Pop Gets His Workshop Back

Thursday morning found me up early and on the road driving to Rapid City at five o’clock. It was a beautiful morning and I arrived at Lowe's at six only to find out they didn’t open until seven. That was all right. However, I still had an hour to kill so I went to Wal-mart and picked up a few items. I was back at Lowe’s at seven and bought all of the items needed to complete the electrical installation.

Got Back on the road at 8:30 and let me tell you I have never seen so many motorcycles in my life. Mom & Pop’s told us that there would be a lot but I figured most of them would be up around Sturgis. I was wrong they are all over the place. Occasionally, I would see two or three riding together but mostly there were groups of ten to twenty bikes and some even larger groups. They do not ride very fast so my trip back took me over an hour and a half. The other thing that I noticed on my drive home was all of the vendor booths along the highway and the towns including Custer have closed off roads to allow for motorcycle parking and vendor booths. This is a major boost for the economy around here and they appear to appreciate the business it brings.

Once I arrived back home Mom and Gina were in the shed cleaning it out. The idea is to clean out the shed and move items inside the barn on top of the cabin. They are just about finished. Pop’s is really liking it. He commented that he now has his workshop back again.

Pop is happy to have his workshop back


Gina even managed to do a little decorating above the door

Well, we were all hoping the drywall would be finished today. However, the contractor called and said he wouldn’t be working today. This is really slowing us down, but it is what it is or something like that. We all stopped at four o’clock as usual for our social hour. We both look forward to four o’clock everyday because it’s our time to relax and enjoy good conversation. Of course dinner always occurs right after it. Today Gina was making a pot of taco soup. Here’s an open invitation to anyone that may be near us to stop by at four o’clock and enjoy our social hour with us. The weather up here is unbelievable when you look at the national picture. We are enjoying the cool temperatures. Wish we could pack it up and send it to all of you that are enduring those 100 plus degree temperatures. Stay safe and drink plenty of water or you could just come up to the Black Hills and visit us. The high yesterday was only 76 and the low was 49 degrees with clear skies. We couldn't ask for better weather.


Gina & I hope everyone has a pleasant and wonderful day, enjoying what our Father has so graciously blessed us with.