Active April

Could this weekend have been more fun? Doubtful. The only way to top off two day's worth of outdoor activities would be to dress up, drive to Macon and attend a lovely portrait unveiling ceremony. So that's what we did.

Davis and Lawson had a blast--literally. After all our Fiestaware has arrived and took residence in our kitchen, we boxed up our old Wedgwood, took it out to the farm, and used it for target practice. Barbara and Sabra thought we were crazy, but we sure had a lot of fun, and even Sabra eventually admitted to the entertainment value of blasting bone china. Look at Lawson blowing that platter to smithereens! What could be more fun that that?

Well, I'll tell you. It's a cocktail cruise on the newly upholstered pontoon boat. With vodka tonics in hand, we all loaded up and took a cruise around the pond, taking care not to disturb the fish around Harley and Nichole's boat. We saw trees, blue herons, and more trees.

But wait! There was more! After retiring to the house in town, Hannah took the younger grandchildren on a cruise of their own--around in a lawnmower-pulled wagon. What fun they had, at least until an unfortunate collision with a spigot, which temporarily left the homestead without water. Thanks to Stephen's and Hugh's ingenuity, the drought ended just before supper.

Monday morning saw us dressing up for a trip to the Macon federal courthouse, where Hugh's portrait was unveiled. In front of 150 of Hugh's closest friends, the U.S. District Court took the opportunity to honor one of their own, and Hugh took the opportunity to insist, "No, I'm not retiring."

Hugh may not be retiring, but Harley did. After all the fun and celebrating, he was worn slap out.