WALKING IN THE WOODS

It's Friday, yesterday was a nice day for doing nothing.  We took a nice drive up to Carrie's cabin in the woods and it is a cosy spot near Cable WI, the town has big doing's this weekend.

We found a bakery in Hayward WI we went to yesterday and will go back to today.  You can tell we are old people when what we do is seek out bakeries.

CAMPING LIFE: WAITING FOR THE SUN TO RISE

ALEXIS IS THE SAME AGE AS JACK BENNY TODAY

This is the second time I have posted today, I was quite into my posting when I accidentally deleted all of what I had typed.  Instead of getting even and throwing my I-Pad across the room I just started over.  What a trooper.
We landed in Hayward WI about 3pm yesterday afternoon.  Beautiful drive, but I am getting ahead of myself.  
On Sat. Dot made cookies.  Lots Of cookies, a chocolate drop cookie and Ginny's famous  oatmeal date nut cookies that are heart healthy or is that an oxymoron.
We made a braided bread that I bought from Krista at church for volleyball.  Had to be baked, we made a ton of chicken vegetable soup for Elaine and Bill Sandefur from church.  Elaine was just diagnosed with A.l.S., was a devastating diagnosis.  She is getting weaker and weaker.  Bill has never had to function without Elaine.  He didn't even know how to run the microwave or dishwasher or anything.  He is quickly learning.
After working so hard all day we made a lovely salmon dinner with strawberry salad and sweet potatoes.  Too yummy, watched a movie and lights out by 10 pm - oh we are a lively bunch, we drank a bottle of  Cupcake Petite Shirah.  Started on the Cupcake Malbec but it wasn't as good.
Sun. Came with sunshine a a busy schedule.  Sell raffle tickets at church, Dot helped me Usher, there were 54 in church that day, we served our cookies and coffee downstairs, had lots of fun, got out of church by 11:30 and Dot was on her way home by 1pm and I aw off to Elaine and Bills with bread, soup and cookies.  Spent 3 hours there and had a lovely visit and stopped at Martha's in Remer on the was home, Elaine and Bill live in a beautiful log home on Thunder Lake.  Martha in a very tiny apartment in Remer and wants help with a garage sale.  Can't do it, she wanted to know what some crystal might be worth.  I don't think she liked it when I told her a dime a glass.  We are in Remer and there just isn't a market for that stuff.  I will go so far as to take and store it for our church garage sale but that's it.
We also met Jim and Sue Brown in Emily for dinner that night.  Their 40th wedding anniversary.  They have a lovely log home with at least three double and triple garages on Daget Lake in the Cross Lake area.  We will go over there around Christmas time.  She decorates so beautiful.  That was a busy Sunday.
Monday we were on the road by 6:30 to go to Duluth for my final back checkup.  Stopped at Doug  Lindamood's for coffee. Was at x-ray by 9am.  I am as good as I will be and out of pain so I can't complain, won't ever be as good as new but I am greatfull to be where I am right now.

I am helping with the annual coat give-away at church.  Thanks to Gail's suggestion I asked the Lion's for $250 for coats and our WELCA group from church gave $100.  So we have money we have never had before.  I have gone to the Hill City Thrift store yesterday and today hit Goodwill, Salvation Army and Saver's in Duluth and got over $200 in coats alone today for kids.  We then met Doug for lunch at The Olive Garden.  I love their bread sticks.
Just heard Jim return from town.  We forgot to bring eggs.  Going to make waffles.

Have to run. 

I just finished breakfast and Jim bought some microwave egg scrambles and they were wonderful with milk and toast and coffee.

Tuesday we cleaned the church from 9-2 with a potluck lunch, I wish my scalloped potatoes and ham would have turned out better.  Had them in the crock pot maybe 6 hours too long.  They were OK but for a church potluck you want yummy.

I ran a bunch of flyers around in the afternoon for our Fall Bazaar.  Now I really have to get going on that.  Jim is about to take a nap and I need to take the dogs out for a walk.

SAT AND IT'S BAKE DAY

I have 4 bandaids on my fingers because it is so dry my finger just split.  Hard to type. 
I can't believe how quickly the week has gone. 

I have put so much effort in the Fall Bazaar marketing and so much more to do.

Dot got here Thurs about 4pm.  I already had been to morning crafts, The Bethany Crafter's we call ourselves.  We have a fun time and miss Elaine.  She just found out about a month ago she has ALS and is going down hill fast.  I will read for her in church Sun. but I need to get some soup over to her.  That's easy.  Dot is here and can help me.    On Thurs after crafter's I brought my bag in the house and it had the stuff I was to take to the Rapids and get printed so after I am parked in front of the printing shop and discover I didn't have my folder I turned around and went back to the house to get the folder.  No use being upset - I spent a good 2 hours on the road instead of an hour is all.
Got home about 4:30, Dot and Callie were already there.  Callie of course is her dog.  We went to town to the meat raffle and I had to run across the street at 6:30 for 1/2 an hour for a craft meeting at The Remer Arts and Craft store.  They are sponsoring the Fall Bazaar and I am helping with the marketing.
Dot and I went home and had hot dogs for dinner.  Burnt hot dogs, it was dark out and they were really well done.
We went to The North American Bear Center in Ely MN.  About 140 miles north and East of here, the colors were spectacular along the way.  What fun and then we came home and had a wonder salmon dinner with strawberry salad and sweet potatoes.  It was wonderful.
We put in a mystry movie I got from the Library in the Rapids and by 9:30 we were tired and hit the hay.

WED. & WELCA

This isn't hard to do but I seem to just let the day get away from me.  Worked on the WELCA checkbook and did printouts of both savings and checking for our meeting.  I still have to go to the Rapids today so I had bets get this done and get at it.
Sun. Church, read in church, was the first time this year, they gave me lots of time to heal.
Had an 11am meeting at the Remer Arts &Craft shop with Patty, I said I would help her do advertising for the Fall Bazaar and then picked up Jim and the babies and we went to Mable Lake for our yearly Lions Picnic.  

I brought a Strawberry Salad, it's yummy and someone brought a wonder coleslaw medley.

Mon. we went over to see Gordy and June but mostly discuss the accident right outside our house about 10:37 Sun night.  A 31 year old neighbor rolled his truck, no seat belt, had asked for a ride home from The Pub even.  There was a fire in the parking lot and he was afraid police would show up so he took off.  Now he is gone.  Brought some Papa Murphy Pizza's and cookie dough over to his place for the family.  How can you do enough, can't bring him back.

SATURDAY IN THE PARK

Well I haven't walked yet today so I think I will go over to Quadna only 14 miles from us and do a long walk as soon as it warms up. 
I covered some of my plants last night - I think we had a hard frost.  Brought in a lot of my plants and plant stand.
Norm left a little after 7:30, I think he was happy to start the second phase of his journey.
Jim had a lot of fun having him here.
Time for me to have breakfast, I had a lot of fun at wine club last night.  We only had five of us there, Dee, Darlene, Darla Gail and I, I bet you thought I had a thing going with all the D names didn't you?
Later.

D.O.S.S. TONIGHT

Well here it is Friday and I haven't posted this week.  Laying in bed this morning I was thinking that I would like to be able to  just talk into my I-Pad instead of typing.  Where has the week gone?
Yesterday we had our first Bethany Crafter day,  it was Lorretta's birthday and I made a spice cake but was disappointed with the frosting but it sure tasted good.
I talked to Patty Leerssen about marketing for the craft sale so I need to get my notes together.
IT'S JIM'S BIRTHDAY TODAY. He is 69.  When will he catch up to me.  71 is lonely.
Jim's friend from the Army is still here.  He leaves tomorrow back home for central IL.  They sure have had a good time fishing this week.  Norm took us out to dinner last night and I had walleye at The Sawmill Inn.  Jim and Norm were roommates over on Korea.
Yesterday I only walked one mile because my hands got so cold, it was 34 degrees out and today it's 33 so we aren't going untill 8am, yesterday I went at 6:30.  

Where does the week go?.

Tue. already.  You can tell fall is here when Otto uses his bed in front of the fireplace.  I got my 2 mile walk in yesterday, first time since I was gone for the weekend.  Left for BOXELDER bug days Thurs. morn.  I didn't do well walking there.  I left for my walk in the dark yesterday but today I will walk with Sue and we are meeting at 7pm.

BOXELDER BUG DAYS

Did you know Bug Days and beer go together?
Got to Minneapolis Thurs morning - saw Skye and got a much shorter hair cut for winter, I like it.
Went to Heidi's by 1pm and we were in Minneota by 4:30.
It is now Sat.  and we just left my cousin Marquita's by Lynd. Nice visit.

SUNDAY MORNING

Otto is licking the top of of Jim's head, it's a ritual. What can I say.  Jim is so lucky To have a friend like little Otto.  It's just too bad I have to pull Makons and Otto apart when I come back from my walk.  Makons just doesn't want Orro to say Hi!
I did my two miles this morning but it felt like I had ten pound weights around my ankles.  I was going pretty slow but decided it didn't matter, I was there and I was walking.
We went over to Gwen and Greg's for dinner on Lake Roosevelt last night.  What a nice time we had.  They are finishing off their lower level.  It will be beautiful.  They have a fireplace over the bar at eye level.  It is pretty cool!

I have to go to my laptop to add pictures.  What a beautiful day today.  I love looking at the field out the window to see the huge round bales.  What a view.  
I also wish I could figure out how to put the picture of Hope at the State Fair.  Truly a picture is worth a thousand words.

SEPT 1ST AND IT'S GLORIOUS OUT

Well, got my walk in, Jim couldn't go, his arch is bothering him. 
He turns 69 this year and both Alexis and Laura have birthdays, so does Dede. 
How quickly time goes, Mac and Laura and the kids are at the fair today,  Jim's daughter Carrie went one day for 11 hours with all the kids.  That is one brave woman. 
I would like to get down for the MIA (Minneapolis Institute of Art) exhibit of Rembrandt but I just bet I won't make it. 
I can try but it would have to be on Wed and Jim has a Dr. appt. and needs a driver, maybe on the flip-flop. 
I would also like to see the new Swedish Institute.  They have added on to it I hear.
I came home and ate the biggest roll I have ever seen so the walk was a waste of time.  I pigged out.
I have to go and wash my kitchen floor.  I have put it off long enough!