tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86524361179897450192024-02-20T16:29:04.495-08:00Everyday LivingCathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-45288314835413251452013-10-07T08:16:00.000-07:002013-10-07T10:18:54.321-07:00Trip to New England<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Maureen and I have always talked about going out East after our retirement, so this fall we sent in our deposit for a bus tour, got our passports, and sat on a waiting list! Two days before departure we got a call that we were on! We hustled to get ready, and we made it to Omaha where we left on Monday morning</div>
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Our guide made fun of the color of the bus, but I kind of liked it because it was easy to spot among other busses.</div>
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Our first night was at an Embassy Suite in Chicago. Maureen is lounging and checking in at home.</div>
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Skyline of Chicago</div>
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More skyline</div>
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Some modern sculpture called "The Bean!"</div>
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There was about twenty of these sculptured creatures in the park.</div>
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When we were in Niagara Falls, Canada, Maureen took a fancy to this gentleman. Better watch her, Bob!</div>
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Good friends from Omaha that we spent a lot of time with - Rita and Jeannie. They were so much fun!!<br />
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A beautiful botanical garden that we went to in Ontario, Canada. The clock really works.<br />
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Julie, our busdriver (who was fantastic, and Annie, in the gold sweater was our guide. Small world, she was a great friend of Jan Rosdail. They used to teach together in Jefferson.<br />
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The Smurfs ready to load the The Maid of the Mist. I forgot how wet you can get on this trip under the falls.<br />
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One of my favorite meals. This is the Skylon which is a space needle of 84 floors, and the restaurant is at the top. Every hour it rotates 360 degrees, so your scenery is always changing. Did I mention that the food was also excellent? We had our choice of salmon or chicken - <br />
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Niagara Falls is so beautiful. I especially like it on the Canadian side.<br />
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Green Mountains of Vermont. Such a beautiful state.<br />
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Maple sugar is a big industry in Vermont. Our bags were pretty heavy after visiting this gift shop!<br />
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Leaves were at their peak of beauty while we were there. These are the white mountains of New Hampshire.</div>
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We had a tour of Boston. I thought the hired guide was a little "windy" but he did know his history. This particular place with the green doors is the birthplace of Rose Kennedy.<br />
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My favorite - Maine. Looks like a postcard picture</div>
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Rita and Jeannie in a scenic stop that we made</div>
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This picture is for my family. I ran into a street entertainer and interviewed for such a job! He said with a little more practice I was hired!!<br />
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These beautiful homes are in Kennabuntport, Maine and if you walk across the street you can step into the Atlantic Ocean. They are also neighbors to the Bush Complex<br />
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Another beautiful home on the oceanfront</div>
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This is were the Bush family has their home. Shortly after I took the picture, Barbara Bush walked out to the car. </div>
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This is the original home of Paul Revere. We heard way more about Paul ReVere than we chose to. Boston is very proud of there historical heritage.<br />
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The North Church where Paul hung the lantern in the window. We got to tour the church before services started. Very unusual church where there were partitioned boxes instead of pews. I have a picture of this somewhere.</div>
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And this is Plymouth Rock. Somehow I thought it would have been larger. Its not much bigger than the one I have in my flower garden.<br />
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I am going to have to check my pictures. I thought this was the replica of the Mayflower, but it might be Old Ironsides in Boston.<br />
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We got to use the restroom in the Trump Tower. It is rated as the most beautiful bathroom, but many of us disagreed. We have seen better! It does beat the one in my house, however!<br />
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Lunch at Grand Central Station in New York. Jeannie, Rita, Diane, and Vicki - what neat people. We enjoyed their company so much.<br />
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Twin Towers are gone and the Freedom Towers have taken their place. Beautiful<br />
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The day we were supposed to visit the Statue of Liberty, the government shut down, so all we could do was take a boat trip around the statue. Still very impressive. Ellis Island is not yet opened after Hurricane Sandy. Funding is limited.<br />
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Beautiful scenery in Pennsylvania</div>
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Maureen got applause as she boarded the bus - oops! She was late!! She actually thought she had been left. She was standing by the other bus and thought she might have to board that one, but we found her.</div>
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These next two pictures of of a beautiful cathedral in New York that became a "white elephant. There was a shift in cultural population, and our tour guide said that its not unusual to have only an attendance of ten people at a service. </div>
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This house is the oldest wooden house in the United States. </div>
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Notice the cups with two handles. The Pilgrims had very few dishes so when the entertained, they would share a cup, thus two handles!<br />
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Back to farming country of Illinois<br />
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We stopped at Notre Dame while going through Indiana. It was really raining so Maureen and I hung out at the visitors center and the book store. The people that went on the tour said the chapel was breathtaking.<br />
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Patti, Brett and I went to Orange City to enjoy the tulip festival. The weather was perfect. The only thing wrong was that last year all the tulips had already bloomed because of the unseasonably warm weather, so it was decided to plant late blooming bulbs this year. However, it has been so unseasonably cold that the tulips had not bloomed yet this year!! In the above picture a group of Dutchmen are serenading Brett because it is his birthday next week. He was kind of embarrassed, but both Grandma's thought it was pretty special.<br />
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I took this picture because it reminded me of Jenna. She could really make tracks, and I would think she would have been really warm.<br />
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The men and boys wash the streets - and Brett really wished that he were out there! I think there was more water on the guys than on the streets!<br />
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This job didn't look like nearly as much fun - and of course the women are responsible for all the sweeping! There were all ages cleaning the streets.<br />
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One of the many floats in the parade. This is the story of the little boy who put his finger in the hole in the dike to hold back the water.<br />
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Wooden Shoe size 160! We did go to the old factory and watched as a pair of wooden shoes were made. Brett was pretty fascinated with that. I cannot comprehend how uncomfortable those shoes must be. He did say some have them specially carved with supports to fit their feet.<br />
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Antique tractors in the parade.<br />
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Grandma Patti and Brett enjoying a lemonade. Grandma Cathy and Brett had just ridden the big ferris wheel. That was fun!<br />
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To finish up our day we took a carriage ride around Orange City. We had intended to do that when we got there, but we missed the last morning trip so we had to wait until after the parade. What a fun day we had.Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-46622757946224536912013-05-18T18:46:00.000-07:002013-05-18T18:46:59.378-07:00Templeton Rye<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The School Marms took a trip to Templeton, Iowa this past week and we toured the distillery. We never seem to run out of things to do. Our tour guide was very informative about sharing the history behind the making of the whiskey, and lets just say I will never look at a swing set in the same way again!</div>
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This was the first still used in making the whiskey. They have come along way since then!<br />
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Diane, Carol, Cathy, Candace and Diane enjoyed the day. We missed you Nora - hope things are going okay for you. We sure do think about you.<br />
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As the sign says, this is the original bottle filler that was used in 2006. Over 30,000 bottles of whiskey was filled with this machine.<br />
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The whiskey is not made in Templeton. It is only bottled. We got to see the assembly line and this gentleman is corking the bottles by hand. It is all he can do to keep up.<br />
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We watched for awhile as they sealed and labeled the bottles. Then they told us we could join the assembly line. Candace and I took them up on their offer. <br />
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UMMM - there seems to be a backlog of bottles - and soon Candace and I lost our jobs!!<br />
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The machine I was using was some sort of heat machine that sealed the plastic sleeves around the bottle. It was actually kind of hot - I was glad to be done!!<br />
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Belly up to the bar, girls!! We got to sample the rye whiskey and I personally thought it was pretty stout! I think I would volunteer to be the designated driver - or just ask for a coke! Very enjoyable day.Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-60623550171061513952012-12-31T11:16:00.001-08:002012-12-31T11:16:10.982-08:00Christmas at Grand Harbor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Grand Harbor Resort in Dubuque was where we had our Christmas this year. The kids kept busy with the waterpark, the arcade, and the adults had Diamond Jo's right across the street. Sweet!<br />
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Dane is swimming in the lazy river<br />
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Reagan taking time out to pose for a picture<br />
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Drew was tired, but I think he got his second wind after supper!<br />
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Jenna loved the water!<br />
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Brett and Reagan liked the waterslide and went down it together several times<br />
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Everyone has a little bit of "kid" in him - regardless of age!<br />
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Cari enjoyed the lazy river, but got a little dizzy and queezy after awhile - <br />
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One of the highlights was a huge bucket that filled with water and then dumped every so many minutes. Everyone got soaked that was in the path!<br />
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Some even stood and waited for it - Brett is on the far right of the picture. He stood there quite awhile waiting for the "dump."<br />
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Love my Aunt Cari -<br />
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Time to take care of business - opening the presents - Brian is helping Jenna with opening her gifts.</div>
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Now we need Uncle Brian to figure out all the directions!<br />
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And we need Uncle Curt's pocket knife to get all the straps and tape from the packages<br />
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Brett and Drew checking out the ipads - and Dane in the background doing the same<br />
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The snowmobile sled was a big gift going to a little boy - he will have lots of fun sledding when he gets back to Waterloo.<br />
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Lucky Rachel! She chose the grab bag gift with "the brain" in it. This gift is passed around each year - and some lucky adult choses it from the white elephant grab bag. Somehow it always ends up in my packages, though, to take home and regift next year!<br />
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The kids also had a white elephant exchange. Dane ended up with an orange wig and huge glasses. It couldn't have gone to a better person because we all love to hear him get the giggles - and he did!<br />
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Wow! What a weekend - so says Rachel. We did have fun. It was relaxing, kids were great, lots of things to keep everyone busy - and we all got plenty of sleep - right? For sure Brian, Jenna and Stacy.<br />
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - 2013!Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-69140396553613058632012-12-31T10:33:00.003-08:002012-12-31T10:36:14.884-08:00Happy First Birthday!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Stacy outdid herself in decorating Jenna's first birthday cake. Very nice job!<br />
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Jenna was eating when guests arrived. She was all dressed in pink with her Happy Birthday shirt on!<br />
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Lots of presents in the past few days and another Christmas to go! Life is good!<br />
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Dad is showing Jenna how to blow out the candle. She did catch on to blowing but not enough air to extinguish the flame!<br />
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Jenna also had her own cake to mess in - but she didn't like getting her hands dirty. Her brothers helped her push her hand into the cake.<br />
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Not sure she liked that!<br />
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Jenna got a handprint kit for Christmas so Brett thought this would be a great time to do it. Stacy got the stuff all mixed up and we got Jenna ready.<br />
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Didn't work so good! Her hands were a mess! I am sure she thinks these adults are silly sometimes! Kids get in trouble for making messes - and then look at the mess Mom makes!<br />
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Not to admit failure, Brett has to prove to us that this will work! Stacy finally took the whole kit and threw it in the garbage. So much for that Christmas present!Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-59989738499278792112012-12-31T09:42:00.001-08:002012-12-31T09:42:38.887-08:00Jenna's First Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Don't you wonder what they are thinking when all of a sudden a tree shows up inside the house?! And it is filled with decorations and all they hear is "no-no" and "don't touch"! What else would they be there for? And then a few weeks later they wake up from a nap and its gone!!<br />
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Jenna was all dressed up for Christmas because the Journal-Herald wanted her picture! It turned out really cute!<br />
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Well, at least Grandma lets me play with all the Christmas decorations!! Hers don't break!<br />
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Jenna got a four-wheeler from Grandma Cathy. She figured out how to run it right away.<br />
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Jenna's favorite was the dancing snowmen singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." She would push the button and start to dance - so cute!Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-72827625195465033712012-12-31T06:39:00.001-08:002012-12-31T09:19:16.468-08:00Retired School Marms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As teachers we have planned and supervised many a field trip. Now that we are retired we are planning our own "field trips" and it is amazing how many things we find to do locally that we have not seen before. In December Candace organized a get-together to the Allee Mansion near Newell. We toured the beautiful home and had a delicious dinner fixed and served by board members of the historical society.<br />
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Attending were Marilyn Olivari, Diane Wintz, Nora Birt, Connie Vogel, Carol Ford, Candace Booth, Diane Lenertz, and me (Cathy Charleston)<br />
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Our host and hostess for the tour even dressed the part. They were very informative about the history of the mansion and the people that lived in it. We had to finish the tour after dinner because of the wealth of information.<br />
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Some pictures of the rooms within the mansion - it was very festively decorated for the season.<br />
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The upper part of this stove with the pie in it, is often mistaken for a "Microwave" when children tour the mansion. They cannot imagine life without one! (Nor could I!)<br />
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The formal dining area is where we had our dinner. Children are not allowed in this area to eat until they are adult children, or married.<br />
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The ceilings were all beautifully papered to respresent the original work.<br />
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No, its not a canoe - its the bathtub - pulled down from the wall, and water had to be heated on the stove downstairs and then carried up to the bedroom. Quite an effort to take a bath. Below, Diane and Nora have to try out the old pump organ. They serenaded us with some Christmas songs<br />
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Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-77024761348901808642012-08-27T07:08:00.000-07:002012-08-27T14:49:33.837-07:00Busy, Busy August<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Reagan and I started the month out with cut fingers! Reagan loves the potato chips that can be made with Pampered Chef potato chip pan and the microwave. I purchased the "simple" slicer to make it easier to prepare the chips - and guess what! We both cut our fingers on it - and it was no small cut - we both bled for quite awhile - but our fingers eventually healed.<br />
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Jenna spent her first sleepover with me while Stacy and Curt went camping. She was a good girl and we had fun playing. She can really make the walker move around already.<br />
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Reagan really enjoys Jenna too. She is getting much easier for the kids to manage and play with. Not shown here, but Reagan also changed Jenna's diapers! She will be a good mother someday!<br />
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Drew also stayed with me for the first time. He stayed for three days! On Saturday we went to a wedding, and he was pretty excited about that. During the ceremony he leaned over and said to me, "Grandma, why did that man have to help you to your seat?" Guess he thinks I must be getting old!<br />
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August brings birthdays. Curt and Brian celebrate their birthday on the same day - August 25th. I was in Des Moines, so Cari and I took Brian out for his birthday supper.<br />
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The oldest and the youngest!! Sixteen years difference in age - and they are both lookin' good!<br />
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Cari and I left for Chicago using the MegaBus. This is a very economical way to travel. Cari went to a birthday party for Larissa and I visited Carole and Dick (my cousin).<br />
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One of these pirates is not like the others - old Sesame Street riddle! We were on the Navy Pier in Chicago. We had also taken a boat tour on the Chicago River and saw the architecture of many buildings of Chicago and also heard of the history is Chicago including the Chicago fire. Very interesting<br />
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Can't be in Chicago without trying a Chicago pizza - however, that must be what everyone else was thinking because our wait was over an hour just to get a table - but it was worth it.<br />
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Carole and Dick were going to take me to a jousting event - but when we got there we were the ONLY ones there, so Dick got on the phone to ask about it, and we found out there was not a 2:00 performance as they had advertised. <br />
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On to Minneapolis - I went with Jay's and Terry's and Friday nite we went to the horse races. We won a few and lost a few - but a very entertaining evening, and not very expensive -I should, however, bet on the gray horse - guess they don't win often, but when they do the payoff is good!<br />
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Picking the winners<br />
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I think next time I will put my money on the John Deere Tractor!<br />
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Saturday we spent the day at the Renaissance Fair. This is quite an experience.<br />
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Shows are great!<br />
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There is much audience participation - and be expected to be made a fool of--<br />
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Huge rocking horse - looked fun<br />
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It had rained and was muddy - but this is taking it over the top<br />
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Our last stop in coming home was Cabela's - what a neat store - made it back to Pomeroy on Sunday evening. Wonder what September will bring?Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-88770896548163656802012-07-08T09:45:00.000-07:002012-07-08T09:45:25.211-07:00Wisconsin Dells<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Craig, Rachel, Reagan, Drew, Yvonne and I went to the Wisconsin Dells over the 4th. We had a great time but there were all kinds of heat records broke across the nation that week. It averaged about 100 degrees during the days we were there. The last day the temps dropped, however. We stayed at Christmas Mountain in a very nice two bedroom cottage.<br />
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We didn't spend much time out on the patio porch - it was too hot. It was good for drying clothes and swimsuits though.<br />
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Breakfast at Paul Bunyon's -in Drew's words - "he was a big guy!"<br />
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The night of the fourth we went to the Tommy Bartlett Show. This is a water ski show and we saw some very talented skiiers - and the clown, Aqua - a performer that Drew did NOT like! I remember a time when his mother did not like clowns either!<br />
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Much of the time was spent in the water. There was a pool very close to our cottage, and one entire day was spent at Noah's Ark Waterpark. Yvonne and I spent the day at Ho-Chunk's - and, no, we did not come home with any winnings - but we had fun and stayed cool.<br />
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This was the second cabin we stayed in on Friday nite. Yvonne and I slept in the loft - and this was a once up, once down kind of ladder. Very pretty - but sure glad I did not have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night! <br />
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The river was very close to the cabin, so once again the kids got to play in the water and build sandcastles. There was also a pool that they spent time in. Just before leaving the pool Drew said, What's those wild things?" Here an entire family of baby racoons was under the deck by the pool. Cute, but Craig reported them and the manager said they were going to trap and move them that night. Some of the visitors had been feeding them so they were hanging around for a handout!<br />
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Taking pictures of people taking pictures - Yvonne and Rachel<br />
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The Lindsay family<br />
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Drew got a new hat - wasn't sure he liked it at first, but then he wore it all the time. He and his dad decided they needed to go fishing.<br />
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Pictures of the log cabin - very nice<br />
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Drew, watching intently, as Craig gets the pole ready. I told Drew I expected him to catch a walleye for our lunch the next day - didn't happen!<br />
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Notice the black shirt in pictures above and then look below.<br />
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Drew begged all week to have the underarms of his shirt cut out - he thought he was pretty cool! I have a feeling that shirt will get alot of wear this summer!<br />
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On Saturday we took a tour of the Dells on the Army Duck Boat.<br />
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It was very interesting to listen to the history and formation of the Dells<br />
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Can't remember the name of this formation - but our tour guide thinks it looks like the rear end of an elephant!<br />
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Tatoos from the night before<br />
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We had a great time, dispite the heat, and now I am home, unpacked, clothes washed, and sharing my memories.Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-89881542824858826282012-06-19T08:02:00.000-07:002012-06-19T08:02:16.631-07:00Reagan Gets Her Hair Cut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Reagan went to Bible Camp at Twin Lakes and then stayed with me for a couple days. I brought her back to Waterloo on Friday and that evening she was excited to get her hair cut. Drew was not wanting to be left out of the pictures!<br />
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As Reagan is getting an appointment, Drew, again, jumps in front of the camera and talk about "a deer in the headlights!"<br />
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Waiting patiently for her name to be called<br />
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This is the length of her hair before the haircut - it wasn't quite long enough to have it donated to Locks of Love<br />
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I don't think the hairdresser got it as short as Reagan and Rachel would have liked - but it is good for starters<br />
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Time for a style<br />
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FINISHED! Really cute!<br />
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Still long enough to put into a pony - and it can always be cut shorter - much cooler for the summer and swimmingCathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-15198285385313868982012-05-28T09:53:00.000-07:002012-05-28T09:53:57.549-07:00Brett's Birthday and Camping<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Drew and Reagan came to Grandma Cathy's on Wednesday before Memorial Day. They stayed Wednesday night and Thursday night. On Friday we went to Ida Grove to play at the campground with all the kids, and Reagan ended up staying with Brett and Dane. Drew came back with me because Rachel was to come on Friday night. On Saturday, Rachel and Drew joined the campers in Ida Grove.<br />
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Sunday, May 27th was Brett's seventh birthday. He was having such a good time with his water balloon fight that it was hard to get him to take time to enjoy his cake.<br />
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Addie and Brett getting soaked with a water fight.<br />
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Food is always a potluck at the campgrounds. Brett had requested hamballs, a ho-ho cake and a jello cake. He got all three. Grandma Patti is famous for her ho-ho cakes and we ALL know about Stacy's hamballs!<br />
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Not sure if Brett is going to get nailed or he is going to nail someone - but have a feeling it may be both.<br />
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It took a long time to fill those water balloons, and Brett is pretty protective of them. If you did not help fill them, you don't get to throw them. Fill your own!<br />
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Danny Oberhelman was very patient in helping all the kids fish. I think they all had some success in catching at least a little one.<br />
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Drew was pretty excited about his catch<br />
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Addy wanted to get into the pool so she sat in in with Jenna - very little water - but she was a good babysitter.<br />
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Drew took his turn. Jenna wasn't very happy at first but we got her positioned so everyone was happy!<br />
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The campground was totally decorated with flags honoring those that had served in the military. That had to have been quite a job putting them all up - and taking them down!<br />
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Everyone had a great time - and went home tired - let the summer begin!Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-91649771433475498692012-05-18T10:44:00.002-07:002012-05-18T10:48:11.504-07:00Tulip Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The outing for our retired teachers was a trip to Orange City to experience the tulip festival. Diane W.
u<span style="font-family: Calibri;">nfortunately </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">got sick the day before we were to go, and Candace ended up caring for sick grandchildren. Carol, Diane L., Nora and I, however, took off on our adventure. I did not take alot of pictures, but our first stop was the information center where we got tickets for a horse-drawn trolley ride. Our guide pointed out places we might want to visit. </span><br />
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We spent time in the park and imposed on another individual to take our group picture - Candace this is the best we could do!<br />
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As beautiful and clean and well-kept as the city was, it was pretty difficult to find any tulips this year. I looked long and hard, but I finally found four tulips still in bloom. We were told that they replant the tulip bulbs every two years. That is alot of work, my friend.<br />
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We had really good seats to watch the street festival in which hundreds of children and adults participated. They shared cultural dress and dances. The Dutch have a very strong sense of their heritage. It was very impressive. I did not get any pictures of the street washing. I was paying to close attention not to get my own shoes soaked! They wash the streets for the queen. The boys and the men washed, and the girls and the women scrubbed and swept - go figure!<br />
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In the background is the throne where the queen and her court sat during the festivities. We were sitting across from the court. There was a little shop that specialized in poffertjes. We tried them after the parade. They are little pastries about the size of a half dollar, with rum sauce and powdered sugar sprinkled on them. They were pretty good, but very tedius to make them - in my opinion.<br />
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The floats in the parade were absolutely beautiful. Below are some of the ones I thought were especially nice.<br />
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After we left Orange City we came home through Remsen, which is where Diane L. is from. She took us to the Catholic Church and gave us a tour. The church seats over 800 and is absolutely gorgeous. The pictures do not do it justice.<br />
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Two examples of the stained glass windows, which went all around the sactuary.<br />
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The is a picture of the pulpit. We had another fun day. It was windy and warm, but not uncomfortable. We need to go back again sometime.Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-42840404977468314092011-12-31T14:33:00.001-08:002011-12-31T15:00:32.038-08:00Baby Girl!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0n0r1BA3x_RR9q-XuvHyVhGNzaBCiVc5v59KEqquPQGCcQP4v1Bw-sRt8G3w0UTmnhW01MnfJ-x6mqCl8_PgTkX0n0ifIVGc3HbmOj9vig9GLMu2-c56HIsC-m_LtiYMEYbiEI9fh-Qo/s1600/jenna+joy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0n0r1BA3x_RR9q-XuvHyVhGNzaBCiVc5v59KEqquPQGCcQP4v1Bw-sRt8G3w0UTmnhW01MnfJ-x6mqCl8_PgTkX0n0ifIVGc3HbmOj9vig9GLMu2-c56HIsC-m_LtiYMEYbiEI9fh-Qo/s320/jenna+joy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692427354364578194" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsyLAnFTxe6CtYRkX8MFjYiQanhceiTPY4FJXaxuh7m7WRbp-V0WCwme8mAmXHXFXkfGfUYZHNtmq7FrPXP41RnjGFXbn4M1PmksHY5a1Fa14IqCxLRJjl_Ofsp1ejpSGTPjW_so-vKs/s1600/jenna.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsyLAnFTxe6CtYRkX8MFjYiQanhceiTPY4FJXaxuh7m7WRbp-V0WCwme8mAmXHXFXkfGfUYZHNtmq7FrPXP41RnjGFXbn4M1PmksHY5a1Fa14IqCxLRJjl_Ofsp1ejpSGTPjW_so-vKs/s320/jenna.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692427350629945858" /></a>Jenna Joy Johnson came into this world at 7:55 P.M on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. She was a bit of a surprise because many of us were expecting her to be a little boy, but we sure were happy that it was a little girl. Jenna weighed 10# 2 oz. and measured 21 3/4 ".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oCwA1WNFs5X9STMm8ej-zkI7lvotUFy06rnbbmIYZuy6TLkYKGjoMqXLtW5KJvITzCBOjM4Ci_OLz1C1_jeV6NzP0pEDOCnzY4jegzxH_uDrTIJJJV0dQLMWoxRL0HDsnjv-QcCfmJo/s1600/baby+and+christmas+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oCwA1WNFs5X9STMm8ej-zkI7lvotUFy06rnbbmIYZuy6TLkYKGjoMqXLtW5KJvITzCBOjM4Ci_OLz1C1_jeV6NzP0pEDOCnzY4jegzxH_uDrTIJJJV0dQLMWoxRL0HDsnjv-QcCfmJo/s320/baby+and+christmas+012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692426613064015218" /></a>At first we thought she was going to be a little redhead, but her hair is an ashen blonde. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Yj0DeZ0T4wcabuTB47VazS9UHk0cUZKd2kifQNwr8jaZVXhdy8nPFxMPUCSqDtA7Gz528HZykdyF2-TPPXQWunYPgQBD1z2VruYt7ux4yQpCYoJR0T7Lf8UKc7X9vsQXMY8y6smWnbI/s1600/baby+and+christmas+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Yj0DeZ0T4wcabuTB47VazS9UHk0cUZKd2kifQNwr8jaZVXhdy8nPFxMPUCSqDtA7Gz528HZykdyF2-TPPXQWunYPgQBD1z2VruYt7ux4yQpCYoJR0T7Lf8UKc7X9vsQXMY8y6smWnbI/s320/baby+and+christmas+023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692426610812810226" /></a>Jenna was welcomed by Mom, Dad, Dane and Brett. The boys were pretty excited to have a little sister.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUT_wTdu9vzmdKp0hEddBob3Rvk0ggMwNUq0Gl8c74-HkIoNbxixuJ1PhCYn-R9SSxyxpzB4sLnDLy9hyK0aHTZK-mytQnKKbJR_Tpnxo5L9bT6s_TPTMyKiiqmdUsIN6f2hx5LWaWJ4/s1600/baby+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUT_wTdu9vzmdKp0hEddBob3Rvk0ggMwNUq0Gl8c74-HkIoNbxixuJ1PhCYn-R9SSxyxpzB4sLnDLy9hyK0aHTZK-mytQnKKbJR_Tpnxo5L9bT6s_TPTMyKiiqmdUsIN6f2hx5LWaWJ4/s320/baby+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692426313473685842" /></a>Mom getting some cuddling time<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIKuLqSNxLrvXaVimcwBYriEx_j0cDc2Bs6na8C8R9PBc6Oq1eeSoz_H4OYSY211jnXHcqqCBmsw0Uz-nXc2PVaTPNH_gDW_WGsvQN6bETgTojEKJ9biz8U9D5LlTHpc_xGTxBwmw9VE/s1600/baby+and+christmas+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIKuLqSNxLrvXaVimcwBYriEx_j0cDc2Bs6na8C8R9PBc6Oq1eeSoz_H4OYSY211jnXHcqqCBmsw0Uz-nXc2PVaTPNH_gDW_WGsvQN6bETgTojEKJ9biz8U9D5LlTHpc_xGTxBwmw9VE/s320/baby+and+christmas+015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692426268147498130" /></a>Jenna looks pretty small in the arms of her dad.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2FpeJActh0JXeVJjaF_yf5kFcrbsV0ZqzTDaYVugmluVTwzm6sBlyeQn4Pp8sJS7SnxJNTCEiHQNT6BFXVt0PUH4BwCZWaydQGQkF_h_07FNHc9zBEobqsCIjOyNu39UbnbaC6RRjRI/s1600/baby+and+christmas+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2FpeJActh0JXeVJjaF_yf5kFcrbsV0ZqzTDaYVugmluVTwzm6sBlyeQn4Pp8sJS7SnxJNTCEiHQNT6BFXVt0PUH4BwCZWaydQGQkF_h_07FNHc9zBEobqsCIjOyNu39UbnbaC6RRjRI/s320/baby+and+christmas+017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692426261137015570" /></a>Brett getting to hold his little sister for the first time. Pretty proud moment for him<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ2eT-mvxgBdjHy9AsF94wN2Lc_PX5fvGz0WFByNvHk4GuRen3o4nAf0rek4_pGK4n5av928w_fOHt8teeM1VpN62lEo5Irm2LCj0I2NpxCIkWXrmsyz1q1gBF5i5abTsMbK9Od72p6E/s1600/baby+and+christmas+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZ2eT-mvxgBdjHy9AsF94wN2Lc_PX5fvGz0WFByNvHk4GuRen3o4nAf0rek4_pGK4n5av928w_fOHt8teeM1VpN62lEo5Irm2LCj0I2NpxCIkWXrmsyz1q1gBF5i5abTsMbK9Od72p6E/s320/baby+and+christmas+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692426262415750530" /></a>Dane gets his chance to introduce himself to his little sister. He was really excited to get a little sister<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdSstbVApGuJla0zVLGObIUlKAgw050nIXBxqmzOGykmWwlzWpB6LFjedQ6LsXmorYqw1ev6twOBmVJFpwHfMpXruLcL3iUF_PZglqszOeAFZawmEEgQCM6FKWgukGoTIhibuFpFQNu8/s1600/baby+and+christmas+014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdSstbVApGuJla0zVLGObIUlKAgw050nIXBxqmzOGykmWwlzWpB6LFjedQ6LsXmorYqw1ev6twOBmVJFpwHfMpXruLcL3iUF_PZglqszOeAFZawmEEgQCM6FKWgukGoTIhibuFpFQNu8/s320/baby+and+christmas+014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692425803526412834" /></a>Grandma Cathy gets her turn<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU2UmBShCA2Zwoni45sbehR3l8g7oc0yl7-ON0LFFBIpDHlWYsO75srLZU1AeIh1hZYn-HLwRfilkgWndXrLvytSPfT5vpDR53vivU-wK6lcs-5z9ZdDEz-Q3vNZigCUfEqxhSQrKMlU/s1600/baby+and+christmas+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU2UmBShCA2Zwoni45sbehR3l8g7oc0yl7-ON0LFFBIpDHlWYsO75srLZU1AeIh1hZYn-HLwRfilkgWndXrLvytSPfT5vpDR53vivU-wK6lcs-5z9ZdDEz-Q3vNZigCUfEqxhSQrKMlU/s320/baby+and+christmas+011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692425803115367138" /></a>Grandma Patti with little Jenna<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-XwiV8C0_fAS3sBQGzTJFU38AsQGfhNxq2zSTr_uvaVJBnY2Pd5qNV18barKDS8kj8ixb8Kwk1a5NI3RoIxrjpuhUAr5QKGetWuVcioTcDTjE-UL7NfOdVoMWi66kH1ljcdv4ChyphenhyphenIgU/s1600/baby+and+christmas+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-XwiV8C0_fAS3sBQGzTJFU38AsQGfhNxq2zSTr_uvaVJBnY2Pd5qNV18barKDS8kj8ixb8Kwk1a5NI3RoIxrjpuhUAr5QKGetWuVcioTcDTjE-UL7NfOdVoMWi66kH1ljcdv4ChyphenhyphenIgU/s320/baby+and+christmas+021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692425791752062514" /></a>I have a feeling these two boys will be spending many hours entertaining their little sister<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30uZsmPn5sjE9DFMwucv85lTssPTm5qQbwO0BKlUFiDyyGnzP5Df_RlcA2OFAfBTtl2eCpFftsGhuX-zVsps9TSAmlD9r29FjC3KoWL_lljAvqFLEgM5MyFtUqV4GaS0qsctfS-Y9WV0/s1600/baby+and+christmas+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30uZsmPn5sjE9DFMwucv85lTssPTm5qQbwO0BKlUFiDyyGnzP5Df_RlcA2OFAfBTtl2eCpFftsGhuX-zVsps9TSAmlD9r29FjC3KoWL_lljAvqFLEgM5MyFtUqV4GaS0qsctfS-Y9WV0/s320/baby+and+christmas+019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692425795161007938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KSUZAA0QO-g3ag6tRk-c4ll-xJHLXswz0PEJBl4jpTcXIanKG5dPfLPojtbl1VZ8QbOm-WCVEowGF4d0lW_dMB_19AgXbKm2_oy6jmrJHXVjk41X-l3kT0LBCq-iqIUhk5Y7tOdkzSY/s1600/baby+home+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KSUZAA0QO-g3ag6tRk-c4ll-xJHLXswz0PEJBl4jpTcXIanKG5dPfLPojtbl1VZ8QbOm-WCVEowGF4d0lW_dMB_19AgXbKm2_oy6jmrJHXVjk41X-l3kT0LBCq-iqIUhk5Y7tOdkzSY/s320/baby+home+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692425231696669410" /></a>Jenna is three days old in this picture. She loves to be held and she loves to eat!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uRaMZypgjKmOVebyPnme0DxiOSTnibdkswaRId1YQjQD9vpG-F1cpvL8NsRPgjcRqsLxRGJKUwT-eJdHhm2LwoRviVf-RpzxI83Zy-VLQ0u4GRDmnpcSsgRVPFVTOEcvrStveaSu9l4/s1600/baby+home+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-uRaMZypgjKmOVebyPnme0DxiOSTnibdkswaRId1YQjQD9vpG-F1cpvL8NsRPgjcRqsLxRGJKUwT-eJdHhm2LwoRviVf-RpzxI83Zy-VLQ0u4GRDmnpcSsgRVPFVTOEcvrStveaSu9l4/s320/baby+home+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692425227064202882" /></a>Reagan really liked holding Jenna. It was hard to have to say good-bye. She would have liked taking her home.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroAnAhRGK4_ZL1HYIyy_kZC_ZsskgBMfVoPwn6ZUQrt5XPg8liz2tnPFyxURS9dVAzs2wzW-YJdaA86Z3ywPBmXKfMGNTLlI62hwQ94qz_yMZ_RszmLsQaYgCZWLREcn3ECvDBjxrFOI/s1600/baby+home+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroAnAhRGK4_ZL1HYIyy_kZC_ZsskgBMfVoPwn6ZUQrt5XPg8liz2tnPFyxURS9dVAzs2wzW-YJdaA86Z3ywPBmXKfMGNTLlI62hwQ94qz_yMZ_RszmLsQaYgCZWLREcn3ECvDBjxrFOI/s320/baby+home+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692425212160873426" /></a>Drew is no longer the "baby of the family!" He thought Jenna was pretty special also.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigpVMm1tNAseey4vxFJky0wSy1zY5vdJ9xMnApQ6Tb2anSv3O8ai47Bfj3wJJ5pbvDCWf8PaxQuX8rDkUxkAbm7u85Q8ictCCj7O2jkVLs3y1njwQQY0ZkeYos6v3p8fWZtSX8vzZTzA/s1600/baby+home+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigpVMm1tNAseey4vxFJky0wSy1zY5vdJ9xMnApQ6Tb2anSv3O8ai47Bfj3wJJ5pbvDCWf8PaxQuX8rDkUxkAbm7u85Q8ictCCj7O2jkVLs3y1njwQQY0ZkeYos6v3p8fWZtSX8vzZTzA/s320/baby+home+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692425209264687602" /></a>I tried to get all the grandchildren to pose for a picture - this is as good as it gets! Dane was a little more concerned about getting the chain back on his medal that he won at a wrestling tournament the night before. He did very well - took second place and wrestled boys a year older than him. Congratulations, Dane!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGui6Nz7kQ77VlQS8yRuUoMWt1zsIU-sBLW-3NK0pLyT1ojFftWqsavTzJVs7xcBLVdkf5TUYWz8jX35EG-nTmb6doTJqATNGj-WnjZ4BahFg3Pbvtocmwmh7o5FgVpO8Rpk-AyvDuMc/s1600/baby+home+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGui6Nz7kQ77VlQS8yRuUoMWt1zsIU-sBLW-3NK0pLyT1ojFftWqsavTzJVs7xcBLVdkf5TUYWz8jX35EG-nTmb6doTJqATNGj-WnjZ4BahFg3Pbvtocmwmh7o5FgVpO8Rpk-AyvDuMc/s320/baby+home+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692425210855801778" /></a><br /></div>Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-31190237016649638472011-05-21T07:31:00.001-07:002011-05-21T17:30:16.250-07:00Retirement Party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkWOVXJm7ziPlBVvB6_5MkNYs49vylk_F4JxvaMbdhdArJnZn88B4zzq_iLjQw5dvjEP6VKN7P6nP_Zq_DnbuYrDk5JeWrWW4DMx7Xi8eC8WikYr2XnHQaE8n0Z8bdgq2QlI3M2VfPkE/s1600/communion+and+retirement+019.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkWOVXJm7ziPlBVvB6_5MkNYs49vylk_F4JxvaMbdhdArJnZn88B4zzq_iLjQw5dvjEP6VKN7P6nP_Zq_DnbuYrDk5JeWrWW4DMx7Xi8eC8WikYr2XnHQaE8n0Z8bdgq2QlI3M2VfPkE/s320/communion+and+retirement+019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609178430240973890" /></a>Retirement is a bitter/sweet time in one's life. There is so much I want to do, but I really do love teaching and I will miss everyone next year. I also wanted to leave on a very quiet note, but the elementary staff chose for me to do otherwise. Linda Heide opened her home to a very fun get-together. It was so relaxing and fun. Thank you to all that provided snacks, and to everyone that came, and the beautiful gifts.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93dM3oF4mV11MFCw-XvC2NEb2cHamNQnAvMm88mrBHaHtONSwxb4_nrZcQq6Dvx3SJtIcaPlJkFj6i35E6jMEJg64yCTUSyZrFXjKKBlrkmNlSr60dPb1KEGWpaRjseox7XX4LtzSS1M/s1600/communion+and+retirement+026.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93dM3oF4mV11MFCw-XvC2NEb2cHamNQnAvMm88mrBHaHtONSwxb4_nrZcQq6Dvx3SJtIcaPlJkFj6i35E6jMEJg64yCTUSyZrFXjKKBlrkmNlSr60dPb1KEGWpaRjseox7XX4LtzSS1M/s320/communion+and+retirement+026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609178281343036114" /></a>Marcia helped me pick out my own gift although I really don't recall doing so. She said that I had seen this picture and commented on how much I liked it. The words are the most beautiful part of the picture. <div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><b>Our greatest contribution is to be sure there is a teacher in every classroom who cares that every student, everyday, learns and grows and feels like a real human being.</b></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>This is so true. Everyday that I look at this picture it will be a reminder of the wonderful people I worked with and the great group of kids that I taught at Rockwell City/Lytton.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13p4GJHPfOe8nTxRrylwaLLUHxgK3nLZcl1THmMhdIKfyr_2JHm-kInmaeyisbCibCU41VFaI5RoqelGiJMeY9XPysQPyxHR5ziffMIT0u9g9M0APCa8XdkfUOEGzmJzFHpdJAKI6-44/s1600/retirement+001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13p4GJHPfOe8nTxRrylwaLLUHxgK3nLZcl1THmMhdIKfyr_2JHm-kInmaeyisbCibCU41VFaI5RoqelGiJMeY9XPysQPyxHR5ziffMIT0u9g9M0APCa8XdkfUOEGzmJzFHpdJAKI6-44/s320/retirement+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609178273364318290" /></a>I had been nominated by our local RCLEA for this award, and I was notified that I was selected from the Unit 10 nominees. I felt honored.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJi5mAuylcQGe0RS7rdEDbkSYSf3ve70R9JO871b-MoQ9XEOInbINWhO9RpczDxuUVA4WnzHLD01ydb6lFqzLXlPksgghJn0FW8V_9mCRhGeJ4EMl_LNfabDQpp6alQ9iQy12o5RctNE/s1600/retirement+002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJi5mAuylcQGe0RS7rdEDbkSYSf3ve70R9JO871b-MoQ9XEOInbINWhO9RpczDxuUVA4WnzHLD01ydb6lFqzLXlPksgghJn0FW8V_9mCRhGeJ4EMl_LNfabDQpp6alQ9iQy12o5RctNE/s320/retirement+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609178271960708146" /></a>Another award I received from Unit 10, and it was for service. I was on the Unit 10 executive board for the past couple years.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlFMWMV1RVKnAD57BN1AhIua6Nw4nBXnEBXH9ZcBi_CO3RpDBWFrsAJbSQdb7atxwqImKY_FbnSYpcma6oCMja6PlEKC5z_8tGDI-GkZUW2csO5KMW4oLp3fkhW4eHzFv_ivpDsu0zu0/s1600/communion+and+retirement+023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlFMWMV1RVKnAD57BN1AhIua6Nw4nBXnEBXH9ZcBi_CO3RpDBWFrsAJbSQdb7atxwqImKY_FbnSYpcma6oCMja6PlEKC5z_8tGDI-GkZUW2csO5KMW4oLp3fkhW4eHzFv_ivpDsu0zu0/s320/communion+and+retirement+023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609177655861144210" /></a>The following are some pictures of the "fiesta." I was opening some gifts in this picture.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVziYC8Ay5LMSmUpbAJR6aMXLFnWO0Up-opw19aRPupZjpEwkPNgxDPmJ-T5WzKUZwYK_5A5FoFj8xhOBmk3HUuMtPQeiUOSeuzf7qeBOpP_raM1cp3SMzgYHDnmIm6I5q2ugtQ4hA6Ng/s1600/communion+and+retirement+029.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVziYC8Ay5LMSmUpbAJR6aMXLFnWO0Up-opw19aRPupZjpEwkPNgxDPmJ-T5WzKUZwYK_5A5FoFj8xhOBmk3HUuMtPQeiUOSeuzf7qeBOpP_raM1cp3SMzgYHDnmIm6I5q2ugtQ4hA6Ng/s320/communion+and+retirement+029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609177643215436082" /></a>Mishelle used my camera to take some pictures and she set the timer, which I did not know I had on my camera. Good times! Colleen, Candace, Kris, Deb, Bethany, Kerri, Deb, Mishelle, Linda and me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-6lHdkzpe_3PC_f4xc1osFxh79kGwSXO1zYsztTsCgf_zaVFk9rKQKlE8mRCkSE5YEZM90TV3lqLcNzM4kG0M80W4ALkJjO0dAr6P3R_lQDYOeEodofC5aUkDvPlUhJ6UI_GcCFNcu4/s1600/communion+and+retirement+021.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-6lHdkzpe_3PC_f4xc1osFxh79kGwSXO1zYsztTsCgf_zaVFk9rKQKlE8mRCkSE5YEZM90TV3lqLcNzM4kG0M80W4ALkJjO0dAr6P3R_lQDYOeEodofC5aUkDvPlUhJ6UI_GcCFNcu4/s320/communion+and+retirement+021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609177642194503010" /></a>Linda, Deb, Rachel, Candace, Jayne and Barb<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjty0eRyf0VDCCsB8946zAMIqrX5ELhuT0ekuQ74skLWH6xUZQ6iPTg3PSohxlFBgjm87yE4354HhWP_05iqsaJX5g-edwGDVRb83OuV1riTTIR5HJWrmN1l_IVqYKFJuvsodqS7OUXHdI/s1600/communion+and+retirement+020.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjty0eRyf0VDCCsB8946zAMIqrX5ELhuT0ekuQ74skLWH6xUZQ6iPTg3PSohxlFBgjm87yE4354HhWP_05iqsaJX5g-edwGDVRb83OuV1riTTIR5HJWrmN1l_IVqYKFJuvsodqS7OUXHdI/s320/communion+and+retirement+020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609177632063138642" /></a>Another group enjoying lunch. Angie, Nicole, Dorothy, Sharon, Bethany, Emily, andy, Christine, and Kari</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamtEHA0WB4gFJ2Uqk3pn3hR-DIfxaJ2ObrugVKXRDJfLpDM5xSCR24J_F0W7oto-XLDokiaseZ8aq4JCUUyEGIibP20QWHQXXMbte0tPaBQ6M40DtK2Iek8dFu4sNp-KdixtqnwHVdwQ/s1600/communion+and+retirement+028.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamtEHA0WB4gFJ2Uqk3pn3hR-DIfxaJ2ObrugVKXRDJfLpDM5xSCR24J_F0W7oto-XLDokiaseZ8aq4JCUUyEGIibP20QWHQXXMbte0tPaBQ6M40DtK2Iek8dFu4sNp-KdixtqnwHVdwQ/s320/communion+and+retirement+028.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609177627766840082" /></a>Jeanne Wilson also came, and she was sharing the story of the streaker, that ran across the playground, swung around on the jungle gym and then ran back to his apartment. He did have his boots on! She had lots of stories to share. What fun times!</div></div>Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-4999952998845916362011-05-21T06:52:00.001-07:002011-05-21T13:18:16.021-07:00First Communion for Reagan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6Z0WhEeObfeLnk_k463mDIhmTfGlXzz_XKU9vi84K6kthBNyD7Fhk3_t_MQsr3wuNqfG-yuXTm3Us_M_y1DTGchDuf4ClaI0wn4tKlCfebiiBWjFbV4BF1Bgly9Az7qDQAq0YODk2T4/s1600/communion+and+retirement+008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6Z0WhEeObfeLnk_k463mDIhmTfGlXzz_XKU9vi84K6kthBNyD7Fhk3_t_MQsr3wuNqfG-yuXTm3Us_M_y1DTGchDuf4ClaI0wn4tKlCfebiiBWjFbV4BF1Bgly9Az7qDQAq0YODk2T4/s320/communion+and+retirement+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609169033533755202" /></a>On May 15, 2011 Reagan made her first communion at St. Edward's Catholic Church in Waterloo, Iowa. The children led a major part of the service, and it was very touching. The little girls were dressed in white with veils, and the little boys dressed up in suits.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeDDNjllMo5VX0Ns3CO3uz9fPb_VYMCGWQQFfwPTKwSAWbibAdQOSV8BN-2jUsujpIA3uqk5bmJq9lLQMrOsArTAQL0wC1IsUx3KyfFwgebS3yuu27yuId74ZtyhIJ-brJkWw7AxI-cY/s1600/communion+and+retirement+014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeDDNjllMo5VX0Ns3CO3uz9fPb_VYMCGWQQFfwPTKwSAWbibAdQOSV8BN-2jUsujpIA3uqk5bmJq9lLQMrOsArTAQL0wC1IsUx3KyfFwgebS3yuu27yuId74ZtyhIJ-brJkWw7AxI-cY/s320/communion+and+retirement+014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609168867829972562" /></a>Reagan posed for a few pictures after she got back home.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfhNw4DJKx_pYzoMQuAk4Pz9eAajyUx21CS2FV09yfW52-u-TNI9c6Gj54QQvWoOArfXlvjkoSafBF6674wcQ2MOCDRCYPvJM38-PIo016NGBJrLt_4NVR5HUeopSMdzg3l_gSE9N6NY/s1600/communion+and+retirement+009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfhNw4DJKx_pYzoMQuAk4Pz9eAajyUx21CS2FV09yfW52-u-TNI9c6Gj54QQvWoOArfXlvjkoSafBF6674wcQ2MOCDRCYPvJM38-PIo016NGBJrLt_4NVR5HUeopSMdzg3l_gSE9N6NY/s320/communion+and+retirement+009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609168863105836786" /></a>Grandma Yvonne and Aunt Lil came from Winnipeg, Canada to help Reagan celebrate. It also looks like Brett has some special words for Drew!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv_ygMqCGq0Zi-T1MSStKafVQxDTBju-vhJgRkf0qNpB5jRHIsBgBtR2q8DEe6yRwVOcR-yav436iOOtvdPuW4nQCVVfqcJOQowiK_AJecMDQRjvHupqdpvqElv2_AY3F0QZ8SylwmKM/s1600/communion+and+retirement+015.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv_ygMqCGq0Zi-T1MSStKafVQxDTBju-vhJgRkf0qNpB5jRHIsBgBtR2q8DEe6yRwVOcR-yav436iOOtvdPuW4nQCVVfqcJOQowiK_AJecMDQRjvHupqdpvqElv2_AY3F0QZ8SylwmKM/s320/communion+and+retirement+015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609168858586608994" /></a>Clothes were soon changed, and its time to eat. Rachel fixed a delicious dinner of ham balls, cheesy potoates, salads, and cake. No one should have left hungry! Reagan chose the foods for the dinner menu.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwS9KQsmrwIQ7_EUuEqDp2haLzCNMeIKtHNz_EsTXJYbtPiww5sqzIsoAOzLXnmx797Q-XAy9CKiOPwFDmkVomsWvEJxbi-oyzsMfqYzjnFDOPhxfdeo9aV4SRvELZwUS9jHGIgnbrvk/s1600/communion+and+retirement+017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwS9KQsmrwIQ7_EUuEqDp2haLzCNMeIKtHNz_EsTXJYbtPiww5sqzIsoAOzLXnmx797Q-XAy9CKiOPwFDmkVomsWvEJxbi-oyzsMfqYzjnFDOPhxfdeo9aV4SRvELZwUS9jHGIgnbrvk/s320/communion+and+retirement+017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609168850000745282" /></a>The day was beautiful and the kids played outside most of the time. They were all pretty interested in watching Reagan open her gifts. She got a nice variety of things.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynrlTJJVxpw-EQz9TDTjmeAa-CXbAhzPbTOmCpxAdNkuFMwxzQuYxIw2PJgS4T9qqv38vDT-O0RGQwf1bwFwLLRjY1JayBdGQyh9Ou3s1TsNBMB5Cgylquanm-TDBovrsjS13hk5RsEQ/s1600/communion+and+retirement+016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynrlTJJVxpw-EQz9TDTjmeAa-CXbAhzPbTOmCpxAdNkuFMwxzQuYxIw2PJgS4T9qqv38vDT-O0RGQwf1bwFwLLRjY1JayBdGQyh9Ou3s1TsNBMB5Cgylquanm-TDBovrsjS13hk5RsEQ/s320/communion+and+retirement+016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609168850648708066" /></a>The four cousins posing for a picture. What a great day. Everyone was able to make it to Waterloo.Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-35869984804065595342011-05-21T06:41:00.000-07:002011-05-21T06:51:56.054-07:00Quint County<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMo3xUzcJefb8p1XYLUJucU4c_6N4Sx0w6vOwsb_WUBo3ix81xUvnTPSrlF664m4SpmZQojc9r1YHK00eVqYLD2t_imyv8z0V_8hTVf5WeXk-nFG8qcmutemAy0WQBQ2RHRfVOO0V13U/s1600/communion+and+retirement+002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPMo3xUzcJefb8p1XYLUJucU4c_6N4Sx0w6vOwsb_WUBo3ix81xUvnTPSrlF664m4SpmZQojc9r1YHK00eVqYLD2t_imyv8z0V_8hTVf5WeXk-nFG8qcmutemAy0WQBQ2RHRfVOO0V13U/s320/communion+and+retirement+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609165330565198482" /></a>Quint County Reading Organization is made up of teachers from northwest Iowa. Each year they sponsor a writing contest which is open to grades K-12. Students can enter stories or poems that they have written. They are then judged and scored. There are county winners at each grade level. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-chNNgiK15J33epch2v0DnWe-ooIUVxGi1NRuUh3K_FTpR2KLYysL4yiOSBV0VEIE8-YrQh6mhmG0WdWdfqhydXy8whfTadE9uBCzOyxOwRAXKKGSwX3ZEP0tEOCb2u3cRJgBMcYburE/s1600/communion+and+retirement+004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-chNNgiK15J33epch2v0DnWe-ooIUVxGi1NRuUh3K_FTpR2KLYysL4yiOSBV0VEIE8-YrQh6mhmG0WdWdfqhydXy8whfTadE9uBCzOyxOwRAXKKGSwX3ZEP0tEOCb2u3cRJgBMcYburE/s320/communion+and+retirement+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609165325523579250" /></a>Dane won first place with the story that he wrote and he was invited to Storm Lake to share his story with other Quint County winners, their parents, and teachers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldmg78mOWvkm5VtXwuz9QF1x74lH93NjuIaxhQ0zU-V1GXOPNOA9A59VZd8dW2LTbug7ejFYNMffnO6vQKo7SMU5kPuPfk-s1Aj-9xkn4tViJETxRUPpymKh-OdTK6mE6XZatWXmRLSw/s1600/communion+and+retirement+006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldmg78mOWvkm5VtXwuz9QF1x74lH93NjuIaxhQ0zU-V1GXOPNOA9A59VZd8dW2LTbug7ejFYNMffnO6vQKo7SMU5kPuPfk-s1Aj-9xkn4tViJETxRUPpymKh-OdTK6mE6XZatWXmRLSw/s320/communion+and+retirement+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609165327356496770" /></a>Pomeroy was well represented in all categories. this picture shows the winners from Pomeroy. Good job, Dane!Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-27569850209745700942011-04-03T07:23:00.000-07:002011-04-03T07:39:27.899-07:0040th - Anniversaries<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE5SMEAETKVuzA4U0avoE4mRauR4NKwJiZt7m-yvgnsg2C42lCM7tFrlOOVzqMlJF1TPm0mDxvu6smqYHu2KppMFaFnvkx4ZyBzkS1PX1lHIpPf6Eyz848j7cOgO_j1yzqyjDhWd9SJw/s1600/40th+anniversary+001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE5SMEAETKVuzA4U0avoE4mRauR4NKwJiZt7m-yvgnsg2C42lCM7tFrlOOVzqMlJF1TPm0mDxvu6smqYHu2KppMFaFnvkx4ZyBzkS1PX1lHIpPf6Eyz848j7cOgO_j1yzqyjDhWd9SJw/s320/40th+anniversary+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591364649274727570" /></a>Niece and nephews are helping to remind Cari that she has a birthday - and it is a BIG ONE! It makes her mother feel a little older as well. However, kids love a birthday, and they are anxious to share the ice cream cake.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2u2QNn0IBMJ-Fu0fYtxR6K-R2dU8UuOv2Ux7PfdTqCdQQt2FTyAJ5yPGSC54lKJ-tlLQbehoqmobwcVMyL_ZomSWDHpeHA43Sl1Jgj5-t-NkPu5YPDcfRR6BkpfCeuxyOsCy7MQY7a3s/s1600/40th+anniversary+006.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2u2QNn0IBMJ-Fu0fYtxR6K-R2dU8UuOv2Ux7PfdTqCdQQt2FTyAJ5yPGSC54lKJ-tlLQbehoqmobwcVMyL_ZomSWDHpeHA43Sl1Jgj5-t-NkPu5YPDcfRR6BkpfCeuxyOsCy7MQY7a3s/s320/40th+anniversary+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591364646766642962" /></a>Another 40th is Terry and Pat's wedding anniversary. Cari was eight days old when they got married. Today we celebrated that marriage with an open house in Nora Springs. Everyone had a great time and it was fun to see old friends.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN9K9HB6yImufq7-gpy0cEEfXd1w1sKcQPvGM-CIKKdXj9Wz-0VylQgfjLLAKZztnXXNDzcjJnUdKwk0kcko2o_3vWCqFkj-updpYBfPXXYwfrQtAvWQ3SM7VBCH2a06x3Hr5EYdTq9I/s1600/40th+anniversary+007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvN9K9HB6yImufq7-gpy0cEEfXd1w1sKcQPvGM-CIKKdXj9Wz-0VylQgfjLLAKZztnXXNDzcjJnUdKwk0kcko2o_3vWCqFkj-updpYBfPXXYwfrQtAvWQ3SM7VBCH2a06x3Hr5EYdTq9I/s320/40th+anniversary+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591364643205861282" /></a>Mom was able to come for awhile, and she and Betty (Dianne's mother) are greeting the "bride and groom." I don't think Terry and Pat got out of the receiving line until nearly 8:30 - good crowd. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36CY7FtsL8dwej8MFdiz95c6sKVO69pwVyLA5iPthQGGeIfoCHnCNbJKCzjxBz9unA-tYzq3O0I56Ofcz0-ZnbZSkQxvdJOt70gqkj-b7GsF3gHASijsGyFc0-UQ-ScNBaLlyEuJYDus/s1600/40th+anniversary+008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36CY7FtsL8dwej8MFdiz95c6sKVO69pwVyLA5iPthQGGeIfoCHnCNbJKCzjxBz9unA-tYzq3O0I56Ofcz0-ZnbZSkQxvdJOt70gqkj-b7GsF3gHASijsGyFc0-UQ-ScNBaLlyEuJYDus/s320/40th+anniversary+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591364146903253922" /></a>Cheers to WHATEVER! Mom thought she was drinking water! What a surprise.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vP84FFUKx-HyMTOHJnzIvSfgVc9fx4ypCh638hTprKHar7hopbu3tx3Q6Qvah5AMCoSOFs_39xh0wLGi2cM-VKB2Gm08H96oMakjmnSGsm9Qcd2OaufJftb8T2x8eoRCMc_UPuzwyD4/s1600/40th+anniversary+004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vP84FFUKx-HyMTOHJnzIvSfgVc9fx4ypCh638hTprKHar7hopbu3tx3Q6Qvah5AMCoSOFs_39xh0wLGi2cM-VKB2Gm08H96oMakjmnSGsm9Qcd2OaufJftb8T2x8eoRCMc_UPuzwyD4/s320/40th+anniversary+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591364141918548850" /></a>Drew, Brett and the Charleston kids gathering for a picture with Mom. It had been quite awhile since all had been together with her.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK38kxTEbypGGgI48N0LESIzc5S7KUf9kj7-kgOUbnf3OP6qObKo3F0FjxQYoC41eILYz2gZGTtfslXuetaQaFt33ViLmDPTPVzEX4EyJZv4zXO32zlxP7zdL-tNaJEiFQTwloRaPs8Bk/s1600/40th+anniversary+003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK38kxTEbypGGgI48N0LESIzc5S7KUf9kj7-kgOUbnf3OP6qObKo3F0FjxQYoC41eILYz2gZGTtfslXuetaQaFt33ViLmDPTPVzEX4EyJZv4zXO32zlxP7zdL-tNaJEiFQTwloRaPs8Bk/s320/40th+anniversary+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591364142707081218" /></a>Looks like she is having a good time. She still has her sense of humor.<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kp41vDPOVmo/TZiEDzZE61I/AAAAAAAABHc/XhtKcpSzStQ/s1600/40th%2Banniversary%2B010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kp41vDPOVmo/TZiEDzZE61I/AAAAAAAABHc/XhtKcpSzStQ/s320/40th%2Banniversary%2B010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591364138250333010" /></a>As we get older it is more difficult to get the cousins altogether for a picture - a good looking bunch!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1r2aVF9j5LpkxXzrHIyuVPpCPH4Sj7YqknevH4PlqvAnKMfkiD48GTdpKqILbkQMr-TMvri1ra0ToGjD7FV7Fttj0mUBUIGt5aQSG-SGrAzo-mPkqQ5ZrN5TaZV3rTxJ0O9HiNKWv2s/s1600/40th+anniversary+011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1r2aVF9j5LpkxXzrHIyuVPpCPH4Sj7YqknevH4PlqvAnKMfkiD48GTdpKqILbkQMr-TMvri1ra0ToGjD7FV7Fttj0mUBUIGt5aQSG-SGrAzo-mPkqQ5ZrN5TaZV3rTxJ0O9HiNKWv2s/s320/40th+anniversary+011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591364133481719778" /></a>Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-44942707425004402982011-01-02T13:31:00.001-08:002011-01-02T13:44:52.037-08:00Happy New Year 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIT9U99SWZvmhSF6inlTN8HgBqqpLjL2_QE7qqTyhIK6rnxFi1-lQbJ79Qb35_7usrSstPpljohfkyXuD8zLQQwLgxWLEQ20KdlR4TBNuNL2AlQ7f_WiQMDx6Mu7rO-bt_XdgyRmd5LF4/s1600/new+year+2011+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIT9U99SWZvmhSF6inlTN8HgBqqpLjL2_QE7qqTyhIK6rnxFi1-lQbJ79Qb35_7usrSstPpljohfkyXuD8zLQQwLgxWLEQ20KdlR4TBNuNL2AlQ7f_WiQMDx6Mu7rO-bt_XdgyRmd5LF4/s320/new+year+2011+011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557705620515629698" /></a>New Year's Day the Johnson's and I traveled to Nora Springs. There we met Terry and Pat, Jay, Dianne, and Bailey. We helped Mom celebrate her 87th birthday. We ended our day at Godfather's Pizza.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaI4rfYlgsi9mJpj8CWgS4mZ1vkfvIf0H9k9zKtsa9aucPxZmb4JOnXKLqdoKKIZCUGaIVTiE8W8EKTqufCOAFGvrALmL_prOGtA8Ssh4hJwMfG3IC5-8zfDLE8eycsZsKC5Ii-VFRgdc/s1600/new+year+2011+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaI4rfYlgsi9mJpj8CWgS4mZ1vkfvIf0H9k9zKtsa9aucPxZmb4JOnXKLqdoKKIZCUGaIVTiE8W8EKTqufCOAFGvrALmL_prOGtA8Ssh4hJwMfG3IC5-8zfDLE8eycsZsKC5Ii-VFRgdc/s320/new+year+2011+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557705616282234018" /></a>Brett is pretty interested in sprinkling some cheese on his pizza.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoxrTobbroEBYWbHvTZZfEMQ3GgRyPyXovWH92ZcpVJgtaVrnaiTcKVZvsAdnFKuGdKj0-pkoUuImhrM4bXLzKdxLSigUEUJqlFjYMT7tV2nM9Wl-46bfhmJgwi4pnnF4kKynkqnp7ec/s1600/new+year+2011+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoxrTobbroEBYWbHvTZZfEMQ3GgRyPyXovWH92ZcpVJgtaVrnaiTcKVZvsAdnFKuGdKj0-pkoUuImhrM4bXLzKdxLSigUEUJqlFjYMT7tV2nM9Wl-46bfhmJgwi4pnnF4kKynkqnp7ec/s320/new+year+2011+009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557705608346632466" /></a>Mom and her three kids She had a good day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGKuAbuDuf-HGRyS50A24sMNAhb8yURVXeBVFDtrsQRV3YcH28a28HsCBwy9UzDMfXFE_1HeX-uO_t4RCPoOyQChW3Fb_lTVe49u7HmQcV_2xWitzjKUvQpUyQGRw_714uc8cozApQXw/s1600/new+year+2011+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGKuAbuDuf-HGRyS50A24sMNAhb8yURVXeBVFDtrsQRV3YcH28a28HsCBwy9UzDMfXFE_1HeX-uO_t4RCPoOyQChW3Fb_lTVe49u7HmQcV_2xWitzjKUvQpUyQGRw_714uc8cozApQXw/s320/new+year+2011+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557705611031373474" /></a>Jay, Dianne, Bailey and me as we were getting ready to leave<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUk5FV58UWVh4tky_1Wg1fJA44ePndHPk3r9now_1loujAic6MTHn9ceyrtDjiU0tK6ROHD4w1hk0At2S7U0zw2vax6SME6cj-TWHxU2K1glNFn3p_iewqHG1HtPO4ylwH6HllsuRLGQ/s1600/new+year+2011+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyUk5FV58UWVh4tky_1Wg1fJA44ePndHPk3r9now_1loujAic6MTHn9ceyrtDjiU0tK6ROHD4w1hk0At2S7U0zw2vax6SME6cj-TWHxU2K1glNFn3p_iewqHG1HtPO4ylwH6HllsuRLGQ/s320/new+year+2011+007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557705605792967970" /></a>The Johnson's and Mom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8h9Mk1f-5aSyJ_Px3gwFlB3d4w4jiNFPE7tuCvCFIh4Do3Etcp1RE54_tIvHzNZMIQn0uBwGQwA_35WI_hYp7E-glf-dF228PU32C8LdMOdGWBXQnOKZ9eg75_i1FnffGsVlaji8mBA/s1600/new+year+2011+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8h9Mk1f-5aSyJ_Px3gwFlB3d4w4jiNFPE7tuCvCFIh4Do3Etcp1RE54_tIvHzNZMIQn0uBwGQwA_35WI_hYp7E-glf-dF228PU32C8LdMOdGWBXQnOKZ9eg75_i1FnffGsVlaji8mBA/s320/new+year+2011+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557704975312035522" /></a>Dane helped Mom play bingo. We all played - and everyone won at least once. Dane really got the giggles at one point during the day. He was laughing so hard that tears were rolling down his cheeks. One of the residents said something that tickled him.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KSkuqkXN0s4IuGSgDtA-TtEJ5loN8rSWxHScsc0G4kitY78rz66kUrmV8JZoWIY-wCfZFk6r_O9dgBednaAJZlQBZ1kDUkwMb4ELAJxAsU95mo9J5pqQgrB8j73IPF6Icn-Fb4NolNw/s1600/new+year+2011+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KSkuqkXN0s4IuGSgDtA-TtEJ5loN8rSWxHScsc0G4kitY78rz66kUrmV8JZoWIY-wCfZFk6r_O9dgBednaAJZlQBZ1kDUkwMb4ELAJxAsU95mo9J5pqQgrB8j73IPF6Icn-Fb4NolNw/s320/new+year+2011+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557704969718358962" /></a>We were in the recreation room and had the place all to ourselves. We are waiting for Stacy to dish up the cheesecake. I had also brought a big plate of cookies so we had plenty of food.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyBrQlP8HKNtj6GXkbC046KttlgnPJmA3voK3tnVGE2afWrbspmikVr_SiHD74Mq3OENyTM4pZ3_Myh3UxbCW6byS3nbSIAzQSHoIqf2LBMXYhPTlMw_jcLDmdzscXDaQ_3F6-1jfy0c/s1600/new+year+2011+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyBrQlP8HKNtj6GXkbC046KttlgnPJmA3voK3tnVGE2afWrbspmikVr_SiHD74Mq3OENyTM4pZ3_Myh3UxbCW6byS3nbSIAzQSHoIqf2LBMXYhPTlMw_jcLDmdzscXDaQ_3F6-1jfy0c/s320/new+year+2011+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557704964610656322" /></a>The other side of the table<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxuntIgEm8jx3fO9kBBVeUMt0lQbiIF-7GOqopH3z9cFweXbvYlcfRAvOLPqVYVNFLFCv1HnFZ1_30TA_l-0VKFvB2eP__0EXYYaPQJGPHBdNKvZ_OyVzvxSAuZVVDE5XwaaOtDNZKjU/s1600/new+year+2011+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxuntIgEm8jx3fO9kBBVeUMt0lQbiIF-7GOqopH3z9cFweXbvYlcfRAvOLPqVYVNFLFCv1HnFZ1_30TA_l-0VKFvB2eP__0EXYYaPQJGPHBdNKvZ_OyVzvxSAuZVVDE5XwaaOtDNZKjU/s320/new+year+2011+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557704968063533634" /></a>Terry gave some instructions to boys on how to play pool. Dane did a pretty good job for his first time at the pool table.Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-84123555395725361242011-01-02T13:11:00.001-08:002011-01-02T13:29:18.887-08:00Christmas 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdIgaFakmfEYEmB6Z-usS_KPYP7-ukkW6IpWvEVqpkCGKOj_IAqFt7Ob1Zgi-DoYXq4zpKDIOSwnCQwGdPeiz3zQgnTHAgjwZDvFrlzu-HFliwdyIjId7HFZ6kimUAw7LN5loOfCcPCw/s1600/christmas+2010+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdIgaFakmfEYEmB6Z-usS_KPYP7-ukkW6IpWvEVqpkCGKOj_IAqFt7Ob1Zgi-DoYXq4zpKDIOSwnCQwGdPeiz3zQgnTHAgjwZDvFrlzu-HFliwdyIjId7HFZ6kimUAw7LN5loOfCcPCw/s320/christmas+2010+013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557700920329165538" /></a>We had a great time at Christmas this year. Everyone was able to make it and the weather was cooperative. Thanks Craig, for taking the group picture - wish you were in it as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HOrx5uYuEYBT8HpKln9YNo6o27U_Jb8gqsNEXpUImfpNZbLygq2HkfgYpLWSFybOfLTZz-rJP7Xxh1QS2wOkbk4YKfB-x_KLf7X4b8G2nJeR4QXxTTk-bQOr2K8gRrPS8fy3iKay-pI/s1600/christmas+2010+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HOrx5uYuEYBT8HpKln9YNo6o27U_Jb8gqsNEXpUImfpNZbLygq2HkfgYpLWSFybOfLTZz-rJP7Xxh1QS2wOkbk4YKfB-x_KLf7X4b8G2nJeR4QXxTTk-bQOr2K8gRrPS8fy3iKay-pI/s320/christmas+2010+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557700910287728194" /></a>Dane, I have a feeling you should have cooperated with the photographer. He told you to SMILE!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTz9bPyXbjEn-QSz5dfk1yJkb142HHLgFxOedrs8Xgf7eLXviDnKSzxNvufEaQp1ST91v4Oag6DrGm-CZS-vzYxQYFlFvU_R-wVFgGFoBXaInOcLZxc0qS9C-wLq9iR2qrlTDEIq35do/s1600/christmas+2010+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTz9bPyXbjEn-QSz5dfk1yJkb142HHLgFxOedrs8Xgf7eLXviDnKSzxNvufEaQp1ST91v4Oag6DrGm-CZS-vzYxQYFlFvU_R-wVFgGFoBXaInOcLZxc0qS9C-wLq9iR2qrlTDEIq35do/s320/christmas+2010+002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557700905641499730" /></a>Okay, that will teach you to make goofy faces! Dane is actually laughing in the photo, but he will learn not to mess with his Uncle Craig!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQfR-mIcXiLl_BPVHrFH3qHg_frrweKc1oHY567U9sKJd2AkbyOzmYINgNMkSqZUgqiSkzBXmoFMmGXh3pnwT6PilBZ3VXE5K0Owh1OrAfsTIj1zxzq2nchlg4QFe7EqMKHmTNq5Xkzw/s1600/christmas+2010+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQfR-mIcXiLl_BPVHrFH3qHg_frrweKc1oHY567U9sKJd2AkbyOzmYINgNMkSqZUgqiSkzBXmoFMmGXh3pnwT6PilBZ3VXE5K0Owh1OrAfsTIj1zxzq2nchlg4QFe7EqMKHmTNq5Xkzw/s320/christmas+2010+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557700491384718386" /></a>Santa was good to Dave. Being a Steelers fan, he got a jersey with the name of one of his favorite players on the back.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuiV6Rti857dxpDxlWBZiOeWriSeiwYbcikc0Eflzs4fmvH_C1Rzt3bLsv5KGvo-HU4YBpZJ0yMcqEuBbPOTG8Y7ia7oCLgYjhK3OiVYa6OZTz1uS-XuHrF8k9ppY_9S713zp22yrn_0/s1600/christmas+2010+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuiV6Rti857dxpDxlWBZiOeWriSeiwYbcikc0Eflzs4fmvH_C1Rzt3bLsv5KGvo-HU4YBpZJ0yMcqEuBbPOTG8Y7ia7oCLgYjhK3OiVYa6OZTz1uS-XuHrF8k9ppY_9S713zp22yrn_0/s320/christmas+2010+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557700490612573410" /></a>Not sure what was so interesting but everyone seems to be looking at Dave or Craig - who were out of picture range.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYxoFB1JlXupB9s-KEQRCRu257DJ2PApbNebl43y9s4yVQ8EzY2LKUIeq_8D8_F1UoElB3MCne_G4cBaZ_SKc45Ez15uw9PqasDr4jB0WmpDznVuHwGSt5Ac0uhuhrRfTjTa3hH4CNo4/s1600/christmas+2010+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYxoFB1JlXupB9s-KEQRCRu257DJ2PApbNebl43y9s4yVQ8EzY2LKUIeq_8D8_F1UoElB3MCne_G4cBaZ_SKc45Ez15uw9PqasDr4jB0WmpDznVuHwGSt5Ac0uhuhrRfTjTa3hH4CNo4/s320/christmas+2010+012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557700486796202466" /></a>This year instead of stockings for the adults, a large basket of "stuff" was put in the center of the room and after the adults drew numbers, they took turns taking goodies from the basket. There were a couple grab bags, and Craig took a chance on one of them. Not a good idea - it happened to be a tie with all the books of the Bible on it. Doubt that will get worn too much.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHD4f4ANN_ZYm_nVn5q6oXrKirbjceLZ3UA3vSpaoRS-xm4ojUAYhASDidTsBo7GxU-vXbmONtM7rJKgrVjiESyf5lgL1NQvlzwTLtVnoW0-FjyXnq5aSEas2UyOJCIY81hTjgeDK1hY/s1600/christmas+2010+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHD4f4ANN_ZYm_nVn5q6oXrKirbjceLZ3UA3vSpaoRS-xm4ojUAYhASDidTsBo7GxU-vXbmONtM7rJKgrVjiESyf5lgL1NQvlzwTLtVnoW0-FjyXnq5aSEas2UyOJCIY81hTjgeDK1hY/s320/christmas+2010+010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557700487281525826" /></a>Well, guess I have that picture in twice - and everytime I try and delete I delete the whole entry so, guess it will just stay.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD73fKEm_tRUqdsGk7yw35Ppek5iJVLY1uBJK8hMlRb9szI3Cj1l93_jnbHPK3Ca7FbiQFcHTps8aEK5t_zCxpSyR9o0YyDM23gQ00VKaqN9x9CollgALAB0ASlIL1YBLYMliK0SCJpYI/s1600/christmas+2010+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD73fKEm_tRUqdsGk7yw35Ppek5iJVLY1uBJK8hMlRb9szI3Cj1l93_jnbHPK3Ca7FbiQFcHTps8aEK5t_zCxpSyR9o0YyDM23gQ00VKaqN9x9CollgALAB0ASlIL1YBLYMliK0SCJpYI/s320/christmas+2010+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557699892151493042" /></a>Drew is anxious to see what is behind all that paper and tape. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42q0XFdqHToFUgDOJnXsnjmu715gV_E1puLSUuXjwtX0wpjPsHv00M9sfc5wHsLvnjiN57vRZvebwJPy1hnJZfMI1guFqGwqkvj8BsxPdf40WJAtfJoDhowm3URZQpUfHCYvz3NQa_Rs/s1600/christmas+2010+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42q0XFdqHToFUgDOJnXsnjmu715gV_E1puLSUuXjwtX0wpjPsHv00M9sfc5wHsLvnjiN57vRZvebwJPy1hnJZfMI1guFqGwqkvj8BsxPdf40WJAtfJoDhowm3URZQpUfHCYvz3NQa_Rs/s320/christmas+2010+017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557699887915692978" /></a>After opening gifts there always has to be some time for games. Brett is the game player, and he and Cari were having a game of Memory - guess who won?!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi760rROwFLiPt-fs_3-olTq03sJO51hFcjUPvxiwOygdsNfY6u8FM1BpkOop_c_RhGVyk9sVQ3rOttRp1JYiFd4xDpE4SO2lvNUPnjar0qMTGENHygd5zvrOcHV4e8ENgWoZtoIxIStp8/s1600/christmas+2010+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi760rROwFLiPt-fs_3-olTq03sJO51hFcjUPvxiwOygdsNfY6u8FM1BpkOop_c_RhGVyk9sVQ3rOttRp1JYiFd4xDpE4SO2lvNUPnjar0qMTGENHygd5zvrOcHV4e8ENgWoZtoIxIStp8/s320/christmas+2010+018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557699880854857954" /></a>Dane is more into using his imagination with all of his figurines, and he loves to have Cari play with him. It is fun to listen to them make up their game as they play.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXSfYTu4DnhVlR84ueFLEUv4tFSl2SbXee7B-gJ3ffMuPJFB60j3Idyb2ERh3_oncBc7EgWMKoxYJhnjcZs5k9mkf61YDrtSfLw-SfGPiuaTlBqDANJ5XzokzFpcjBjlWYBrmUnloZzU/s1600/christmas+2010+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXSfYTu4DnhVlR84ueFLEUv4tFSl2SbXee7B-gJ3ffMuPJFB60j3Idyb2ERh3_oncBc7EgWMKoxYJhnjcZs5k9mkf61YDrtSfLw-SfGPiuaTlBqDANJ5XzokzFpcjBjlWYBrmUnloZzU/s320/christmas+2010+016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557699874750567538" /></a>Another shot of the "intense" game player.</div>Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-54731813370516737272010-11-14T12:46:00.000-08:002010-11-14T13:00:20.650-08:00First Snow of the Season - November 13, 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeCxGiApptvRwF9IKGY2wW1b9bgwHs7B1lp8EVrL880XBHkqrYotEPTE5r4nvE6Y4pY1f01u3P43IikbaGkxQOHr6snhbVOXMVT2x80_hCqotX5_IkHNwH00wjzrt19Adz50CkicriOE/s1600/snow+20100001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJeCxGiApptvRwF9IKGY2wW1b9bgwHs7B1lp8EVrL880XBHkqrYotEPTE5r4nvE6Y4pY1f01u3P43IikbaGkxQOHr6snhbVOXMVT2x80_hCqotX5_IkHNwH00wjzrt19Adz50CkicriOE/s320/snow+20100001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539511551816497714" /></a>Some parts of the state were not as lucky as we were this weekend - we got measurable snow! Because it is such a wet snow it really was fun to make snowmen and throw snowballs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mr4q-hoF5PYVZ_P0lEEYk5rQe9q4H9iH7Ff30MW9G5jlo88aeCRR8Jr505WdvXWjrQ2ORKC_FyOwHc9ld1IZm7_xBJrRT-uDz6HZtIq3kyoQ3ojtm1jXFwosYB_UNjXXSPDBbG0YEOI/s1600/snow+20100002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mr4q-hoF5PYVZ_P0lEEYk5rQe9q4H9iH7Ff30MW9G5jlo88aeCRR8Jr505WdvXWjrQ2ORKC_FyOwHc9ld1IZm7_xBJrRT-uDz6HZtIq3kyoQ3ojtm1jXFwosYB_UNjXXSPDBbG0YEOI/s320/snow+20100002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539511543255659250" /></a>Dane got a big ball started for the first snowman. Brett helped him push when it got a little heavy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-T3P3lvuSkitobtYvjqh3gAyPvrlbZndc2U2zumBhLdRJ3zPKR1Egb6a0r7ItHH0BRaMa76zEjjY9tKI_X4gVjBn0p_bbGK2HcA3Gus8bdHXSrx14MKJCFvDFjW8zHRw2LxvGhShVxO8/s1600/snow+20100003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-T3P3lvuSkitobtYvjqh3gAyPvrlbZndc2U2zumBhLdRJ3zPKR1Egb6a0r7ItHH0BRaMa76zEjjY9tKI_X4gVjBn0p_bbGK2HcA3Gus8bdHXSrx14MKJCFvDFjW8zHRw2LxvGhShVxO8/s320/snow+20100003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539511538652850114" /></a>They are trying to mold the body and this snowman has no middle - a bottom and a head!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXSr4lHWg4Aj8P0h7Li8oTA8y77Ocoa2ruVSUX1kcKzEalFprPDnV7Z44z2MbqVFGkSEWvdEsoVrMI5IEgVXcfJYLq5ZTqtK4hhS3cQrxdMFP7J_camGkEE2jBUI6tqEzVenoBsxzNU8/s1600/snow+20100004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXSr4lHWg4Aj8P0h7Li8oTA8y77Ocoa2ruVSUX1kcKzEalFprPDnV7Z44z2MbqVFGkSEWvdEsoVrMI5IEgVXcfJYLq5ZTqtK4hhS3cQrxdMFP7J_camGkEE2jBUI6tqEzVenoBsxzNU8/s320/snow+20100004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539511536844626082" /></a>I might add the body is a bit triangular so the head does not fit very well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGb7p02sHNtzuaywPBoqzAIORTbih9ffOpsVnlBiXl6FK0rZE_BkzQkVc-u5lgJ-QM17s8QaZAtXNWev8uHN3aatsuVRe9h8kn_rzZqOWfu0zSUv-UwOp5vITa0Qu1QmC2nirDAH6lTM/s1600/snow+20100005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGb7p02sHNtzuaywPBoqzAIORTbih9ffOpsVnlBiXl6FK0rZE_BkzQkVc-u5lgJ-QM17s8QaZAtXNWev8uHN3aatsuVRe9h8kn_rzZqOWfu0zSUv-UwOp5vITa0Qu1QmC2nirDAH6lTM/s320/snow+20100005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539511531869147442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbv8n2RefZm_R3kIlQ2maUOc2H2qSFTtgqNRTJwu6eNgvf7ec9SWa4hBBFnWXnQDXSASLoZyK-I6YkH3rnwj6WmX9jVu-3B_BBkESiqjidCyVCBY5bvhiHdCpCudk3vkHo3jkPGqUjQE/s1600/snow+20100006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbv8n2RefZm_R3kIlQ2maUOc2H2qSFTtgqNRTJwu6eNgvf7ec9SWa4hBBFnWXnQDXSASLoZyK-I6YkH3rnwj6WmX9jVu-3B_BBkESiqjidCyVCBY5bvhiHdCpCudk3vkHo3jkPGqUjQE/s320/snow+20100006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539511249065622466" /></a>Curt decided to help them out and he removed and rebuilt the base of the snowman.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90uAufJpkWJ7vrUi8-xB63P7W5ShMpVeYMNUfJ8iyn0c9gQ8cSmJNvdpnkM3VagzaqfsDdW24uZQAbqnrOt_cICxtFWQy15XUPSNqjy7gvTXK8uWfuYnfXg0LZf9JrOhVUwC6_F-OWsg/s1600/snow+20100007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90uAufJpkWJ7vrUi8-xB63P7W5ShMpVeYMNUfJ8iyn0c9gQ8cSmJNvdpnkM3VagzaqfsDdW24uZQAbqnrOt_cICxtFWQy15XUPSNqjy7gvTXK8uWfuYnfXg0LZf9JrOhVUwC6_F-OWsg/s320/snow+20100007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539511241523906978" /></a>Now its time for the head and a few added features.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2Bs1R8PC-piSowINkUAtxKpMa2r-5A5UO0hYUbK5y8W0PlieNuBIbhDyPeRjYVpypyqjCunLRPCrz44g6Bm7avSCdYFMtBdglcCzK-Qa18k_bwZ4CKaPkRlufLveeQOj3jfomat8teY/s1600/snow+20100008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2Bs1R8PC-piSowINkUAtxKpMa2r-5A5UO0hYUbK5y8W0PlieNuBIbhDyPeRjYVpypyqjCunLRPCrz44g6Bm7avSCdYFMtBdglcCzK-Qa18k_bwZ4CKaPkRlufLveeQOj3jfomat8teY/s320/snow+20100008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539511235320536850" /></a>Hope Brian doesn't miss his hat when he gets home. We didn't have any carrots, but I did have a hot dog in the refrigerator so we used that as a nose - and we were without any chunks of coal so oreo cookies made good for the eyes - but they broke so Brett came in and got some grapes for the eyes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu898BE_aagLRFi9ExWiJswGfoRKGNZcf5pbn_ZJZL7NIBxth7g3kvPnAztvLN1ZAr_9kwy_sfaBoEqWp_gvo-KGSFiBDorDmaPfndOp6Ff-RSBTEwx-1evnwuLh6vWDilbG1hMulCods/s1600/snow+20100009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu898BE_aagLRFi9ExWiJswGfoRKGNZcf5pbn_ZJZL7NIBxth7g3kvPnAztvLN1ZAr_9kwy_sfaBoEqWp_gvo-KGSFiBDorDmaPfndOp6Ff-RSBTEwx-1evnwuLh6vWDilbG1hMulCods/s320/snow+20100009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539511231937730034" /></a>Finished snowman!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYF5nXSTR6c3Kijb21YLdnVxtUxixc2ooS3Xlhqk5SO7t6N3k_b5utvfM6_JySGixfw4rIp2MeOsXPslSxD_pCMHOfJJML7kS2dl6ZxSgaqVCFmbKME64M3uVCRDlw6TNSUWQpS8V0zQ/s1600/snow+20100011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMYF5nXSTR6c3Kijb21YLdnVxtUxixc2ooS3Xlhqk5SO7t6N3k_b5utvfM6_JySGixfw4rIp2MeOsXPslSxD_pCMHOfJJML7kS2dl6ZxSgaqVCFmbKME64M3uVCRDlw6TNSUWQpS8V0zQ/s320/snow+20100011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539511222682235266" /></a>The boys were so proud of the snowman! Then they got into a snowball fight - so Curt and Stacy took them home and I am sure they are still playing outside - a beautiful day for snow fun!</div>Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-3143746093074922732010-10-24T13:56:00.001-07:002010-10-24T18:29:14.740-07:00Des Moines Weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitLGk6VNHaOi-kPTagLE6H7jF3B2oRqn6KzCttKQMSUrRHp_vHnfpc8Gu6_qcsA0poc6zsTd0Cp0qMw3ie6s-R72OPbZoFleHBsdtig8iuxPVe4UH1Ox_sUYEG43TRELoW-6dynVIiRU/s1600/des+moines0011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitLGk6VNHaOi-kPTagLE6H7jF3B2oRqn6KzCttKQMSUrRHp_vHnfpc8Gu6_qcsA0poc6zsTd0Cp0qMw3ie6s-R72OPbZoFleHBsdtig8iuxPVe4UH1Ox_sUYEG43TRELoW-6dynVIiRU/s320/des+moines0011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531725351277045778" /></a>Stacy and Rachel decided to run a half marathon in Des Moines in October so I went down and helped Cari and Dave with the kids. We had a "sleepover" while Rachel and Stacy slept at the Holiday Inn - because they needed to get going by 5:30 in the morning. Owen and Macy came over as well as some other neighbors and in the above picture the boys are enjoying a little Chinese cuisine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQSlG1GjCucm4UpT9MIe3MOuEDe4O_QVn1EchrA9ulqV0j3_k_M78XJdVMF7sODyPvNUQ_OlZl5GAIZgTzLSyPL59jR4_b34j5TcrrWKBp1nf-uMW9_AgDGKA4KygX44uedYfFBY4TVg/s1600/des+moines0002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQSlG1GjCucm4UpT9MIe3MOuEDe4O_QVn1EchrA9ulqV0j3_k_M78XJdVMF7sODyPvNUQ_OlZl5GAIZgTzLSyPL59jR4_b34j5TcrrWKBp1nf-uMW9_AgDGKA4KygX44uedYfFBY4TVg/s320/des+moines0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531725349671840162" /></a>Brett is enjoying the toys that Dave and Cari have and Dane loves to play all the video games that Dave has and he loves to use the equipment that goes with the video games.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRVpyXIISShjJ5tZ-3Bn1NP2hp5CaOP7jdqvlckAb2dmxhLLYCc_0HsoTMIxnMxuUOH46oZ_Ng8-YBGQ83l2S9m-Xntdc43HzExjNw6NrxQfu2DpuCPWtir2BYI94wRlcVbTAIqGTuGo/s1600/des+moines0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRVpyXIISShjJ5tZ-3Bn1NP2hp5CaOP7jdqvlckAb2dmxhLLYCc_0HsoTMIxnMxuUOH46oZ_Ng8-YBGQ83l2S9m-Xntdc43HzExjNw6NrxQfu2DpuCPWtir2BYI94wRlcVbTAIqGTuGo/s320/des+moines0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531725347525387794" /></a>One of Dane's favorites is the racing game<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAVQkPZ-SrBcsic-bTwLA2nI1T52bh4Rjb8_e9WTNw3e6ewjs6u65AstPWXsMGkr4JtpYNY4IDmtEh4Pgj4oBvJXBL3FZeMdErY6qo-6-CVhwSiKbMYVHEn2iwEkGAUII8ZAt-6O0QQE/s1600/des+moines0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAVQkPZ-SrBcsic-bTwLA2nI1T52bh4Rjb8_e9WTNw3e6ewjs6u65AstPWXsMGkr4JtpYNY4IDmtEh4Pgj4oBvJXBL3FZeMdErY6qo-6-CVhwSiKbMYVHEn2iwEkGAUII8ZAt-6O0QQE/s320/des+moines0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531725343145235442" /></a>Drew is happy with his hockey stick!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVljPth-xTXLHToO9A98rSqgv5Vfk_1n59ibIFsnVNVfpd_pjCyXk0_Rjb5EHWBIIcunmYyS4IuW4LrQqqmfFQ03oqYz3pdA8ZBpGobCK-mhXlIrJaKCQjkiPZ181VGYZwK0AHJoy5ZuI/s1600/des+moines0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVljPth-xTXLHToO9A98rSqgv5Vfk_1n59ibIFsnVNVfpd_pjCyXk0_Rjb5EHWBIIcunmYyS4IuW4LrQqqmfFQ03oqYz3pdA8ZBpGobCK-mhXlIrJaKCQjkiPZ181VGYZwK0AHJoy5ZuI/s320/des+moines0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531725345344444738" /></a>Dave took the boys to an Apple Orchard while Cari, Stacy and I did a little shopping. They came home with caramel apples, so Dane is sharing his with Reagan.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDap7tHhwsZzbnVWSLwq9tRSrvPW48nv1a4GTpbBHBDlhqv4tid9kb74Ea6lDrixbsYiWY6RdM7bXMlem3fc09a3sKVI_eULTyGQA_m_8WQxXmxUbC7bBZGA1RVNT79Bd_DnStIRIRec/s1600/des+moines0007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDap7tHhwsZzbnVWSLwq9tRSrvPW48nv1a4GTpbBHBDlhqv4tid9kb74Ea6lDrixbsYiWY6RdM7bXMlem3fc09a3sKVI_eULTyGQA_m_8WQxXmxUbC7bBZGA1RVNT79Bd_DnStIRIRec/s320/des+moines0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531722512693086434" /></a>Dave also organized a flag football game with the neighbors and nieces and nephews. Brett absolutely loved to get in the huddle, and they all made some pretty good plays. It was a beautiful fall day to be outside.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqffSUror0vDKhISjNNK1YkWvuGIi6NDkzZwrsZmyeVwpG7CG_GB-ouu-qLKPZpz32B5ra1Vgj6JsAqhFv6-WNrEkAKuKPrsFYqKs7-NO6vio4eyhyphenhyphenu-jSh6Iu_WTrsxCXxbmNTENhopg/s1600/des+moines0007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqffSUror0vDKhISjNNK1YkWvuGIi6NDkzZwrsZmyeVwpG7CG_GB-ouu-qLKPZpz32B5ra1Vgj6JsAqhFv6-WNrEkAKuKPrsFYqKs7-NO6vio4eyhyphenhyphenu-jSh6Iu_WTrsxCXxbmNTENhopg/s320/des+moines0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531722508038546226" /></a>Sorry - I got this picture in twice - and last time I tried to delete I deleted the whole blog - so guess we just have two of the same picture!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21aEc07MQl0GPBfxV4iKlqbxyNxHYlCp0eH6lpLCihyphenhyphenC9m5HRIErf9DabsF0SwfCiOxLzfVtBL_N9ihxJ0B1ky23rhRaR8kqJuQ6C94wkZRaRGN1CdogUzAgVutEjY6XnNMj5mUaAFs8/s1600/des+moines0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21aEc07MQl0GPBfxV4iKlqbxyNxHYlCp0eH6lpLCihyphenhyphenC9m5HRIErf9DabsF0SwfCiOxLzfVtBL_N9ihxJ0B1ky23rhRaR8kqJuQ6C94wkZRaRGN1CdogUzAgVutEjY6XnNMj5mUaAFs8/s320/des+moines0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531722503654152466" /></a>Looks like Dane is ready for a little defense.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMQ2bnpeGlyfKTj2jszWih5_-p1oWkB_3fOPBHvCikuLRZw-XCUGE0q1n3g32xKhRRNWHdgm4oaUTDie0XvGh_hGZgAb9e4MxCorvkMVP3Bejz8kbJh6mBbdUQr5lyf_O_ZrtSKesrHU/s1600/des+moines0001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMQ2bnpeGlyfKTj2jszWih5_-p1oWkB_3fOPBHvCikuLRZw-XCUGE0q1n3g32xKhRRNWHdgm4oaUTDie0XvGh_hGZgAb9e4MxCorvkMVP3Bejz8kbJh6mBbdUQr5lyf_O_ZrtSKesrHU/s320/des+moines0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531722498197748258" /></a>We went downtown about 9:45 and got there is time to see Rachel and Stacy cross the finish line. Rachel kind of snuck by before I could get a picture - don't know how I could have missed the lime green jacket! They both made good time - right at two hours.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbEg4qUehQDrbkE5wf2It9AZ1LVMwAVQyi_B7xjn73JzX_0epSKWWcB37s93AfuHLc-4v9weFLZaBdRJDt_3BxVC4sVRxd0liniOHWrtPG9NgpxgBhRI0Y8TK7kNcyOPT-ry7al-UuKk/s1600/des+moines0003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbEg4qUehQDrbkE5wf2It9AZ1LVMwAVQyi_B7xjn73JzX_0epSKWWcB37s93AfuHLc-4v9weFLZaBdRJDt_3BxVC4sVRxd0liniOHWrtPG9NgpxgBhRI0Y8TK7kNcyOPT-ry7al-UuKk/s320/des+moines0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721506585553378" /></a>Not sure what is so funny - and Cari probably will not appreciate this picture - sorry Cari - don't know how to take them off!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYBydWtLWT2e4lNL1orLyjhoadbO046ng-Rj-nyTPLXMLuiQmpEJGl3nhxzrHZDCYkibfqsGzzjV_vEwXufBai7jzu1XFoyGVJgCPtnpjcWJ9SoyCZjqpHMRDYyOQIq0ESgPUCHA0H6U/s1600/des+moines0006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYBydWtLWT2e4lNL1orLyjhoadbO046ng-Rj-nyTPLXMLuiQmpEJGl3nhxzrHZDCYkibfqsGzzjV_vEwXufBai7jzu1XFoyGVJgCPtnpjcWJ9SoyCZjqpHMRDYyOQIq0ESgPUCHA0H6U/s320/des+moines0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721502323301282" /></a>Reagan is having a quiet moment with Dave.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOH2twUbwVDivxcsQpbyG7WU5gn8VVs23nF661nv6XKIhfPhaR_KXYcdFa_oU_f22_ljk6eVfR2czpGiBdxQxobr1c3xwtdushq-f1ydaF2MFn8B1QXF6WIDf9GgRb440M1b3L3kZNVO0/s1600/des+moines0012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOH2twUbwVDivxcsQpbyG7WU5gn8VVs23nF661nv6XKIhfPhaR_KXYcdFa_oU_f22_ljk6eVfR2czpGiBdxQxobr1c3xwtdushq-f1ydaF2MFn8B1QXF6WIDf9GgRb440M1b3L3kZNVO0/s320/des+moines0012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721499009126770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBSJerInr57CVzELhcE1YGpjjKiPO1uQ_C56tiaAyYyQoOztvx-jzTWV1AeCKLU7TndsJMvGjlHNiIu1ch8Dij3UrCHptpQbw0h0ibDichPa_EFHEKM8-90jLGR15maiZSREWINOGD_o/s1600/des+moines0009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBSJerInr57CVzELhcE1YGpjjKiPO1uQ_C56tiaAyYyQoOztvx-jzTWV1AeCKLU7TndsJMvGjlHNiIu1ch8Dij3UrCHptpQbw0h0ibDichPa_EFHEKM8-90jLGR15maiZSREWINOGD_o/s320/des+moines0009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721067090008882" /></a>Drew was glad to see his Mom<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhiYw7pygJaVORZIb7ewxxjVJCgVaZgiATAtoozUg35uzbMQjcv1UFJmwSCjSbuMUoigzy70raD41fPWiPi3xAp39QrA-tzRgDRLbMYoiSjvNFt7RzI5GthA0Iks2smg4UtA8RZPxWM8/s1600/des+moines0011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhiYw7pygJaVORZIb7ewxxjVJCgVaZgiATAtoozUg35uzbMQjcv1UFJmwSCjSbuMUoigzy70raD41fPWiPi3xAp39QrA-tzRgDRLbMYoiSjvNFt7RzI5GthA0Iks2smg4UtA8RZPxWM8/s320/des+moines0011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721056669037122" /></a>The boys were proud of their mom and they liked the medal!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ba4BWnoip0GNcVASTUwuZqPLBf1u4Cvk59EhGPcBkgQLPtVgrHsej8Wvr4RwqeDH14xZRGXaToZMjNSe8GrjGk_KZMi8qeKd7CA1V2XyDJYmNVrF9rrT9rXNKzyLC3GW9GMrkZy3cmI/s1600/des+moines0015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ba4BWnoip0GNcVASTUwuZqPLBf1u4Cvk59EhGPcBkgQLPtVgrHsej8Wvr4RwqeDH14xZRGXaToZMjNSe8GrjGk_KZMi8qeKd7CA1V2XyDJYmNVrF9rrT9rXNKzyLC3GW9GMrkZy3cmI/s320/des+moines0015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531721054747638098" /></a>Grandma gets a little cuddle time from Reagan as well.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDs2V6nPf_rZgsfr4nGAxxI-n548jJXTxpuVWcffn7gQSDvwLMxP8UAjmv5YW58wtbvHVyL38OTii9o3XfebTyrxFPcUKHgyqxsV06oX1CczF76cl44Sl_rZxpaf9S3ei2oRqY3T9C17Q/s1600/des+moines0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDs2V6nPf_rZgsfr4nGAxxI-n548jJXTxpuVWcffn7gQSDvwLMxP8UAjmv5YW58wtbvHVyL38OTii9o3XfebTyrxFPcUKHgyqxsV06oX1CczF76cl44Sl_rZxpaf9S3ei2oRqY3T9C17Q/s320/des+moines0014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531719944496520674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2rFGEwYtb4Eun_rpSYhF2m3HEW124A4T06SYAHA41Tpld16WyqqgRS1KAuuY4RAxAaNeU7dhBDBRNuhAvB-5x8egvg_3LZyCbFrrAibma7H_nwYSaAjp2ax7DIBx7I3w-4BfsRPbBTw/s1600/des+moines0019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2rFGEwYtb4Eun_rpSYhF2m3HEW124A4T06SYAHA41Tpld16WyqqgRS1KAuuY4RAxAaNeU7dhBDBRNuhAvB-5x8egvg_3LZyCbFrrAibma7H_nwYSaAjp2ax7DIBx7I3w-4BfsRPbBTw/s320/des+moines0019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531719941378092018" /></a>Reagan and Drew were signed up to run in the 400 meter run in the afternoon. Drew just wanted the shirt - but Reagan ran the whole distance. Next time Dane is going to join her.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiX9IFZCx5_STctLdpFOGELlDwbh4-yK8cfuQqeVWw-GAGygGn2ngxBUoeYAJhd7_WUGx74AsDEN_aWhlb3Jyuc5FOze3Kyh2HPpu5FjOWA9CUNBme1nCwAzStU6OgsY5Sr4EyUmfilI8/s1600/des+moines0018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiX9IFZCx5_STctLdpFOGELlDwbh4-yK8cfuQqeVWw-GAGygGn2ngxBUoeYAJhd7_WUGx74AsDEN_aWhlb3Jyuc5FOze3Kyh2HPpu5FjOWA9CUNBme1nCwAzStU6OgsY5Sr4EyUmfilI8/s320/des+moines0018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531719938461352818" /></a>He does like the shirt!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPggLGX0f3mKLyOa__aHzDWZF5bzdWtw-yoVfy79txyx9BjtOvuRlL2Twm2tJ9-2t5rq3-6y8ExqmH3q6KnxoFlZ5SJmcvgdEVYjs8evQ8XSU3vrtFwZLqCZDRIbXN-NR7TBlSGE2pTEM/s1600/des+moines0016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPggLGX0f3mKLyOa__aHzDWZF5bzdWtw-yoVfy79txyx9BjtOvuRlL2Twm2tJ9-2t5rq3-6y8ExqmH3q6KnxoFlZ5SJmcvgdEVYjs8evQ8XSU3vrtFwZLqCZDRIbXN-NR7TBlSGE2pTEM/s320/des+moines0016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531719937137747154" /></a>We had a great weekend and the weather has been so beautiful this fall - I think the girls have one more run before winter sets in. Good luck!!Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-70751599334152103752010-10-10T15:18:00.000-07:002010-10-10T15:29:32.742-07:00Visit at the Care Center<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFZ-eOO9WOc5q-81huEzISsWN5qMZgAIW3lH6KYETqw3QOHnfUdG19RwsdJHpnRKjWRfZ_pGsp2xtSOsmv6rA0cm9X9iHNBws9EiONCNDw1rGtVoSO1tltCUzROlwrOXA9YtQauaSYog/s1600/Mom+and+Reagan+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFZ-eOO9WOc5q-81huEzISsWN5qMZgAIW3lH6KYETqw3QOHnfUdG19RwsdJHpnRKjWRfZ_pGsp2xtSOsmv6rA0cm9X9iHNBws9EiONCNDw1rGtVoSO1tltCUzROlwrOXA9YtQauaSYog/s320/Mom+and+Reagan+004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526546073058361618" /></a>I am beginning to think this blog is "not supposed to be!" I lost my camera and looked for quite awhile, and was resigning myself to the fact that I might have to buy a new one. I was not so concerned about the camera but I knew I had these pictures on it. Yesterday I FOUND THE CAMERA! YEA!! So I am posting the pictures before anything else happens. After I got this blog all finished I realized I had two of the same so I tried deleting one picture and I deleted the whole blog - so I am doing it all over again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumzyqapLUZj5kRqNzyS_dGZacxCzHd2RI7UewKT0xFqjcK5PrTBcNO_jqPhPUjHvMph3jtiey0BIxm83PZVIGx7hKxppcPmGm9JdH0amHtaO1hrHO6O8UbsN1AMfWnSjGvNdSqTaZlcg/s1600/Mom+and+Reagan+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumzyqapLUZj5kRqNzyS_dGZacxCzHd2RI7UewKT0xFqjcK5PrTBcNO_jqPhPUjHvMph3jtiey0BIxm83PZVIGx7hKxppcPmGm9JdH0amHtaO1hrHO6O8UbsN1AMfWnSjGvNdSqTaZlcg/s320/Mom+and+Reagan+001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526546070678268898" /></a>Rachel came to Nora Springs to get Reagan after her summer visit so we went to the Care Center to visit Mom for awhile. The kids had a good time. There is a recreation room we can go to to visit and the kids had toys so they had "wiggle" room. There was even a puppy there that day so Reagan really enjoyed that!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEqsUPWxiVFaHJFDrHZ6c5OtBE8Z2O382kmzKLxiD66xhgblzx-UarjsZ9E9K5NJpXOaT_GAgO2U5eq0OkACd_yj9e8gMuNCIClbCBqoerw5TpwxBgjV1jepMqrcMFT4KEeLBBQWs1bk/s1600/Mom+and+Reagan+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkEqsUPWxiVFaHJFDrHZ6c5OtBE8Z2O382kmzKLxiD66xhgblzx-UarjsZ9E9K5NJpXOaT_GAgO2U5eq0OkACd_yj9e8gMuNCIClbCBqoerw5TpwxBgjV1jepMqrcMFT4KEeLBBQWs1bk/s320/Mom+and+Reagan+003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526546062115979570" /></a>Jay and Dianne were entertained with the kids - and they helped them get ice cream cones out in the dining area. A funny story - if you notice Mom's necklace. They are the kind of beads you would get at a Mardi Gras celebration. She won them playing bingo. Rachel commented that she liked her necklace, and mom's comment was " You know these are really coming back into style. You would not believe the number of people you see wearing them nowadays." Must be a lot of BINGO winners!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8nTHs_DSI9WOfdr5ynyXg4ec145brZiqLyn1v3Il0WlOC8pV_2W6x1isePt6N-j4rV220DWaTPHBFOQxKZbbk2Ot4RxUNuSfTDsFwKige2ilILKUVUBb42hxswdbDZVVcI6JvJEYZoQ/s1600/Mom+and+Reagan+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja8nTHs_DSI9WOfdr5ynyXg4ec145brZiqLyn1v3Il0WlOC8pV_2W6x1isePt6N-j4rV220DWaTPHBFOQxKZbbk2Ot4RxUNuSfTDsFwKige2ilILKUVUBb42hxswdbDZVVcI6JvJEYZoQ/s320/Mom+and+Reagan+005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526546051495841938" /></a>A four generation picture<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifY3zFu3xPM40Be4MkjX3-sXXNkroG-C28G9YVVEvld-udg8FnxMJUIP2omtR5-4L4nniFm8ZAV-k3Z9O2DDYoT6liljMcUw_CdNpOwr74Q1JYjXpkUPGxm_r_8tVy5Y66NZ3EGdNJhrk/s1600/Mom+and+Reagan+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifY3zFu3xPM40Be4MkjX3-sXXNkroG-C28G9YVVEvld-udg8FnxMJUIP2omtR5-4L4nniFm8ZAV-k3Z9O2DDYoT6liljMcUw_CdNpOwr74Q1JYjXpkUPGxm_r_8tVy5Y66NZ3EGdNJhrk/s320/Mom+and+Reagan+006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526546039295669314" /></a>And another!Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-36139521450309487832010-10-09T13:20:00.000-07:002010-10-09T13:27:56.178-07:00Some Funny Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZtjj4oBU5jBvE6Lf4ZdEVFNROhB62bOQuiMSbX6ZWUYOGlj4jWSfqjGIcYCddUC_AIJbeCJh8EwKk6n-k8z0Mb3FnvE8ciCHEfIv5rBg54rdcdJ5mhGP0c_4EOIkx1qjWX74yNDyIeM/s1600/soccer+030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZtjj4oBU5jBvE6Lf4ZdEVFNROhB62bOQuiMSbX6ZWUYOGlj4jWSfqjGIcYCddUC_AIJbeCJh8EwKk6n-k8z0Mb3FnvE8ciCHEfIv5rBg54rdcdJ5mhGP0c_4EOIkx1qjWX74yNDyIeM/s320/soccer+030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526144835123007634" /></a>There is no theme to these pictures - I just ran across them as I was looking at some pictures I had saved. Looks like Brian really has something to say in the above picture. I think this was taken at Old Chicago in May of this year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip95JpcdFqw8_xEkuQUlvIfk5EAtTM1DJr832iXUXspFLeA7nmp4cSPlCYoaSEZ5Gjl3UPfKrBQgiRh_xEX9B24AQZII7FSjN3Tn36mpC4g7F5YCWflGLiFKywZ7kbyZUL7Sf6Tfypdmo/s1600/summer+fun+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip95JpcdFqw8_xEkuQUlvIfk5EAtTM1DJr832iXUXspFLeA7nmp4cSPlCYoaSEZ5Gjl3UPfKrBQgiRh_xEX9B24AQZII7FSjN3Tn36mpC4g7F5YCWflGLiFKywZ7kbyZUL7Sf6Tfypdmo/s320/summer+fun+012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526144805984709058" /></a>What little "posers" Brett is posing and Drew is thinking Brett is goofy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJOFOhxLhg14F7M2eEWFKo9nhYL-1M7otXkop8m8LQ5Ayvo4zh84tTsYVNGAvuDG_307SpGRwXJgbGnrLei9gUm8TN7XAHDs7LpdJHlBOFx6YFGnKIORuXs7WSQULo-Mf1yGKxFKsdFU/s1600/summer+fun+031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJOFOhxLhg14F7M2eEWFKo9nhYL-1M7otXkop8m8LQ5Ayvo4zh84tTsYVNGAvuDG_307SpGRwXJgbGnrLei9gUm8TN7XAHDs7LpdJHlBOFx6YFGnKIORuXs7WSQULo-Mf1yGKxFKsdFU/s320/summer+fun+031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526144805707166498" /></a>I took the boys to the Fort Museum in Fort Dodge - locked them in the jail cell and proceeded to leave the building - Brett was getting a little nervous!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIARqC5fPIP0rrwM-gZ-6hyphenhyphenAQoJyc6oakY-LhA9mxX_9oxC5rkaUxw1MS4SlgJccm9mvg2RIXnfa7IZ360R_ny-IHqdrwcJ-VYbLJp6U8nD_siL-TDBEYU4o_kVwJeHy5L-keOb2SPPk/s1600/summer+fun+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIARqC5fPIP0rrwM-gZ-6hyphenhyphenAQoJyc6oakY-LhA9mxX_9oxC5rkaUxw1MS4SlgJccm9mvg2RIXnfa7IZ360R_ny-IHqdrwcJ-VYbLJp6U8nD_siL-TDBEYU4o_kVwJeHy5L-keOb2SPPk/s320/summer+fun+021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526144801620945442" /></a>Not sure which kid this is - but the all had to try on the mask. It is Brian's favorite!Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-60319538480719874762010-07-11T11:06:00.000-07:002010-07-12T06:38:37.740-07:00Minnesota Vacation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsEQ85uAqaawJ68WP2PLQyURSMAc98OHtGM-Lhvs17TdUmWpJaVTLMkzQeVPHZaQ4hli5dMRkgoa6KYMbViECbIXSFTrxoyv0Gd4zGTfiu2rjKgO8sm_Yxdb01MTqQj3jz-358OUUmEo/s1600/minneapolis+trip+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492715825681446146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsEQ85uAqaawJ68WP2PLQyURSMAc98OHtGM-Lhvs17TdUmWpJaVTLMkzQeVPHZaQ4hli5dMRkgoa6KYMbViECbIXSFTrxoyv0Gd4zGTfiu2rjKgO8sm_Yxdb01MTqQj3jz-358OUUmEo/s320/minneapolis+trip+001.JPG" /></a>Our family get-together took us to Woodbury, Minnesota this year. Our rental house was seven bedrooms, so everyone had a room and a bed - and Brian was pretty excited about that. He has graduated from the couch in the living room which seemed to be the hub way to early in the morning for Brian. Friday evening Dave, Cari, Brian and I went to a Twins ballgame. The new Target Field is beautiful, and we were so fortunate to be allowed to park in a VIP reserved spot right inside the parking ramp. We had no battle with traffic on our way back to Woodbury. The Twins won the game and Brian got a pretty good shot of Mauer during warmups.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZ3oBXblqJyEelKXP8NDW5xK0TvpMqTdUiD9Dr6Z8ePgxkxXgn4thodG0oji069j2UpjgFzGoH-4wkOriWQl13_VDD1z4bRa4DYlRhNxy6ZsBSboLp02LU9f60Z3KL1kMKxjm6uvbE74/s1600/minneapolis+trip+003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492715821918342146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZ3oBXblqJyEelKXP8NDW5xK0TvpMqTdUiD9Dr6Z8ePgxkxXgn4thodG0oji069j2UpjgFzGoH-4wkOriWQl13_VDD1z4bRa4DYlRhNxy6ZsBSboLp02LU9f60Z3KL1kMKxjm6uvbE74/s320/minneapolis+trip+003.JPG" /></a> It was a sell out game and during the 7th - Inning stretch one individual proposed to his girlfriend via the huge screen right behind us - I hope she accepted!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNZ_k2sNlXX-zOe2lvF9JJEbNybL2XZm3p7kwzJqTolrZ3-ZRQ-KT_3D1zwSXN_GLeCD4tYuHiyZKzX2N8ifTdEI-QWH50U_iZPiBNzc8V5vyWiN6M7-0-GGQf8Fml0p_97bjxf6PPKU/s1600/minneapolis+trip+006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492715814527154930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNZ_k2sNlXX-zOe2lvF9JJEbNybL2XZm3p7kwzJqTolrZ3-ZRQ-KT_3D1zwSXN_GLeCD4tYuHiyZKzX2N8ifTdEI-QWH50U_iZPiBNzc8V5vyWiN6M7-0-GGQf8Fml0p_97bjxf6PPKU/s320/minneapolis+trip+006.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZhhvXmMHbY5aa4h_gHIPn8vXQiUHVojpX1EjYdPGk4wRmFacljscaG-yZCVubqN1JKkmc0jGdmmcjmInAW_Tz_2sws4ScTsgHhrtNbnZgevEywZfF3xWNLIdn1Ej0jSR8xvKlTXNv5A/s1600/minneapolis+trip+007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492715811207562066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZhhvXmMHbY5aa4h_gHIPn8vXQiUHVojpX1EjYdPGk4wRmFacljscaG-yZCVubqN1JKkmc0jGdmmcjmInAW_Tz_2sws4ScTsgHhrtNbnZgevEywZfF3xWNLIdn1Ej0jSR8xvKlTXNv5A/s320/minneapolis+trip+007.JPG" /></a> Cari, Dave and I spent one day in Stillwater, Minnesota. We took the trolley ride around the city and learned about the history of the logging industry and we heard some interesting stories about the beautiful homes built during this era.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMAtvx1y0Otje2G3HcnjfC3GWC2SPW8bqi7XGj3rDKjBVFV3Ep1Bvkl0xPOb9UPoIqQ7B48gO-Khf5CNBz2tswHWLpz_h7o0QjB6VrO6F6VjgrTFbAEa6QUXiovjNMIv9l0w1jnM2Vn0/s1600/minneapolis+trip+028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492715800034865026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMAtvx1y0Otje2G3HcnjfC3GWC2SPW8bqi7XGj3rDKjBVFV3Ep1Bvkl0xPOb9UPoIqQ7B48gO-Khf5CNBz2tswHWLpz_h7o0QjB6VrO6F6VjgrTFbAEa6QUXiovjNMIv9l0w1jnM2Vn0/s320/minneapolis+trip+028.JPG" /></a> Brian spent Sunday tubing down the Apple River. He found it to be a little shallow and came back with some nasty cuts on his feet - and he also lost his only pair of shoes - so he borrowed a pair of Craig's and we went shoe shopping at the Mall of America on Monday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMb6ha0DHOGJ9hjHXL1R1OjnM2fTZ0yfq3nA_HOJV7sGc2GQdBkmmNp_dtunZBHNPPjXiG73w20nnNIjW44hYUxz8zojiNaxlEnxWGbkVWYJrpj0GA5mAGPRTxTwZv_yBU6i4l3EM6Fs/s1600/minneapolis+trip+022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492715244566839522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMb6ha0DHOGJ9hjHXL1R1OjnM2fTZ0yfq3nA_HOJV7sGc2GQdBkmmNp_dtunZBHNPPjXiG73w20nnNIjW44hYUxz8zojiNaxlEnxWGbkVWYJrpj0GA5mAGPRTxTwZv_yBU6i4l3EM6Fs/s320/minneapolis+trip+022.JPG" /></a> Curt, Stacy and boys went to the zoo one day. While there they got to meet Beth K. and new baby - the boys thought that little Korean was pretty cute!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYm7Xu0gK-pb8LfxoUgZfkZI7ETGP_P2IAfG3sRmwjxUoDpLrXDw1NSXISwBk9M8nDPOmOpxAfGSvJ6E1IkFlTfuT_k64ehLwki4l5njVvocJZS-3y8g_xQTgaajrUobKKWhEA4a8rfo/s1600/minneapolis+trip+014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492715233181976338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYm7Xu0gK-pb8LfxoUgZfkZI7ETGP_P2IAfG3sRmwjxUoDpLrXDw1NSXISwBk9M8nDPOmOpxAfGSvJ6E1IkFlTfuT_k64ehLwki4l5njVvocJZS-3y8g_xQTgaajrUobKKWhEA4a8rfo/s320/minneapolis+trip+014.JPG" /></a><br />A trip to the Science Center was part of another day. Dane should have had this bee gear on the day before - you will understand in a few minutes.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaywlcR3tA32usAhUiZdsdUKuMR0AWTX6y1F0yu7uJ-mk4OPezpygDlLfxSpdWU4TwQPyCl1c565LKjOtyBiFKB4xne06zIICExyKv_P04nMZcL_5GsZp4w-MwFhH5CnuT5rGWtsD2pUI/s1600/minneapolis+trip+013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492715227969168834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaywlcR3tA32usAhUiZdsdUKuMR0AWTX6y1F0yu7uJ-mk4OPezpygDlLfxSpdWU4TwQPyCl1c565LKjOtyBiFKB4xne06zIICExyKv_P04nMZcL_5GsZp4w-MwFhH5CnuT5rGWtsD2pUI/s320/minneapolis+trip+013.JPG" /></a> The favorite part of the Science Center for the boys was all the dinosaur skeletons. It was amazing to hear Dane identify each of the species without even reading the cards. He does know his dinosaurs.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Dc_7f1bCSJaQnV7rim3HbqrszztlZ4dcDYwiRt461PWVvS6OFf_VHGIsAWhPgEtYzLoi67OUq1Jn9mM5-Cg5_L1zQu7nyR_LXDfuqjuWvfv5dQRPZg-87R00EvmtbS3mzPk5sPPoKcQ/s1600/minneapolis+trip+010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492715218285164610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Dc_7f1bCSJaQnV7rim3HbqrszztlZ4dcDYwiRt461PWVvS6OFf_VHGIsAWhPgEtYzLoi67OUq1Jn9mM5-Cg5_L1zQu7nyR_LXDfuqjuWvfv5dQRPZg-87R00EvmtbS3mzPk5sPPoKcQ/s320/minneapolis+trip+010.JPG" /></a> Considerable time was spent at the house and the kids kept busy with the toys they brought with them. Brett got a farm set at Fleet and Farm so they are all playing with that. (Except Drew - farm sets don't have hockey sticks or balls to throw in them!)<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYWKJMAur-2BFanM5gyECfFKeEOvm2q2TNIpYpRyfLJamZh8ARGybzX81_F3u19PC5XJ2Wpr0ArYpu8oZOx0yFZC5HMtiKW1PhbM6KEeUnKaDVvomSNkjC1cgXdtRZWIAROfDN9XK9-4/s1600/minneapolis+trip+012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492715209877411554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYWKJMAur-2BFanM5gyECfFKeEOvm2q2TNIpYpRyfLJamZh8ARGybzX81_F3u19PC5XJ2Wpr0ArYpu8oZOx0yFZC5HMtiKW1PhbM6KEeUnKaDVvomSNkjC1cgXdtRZWIAROfDN9XK9-4/s320/minneapolis+trip+012.JPG" /></a><br />Can't take a vacation without playing some games. Apples to Apples and Farkle occupied one evening for us - Dave and Curt were watching the races on TV - and Craig was at the races. Believe it or not - the kids were in bed!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-axLQUTXvhejB8E3XC2Jr1s7BzaCknElUBd_ciUEOs8-tFVX3pCIC4q7gqpmAF3cwcH3mNWhWAbZ730dGjUdiNhNqoFFBpmqCMLt_wW6FrMI_Tw5eEc27S87K9Ao2-TSjdBNVg14ptLc/s1600/minneapolis+trip+015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492713448174089970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-axLQUTXvhejB8E3XC2Jr1s7BzaCknElUBd_ciUEOs8-tFVX3pCIC4q7gqpmAF3cwcH3mNWhWAbZ730dGjUdiNhNqoFFBpmqCMLt_wW6FrMI_Tw5eEc27S87K9Ao2-TSjdBNVg14ptLc/s320/minneapolis+trip+015.JPG" /></a> This trip was not without some catastrophes. While at the Science Center Curt's back started acting up - so he is hoping Reagan can get rid of some of the pain. I think it worked a little.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nnX_QP6R8ux9no3_zchAt-gcvAnKTBI3STSxW4bT46d1ReThqIZDWUuyofKz_l1dUQpmoVWBuZW1kaoEZNiyzJKieVKgy-5kBJzW_CKK6ZUgJLCB01KFFHD-6CgvLGdI1z9o1ejB-tg/s1600/minneapolis+trip+025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492713441190692962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nnX_QP6R8ux9no3_zchAt-gcvAnKTBI3STSxW4bT46d1ReThqIZDWUuyofKz_l1dUQpmoVWBuZW1kaoEZNiyzJKieVKgy-5kBJzW_CKK6ZUgJLCB01KFFHD-6CgvLGdI1z9o1ejB-tg/s320/minneapolis+trip+025.JPG" /></a> Reagan had some birthday money to spend so a trip to the American Girl Store at the Mall of America was a given. She bought a new American Girl doll - I think it was Laney. She looks an awful lot like Reagan. The doll was some comfort because Reagan also met with a little accident and had to be taken to urgent care. She got her arm caught in the car door as it was being shut. We were thankful that it was not broken, just a bad bruise - but those can really hurt also. She was such a brave little girl - didn't even cry<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKk5HQTs3CsO2BWx72Gkcy8mjwG6IQmZ4iDaNnIUh6rTIFNodFIlO9CVNhXFRtmjG58lCHGCpIEkBWyEpwyPxjHjltdoBJIG1xl3DTsZr55zC1Q9RC-rVlhdZHkzt-IdwruQVP9Um6B-4/s1600/minneapolis+trip+009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492713438856715266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKk5HQTs3CsO2BWx72Gkcy8mjwG6IQmZ4iDaNnIUh6rTIFNodFIlO9CVNhXFRtmjG58lCHGCpIEkBWyEpwyPxjHjltdoBJIG1xl3DTsZr55zC1Q9RC-rVlhdZHkzt-IdwruQVP9Um6B-4/s320/minneapolis+trip+009.JPG" /></a> Brett and Dane also had a little mishap. All four kids were playing on the deck outside and they were having a great time. I went downstairs for a minute and suddenly heard wailing and crying - I was sure someone had lost some fingers or something. As it turned out Dane and Brett had been stung by either a bee or wasp. Brett had two stings and Dane had one. It took awhile to get them settled down. Brett never would go outside to play after that mishap. Brian was sympathizing with them because he absolutely hates wasps. The funny thing is (well -maybe funny isn't the right word) Brian got stung the next day at Apple River. Minnesota must have bees like we have mosquitoes. Everything turned out okay. Before vacation ended Cari also got sick. She thought it was another flairup with her sinuses - but as it turned out she had an absessed tooth and had to get the tooth pulled as soon as she got back to Des Moines. I was also a little nervous about Brian because he still had not passed his kidney stone - and shortly after we got home he finally got rid of it. Hope he does not get any more.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicuaEYPcz2zVZU87jq5QETY7-0a4PbHgU5QIGXeWXf5mrW58yFQQq_FWLncovqGtSccUm3nj-srzTNUqpVIdvqGkZqMAXH5_ko6o6sHT4eVLriAJ2IZc4GobBrCEbT7aC-iPI52UIZ0w/s1600/minneapolis+trip+008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492713431367027666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicuaEYPcz2zVZU87jq5QETY7-0a4PbHgU5QIGXeWXf5mrW58yFQQq_FWLncovqGtSccUm3nj-srzTNUqpVIdvqGkZqMAXH5_ko6o6sHT4eVLriAJ2IZc4GobBrCEbT7aC-iPI52UIZ0w/s320/minneapolis+trip+008.JPG" /></a><br />Brett is nursing his bee sting on that calf of his leg and also the one between his fingers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjBLZdd2hz6fsiDhmgGmkMW4mS3Yg3cg5b9me-geQOC4bbzl0iBd-5KmnZXZObFzkL6xGq_34gCsmDQo1yU_JW6nM91ZP-gZwR14h2MTL_UnuZUwcVNvSAqB9zNHPSepxL0ao6OqK7YE/s1600/minneapolis+trip+018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492712623526452498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjBLZdd2hz6fsiDhmgGmkMW4mS3Yg3cg5b9me-geQOC4bbzl0iBd-5KmnZXZObFzkL6xGq_34gCsmDQo1yU_JW6nM91ZP-gZwR14h2MTL_UnuZUwcVNvSAqB9zNHPSepxL0ao6OqK7YE/s320/minneapolis+trip+018.JPG" /></a><br />Cari and Rachel were entertaining the kids one evening by playing charades. The kids had to come up with a word and act it out and the girls would have to try and guess. Reagan came in and laid down on the floor and they thought she was Sleeping Beauty - but her word was actually "sleeping." The funny thing is Brett was next and he laid down on the floor like he was sleeping so we thought he was copying. Finally Cari asked for a clue -and Brett said, "its something you find in the toilet!" Use your imagination on that one!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhJYaT5GoDIRTCvRG0RQurfSiV-gJasCF7kjJqtg-tK6DTqDTpYq7GoIwWI7jyf4l4aclYFsBq3ESl4cjVxx3eV4vrZVnBXR0lzqBx7LLMGwsAqCpAT_gBGjG3NdcScPv4eSyrKMbM3U/s1600/minneapolis+trip+016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492712408986180978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMhJYaT5GoDIRTCvRG0RQurfSiV-gJasCF7kjJqtg-tK6DTqDTpYq7GoIwWI7jyf4l4aclYFsBq3ESl4cjVxx3eV4vrZVnBXR0lzqBx7LLMGwsAqCpAT_gBGjG3NdcScPv4eSyrKMbM3U/s320/minneapolis+trip+016.JPG" /></a> Not sure what Dane is doing in this picture but they had fun with this game.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmLF3NXdaW4AxbQpADwpDZ7XVd73B9Hv9Wr_78YZAcRWlBSyqMlNskBbNUR0TDdfeZyoMUEdK-XZEsrbdpfFVC3m54LGxBV5Wqqz2Bz-aS167-25-OzYXUDAYHfR6yy-tOBZJf6r0_Ms/s1600/minneapolis+trip+019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492712403581811826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmLF3NXdaW4AxbQpADwpDZ7XVd73B9Hv9Wr_78YZAcRWlBSyqMlNskBbNUR0TDdfeZyoMUEdK-XZEsrbdpfFVC3m54LGxBV5Wqqz2Bz-aS167-25-OzYXUDAYHfR6yy-tOBZJf6r0_Ms/s320/minneapolis+trip+019.JPG" /></a> Finally Cari and Rachel had a turn - they were Fourth of July fireworks - sparklers maybe?<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyu3PlxQ60zYLf94br7xAi2nWPZClNYiIJvWWMDq6moU2OSj0DcYDFtLcQfbfC0O1BmAB_xN8AoZG7-GKLZVBQ0OtG7MdgGS1tqOiCYBpdOlaWRr_icbZI9mvd11HHvw8CKUGUNss7AU/s1600/minneapolis+trip+021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492712401009806626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyu3PlxQ60zYLf94br7xAi2nWPZClNYiIJvWWMDq6moU2OSj0DcYDFtLcQfbfC0O1BmAB_xN8AoZG7-GKLZVBQ0OtG7MdgGS1tqOiCYBpdOlaWRr_icbZI9mvd11HHvw8CKUGUNss7AU/s320/minneapolis+trip+021.JPG" /></a><br />Lounging and talking -<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROdFaDRNiHATS6q8QvXFNVS4xvAlVPdj86AumhwHNDNJe91uwXbhNlpnrCuTk3AtCqDqr49_tWqUiSnC7tU3CtDwIWgGUjavjxLh2GP4-L_acoDBXBOgnQlWlh66Z7CmEQB7j9aHKuQQ/s1600/minneapolis+trip+020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492712397113159314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROdFaDRNiHATS6q8QvXFNVS4xvAlVPdj86AumhwHNDNJe91uwXbhNlpnrCuTk3AtCqDqr49_tWqUiSnC7tU3CtDwIWgGUjavjxLh2GP4-L_acoDBXBOgnQlWlh66Z7CmEQB7j9aHKuQQ/s320/minneapolis+trip+020.JPG" /></a><br /><br />More of the same - house was so big I couldn't get everyone in the picture at once.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNka9vHpD0PwkJj8_acQqHx8mwqbBO8Pwj3XUpOdm2sVmN4V272wo84YNFyEwo1kvTswOhCus6uJsHn8FAODwLC2I8B0Z5kg_G-bXA1HqVdJHn60niBli_f_7Y9Ps4Ne403QxbnLzrVVg/s1600/minneapolis+trip+024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492712387860796146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNka9vHpD0PwkJj8_acQqHx8mwqbBO8Pwj3XUpOdm2sVmN4V272wo84YNFyEwo1kvTswOhCus6uJsHn8FAODwLC2I8B0Z5kg_G-bXA1HqVdJHn60niBli_f_7Y9Ps4Ne403QxbnLzrVVg/s320/minneapolis+trip+024.JPG" /></a><br />The boys liked to play war. All too soon it was time to head back to Iowa - each of us had four hours to drive - not bad - except I took Brian back to Cedar Falls and then we both drove back to Pomeroy. We stopped in Nora Springs to visit Mom for a little while. Until next year ----<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8652436117989745019.post-86592793045528183042010-06-26T08:42:00.001-07:002010-06-26T10:49:14.523-07:00Rain, Rain, Go Away<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BzVJCAviOYvEcFPkjPm0PgigTTj6-FEBjwXy7E8IZSrBdATgyf22UHuWWcHhCXXQ9SO4z_o2PeoWoGYryjqvHGKk-bkYF8uMxLfs3yyYAkxGuKamKu5BJI8gDKpNcxTq0r_BRUZiV4o/s1600/summer+fun+039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487108817921294722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9BzVJCAviOYvEcFPkjPm0PgigTTj6-FEBjwXy7E8IZSrBdATgyf22UHuWWcHhCXXQ9SO4z_o2PeoWoGYryjqvHGKk-bkYF8uMxLfs3yyYAkxGuKamKu5BJI8gDKpNcxTq0r_BRUZiV4o/s320/summer+fun+039.JPG" /></a> Remeber the times in Pomeroy when we would get so much rain that the practice field at the school would flood? I must be getting used to the storms because I went to bed last night and did not even hear it rain - but RAIN IT DID! This is what I saw when I went to get the mail this morning.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgiQ-lIWvJY0yuXQAdi8ib52-q7McPukLVLQlZSM9qW7KP17-eaAWYsJpnxBVb-yvlJ8JAxLqd3Gqodwc7tQcbqSC7MIVfnbRYNpXpVY45oMDsyydkQukqdMvCmuSsOzq09Hjx4-LGr0/s1600/summer+fun+040.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487108809260764770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgiQ-lIWvJY0yuXQAdi8ib52-q7McPukLVLQlZSM9qW7KP17-eaAWYsJpnxBVb-yvlJ8JAxLqd3Gqodwc7tQcbqSC7MIVfnbRYNpXpVY45oMDsyydkQukqdMvCmuSsOzq09Hjx4-LGr0/s320/summer+fun+040.JPG" /></a><br />There were several little kids playing in the water - so far I have not seen any canoes - but the day isn't over!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzRqQMADWoVUXME-P7DMFZJG8k2YT2uDpdr5zWjflgw3OEoyIaW4GxU7sGXZqtaRvYAHUaudwPTVHdWrPzF41pCR1pHDFTIumUR0r1wAwYaS4bbAL2EhcEVyVlHZ0s8kFQPJCN3uNdpY/s1600/summer+fun+041.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487108805198035490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzRqQMADWoVUXME-P7DMFZJG8k2YT2uDpdr5zWjflgw3OEoyIaW4GxU7sGXZqtaRvYAHUaudwPTVHdWrPzF41pCR1pHDFTIumUR0r1wAwYaS4bbAL2EhcEVyVlHZ0s8kFQPJCN3uNdpY/s320/summer+fun+041.JPG" /></a> If we get another round of storms tonight - the school board might want to consider selling this piece of land for a summer resort!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-EVqaDeryJQ088lR4ra9I57eLieNfXNQ1JKL-N3JAX1oGmECBAXbIuM-gcrnHkT8QWD-mX54H-CoMHo-uE08dK7DDGezPR7pEe-LgmjjnVzZVvujSSDI7HGak1XXtcqkYYvim7DXXzo/s1600/summer+fun+042.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487108797116987778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-EVqaDeryJQ088lR4ra9I57eLieNfXNQ1JKL-N3JAX1oGmECBAXbIuM-gcrnHkT8QWD-mX54H-CoMHo-uE08dK7DDGezPR7pEe-LgmjjnVzZVvujSSDI7HGak1XXtcqkYYvim7DXXzo/s320/summer+fun+042.JPG" /></a> Our old house is on an island right now. Water fills the backyard, neighbor's yards and the alley. What a mess!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7A_6Eu2-VRVmsdj2sTyw4l5pMHJFkAOFKxXeT2VF8P3X6_bHdCfBDekwtzfvED5b7juM2Z5qdvDi6dh2wdveWDWPCKUFJyMe7zncgRGkovMdL3VrXQSEiwYvZNaQg04sM0TnmSH3Y4R0/s1600/summer+fun+043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487108789528092498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7A_6Eu2-VRVmsdj2sTyw4l5pMHJFkAOFKxXeT2VF8P3X6_bHdCfBDekwtzfvED5b7juM2Z5qdvDi6dh2wdveWDWPCKUFJyMe7zncgRGkovMdL3VrXQSEiwYvZNaQg04sM0TnmSH3Y4R0/s320/summer+fun+043.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Cathy Charlestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264555861765544473noreply@blogger.com0