Camping

Last weekend we went camping with my sister and her husband. It was the Haycreek Valley Campground near Red Wing. It was a lovely time....mostly. The first night the people camped across from us were getting loaded and many others from the place gathered at their site. They were permanent campers and basically informed us they would not be observing quiet at 11 as is expected at campgrounds. We crawled in at 11 and the partying continued til 2:30 with voices at their highest level and the language was enough to scortch your ears. Finally my brave sister yelled and asked them to please go to bed. We won't be returning because at 4:30 we were woke up by.....

Matt, Tessa, and Tyler came out and visited us. Look at this "like father, like daughter". Must be the camp chair pose :)

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Camping

This campground had everything! Included in the price were several roosters who wandered the campground crowing loudly--beginning about 4:30 am and continuing til noon. You would have loved this, Jody! He was mighty pretty, but it did remind me how obnoxious they are. When we had them, I can remember laying in bed envisioning ways to slaughter them.

The making of pudgy pies.

There was a big horseshoe......field? One game was enough for me. They were heavy and I had to get a 10 step ahead advantage to even get near the post

Tyler Lee Fahrendholz

When Tyler was little he had a thing for carving or scratching or writing his initials on things. He scratched them on a car once (good thing we drive junkers) and when confronted he was indignant--why did we think he did it? He carved them in a dresser and in the logs our house is made of. The other day I was in my craft room which used to be occupied by the kids and I saw this...initials of Tyler Lee done in glue from a glue gun. Shows just how observant I am! I've always wondered why there is a hardened spot of something on the carpet..drippings no doubt. I suppose when you are one of four, you must leave your mark somehow.

Grafton Before...

Grafton gets really warm in the summer and pants continually, which is really annoying. We decided to shave him and hopefully cool him down. This is him before his pitiful haircut. I will post one of him now..later.

Hope

Hope and her mom came for a sleep-over last Friday night. She and I and the 3 dogs went for a 2 mile walk in the woods. We also had a lesson on how to make cream puffs and I taught Melanie how to sew a summer dress for Hope. It was Home-Ec. weekend.

Look at this large hummingbird

I hung up an Oriole feeder and hummingbird feeders. Of course, the Orioles prefer the wrong one, sometimes hanging upside down to get a drink.

Mushrooms

It was a good year for Morel mushrooms. In 2 days Trevor and his friend found many pounds.