We've been working steadily on the trailer. The closet is now completed, with fancy doors and wire drawers. Along with the closet, Heinz re-designed the sofa and installed 5 wonderful deep drawers for storage.
Closet before the doors went on. Drawers and hanging section for clothes; above is storage, below is for shoes and dirty laundry.
Closet with doors on, and pantry looking from the bedroom toward the front.
Sectional sofa with new drawers underneath
A dining table and end cabinet for the sofa that will be a liquor cabinet/storage unit for small items are almost complete, but not installed, so pictures later of those.
Over Memorial Day weekend we headed south to Wright Patman Lake in Texas for the annual Littlejohn family reunion (Teresa's family). Heinz was jonesing for a long motorcycle ride after having been without his baby (BMW R1150 GSA) for 6 months, so off we went with a tent and sleeping bags packed on the bike along with clothes for a quick "little" ride of about 1,500 miles.
We left Kansas City on Thursday and made it to Fayetteville, Arkansas on a cold, overcast day. Along the way we had to stop at a WalMart for sweatshirts as we were dressed/packed for the 90 degrees we were expecting in Texas. Friday was bright and sunny and as we got further south, the temperatures got warmer and warmer. The campground at the lake was beautiful, with a nice breeze blowing all day and all night which kept the temperatures of 90+ bearable.
Home Sweet Home away from Home
Wright Patman Lake from our campsite
There were around 70 family members drifting in and out through the weekend from as far away as Colorado, and ranging in age from my dad at 3 months shy of 90, to babies of a few months. It was great fun catching up with everyone and passing out hugs between eating great homemade southern cooking again. Aunt Alice's blackberry cobbler cannot be beat, not to mention cousin Brenda's sausage gravy!
Now, that's Breakfast!
Daddy enjoying sausage and eggs
Like at any good reunion, besides the food, there was lots of talking, laughing, reminiscing, playing of games, etc. and we indulged in it all.
Horseshoes, volleyball, bingo, swimming, fishing...name your pleasure!
Cousin Brenda and sister Kathy catching up
Passing on the family history
After leaving the reunion we headed northwest to Norman, OK and hooked up with some old Air Force buddies for a night of laughs and conversation over a great meal at a place called Blu, a nice wine and food bar in Norman. Tuesday found us back on the bike and headed back to Kansas City. Made it with no problems except for aching backs and REAL aching behinds.
Now we're back in Kansas for a week completing the installation of our new awnings and helping Carl and Suzi install a concrete pad in the backyard.
Front and side awnings...looking good! The main one is yet to go on.
Boys and their toys prepping the ground for the concrete pad.
Framing in the pad
Sunday afternoon we cleaned up and headed out to Kansas City's 20th annual Vintage Motorcycle Show. Wow, some really cool bikes were on display and we had a blast looking around while trying to keep our drool off the chrome. The show was held at the old downtown airport's Air Museum, so we got a chance to sneak a peek at some vintage airplanes along with the bikes.
Sunday dinner was simple and cool, the main criteria for a day that made it to 93 degrees with 53% humidity...Spicy Cold Noodles. The recipe is at the end of today's post if you need a simple, quick, hot weather meal.
Our friends of the day...
Come on guys, I can help dig, I know how...
Hey, am I tamping it down right?
Cold Spicy Noodles
Makes 4-6 servings
½ Lb. Angel hair pasta, or thin spaghetti (cooled under cold running water)
12 oz Fresh bean sprouts, blanched, drained and cooled to room temperature
3 each Scallions, cut into ¼ inch sections (including green parts)
3 tbsp Smooth peanut butter
5 tbsp Soy sauce
2 ½ tbsp Red wine vinegar
1 ½ tsp Sesame oil
1 ½ tsp Sugar
1-3 tsp Chili oil (or to taste)
1 tsp Red pepper (or to taste)
2 tsp Ginger, grated (or to taste)
1. Mix all sauce ingredients together and blend smooth with a whisk.
2. Toss cooked noodles and blanched bean sprouts together to mix well.
3. Put on serving platter; pour sauce mixture evenly over noodles. Toss well.
4. Top with scallions and serve at room temperature.
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