I have been really down this summer. You can blame it on grief over Dad’s passing, but it just seems like everything has been a disappointment. I just didn’t feel like writing much or doing much. I think I’m beginning to get my head above water this week. Mark and I recently decided we would have an unusual date every weekend. Today, we drove around Door County looking for barn quilts.
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The Antique Tractor Show
There is an annual event at the Liberty Grove Historical Society in Ellison Bay that I vend at. I have a booth for The Longest Day, the fundraising branch of the Alzheimer’s Association. The was the weekend for the event and I was there all weekend.
Continue readingAlmost there
I thought the bathroom remodel would be finished last weekend, but there are still some small details to add, so hopefully it will be done this coming weekend.
Continue reading4th of July weekend
The last few days have been just about more fun than I can stand! First, there was the 4th of July with our J-1 kids, and Zak has also been doing more work on our bathroom.
Continue readingToo many J-1s?
I can’t remember if I’ve mentioned that we now have a third J-1 daughter. Our first one was Kayla from Jamaica. Then we got Casie from Mongolia. Just recently, we got Aleksandra from Bulgaria. Tonight, all three of them were off work and asked if we could take them down to Walmart in Sturgeon Bay. We did that, and then we had an opportunity to take them to dinner and on a little tour.
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I am becoming Zak’s biggest fan! He wants to work up here every weekend this summer and I have been spreading his fame. One thing Door County doesn’t have is reliable contractors, so his services are just what everyone needs up here, but I get him first!
Continue readingA whirlwind of activity
You may have noticed that you either get feast or famine from me. My mother called me last night and said that I hadn’t written in a while, and when I checked, it’s been nearly a month since my last blog. Usually, it’s because I haven’t had anything to report, but this time it’s because I’ve been too busy to write, so this might be a long blog.
Continue readingFrom home!
We made it! We’ve been moving back into our house and it’s late, so I’m going to keep this short.
Continue readingFrom Cedar Rapids, IA
One more day on the road after this and we’ll be home! Mark can’t wait to get back to his Harley and BACA. I can’t wait to get back to more spacious living!
Continue readingFrom North Platte, NE
This morning at the Walmart we were parked at overnight, Mark took Tucson out to do her thing. When he came into the RV, he brought me something he had found on a tree nearby…
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