R is for Ronnebeck!

When we arrived home from South Dakota on Sunday evening, we were handed a lap full of difficult decisions, and somewhat unsettling paperwork. A word that has never been part of my vocabulary, is now suddenly part of our every day conversation... Eviction. Yeah, you read that right. The bank that owns our property has had it in "Foreclosure" for quite some time, and they are finally deciding to act on their property, (our apartments). They have given us several options... Bank Relocation Payment, Stay and see what happens, Vacate in 90 days, or buy our apartment "Co-Op".  We're not sure what we're going to do, or what's going to happen. We haven't received any "Official" notice (meaning court stamped documents) so, for now we're hanging in there. Deciding what we want to do, and making plans for our futur e and soaking in every inch of this view while we can.  

Shannie and I shucking Wheat ... we later gave it to Eric to chew on, his new favorit habit! I seriously can't get enough of this photo... Combining Photo by Auntie Shannon... He was giving her the cute face And then the sleepy face - the "Can we go home yet" face looks similar. One of my favorites from the trip. Aquaman and the Silos You probably saw this on Facebook... but Aquaman Driving! Our Little Roadtrippin' Family! Aquaman does North Dakota! Aquaman in Montana at a Gas stop! My Co-Pilot - In Eastern Washington & Idaho. He looks happy, but really he's just panting!

Sunday evening (the 18th) Eric walked into our bedroom, and woke me with a whisper bearing the news that Grandpa Harvey had passed away. My mind began to spin. As much as we were preparing to go to South Dakota for his eventual funeral, it was so hard to put those plans into motion.  Eric gracefully helped me run some last errands, and we loaded up the car, and were on the road with Aquaman in tow the following Tuesday morning. We quickly sped through Eastern Washington, and then Idaho, and began the trek through Montana. Geographically Montana is the longest state on the drive, but holy crap it feels like triple the distance of any other state. However... Montana is one of THE most beautiful states to drive through! We stopped in Laurel for the evening, and camped out at Luke and Amber's house. It was a lot of fun to hang out with the cousins and take in each other's company for however short it was.  Brynn and Tysen lo...