Some kind of ball game was played. Or maybe it was a race. I was cleaning the shower house before Jay shut it down for the season, but I could hear them. Joe brought his machine–hauled that huge machine all the way from Minneapolis to the lake and back, and pulled that old nasty stump […]
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This is the old card game Dannell’s grandparents used to play with her when she was little. It’s simple and fun. Any age can play. These guys had never played before, but wow, they caught on fast. They were fierce competitors. Now that they all know how it’ll be fun to play it again, even
It was cool and overcast, but so pretty. There’s the new dam, went in two years ago. Our portion of the bill was $500. Sigh. So once in a while we walk down here and admire our purchase. Love, Val
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.
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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
