Plattner Ranch

Small World
This is the only picture I could find on our computer of children riding the gator their Riley and Plattner grandparents purchased for them a couple years ago. Since they acquired the go cart earlier this year we decided to sell the gators and use that money to purchase a trampoline. "The gift that keeps on giving!

If you are wondering why I said we sold the gators (plural) it is because we were having trouble diagnosing a problem with the first gator, then some parts were on back order, so a manager from the company called and asked Chad if he could send a new gator because of all that Chad was going through trying to figure out what the problem was. He sent the new one and also the parts on back order which worked, so then we had two gators.

So why Small World? Chad sold the gators on ebay, and when one guy called about picking up the gator, he said he might that night, but he was still at his in-laws in ----- Mt Morris! They live on the golf course. Mark True is the father of Tiffany Smith and it was her husband that picked up the gator. When he came for it, he asked if my Aunt was the "best golfer in the area?" I knew he had us pegged then! :) Somehow they put the pieces together and figured out that Sheila was a Brinker, Chad hadn't mentioned the Davises.

Our dog, Bo, found this snake out by the barn. Chad was out there working and the children were with him. According to the encyclopedia this is a water mocassin and it is poisonous. As much as we some times get irritated of the dog, sometimes we are very thankful for him. This picture was taken right before Chad took it out with his .22 rifle.

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No Picture on this one! It was requested that I tell about our hide and seek game awhile back. This is a good example of how much privacy we have!!!

We were playing hide and seek outside for family night earlier this summer. I figured out the place they would NEVER find me, and if I didn't start whistling, I think they would have left me and went to bed. As soon as Jesse went in the house to count, I took off my shoes, socks and jumper and jumped in the pool, I did have my t-shirt on. I laid flat on the bottom, and just had to hold my head up a little to keep my face out of the water. At one point I even saw Javan walk right by but he never looked in. Nobody knew where I was hiding, I sent Jolene and Jared with Chad so they wouldn't give away my great spot.

If it were Chad, they may have looked in the pool, but I'm known for my "lover of comfort" personality. The water was COLD, but I'll give up my comfort at times to get a good laugh out of my children.