I got my first pension check from FedEx this morning! Deposited right into my account. Cool!
Barb and I enjoyed an nice morning out on her back deck. Coffee for me and tea for Barb. The birds were singing cheerfully as I type this.
After breakfast we headed down to the lake with the boys (Eric & his cousin Logan) and Claire went too. The boys had a great time fishing. This time they put their fish on stringers and kept count of how many fish. Here is a picture of the end result. Note: the fish were all released (all 19 of them) and all but one of them swam away happily. The other one was struggling but looked like he would be okay.
In the afternoon we went for a ride and visited Barb's son Travis & his wife Becky at their new home. Becky & Travis have two boys, Logan and Tucker (Logan has been pictured with Eric many times now). The house is situated on a nice piece of property with a back porch view of a beautiful horse farm with Catskill mountains in the background.
We had snacks and a couple drinks while we visited with the rest of their family....
Spiderman also showed up for a visit too (he was smaller than usual - I think it was Tucker)
But, one of the highlights of the afternoon for me was meeting a very healthy but small one-eyed chicken! He is being kept separate from the other chickens because of his size. Once he grows bigger he will be released into the chicken coop to live a normal healthy life. How cool is that.
After we left their home we drove to Hudson NY to a restaurant called American Glory BBQ. The food was good but the entertainment was grand. Our niece Erin Hobson and her band "The Compact" were on the stage. What a treat! There were 12 family members there to enjoy the show.
And....guess who got to take the stage for a chance to sing with Erin? Why, Claire of course! Here is a short clip taken toward the end of the song. Sorry for the quality of the video but it was very dark in the restaurant. It was such a treat to see the two cousins on stage together. Oh, and the excited little toddler during the song and cheering at the end of the song is Claire's little cousin Zoe.
What a thrill that must have been for Claire. And, I feel sure there may have been a tear or two in the eyes of her proud parents. (PS, there were in mine, and I wasn't even there!)
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