up and moving on tomorrow…Missouri is next!