Big Day

I was exhausted last evening so I didn't blog...in fact, I went to bed a little after 9:00!  We had a big day!

In the morning, we went to the farmer's market to get some tomatoes, sweet corn, and watermelon.  Then we ran errands after that.  About 1:00 we  left for Linda's so we could visit with the family before Kaylee's baby shower.  Got to see Bob & Ann, Kaylee, Linda, Al, Marilyn, Vicki, Allison, Blaise and Rowyn!  Blaise wanted us to stay overnight because Grandpa Bob was going to!  I got to color with him...he told me to use orange!  (I was coloring a fox, so that was appropriate!)  Rowyn is just all smiles!  She is adorable!

This is the card I made for Kaylee!  She loved it! Fun shower!  She got lots of gifts.  Clayton will play in the Netherlands again this year - for Leiden again!  They leave in a couple of weeks to go over the pond!  Baby will be born over there!!

More later...

Sunday

Dave got up early and took Bob & Ann to the airport.  I slept.  Something woke me at 6:30, though, and I couldn't go back to sleep.  By that time, Dave was home, so I just got up, had breakfast, and got ready for church.  By the time we got out of church B&A were home in Iowa already!  Dave & I had some shopping to do after church.  We went to Lowe's and to Sam's Club.  Yuck, yuck, yuck!!  The weekend before Thanksgiving was NOT a good time to shop!  Now I know why I buy Christmas presents online...I hate to shop!!  Sam's Club was a complete zoo.  You could hardly get around the aisles, it was so busy!

The rest of the day was a lazy one.  We watched the race, read the newspaper, and just hung out.  Neither of us did anything worthy of telling about!  Our guy (Jeff Gordon) won the race!!  Woohoo!!

I've got a few more pictures to share with you.  I really like taking closeup pictures of flowers.  This is my amaryllis which was blooming this summer and is now blooming again.  Pretty, isn't it?

This rose is up second street from our place.  It is so fragile looking!

This is a picture of a kite that was on the beach when we went to the Sanding Ovations on Saturday.  It was fascinating to watch.

Of course, I must have the required fishing picture!  Here is Dave fishing on Lido Beach.

 Just a picture of some of the crowd on the beach at Sanding Ovations.

Interesting story...this guy is from St Louis.  My next door neighbor when I was growing up (Susan) has a daughter who lives with this man!  It's such a small world, isn't it??!!!

Hope you enjoyed my pictures - more later...

Family!

Today we had to attend a funeral for a church friend (and an ISU friend).  His daughter, who happens to be a minister, spoke about the things her dad had taught her and her sister.  It was a wonderful service, full of love.  Our church was pretty much full - he was a special man!  RIP, Al Seim!

I'm glad I chose this day to share family with you.  My father-in-law is in a hospital in Indiana with some post-op problems.  He had a colon re-section a week and a half ago and is in a lot of pain.  His fever is gone this evening, so we're hoping everything is going to be okay.  Keep him in your prayers, if you would.

I told you last night that I would share pictures of my family with you tonight.  So, here goes!

This is my brother and his wife...Bob & Ann.

These are my brother's three daughters.  Vicki (the youngest), Linda (the oldest) and Rhonda (the middle child).  I didn't get any pictures of Linda and her family, because it was their son who got married this weekend.  I guess I'll probably get a family picture from the professional photographer.

This is Rhonda and her family - daughter, Cheyenne, and husband, Steve.

 Vicki's family consists of her, her daughter, Allison, and her husband Al.

Bob and his girls!....Kyle was a little busy inside so we're missing Kyle in this picture.  Kaylee (the bridesmaid in the green dress) is Linda's daughter.

To finish it up, here's a picture of Bob and his daughters.  They're lovely young women and I love them very much.  I'm also very proud of them, as you can tell.

That's it for tonight.  More later...