2015 Nov 19-22 - Work Weekend at Mark's Lake House, Lake of the Ozarks

This year, the weather was cold and windy with some rain mixed in, but Mark, Mike, Kevin and I still managed to get all of the leaves blown into a pile and do a few other chores. We ended up blowing all the leaves into the lake because it was too windy to start a fire.

Overall, it was the same old thing: Drink beer, take a nap, do some chores, drink beer, watch TV, do some chores, drink beer, hit the taverns, drink some beer. You get the idea. Somewhere in there we ate three slabs of ribs that Kevin donated and plenty of other food, too.

It was a good time.

2015 Nov 03-08 - Gathering of Aframes at Rend Lake, Gun Creek Campground

We've camped at Rend Lake several times in the past, but never at Gun Creek Campground. It's very nice. People from the area told us it's the best campground on the lake.

It got pretty chilly at night, but we had plenty of firewood, so we enjoyed the evenings. The schedule was pretty uneventful. We had the obligatory potluck which was outstanding, as usual.

On Saturday, Marsha and I drove to Olney, IL to watch Adi compete in he first gymnastics of the year. She is now competing at the 'elite" level and is attempting to become a member of the national team.

We went across the lake to the Sesser Grill (in Sesser, IL) for dinner on Saturday evening.

2015 Oct 07 - 10 - Gathering of Aframes at Lake Shelbyville, Lithia Springs

We have only camped at Lithia Springs once or twice before. It was nice weather for camping. Good friends, good food, good time. The new visitors center is very nice.