Grandchildren, Camping again!, Riding and more...

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves...

Bonnie left on Tuesday with our grandchildren and headed home. She turned the trip home into a 2 day adventure, instead of the 3 days coming down here, with few stops by the sound of it. But they all arrived safely to family anxious to have them all back! We, of course, miss them terribly and are looking forward to their next visit already.

Finally got the bike back from Joe's. The alternator is new and the 20K has been done. So off I went with Kristina in tow and a couple of other friends to Canon City for "The Abbey" and a bit of wine tasting. I ended up purchasing a lovely bottle of "American Reisling" that won a Double Gold award this year. I did taste multiple wines with my favorites being the "American Reisling", "Vineyard Sunset" and "Merlot Divinity". The "Apple Blossom" was quite nice but would fall behind the 3 afore mentioned wines in my opinion. I also purchased a nice bottle of Balsamic Vinegar that we got to taste between wine tastings. Frankly its the best Balsamic vinegar that I've ever tasted. I'm anxious to get a nice loaf of bread from the bakery and dig in!

Well the 51st birthday and 33rd Anniversary are coming up and we've been trying to decide just what to do to celebrate without breaking the bank. So the family voted and its another camping trip! I've contacted Carrie and made her and Cole aware that we'd love to come back for another visit. So on the 13th and 14th we'll be out enjoying ourselves on our 2nd camping adventure at their campgrounds. We've also made sure that they set aside one of the evenings to come and visit with us and have S'Mores! yummmmm....

Speaking of "breaking the bank" a warning to those of you who use your bank cards as debit cards. On the 15th of July our bank contacted us to let us know that my bank card had been compromised and the card shut off. Luckily no money had been taken from the account and I was able to remember that I had only used the card recently on two occasions, once at Dillards and once at the gas station. Typically I use cash for all my purchases. So I waited almost 10 days for a new card. The card finally arrived and I took it with me on the day trip to Canon City, yesterday. When I got home last night with Kristina, David came out to the garage to inform me that my card had once again been compromised! This time "they" got $500 out of the account! Thankfully David caught it and was able to shut down the card before anymore was taken. So this time I used the card at the gas station and at "The Abbey" for my wine purchase. We deduced that the problem is probably at the gas station, it being the common denominator on these two occasions. So we're taking the appropriate steps with the gas station, police, bank, etc. What a pain!