Monday, July 29, 2024 I indulged in a few cookies for breakfast. We went to John’s Root Beer stand for lunch. It was raining, but we scored a table under the eaves. We had our dogs (chili, sloppy joe, and sauerkraut), plus cheese curds and ultimate fries (chili, cheese, onions, and jalapenos), regular and diet […]
Sunday, July 28, 2024 It was my niece Liz’s bridal shower today. We played very fun games – getting points for things on our phones (like Let’s Make a Deal, but with phones!), passing flowers around to those with given attributes, and the classic remembering things on a tray (or were they on the tray?).
Saturday, July 27. 2024 Today was exemplary! Today was the kind of day that you hope everyone has and notices how great it is while it is happening. I sure did. We woke up at a reasonable time to take care of the pool and the flowers, pack for the trip (yes! a trip!) and
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Friday, July 26, 2024 When the boys were middle sized, they really liked this movie. They particularly liked every time when Teddy Roosevelt ran up the stairs (San Juan hill) yelling charge. I wonder how many times they watched it. The Phipps performance tonight was very good – all the actors were well cast. The
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Thursday, July 25, 2024 Does the picture of the day have to match what I write about? Of course not, because I am in charge and that is the way it is sometime. I did have a marvelous time hanging out by the pool with my friends today. When the boys said they were hungry,
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024 There were posters and buses and billboards EVERYWHERE for the movie Twisters in Paris. Stacy said we would have to go see it when we got home (there was just no time to learn French and see it there), so we went tonight. I had checked to see if it was
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024 We have been taking our can recycling to fund raiser bins since we moved to Minnesota. I have no idea how much they get for aluminum these days, but we are definitely not the only people who do it. The bin was really full today. This church parking lot bin is
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Monday, July 22, 2024 It was the brothers’ birthday several days ago, but I just got this picture and I love it so much. I know I was having a good time in Europe while they were blowing out candles, but a lot of me would have preferred to be there, with them. It is
Sunday, July 21, 2024 We slept well on the square bed, enjoyed the Jetsons feeling of showering in an acrylic tube, and watched it pour down rain during a leisurely breakfast before walking over to the airport (and the rain almost stopped by then). We got bumped up to Comfort + because the configuration of
Saturday, July 20, 2024 I woke up at 4am-ish and used the bathroom. I wondered if our flight was still on time. Luckily, Keith was checking when I came back to bed. Still on time! We got up at 6:30ish to be packed and out the door at 8:00. Everything went well – suitcase is