Car Show
After four years of toil and labor and tons of money and patience the 65 Ford pickup was finally done!!!! Blake and Jared decided that if they got done before Blackfoot Pride Days they would enter it in the car show. They finished last week, just in time! We thought we had to have it down to Airport Park by 7:00 am, and Jared and Randy had to work and Blake had to do a physical and I won't drive it, so Brian and Celia came to drive it there. As it turned out, it would have been fine to take it later, but there still would not have been anyone to drive it. We ended up winning a tool set, no trophy but that's ok, we thought it looked pretty sharp!
After we got it all parked, Brian, Celia and I walked down to Jensen's Grove and ate a free breakfast of pancakes, hash browns and eggs and milk. We watched the swimmers in the triathalon get out of the lake and onto their bikes. Then we went back and sat in the shade of a Willow tree by the pickup for a while. Yes, I did say shade, because it was sunny this morning! Blake came after awhile and we looked at all the other cars, then decided to walk back down to Jensen's Grove to watch the snowmachine races. That's right, I said snowmachine races! They got two machines and started them on some sand on one side of the lake and they raced like they were wave runners on top of the water to the other side. Or at least that's what they hoped to do. Most of them did, but some of the didn't stay on top of the water and sunk their machines. Then someone on a wave runner would come and pull it out. It was pretty fun to watch. Randy and Jared got done working in time to see some of the races. Then, we bought some lunch and were just finishing eating, when it started to thunder, then rain. We ran for the Randy's car since it was parked closer. Brian and Celia and Ralphie had to climb in the way back of the Escape, and we were all pretty soaked. We got back to the other cars and the pickup and decided to just go home. The car show went until 4:00, so we went back and got the pickup then. Even with the interuption because of the rain, it was a pretty fun day.
After we got it all parked, Brian, Celia and I walked down to Jensen's Grove and ate a free breakfast of pancakes, hash browns and eggs and milk. We watched the swimmers in the triathalon get out of the lake and onto their bikes. Then we went back and sat in the shade of a Willow tree by the pickup for a while. Yes, I did say shade, because it was sunny this morning! Blake came after awhile and we looked at all the other cars, then decided to walk back down to Jensen's Grove to watch the snowmachine races. That's right, I said snowmachine races! They got two machines and started them on some sand on one side of the lake and they raced like they were wave runners on top of the water to the other side. Or at least that's what they hoped to do. Most of them did, but some of the didn't stay on top of the water and sunk their machines. Then someone on a wave runner would come and pull it out. It was pretty fun to watch. Randy and Jared got done working in time to see some of the races. Then, we bought some lunch and were just finishing eating, when it started to thunder, then rain. We ran for the Randy's car since it was parked closer. Brian and Celia and Ralphie had to climb in the way back of the Escape, and we were all pretty soaked. We got back to the other cars and the pickup and decided to just go home. The car show went until 4:00, so we went back and got the pickup then. Even with the interuption because of the rain, it was a pretty fun day.
that's a busy day, even interrupted by the rain. i don't think i ever did much with pride days, but it sounds like a good time. i don't blame you for not driving the 65. power steering is a necessity, not a luxury!
ReplyDeleteI loved Pride Days!! I miss that part of Blackfoot for sure!! The truck turned out really nice. I'm with Cindy though. I think power steering is a necessity as well.
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