Wow, now we ARE home.
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008…at least until further notice. It was a LONG but very enjoyable eight days, last week, as we spent time in MN visiting family and friends. ‘Got to see “those two grandmas”. ‘Camped out in the Mohs’ and Kallevig’s yards (oh, and the Schwirtz’s, too!). And, enjoyed some REALLY great music up at the Itasca Family Music Festival.
We left Sunday for Rochester, MN, and spent the evening/night at Trevor and Meggan Schwirtz’s home. Next day, we left for Wadena and took Gram B. out for lunch (Larry’s Family Pizza - yum!). Headed to Mohs’ to set up “house” with the camper and enjoyed grilling out together for supper (fresh sweet corn, too, that we had picked up on our way). Next day, I went to the church EARLY with Susan for coffee time and fat lady’s meeting (Weighdown). It was fun to visit with old/new friends and drink coffee! Phil and the three middle kids went fishing with Mark La Paglia (sp), and Isaac, Phoebe, and I shopped before picking Susan up and heading back out to their place. We had Alaskan halbut, deep-fried in beer batter, and fresh potato chips for supper. What a treat!!!!
Wednesday, Susan had taken the day off and Randy off early, so we all headed to Ottertail to fish/swim. We sure enjoyed our visit and time with our friends.
Thursday we packed up camp and headed to Dan and Linda Kallevig’s cabin north of Park Rapids. Spent the evening and next day with them, then Friday night the Festival began. There were so many people there, and the weather was pretty nice. The music was excellent. We had our favorites: The Hartley Family and the The Johnson Family. Great people and very talented. Saturday we spent after lunch until evening at the Festival, then Sunday, five Kallevigs and we attended the service at the Festival, with Uncle Pastor Jack preaching and the Johnsons sharing music. FANTASTIC!
Among all the Festival goings-on, we got in some good visiting, eating, and playing pinnocle (sp). (My memory was refreshed, and I don’t think I did too badly!) It was fun to visit with John and Lisa and their sweet little Elizabeth - such a doll!
Sunday afternoon, we packed up and headed south. We ended up staying at a campground called Benton Beach, south of Little Falls near St. Cloud. It was nice and pretty relaxing, just the seven of us. In the morning we left for home, and we got home Monday late afternoon to a HOT, HUMID Iowa. Our poor house hadn’t had the air run while we were gone, of course, so it took until today to cool off in here! And, I think I might even be caught up on laundry!
It’s so good to be home again. I think I do pretty well with about a four- or five-day vacation. Sigh…