This evening we visited a different lake then the usual one we go to. Instead of fishing, we were just going to ride around and let the boys go swimming. Our oldest son Tyler spent a rare night at home and we convinced him to go with us. For some reason he’s under the impression that we never do anything and life is so much more exciting any place else but home. We circled around and tried for several minutes to get a decent picture of the crane wading along the shore, in flight and in the tree top but the lag time on my old digital camera was just too slow. We got really close to the loon but it was getting too dark for my camera to get a good shot. (Hint to Santa: I really need a new digital camera!)
When the police plane flew overhead we teased Tyler that the cops are watching him wherever he goes. I would venture to say that he had a good time because he spent most of the evening at the bow of the boat laughing uncontrollably. As we headed back to the landing after dark I reminded him of all the beautiful wildlife we had seen tonight. “Yeah mom, we saw planes, cranes and automobiles!” he replied which caused ME to laugh uncontrollably. It fills my heart with joy to have all my family together just enjoying each other’s company. Although later it emptied my pocket book when I had to spring for Dairy Queen treats!
Planes, Cranes, and Automobiles August 31, 2008
Highlight Reel August 30th-Sept 5th August 31, 2008
Saturday- Spent 10 hours at Wal-Mart doing a brat sale to raise money for Boy Scouts. Many men stopped to tell us they were Eagle Scouts and what a difference scouting made in their life. many of these didn’t want lunch they just stopped to put money in our donation jar. Afterwards we stopped for a few minutes at Kris & Marks house to see their baby who has grown a lot in the 2 months since I seen him last, then we went mini golfing until dark. (It’s my brother’s birthday today-Happy Birthday Mike! I love you!)
Sunday- Went to church then had a quiet afternoon until my oldest son got off work. After supper we went for a boat ride, the boys did some sumo swimming (you had to have been there) and we went out for ice cream afterwards.
Monday- Labor Day! We went to Crow Wing State Park and did some fishing. Jeff caught a nice small mouth bass and Zach caught a few smaller ones too. We grilled brats and corn on the cob and played some football with Tyler and his girlfriend Monica. Even her daughter Gracie got in on it. The weather was amazing!
Tuesday- Went to my mom & dad’s for the traditional first day of school supper.
Wednesday- My cousin Janeen and I finally found a day when we could walk together. It’s been weeks! After our walk I went to a Tupperware party. How long has it been since anyone you knew had one of these? Interesting that they have moved on from just storage containers and now have reed diffusers, kitchen towels, tea and seasoning mixes.
Thursday- Feeling a bit under the weather today. Took a long nap while Jeff & Zach watched the NFL opener. I’m counting the days until hockey starts! Football’s not really my thing. Too slow moving…
Friday- Janeen and I walked again tonight. I taught Zach how to cook beef-stuffed potatoes. I love to eat and Zach loves to cook. He offers to help quite often. It’s a very good thing for men to learn. For the recipe click on Favorite Recipes tab at top of this page.
Last Summer Fling August 31, 2008
Not quite willing to give summer up so easily, my family and I are going to whoop it up and have some fun this weekend. I don’t really know what we are going to do, nor is the planning piece of it so critical. The important thing is that we are doing it together. Soon our schedules will have 1 of us going this way and one of us going that, so before that happens we will turn up our noses at the calendar and have one last hurrah. And if I pass you in the street and see you with your nose up in the air as well I will salute you. Happy (unofficial) last weekend of summer!
