Travel Time!

News Flash - Live From Omaha Nebraska - The Barker's and the Keckler's along with our wonderful daughters, travel down to Omaha to see live action from the 2008 College World Series, thanks to Mike Boub so graciously giving up his front row, right over the first base dugout seats!! We want to thank him for the wonderful seats (maybe next time we can all go??) - the weather was perfect (except for a few rain delays) the seats were to die for - the games were great!! I haven't seen such great baseball for quite a few years and it was so exciting! We saw a couple of grand slams, a few home runs, and even a streaker!! You can see them leading him away in the bottom pic. To bad he wasn't as least cute (check out the man boobs - ICK) any way I can for sure say I hope that's the last time I see that!! If you looked real close on ESPN you could see us when there was a left handed batter and sometimes when they scanned the dugout. I was wishing that they would have gotten Julie on the big screen doing the chicken dance, but no such luck!! We ate good (traveling rule - you can't eat anywhere you could eat in Fargo) drank a bit (even though we couldn't have a cool one at the game due to NCAA rules!?!?) - and had alot of laughs! If we didn't know this before, we sure do now - our girls are quite entertaining!! We all had a wonderful time! Maybe next time Andrew and Meagan can go too - I know they wanted to and after looking at the pics, Andrew will be wishing to go next time!

Getting ready for the 4th and my vacation which technically starts July 3rd at 3:01 PM. Much needed break from the smiling through my clenched teeth training I am doing of two new part time employees. We are getting ready for the move to the new bank and new longer banking hours which will happen about the week of July 25th. I just keep telling myself that these girls are the ones that will work the new longer hours so I don't have to and it makes it better. Oh well, better days ahead!! Think warm for the 4th and everyone have a safe and wonderful 4th of July holiday!! Love to all, Becky (Gramma to be :)

Happy Happy News!

My Dear Family and Friends - I have been patiently waiting for my wonderful daughter-in-law to post this on their blog first - but I just can't wait any longer! I have told most of Cass County and now am starting on strangers including sales clerks and cash wash attendants. I'm pretty sure everyone thinks I'm crazy. So it's time to scream it on my blog. We are going to be grandparents!!! Whoo Hoooo! We were so excited to learn a couple Saturdays ago that Andrew and Meagan are expecting a baby in early February. They told us by giving us a book named "A New Barker In The House", and the tears started flowing instantly! We were having Billie and Mark's anniversary party at the lake house so they told us in the morning and then told everyone else later on that afternoon. There was such excitement on the deck when they gave the same book to the new great-grandparents to be! We are all so thrilled. Tears were flowing then too. It's been since Connor that we have had a baby in this family so do you think he or she might be a bit loved (spoiled in a good way!!)?? I pretty sure of it. Can't wait to watch Meagan grow and glow, and to see what a beautiful baby they will have. The anticipation is the best part!!

We had a beautiful day for the 30th anniversary party and it was so nice to have the house and yard full of people. The spread of food on the table was amazing and the company was the best. Congrats again to the wonderful couple on 30 years!! It was great to have Aunt Jo, Les and Chris at Munson to help them celebrate too!! A good time was had by all I believe.

This past weekend we had a few good hours of sunshine on Sat and got to spend some time on the pontoon finally! Then the awful clouds moved in and we were at our house in case the basement was needed. It was kinda scary for awhile! We did manage to get the pork chops done in spite of the weather!! This Friday Jenn, Greg and I, Tim, Julie and Kristin Keckler are going to Omaha NE to see two games of the college world series. Mike has connections thru work and gets tickets almost every year if he wants them. Mike and Dave (Kristin's fiance) can't go so the rest of us are. Tim was given the tickets on Father's Day as a surprise and I guess he is really excited! He has always wanted to go so it should be fun. The weather sounds great and baseball is my second favorite sport (Bison FB first of course!) so what could be better than baseball, sun, cold beer, and good friends. Looking forward to it. Will post some pics when we get back.

Have a great weekend everyone - Love from Grandma Becky :) HEE HEE Love the sound of that!!!