Grandma and I went to the farmer's market in Lanesboro last weekend. They had a great assortment of items. We bought cashew crunch, pickles, and some misc veggies. After that we took a road trip to Wykoff as it was Fall Fest. Gma got to visit with a few old friends. It seemed that everybody was glad to see her. I was thanked many times for bringing her to Wykoff. This weekend is the Brush Poppin Ranch Trailride. I'll be busy helping prepare the meals for 100+ cowboys/cowgirls. It's always a good time but I'm sure I'll be very tired by the end of the weekend. I'm taking Monday off work to re-cooperate. My girlfriend Karmen's sister Amy was in a roll over accident last weekend. I'm hoping that I can go visit her in Rochester on Monday. I'm not sure if they will be accepting visitors that are non-family yet. The rest of the family is busy with all their school and after school activities. James has been enjoying 7th grade football is already down to the last 3 games. Josie has started back up with Girlscouts. She has moved up from a Brownie into a Junior GS this year. Add that that guitar lessons for James. piano lesson for Josie and graduate classes for Mom and we keep plenty busy.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
2009-09-10 James plays FootBall
James started playing 7th grade football a couple of weeks ago. They had their first home game tonight and we got to see him play. He plays Defensive End and Offensive Tackle. They are a new team and play very timidly yet but they have won both of their games. He seems very excited about playing FB. First thing I've seen him get real excited about. As you can see from the pic he's nearly as tall as his dad and he by past me last summer.
Monday, August 31, 2009
An update continued
Wow, I've realized that I haven't been doing a good job of update my blog. I guess i've been using my facebook status as a replacement. However, I don't think that the disjointed nature of facebook really works for a journal. Over the last month the family took a trip to waterville for a Bearbower fishing weekend. We had a good time. The kids and Roger did some fishing. James has started football practice and will have his first home game on the 10th. Last weekend I spent the weekend with Gma as Mom and Jeff were at the MN State Fair. Gma and I went to visit Florence on Saturday. On Sunday we went to lanesboro for the community play. Kids start school next week. We get one final camping weekend in Wiscoy this next weekend. I sure hope it gets warmer.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
4th of July Camping
Four days of fun, food, camping, fireworks, swimming and sun. We had a great time down in Wiscoy. Dareck used his smoker while were down there to smoke brisket and a variety of other meats. The weather was perfect for us. With the additional use of the ponds this year we were able to go swimming in addition to the kids using the creek for creek splashing. I was happy to get a good base tan going before I go to Rockfest in a couple of weeks. The next camping expedition to wiscoy will be over Labor Day. I can't wait.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Back to Reality
Well I've been home from China since Monday. I've been on the go since my return. Spending the week with the kids and Gma. Went to my sisters yesterday and today Roger and I have been bumming around. We went to Winona and saw Terminator Salvation. AWESOME special effects. Good storyline but they are never as good as the original. I was VERY surprised that Arnold put in a cameo appearance. Tonight some of us are going to see the Star Trek movie in Harmony. Not Roger's cup of tea so Mom, Jeff, Ramona and I are going. Monday I go back to work. Although I think I'm working 7:30 - 4 shifts for the next couple of months so that gives me a little extra time in the evenings. I need to concentrate on reflecting on my China trip and putting my finished product together for the coursework. I have tons of pics, multiple recordings and other notes but it is a lot of information to synthesis into something to turn in. The kids are staying with Anna and Bruce until Thursday so hopefully that will cut down on my excuses for not dedicating time to my coursework. (RIGHT!!!) Anyway, it's been a great 3 1/2 weeks. I'm sure that everything will be exciting and fresh when I get back to work.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
2009-05-25 Day 11 - Shanghai - Chinese Garden 018 (12)
Enjoying China. This day we were at a Chinese Garden in Shanghai and I had an EXTREMELY bad headache. it was nice to relax in garden on the benches and relax. Unfortuneatly I didn't get to see much of the markets in Shanghai due to the headache. I missed out on some good deals. However, one of my classmates is going back there so hopefully she can get me a couple of things. Now I'm in Taipei, Taiwan. We leave in 2 days. It's been a long enough trip but I feel like I've only gotten a taste of each of the cities. I'm glad that I've taken this adventure. I'm coming out of this trip feeling comfortable with international travel, eating with chopsticks, ordering new foods, and herding cats.
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