Bike Race Through Downtown

MJ didn't wear a hat, I hope she doesn't burn.

This shot is for B H-R.

7-9 year olds.

Over 45 group.

Dinner and a Good Article

Dinner this evening was rice and,,,,,

pork mole, made with the seasoning from Benito in
Morelia. Thanks, very, very tasty.

A water industry magazine did
a short article on our MJ - published today. If you'd like a copy, let me know and I'll scan the page and email it to you.

Labor Day

We had company for lunch today. J and S although
S had to leave for work before Grandma and
Grandpa R arrived. Pasta salad, ham sandwiches,
and chips were served for lunch. We had a great
visit and then E and M were on line and we were
able to see and hear our Morelian family.
It was brilliant.

J and S's living room.

Kitchen.

Living room back to the bedroom.

Our Visit With Granny

About 12:30 AM, at a truck stop just beyond
Madison, WI. We ate breakfast, not even as
good as the Perkins, but I missed the exit, kind
of blurry eyed.

We picked Granny up after lunch on Thursday.
We took a drive over to Northfield, back through
Cannon and then to Welch and back. MJ brought
a lap top with and she showed Granny pictures
of the L's, well, mainly of M. We fixed a pot roast,
potatoes, carrots and a salad that we ate for dinner
with Granny. We had purchased rice pudding
for dessert, Granny wolfed it down. Granny kind
of wolfed everything down. It was great seeing her
eat with gusto.


On Friday, we had Granny over for a pizza, her
choice, lunch.
On Saturday morning, A and B came down for
breakfast with G and MJ and a short visit with
Granny. It was great seeing them.

One final picture with Granny. Granny showed
her funny side quite a few times, cracking a few
jokes and timely aside looks. She said that she
was feeling a little shaky after her walk to to and
back from breakfast, so she was all covered up
and was using O2 when we got to the care center.
She maybe looks worse here than she was actually
feeling. She was just chillin'.
She was in good spirits and we all had a nice visit.
During our Friday evening visit, we cleaned out the
bird feeder that is just outside of her window and
on Saturday we filled the feeder with a bag of
wild bird seed. A gift that J made for Granny is
just behind and to the left of my great cranium.

On Saturday, driving through the Mississippi valley.

Driving over the mighty Mississippi. Traffic was
light to moderately heavy, but always moving right
along and we made good time!

Mom's B-Day Dinner

Wednesday is Mom's birthday, and since she and Dad will be leaving for Minnesota that day, we had her requested meal today. YUM!!! Great choice, Mom, and thanks for making it, Dad! It's a wonderful spaghetti pie served with extra sauce and tomato basil garlic bread.


Today sure was a quite day after all the excitement of yesterday afternoon!!! :>)

Backyard Pictures, The Day After...

Things were getting pretty dry until our last
few days of rain.

Only this far north will you see such blue skies
during the month of August, in the middle of a
fairly large city.

HAPPY DAYS!!! THE LETTER Arrived Today!!!

The "Approval Notice of Application For Waiver"
came in the mail to our house today. MJ brought
the envelope into the kitchen where G was working
on a dish for MJ birthday, man we couldn't freak'n
believe it. J was downstairs, and we called her up.
MJ tried calling E, but she didn't answer and J was
checking online, E was there. We were all shaking
and crying. MJ couldn't read the letter, so G did.
The following pictures tell the rest of the story.

The letter and envelope already placed in a frame by J.

S was at work when we first told E about the letters

arrival. These videos don't do the scene justice, but

here goes.