Sea Life

For Holan’s Birthday we went to Sea Life at Crown Center in Kansas City. Sea Life opened in April 2012 with tanks of fresh waters of the Missouri River, into the mighty Mississippi River then out into the warm blue coral strewn waters of the Caribbean Sea, ending in the deep dark abyss of the […]

Adventure Race Paintball Sniper

  While getting into position Steve’s foot slipped, he grabbed some razor grass to stop his fall. Not the best thing to do, cut up both hands. He got the left hand wrapped up and got it to stop bleeding then he had to work on the right hand. He got into position and was […]

Our Toast

The toast has long been a custom to partake in when among friends and when celebrating a special occasion. The occasion for these toast was to recognize being with old friends of 31 years. Stormy Point Village – rum and coke and MojitosSons of the Pioneers – diet cokes and lemonadeTable Rock Lake picnic lunch […]

Ladoga Ridge Winery, Smithville MO

Ladoga Ridge Winery is a family-owned boutique winery located 1.6 miles from downtown Smithville. The winery is surrounded by a beautiful 4-acre vineyard and offers free wine tastings. We had a Social Living coupon for the tasting which included the wine, cheese and crackers and Ladoga Ridge Wine glasses.                This is Elmer, the […]

Stormy Point Village, Branson MO

We found a Groupon for a three night stay at Stormy Point Village. It is located in Branson near beautiful Table Rock Lake. Stormy Point Village is a gated community styled after a timeless Cape Cod fishing village. The Guard at the gate was very nice and friendly.This was the police car just outside of […]

Yard Sale

In June we did a yard sale with our neighbors. The tables were setup and were the length of our drive way…..100 feet with three tables wide up by the garage. We had A LOT of STUFF!! Bob made breakfast burritos for us, they were wonderful. This is Katy and Dee, they live behind us.Katy […]

Bartending Class Drinks

To layer the liquids in the American Flag you use the lightest liquid, then a the next layer must be 10 proof higher than the first with the last being 10 proof higher than the middle. The top two layers are poured slowly over the back of a spoon to keep the liquids separated. The […]

Bartending Class

We took a bartending class downtown Kansas City MO at the Professional Bartending Schools of America. We are holding our Mojitos. A mojito is a cocktail that consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime juice, sparkling water and mint.The bar station had three compartment sinks, stainless steel ice bins, Wunderbar […]

Odd Fellows Home in Liberty MO

An impressive, significant complex of four buildings, the Odd Fellows Home sits on 36 acres. Three of the red-brick buildings exhibit the Jacobean-Revival style with rich stone door and window surrounds and gabled dormers. Nationally recognized architect, William Ittner, designed one of these structures, the Administration Building. Constructed for one of America’s largest fraternal orders, […]

Are you ready?

This is the only picture I got from the dance recital. I had on my distance glasses so I could watch the dance but didn’t realize I couldn’t take picture or video while wearing them…..everything was out of focus. Samantha did a great job!