Vacation!

Richard and I got back from a wonderful vacation to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic last Sunday. The week we were there was wonderful, just like a second honeymoon. We were honored to be able to go to this all-inclusive resort, Iberostar Bavaro, because of selling a very large amount of front-end loaders for Koyker Mfg. We've never been on a vacation quite like this before. Warm weather, sandy beaches, ocean or pool to swim in, Outback Safari Tour, parasailing, sailing in a catameran, snorkeling, and eating almost anytime we wished were activities which we enjoyed very much. We praise God for this opportunity to get away with each other and relax. It was great to get back home, but we would be very willing to go back sometime.

Hello!

Yes, we are still around. I guess we've just been too busy living and working to write anything on this blog. I hope everyone is having a good day!

The Great Sand Dunes Escape

We were able to run off for Memorial Day weekend. After attending church on that Sunday morning and eating lunch at one of our favorite places to eat in La Junta, we headed for Alamosa, Colorado. We (Our imediate family at home, which includes Mary and her boys: Zephaniah, Austin, and Ethan) checked in at a motel, enjoyed the pool and hot tub, played card games in the dining area of the motel, shared pizza in one of our two rooms, and slept in late the next day.

Have you ever been to the Great Dunes? It was awesome! We watched an informative video in the visitor center, played in the stream, climbed part way up the hills of sand, and generally enjoyed being together as a family - away from work.

Praise the Lord for the nice get-away.

I've been taking walks, lately, in the morning, early. It takes me about 40 to 45 minutes to walk my preferred trail. Last week, I decided to take pictures of some of the sights along the way. Yep, it was our equipment. I get to see flowers around our yard: irises, columbines, peonies, roses, daisies, and some pretty ground cover with purple flowers, but it was the equipment I chose to take pictures. I thought you might like to see some of these pics. Well, I tried to add these pictures.

HELLO!

Hello Everybody!

I'm sorry we haven't been posting on this blog, I forgot how to do it! Now, maybe I can post something.

I could have showed you the snow pictures we took in December; In January, we were really busy doing end-of-the-year/beginning-of-the-year stuff for our business. This year, I actually purchased a program for my computer to do our taxes without a paid accountant. That was a little bit scary, but went okay. Now that spring is in the air, our business is really, really busy with folks buying equipment and fixing up their own equipment to use in their fields, yard, pastures, or corrals.

We were blessed with grandchild number nine, when Tim and Sarah gave birth to Micah Joel Valiante on February 15th. In March, I spent about a week in Maryland, getting to meet Micah and help Tim and Sarah around the house. Praise God for this wonderful gift!