tRacToR pULL - dAy fIvE

woke up early...sung "nicola" so she would wake up and her and I went for a 2 mile run. it was great. weather was perfect for running. Came back, took a shower, and sat around visiting with family.

i'm kinda obsessed with strange littlle bugs and spider webs.

where i enjoyed my saturday morning coffee

Bird, Steve, Erin, Donnie, & Jay got up there around noon. drank some beers, went swimming, did some fishing. we finally decided we needed to go over to the tractor pull for some food.

we might be big, but we still find great pleasure in throwing stones bigger then your head

Jay liked this tractor so i took a pic. notice the roll cage around the seat...

We ate some great Pulled Pork, went back to the house and did some more drinking and swimming. Ben and Mary showed up and the real debauchery began! Bird decided to go snorkeling and when he did, he found a ginormous wali (sp?) After that he fashioned himself a spear and went back in after it. He was not successful, but I was proud of the effort even though I still don't believe the fish existed. At least not as big. It was really just amusing to watch him go around caveman like with his make shift spear that was really just a long stick with a couple knives tired to the end. I was upset he was not successful cause I secretly wanted to see it as bad as he wanted to catch it.

we drank a whole lot more. our friend RJ cooked the world's best BBQ chicken, corn on the cobb, baked potatoes, my sister's baked beans. it was fantastic and i gorged myself. not too much that there wasn't enough room for more beer mind you.

drank a ton more, played the guitar, sang some. finally made it to the fire on the beach. i retired very late and didn't get much sleep. I was warm now with Bird to snuggle with, but my arm kept falling asleep. i was not meant to sleep on the ground.

tHe LoNg dRivE - dAy fOuR

I love the drive up. I love the roads, I love the view. Sadly I couldn't reach the camera in the backseat of the car without wrecking in the process. So I have no proof of the beautiful drive. I'm pissed because I already typed this intro once and then I lost internet connection. Not sure I remember everything that I wrote and not sure it really matters. I just remember thinking some of it was funny and now I can't get it back. poop.

It was late but not too late for children who are on vacation. We walked over to the Antique Machinery Show to see Uncle Charlie pull his yellow and mean Minneapolis Molene. He pulled 152.2 feet. He said that wasn't very good. That he had power and no traction. Tractor Talk. He gave us a ride back to the house in the bed of his truck. I haven't done this in so long and I felt like a kid again! It was only right down the street but I think I prefer this method of traveling and wish that it was legal.

Got back to the house and drank a bunch of beer. had to sleep in the tent by myself. Bird had to go to a Phillies game with a vendor Friday night and so wouldn't be up 'til Saturday morning. Bird time meant that would actually be around lunchtime. It was a little scary sleeping by myself in a tent borrowed from my boss. I was really cold though mostly, and was sad that i didn't have my Bird to snuggle with.