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 It’s only a short distance from the cabin, like five minutes away, and it’s a great pumpkin patch.  This swimming pool of corn is something else.  They complain corn is in their socks and underwear, but it’s still fun.  The big slide:  Running back up the hill again tired them out after about ten times. […]

It is so pretty in the woods in the fall.  The drive up was spectacular too.  As we made our way through the St. Croix River Valley I commented to Kari what a spectacular sight it was in the afternoon sun.  The sky was bright blue, the river dark indigo, and the trees all golden,

 Heidi had the idea we should go to this Ninja obstacle course park in Golden Valley. Sounded great to me. It was a beautiful park, lots of fun, kids ate lunch, it was great.  When they got tired of it, we moved on to the Pirate Ship Park a few blocks away. Then we came

It was a lovely occasion. These two are so sweet. The dinner was delicious, an Italian buffet.  This couple, adorable: To Kirsten’s surprise, p.j. rejected my offers to style her hair.  She wanted KIRSTEN to do it apparently.  Yeah, fit that in. They did.  It was all good.  There was an art table at the

Tim re-wired these lamps last week.  Look how cute they are, and now they work properly!  And then late in the afternoon he was looking for his school pictures. We found them, and I later saw him cutting them apart, messing around.  I must have looked curious because he told me the story:  “I’m going

 These are pictures of the new hoop shed going up.  In June the first one was destroyed by a storm, and only a small section remains.  A new one was put up in a spot where no trees are as likely to fall on it. It was a big job, tedious.  It said, “Instant,” on

Baptism went well.  Their pastor is quite lovely.  Her sermon was riveting and insightful, and full of that very important challenge to stop keeping score on each other, to simply go ahead and freely love. This baptism of a confused two year old and her baby sister was accomplished with little drama and a lot

I bought this guy that fastens to the outside door lights for $3.99.  I only bought one, not sure how it would work.  Well, it was simple and fun, and I might need two more. She’s here for a sleepover, beautiful child with her dearly beloved tablet.  When we first painted this room this shade

 Heidi felt terrible on Monday, which was unfortunate.  We still had a good time hanging out with these two girls.  On Tuesday, the roof crew we’ve been waiting for since June appeared and replaced the roof.  We had hail damage in June, and our insurance company sent a check to replace the roof.  Tuesday, apparently

 Gosh it feels like this was a long time ago.  This has been quite a week.  They’re calling to that bird flying away.  There was lots of cuddling with this little baby who is growing like crazy. Love, Mom