We had Fantastic Fourth of July Family Fun at the Cincinnati Bucki’s! This was the first time I had seen their new home since the recent purchase in April and I was impressed! The neighborhood they live in is perfect with older Tudor style homes on a hilly, shady, terrain but the best part is the neighbors! Friendly families just like them with children for Hudson to play with and couples for Katie and Frank to share a few adult beverages with. Their home is beautiful and the Bucki’s are doing a wonderful job of decorating and making it ‘their’ own and it comes with a bonus front porch swing! Our bonus was having Tim’s son Andy visiting for the 4th of July weekend. He lives in Baltimore and brought his “old man” pet friend Columbo to visit while his wife Yoko and the kids where visiting Japan.

We parked our home on wheels in the backyard off the narrow alley, mirrors pulled in, and Tim did a great job navigating. Everyone praised our purchase and seemed honestly impressed. We parked on a new concrete pad that was just slightly uneven so the three men leveled our home for the first time. Our 3-year-old grandson, Hudson, said “It was the biggest truck he had ever seen” and we decided that could be the our new front license plate name if we can find it. I had to show him how to knock on our door because the first time he did Katie watched him fall back off the steps when I opened the door. He dusted himself off and waited for the door to open to see Grandma and Granddad in the big truck…lol Sunshine and heat overcame us on Sunday afternoon on the back deck so Andy looked at his Dad and asked “why don’t we move over to “your house”? And we moved the party under the awning of the big truck in the backyard!

At noon on the fourth of July we walked down the street to a neighborhood parade and celebration including patriotic songs, water balloon fights, (adult and children) and the cutest kid parade where neighborhood children had decorated bikes and wagons. The parade moved around a cul-de-sac circle and in the middle of the circle were burgers, hot dogs, and delicious potluck selections. There was an additional game where the small children carried balloons and sat on small chairs until the balloons burst, except for Hudson, he sat on the ground to accomplish his goal!  It was a perfect 4th of July. Hudson fell asleep early but Katie and Frank woke him up to watch the fireworks that you could see from their street. 

We are parked here for the next week because in case I forgot, Katie and Frank’s 4th anniversary was on the 4th of July and they are attending a Jimmy Buffet concert on Saturday with some neighborhood friends while Grandma and Granddad can have some one on one with Hudson. It will be a joyful day with “kid” movies and popcorn and we are looking forward to it. Pictures to follow!

Then we are off to Illinois to see my Mom. I’m sure there will be more stories to tell!


Signing off for now,

Georgann

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