Kiddy Speed boat ....

 Today we only did a short trip out into town.  First, we went to the fish hatchery and then headed to the museum.  The Hatchery raises Rainbow trout for people to catch and turn loss in a catch and release program.  The Hatchery is located at the bottom of the dam but at the top of the Dam we went to the Museum about the building and construction of the dam at Table Rock Lake.  We had fun playing with the hands on exhibits.  There was one that you cranked to see what household appliances you could make enough energy to run... I got a light bulb up and running with no problems all though the blender and coffee grinder took more work.  
    From there we headed back to the Rider makers store to exchange a purchase I made yesterday and get the things I wanted to soup up my truck.  Check this Baby out ...

Then tonight Ms. Karen took us kids out for Custard.  Everyone seemed to have a great time .... and the spinning continues as well. 

Hello, I am Karen B. one of RJ's guest bloggers.  We are having a great time here in Branson on vacation.  I am relearning the importance of teamwork and humor.  We went on a road trip today to Springfield and the places we were going wound up being closed....while disappointing we were able to laugh (okay not right at first) but eventually and we wound up at Hobby Lobby and had a good time.  Later tonight we were trying to skein some yarn and had multiple equipment malfunctions however with all four of us we got it skeined.  I am reminded that being with friends and sharing makes life better even the rough spots.  I'm working on my Hitchhiker for RJ and Tour De Fleece spinning which is finishing the Berry Blast batt and Lollipop batt.

Hi, I'm Sarah R., another guest blogger for RJ.  We've been together for a little over a day and we are having a great time. Lots of knitting, spinning, laughing, talking, and great food.  RJ is a great cook!  He cooked a deer roast yesterday evening that was so super tender!  There was also mashed potatoes, gravy, and corn.  YUM!  Today, we drove quite a ways to a nearby town.  I'm very glad that I had my car checked out a few weeks ago, because I definitely need the brakes around here!  Hills, valleys, sharp turns, you name it and we faced it!  While there we had a pretty good lunch at The Waffle House and ordered pizza from the place here at the resort tonight for dinner.  It was really good, too.  Can't wait to see what we get tomorrow!  Good memories and food = wonderful time with friends!  I've been knitting with some yarn that I purchased from RJ last year at Fiber Christmas in July.  It will be a shrug when I finished with that.  I've started spinning some Masham fiber and have about 1/2 a bobbin so far.  I'm hoping to get the 4 oz. spun before the end of Tour De Fleece this weekend.  Here's hoping I manage the job!
It does seem very odd not to have to dodge critters while spending time with RJ and his mom, and it is great fun to watch RJ practice his courting skills.  There is a girls softball team here:)  He seems to be spending a lot of time in the parking lot, nature trail, or elevator waiting for the girls, but he keeps finding the dads with their golf clubs.  Wonder what that's about?  Tomorrows adventure is to find Wal-Mart so we can get those important things we forgot to bring.  Who knows where we might end up....

    I had alot of get done before vacation.  Things that needed to be done but couldn't because of the heat.  At 85 degrees by about 8am there isn't a whole lot of time in the cool these days.  So under the cover of darkness and the cool of 2am I went to the sheep pen where I penned everything last night and I got to work.  Mom had to work so Dad came out and helped me trim feet and worm everything.  From Goats to sheep to alpaca, everyone got the full treatment.  Since it was dark it took me a bit longer to do then when it is light.  We have lights out there but it is so much easier with sunlight then the drop lights.  When we got done we had just enough daylight breaking that Dad and I decided to rope a few calves before it got hot.  By the time we finished up in the practice pen We made a run to get Sickle blade guards so we could get back to cutting some hay.  Before we hit the hay so to speak we took back the barrowed trailer we used for the petting zoo yesterday.  By the time we got home and got the mower together and running again it was evening and we hauled in our first 56 bales.  Tomorrow I work the sale barn and then start my Vacation... tonight I am like a little squirrel gathering food to take on the trip.  My bag is packed except a few things.  I have more done then Mom though she spent part of today getting fiber things ready to go  ... In her ravelry post she said she thought she had it all ... "I have my hand carders, drum carder, mini combs, fiber, my washing supplies, salad spinner, old drop spindle (awhole nother story there) swift, umbrella, ball winder, fiber notebooks, spinning wheel, knitty knotty"  
    Oh I have to tell you the "whole other Story"  Mom has been wanting a bottom whorl stone spindle for awhile now... She can't seem to find one that she likes and if she did they all seem to end up being top whorl.  So she finally settled on one and it was a flower stone whorl spindle listed on Etsy as a Bottom whorl.  Mom ordered it so that it would get here in time to take on Vacation.  Well, right on time it came and quess what ... It was a top whorl.  LOL ... Mom was not amused.  She contacted the lady on Etsy who said she can't see how it was the wrong one but she isn't at home right now so she will check when she gets home.  Needless to say Mom isn't happy because that means that since we have no mail service on Saturday and we will be gone next week she won't get to mail it back until two weeks from now let alone get the right one ... Mom really, really isn't happy she even asked on Plurk if she had them backwards all these years... Poor Mom she must need a vacation....