The wedding went well and Bob was delighted to have been at this event and to have been able to wish Dorothy and Jason the best in their adventure in life together. Their plans are to move to Austin TX before the "snow flies". This will be a definite change for them both.
After the wedding Bob traveled with his Son and family to Wasilla, near Anchorage, where Sheryl's parents live. They all met with Bob's Granddaughter Amy and husband Nick and Coby, Bob's great grandson. They live in Anchorage. They had a great visit and went out to dinner and to an air show.
After several days Bob and Michael left Sheryl and the kids and flew to Juneau to do some work on the house. There was a project that Michael wanted to finish without having the kids underfoot. You can kind of see the finished product in the picture on the right. Michael had put insulation in the roof and needed to sheet rock and put the knotty pine strips back up. Michael did the sheet rock and Bob cut and stained the strips. What you see is just a small area of what was done.
It rained most days and the temperatures during the day were in the 50’s. Bob was missing the warmer weather. He said his fingers were always cold. Even with the rain they were able to get out to the 4th of July fireworks and the parade. A trip to Mendenhall Glacier is always a must while in Juneau. The middle picture is one Bob took at the Glacier. The picture on the left is what Bob saw out the window in the morning (if it was clear) when he opened his eyes. It is the mountains behind the glacier. Bob and Michael enjoyed each others company and had good father and son time. Bob flew back to Indianapolis on July 14th and Michael flew back to Anchorage to pick up Sheryl and the kids. They took another little vacation before returning to Juneau July 22nd.
I was glad to have Bob home. Even though I enjoyed my time to do the things I had planned I missed having him on the “farm” .
