Clown band time!

We had a great time last year at the Scottsville Clown Band performance we had to return this year.  This is a highlight of the rally.

M&M rally

                                     Here's our home site during the rally, nice campground.

                                                                  Ladies happy hour.

                                                                    Fellas happy hour.

We had a pot luck Sunday evening and after that we all discussed what we'd like to do this week.  Monday we played putt putt golf and also ate in the casinos buffet plus the every day 5pm happy hour.

Off to Manistee, MI for the M&M rally

Today we made the 260 mile trip north to Manistee fore the M&M rally.  For awhile we were not sure we'd make it.  Last week the truck was in the shop for a few days because there was oil in the coolant, again.  She has 132K miles on her and the last time was in southern IL at 62K miles in 2009.  Once Ford started it only took 3 days to replace the oil & EGR coolers.  She's running fine again.

Wash 'em up for the rally

This is the cleanest rig in Onsted,  We spent one day on the HitchHiker and half a day on the truck.  We used the waterless dry wash and wax which is much faster and easier than water as long as what you are washing isn't real dirty.

Devyn's cousins Tyler and Hunter spent last week here and when Matt came to take them home he helped randy load the old hay rake onto the trailer so randy could take it to a friend who wanted it.  Now we can cut the tall grass that grew under it in the front pasture.

                                                             Off to soccer practice!

                         Oh oh.....there's a raid on Patches and her food!  How'd they get in here?

Harvesting and cook out

                                             The Bahnmiller garden harvesting has begun!

Between the woods and back pasture Randy has a great spot on a hill overlooking the back pasture and we all went out there one evening to relax and enjoy a cookout.  Randy, Devyn and friends do this often year around.

Back in the pasture

                                  Here's Larry, king (really queen) of the post keeping an eye on Moe.

I blew it!  On Wednesday we went to Monroe to see Judy's sister Jean and my sister Bev......and I didn't take a picture!  I did take one of the best Coney chili dogs when we went to Vince's (old B&K) for lunch.  I took the picture to harass Renato after he sent me a picture of his hard boiled egg pizza.

Off to Elkhart, IN and Edon, OH

We had a week to rest up in the Onsted pasture with Randy & Devyn then off for an overnight in Elkhart to have our MOR/ryde suspension system serviced and aligned.  They started at 7am and we left at 11an and arrived in Edon, OH at 1pm for new tires and arrived back in the pasture before 5pm.  Busy day.