He's Back...!!!

It has been FOREVER since I last posted. My 3rd favorite niece has moved into her new house (I haven't been invited over to swim yet, but know it is only a matter of time before she has us over), one of my favorite sisters has sold a home, packed up and moved to the lake, I have participated in the closure of one of our business locations (truly a sad occasion) and Macon went with me for a haircut.
Today, Manchie is picking up Frank and taking him to Greer to stay with us for the weekend. Macon's birthday party is Sunday and Frank RSVP'd "yes" to the party invitation.
Griffin and his mom were at the beach last week and Jonathan stayed home to work, both his paying job and household improvements.
Holly's brood starts back to school this week (including David... though he has been working this week).

Independence Day

We had an exciting Independence Day vacation. I took off work Thursday, 7/3 and Monday, 7/7 for vacation. Let's see..... Thursday I did yard work, Friday I did yard work, Saturday I did yard work, Sunday we went to church and today, Monday, I'm washing the vehicles. I love a good vacation. Trimming shrubs, cutting grass, pressure washing the house, taking yard waste to the landfill... all exciting. Sorry, forgot to take pictures of our vacation. These vacations can save money on gym memberships.
Manchie and I are going to the bank today to take inventory of the safe deposit box. I have a couple of gold coins and we want to find out what they are worth, either as collector's items or as raw gold. After our visit with Joyce and Bill, Manchie has collected all our old gold jewelery: high school and college class rings, my gold chain (yeah, I had one back in the day), old watches that may have some gold, etc. She's trying to find the place that offers the best price per gram.
Tomorrow we go back to the real world of work in Charlotte.

Pics

New pictures of swim meet, the grands at camp and our time at the lake with Aunt Joyce and Uncle Bill.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14683446@N02/

Know where I stand

Jim Demint, Senator from South Carolina, sent out an email that contained a link to a website that I would like everyone to visit.

http://www.americansolutions.com/actioncenter/petitions/default.aspx?guid=54ec6e43-75a8-445b-aa7b-346a1e096659