Golf, Dahlias, Burgers & Beer

It was just after 7am when I rolled out of bed. I probably could’ve slept longer but didn’t want the morning to get away from me. I started some coffee and exercises. Afterwards, I headed out with Ykraps. It was mostly cloudy over head but looked to be clearing. The sun was shining a short time later. I fooled around on the PC for a short while but knew that I needed to leave on a run prior to 8:30am if I were to remain easily on task. Bob Imber phoned just before my run to let me know that he’d meet us at Split Rock around 11am. Cool! I ran just three miles and along Trabue and Hague. It was very nice – about 70 and mostly sunny. Olivia and Jacob were playing in the basement when I got back from my run. Originally, the plan called for me to drop Olivia on my way to the golf course, but Mindy scrapped church and agreed to drop her off in route to school, where she’d catch up on report cards. That would save me a diversion of sorts. I was showered by 9:15am and quickly got busy transferring my golf clubs into the Trooper. I was waiting for David and Kenny. I woofed down two cream filled donuts for breakfast – fast & easy- while waiting. I was just getting ready to phone Kenny when he came to the front door. By 10:15am we were loaded into the Trooper and on our way to Split Rock. We took an alternative path which seemed to cut about ten minutes off the drive. I’ll remember that for next time. To my surprise, Bob Imber was already there waiting. We were able to tee off a few minutes early. Great! And while I’ve golfed nine holes a number of times this season, this marked my first 18 holes of the year. I didn’t play bad, especially on the front. I shot a 42/49. I missed a number of short putts which prevented me from scoring really well on the front. Then, I had two rough holes on the back that kept me from scoring in the 80s. A few feet this way or that way really cost me this round. Regardless, we had a great time. On hole number 16 a storm moved in, and it poured for about 15 minutes. We parked our carts under a canopy of trees. I felt a little uneasy after hearing the rumble of thunder a time or two. But it soon passed and we finished our round. Bob showed us his new, used minivan before departing. Very nice. All the bells and whistles. We headed home the same way we came in. Mindy had been at school all day but was already home when we arrived. I moved immediately to planting flowers, hardly wasting even a minute. I planted a flat of dahlias out front where I would typically plant red begonias. I didn’t stop there, either. I planted another flat of petunias along the west side of the house. Before calling it quits I watered them in really well. While I was busy with the flowers, Mindy made arrangements to cookout with the neighbors. We were having burgers and green bean casserole. After planting and watering, I needed another shower before heading off to the neighbors. I had Mindy chill a couple Hop Slams and Honey Raspberry Ales. We hung out with the neighbors until after 10pm. We made plans to grill out with them again on Memorial Day.