Here’s a comment we received from Denny last week:
“In the post of March 30th titled “…everyone loves dog” our buddy Tim thought a post of military guys would be smoking hot. I kind of seconded the idea – it made me think of a well built soldier, sprawled on his bunk shirtless, legs spread wide, and wearing only baggy, military issue camo shorts, with a gaping fly spread wide open, and how I’d love to reach in there and play with all his toys. Ya know? 🙂 So maybe a military post when you get the chance?”
We started looking for pics as soon as Tim made the request – but struggled putting it together. In case you guys missed them, we had “military” posts on 07-03-13; 09–20-13; and 05-26-14. You can check those out by clicking on the “military” tag on the right side of the page. Anyway, Ben and I looked and looked for a pic of a “well built soldier, sprawled on his bunk shirtless, legs spread wide, and wearing only baggy, military issue camo shorts, with a gaping fly spread wide open.” We even asked Rick and Keon to help us look. Nope. None of us could find it. Finally, Keon just grinned and said, “I think the only place this pic exists is in Denny’s imagination.” 🙂
So… for Tim and Denny and the rest of you who like checking out our “boys who serve,” here you go. “AT-TENN-SHUN”!!

It was an awesome weekend at the lake. We met the grandparents at Pizza House for lunch on Friday and, afterward, left Dub and Travon with them. We got carry-out pizzas for Saturday dinner so we wouldn’t need to cook. The boys were super excited about seeing Coco, and of course, Pop-pops had lots of fun stuff planned.
We got to the cabin about 3:00. Rick, Keon, Cal and Alex pulled in about five minutes later. The cabin looked wonderful. Jim had everything outside neat and trimmed up and Carol had the inside spotlessly clean. There was a tupperware container full of home-made brownies on the kitchen counter with a note that said “You boys probably should take it a little easy on these. I used my Alice B. Toklas recipe, so they’re pretty powerful.” Keon said, “Well, FUCK ME! Did you guys know your neighbors were ‘stoners’?” We laughed and told him we had no idea. Being neighborly folks ourselves, we all ate a brownie and washed ’em down with Bud Light. By the time Ty and Damien arrived we were all mellowed out and giggly.
The weather was warm so we decided to take the boat out on the lake. Ty said he’d wait till we got back to try the brownies so we let him do the driving. When we got back, we called Jim and Carol and they came over for salad, burgers and margaritas. Keon and Rick made the salad – so you just know what kind of “greens” were included. We asked Jim and Carol how they knew we liked pot. Carol said, “Did you boys seriously think we didn’t know you were “blazers”? Hell, I can spot one at about a hundred yards.” We all laughed and had a brownie for dessert.
After Jim and Carol went home, it had gotten pretty chilly outside so we moved the party into the cabin. After another margarita – or two, Cal (who we’re learning is a “wild man,”) stood up, started taking off his clothes and announced he was “gonna get nekid and run down to the dock for some skinny-dippin’.” In about three minutes, we were all naked and playing “grab-ass” in the lake. It was a FUN night!
The weekend was exactly what we all needed. Relaxed, easy-going, no-pressure fun – with amazing friends.
Saturday afternoon, Keon went over to Jim and Carol’s place for a while. When he got back, he took Ben and me aside and said “You wouldn’t believe it. Jim showed me their storm cave. It’s about the size of yours and it’s a total pot factory. He’s got grow lights and fans and it’s temperature controlled and ventilated and the plants get watered automatically. He says he has about 40 plants and gets enough yield for what he and Carol use – plus plenty for friends and neighbors. I asked him if he was worried about getting caught and he laughed and said, “Hell, if the Sheriff arrested everyone around here who grows a little pot, the jail would be full and there wouldn’t be anyone left to vote for him. As long as it’s small-scale stuff, no one really gives a shit.” Keon said Jim gave him enough pot to “last our group for at least a couple of months,” and wouldn’t take a penny for it. He said he and Carol thought it was like they’d won the lottery when we bought the cabin. Said we’re perfect neighbors and they love having all of us close-by. Ben laughed and said Jim’s pot raising project probably explains the weeds in his garden that Dub got so upset about 🙂
We picked up Dub and Travon Sunday afternoon. They were both jabbering like crazy. Besides playing with Coco, they’d been to “Fantastic Caverns” and “The Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium.” The big thing for Travon was that Pop-pops bought him a digital camera and a digital photo frame. He and Dub had taken pics everywhere and put them on zip drives so he could watch them on his photo frame. As we’ve told you before, pop-pops is a serious photographer and thinks the younger kids get started, the better.
So… this has been a very long post and we won’t blame you if you just look at the pics. Ben, Dub and I are just totally blessed to have such wonderful friends and an amazing family!