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Sunday, August 4, 2024 This has certainly not been a summer for pooling. Too rainy, too cold, too gone. It got sunny by noon and Donna, Emma, and I were in the pool while the men waited to cook hamburgers. We had a lovely lunch, then they headed out. It’s always pretty great when the […]

Saturday, August 3, 2024 Donna called on Thursday to say she was in Menomonie at Emma’s house. She rode back from the shower trip with Emma, and they were going to paint the bathroom. She was considering taking the train home, or Michael would come to get her. I said train, but she gets very

Friday, August 2, 2024 We parked in our usual not-so-close parking ramp and were walking to the concert when I asked, “Where are we sitting?” I kind of expected Keith not to know, because you just get what you can get and figure it out when you arrive. He said, “on the main floor.” I

Thursday, August 1, 2024 Alexander came over for dinner (and to pick up the gallon of John’s root beer we brought back for him). I was feeling crummy – weird blood pressure/thumpy-heart day that just left me sitting in a chair (then sleeping in a chair) most of the day – so Keith and Alexander

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 We stayed at Melanie’s, and Vonnie came (with Mark) for lunch, so it was time for a family picture. I think it is quite a good shot. Keith knocked off work a little early so we could stay ahead of the weather. It was a hot, humid day, with likelihood of

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 We repeated lunch at John’s , because it was just that good yesterday. Karen came over and trounced us at Rummikub – it was great fun. After Keith finished work, we headed to Madison for a different sister visit – Keith’s sister Melanie has welcomed us in for the night.

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

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