DAY 3 OF VACATION

Tuesday was a pretty wet day here in the form of rain from around 1 p.m. to past 11 when we went to bed. But today turned out to be a beautiful day but also wet. We went canoeing before Aaron, Sherri and Becky left for home. We did a 3 hour trip. About 1/2 hour into the trip there was a hazard which they called a stringer. It was a tree down and also in the current. The point is to stay out of the tree. Well Milan and I did not achieve that, we went into the tree and also flipped our canoe. Then Aaron and Sherri also flipped and into the tree. The current was very strong there and we just could not stay out of the tree. Besides us being first time canoers we had to get wet right? Anyway it was a good time and nobody got hurt. What beautiful bluffs we saw along the way and some that they called chimneys, enough said. I did have a water proof camera also and had taken some pictures but guess what, the camera is in the Upper Iowa River somewhere :) We didn't lose anything else though besides a couple open cans of beer and the camera was about 4 years old. So that is how our week has been going.

VACATION

in decorah this week. We arrived up in Decorah on Sunday afternoon. Unlike last year right after the flooding at this same time, the camp grounds are busy. Yesterday afternoon was tubing down the Upper Iowa River. The water was a little cold just for a few minutes or so. I know it is hard to imagine but there was some laughing going on especially when you get stuck on the rocks because well maybe from a lead butt! Anyway we had a safe trip. The weather has been just right so far. Today we hope to canoe but the weather doesn't sound to promising for that. We will let you know tomorrow. Have a good day

LIVING IN A SMALL TOWN ON ....

the last day of school when kids ride horses down main street bottle necking up traffic, water balloons being thrown, skateboarders dressed in costume and the city police out in full force; all being witnessed on my walk today!

MAY IS . . . . .

Birthdays, camping or not camping on holiday weekends because campgrounds are full on the Monday before the weekend :( graduations, Mother's Day, family, Respect for Law banquet, golfing, Memorial Day, finding out it will be a baby boy James in September, (one more generation for the James name), viewing good and cute engagement pictures, planting a garden and watching everything grow and warm weather

GO CAPS GO

We went to a Capitals hockey game when we visited Julie and Jason in November. It was a blast. I didn't, still don't understand much about the game but became a fan (probably because the kids are). We have been able to watch a couple of the playoff games on TV but the last couple are only on their local stations. So here to the Caps with hopes of them to keep winning.

This past Friday night Milan and I did some errands in Davenport. Milan bought me a digital camera for Mother's Day. I am not his mom, but told him I probably act like it sometimes. I can't wait to figure it out and start using it. I have been playing with it a little bit. So maybe you will a picture or so on our blog every now and then! It is our goal to perfect using it in time for the wedding in October.

So I wonder if the person giving Julie a hard time about her blog is the person that doesn't have one of her own up? What do you guys think?

We had a nice Easter with family. It always go without a hitch but man can a house fill up in a hurry. It was a beautiful day. This last Sunday we went to Mom's church to their spring dinner. It was very good and I enjoy it because I see people I haven't seen for quite a while.

Well I hope everybody is well and enjoying the nice weather.

Ta Ta for now

FUN WEEKEND

Friday evening our church hosted our annual fish fry. It started on Thurday night when Ash and I went to help set up for it. On Friday Ash and Milan went down to the hall at 1 to help with whatever needed to be done before serving time. Milan always takes big pieces of cardboard down to put down on the floor of the garage that is donated to us to use by a neighbor to fry the fish in. Now this neighbor is not a member of our churce so it is truly appreciated. Our meal consists of fried fish, baked potatoe, colseslaw, an added treat was hushpuppies, cherry sauce and homemade desserts. We served around 550 to 580 people. I went down after I got off work and we were all home by 9. For some that is a long day being on their feet. Saturday we went to Grandma Fs to do yard work and put in a new doorbell. She had quite a bit of rock in her grass from the snow plow this winter. So we raked that out and Ash cleaned up her flower beds. We even evened up the grass line to one of them. Mom and I took the brush to the dump that afternoon only to find that the gate was locked. There was another gentleman there wanting to do the same thing. So I said I would just climb over the gate and they could stick the brush under the fence for me. Well I got to about rung 3 and the gate started to wiggle. So me the chicken that I am LOL got back off of the gate and climbed under the fence also to take care of the brush. Saturday night Ash and I went to our high school's production of Grease. The kids did a good job and it was very well attended. Sunday we just hung out, Milan worked, as it was not a very nice day anyway.

A FUN WEEKEND

Our busy and fun weekend started on Friday night. Our church had our annual fish fry. We served about 550 to 580 people. We serve of course fried fish, coleslaw, homemade desserts and this an added treat was hushpuppies and cherries. And of course I forgot baked potaotes. On Thursday night Ash and I went down to the hall to help set up. On Friday Milan and Ash were there by one to help with whatever needed to be done early on. Milan always gets big pieces of cardboard to take because we actually borrow a neighbors garage to cook the fish in. This neighbor is very generous because he is not a member of our church and lets us use his garage for free but I am sure he at least gets tickets to the dinner. I went down after work to help until the hall was cleaned up which was about 9 o'clock. Milan served baked potatoes and Ash I believe was one of the mainstreamers to help keep the workers in the dining hall in order and organized. Saturday we went to Grandma F's and did some yard work and put in a doorbell for her. She had a lot of rock in her grass for the snow plow this winter so we raked that out and Ash cleaned up her flower beds and we even evened out the grass line on one of them. Then Mom and I took the brush to the city dump. Well when we got there the gate was locked. There was another gentleman there wanting to get rid of his brush also. So I said I would just crawl over the gate and they could hand me the brush or put it under the fence. Well I got three rungs up on the gate and it statrted to wiggle and I got chicken LOL. So I too crawled under the fence with the brush and did my good deed.
Saturday night Ash and I went to our high school muscical Grease. The kids did a good job and they had a full house. Sunday was a relaxing day since it was not as nice as Saturday.