Mini MiMi Camp - Day #1

 Louis Dean is home alone this weekend!

We kissed goodbye this morning as I headed down to the ranch with my son, Jesse, and Grandsons Sam and Levi. 

It was 8 years ago this month that I held the last MiMi Camp 2014.....

and I am one excited MiMi to be hosting a mini MiMi Camp!

Our first stop was Lone Star Cafe!

I treated myself to the first margarita I've had in a long time and it was good!

I ordered the senior taco salad.....

Jesse had the chicken fried steak and ate only half!

He brought the rest back to the camper and had it for supper tonight.

Now Sam ordered the chicken fried steak....

and ate every single bite!

This was Levi's dinner of choice and he only ate half!

Plus we had fried pickles for an appetizer.

Lots of good food and the very best company!

Next stop - HEB!

I bought food for the weekend instead of hauling stuff from home.

We arrived at the ranch and they marveled at all the changes.....

the last time they were here it was just the camper and grass...

no decks, not red roof, no carport, no front room or bathroom!

They unloaded the truck for me and then they got their gear ready to go fishing!

Look how CUTE they are!!

The big tank is as low as it's ever been but there's still water in the middle.....

and there's fish in them thar waters!!

Sam caught two.....

and Levi caught one!

Catch and release!

Next on their list was a visit to Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir!

Alas, they had more water but they caught no fish.

While the guys were gone, I unpacked and put up laundry, made up the beds with fresh linens, washed up the dishes that I had piled in the sink when ran out of here on June 26, cleaned out the fridge and generally spruced up the place.

At the Golden Hour I poured myself a nice glass of wine and strolled around seeing what I could see.

The garden is a mess and most of the sunflowers are done for....

but here and there is a pretty one!

This bumble bee was filling up his pouches here!

The okra is still green and growing.....but the rest is toast.

I was happy to see Dean's garden is still going.

Not as hardily as it started but it's hanging in there!

When the guys got back from the lake, we ate all our leftovers plus a rotisserie chicken and baked potato for dinner and then for our evening's entertainment .....

we watched Man of the Year with Robin Williams.

I had never seen this before.

The boys enjoyed it even though they said it had been SO long since they had watched a DVD!

Old school....

So Day #1 of MiMi Camp is done and I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

And by the way, Louis Dean had a very good day.

Two pretty ladies took him out to lunch and then came back to the house to play music with him for awhile. Thank you, Brenda H. and Ilene for making him so happy!