Hi to all,
Thanks to Domino, Susan and Matt for getting things started. For lots of days, nobody blogged after the 6/21, our first day in NJ.
That was a busy week and some of the highlights included helping Lyn and Declan tie his bow knot for the prom with the assistance of a video which we played a number of times after finding it on Ask.com!! Right after that we went to the home where Declan , his date and 7 other couples had a photo shoot and boarded a Hummer limo to go to the prom. Lyn took time on one of her first vacation days to take we grandparents for a nature outing at the Great Swamp, a F&G. She also found time to take us to a new food market in SO, Eden Place, and the Farmers' Market. Graduation ceremonies were impressive and fast paced in a gym at a local community college and this was followed by a dinner at a restaurant Declan chose; an Ethiopian place in SO where guests don't see any flatwear after the salad forks disappear--really Hands On! Didn't see of Magdalena as she was busy with 2 jobs, but enjoyed our final visit when she and Declan provided us with a ride back to the Newark airport on 6/27.
We were "hardly' home when we had a call from Kevin on Sunday evening 6/29 reporting that he, Magdalena and Declan had arrived at Grandma Georgie's safely. On Tuesday, 7/1, the three of them came to spend part of the afternoon with us
and Declan mowed the back yard which I promised him when in NJ that I would save for him. We had a quiet 4th and on the 5th, Magdalena and Kevin, after they had taken Lyn and Declan to their plane for home, came here to pick me up so that we could join David, Mark, Capri and Finn in Dousman for a Drumlin Trail bike ride. We rode to Sullivan and back, almost 12 miles, with Finn really setting a great pace--but Grandpa did manage to keep up!
And we weren't finished yet for 7/5. Our destination was then the Richter cottage at Blue Springs Lake. All the RO'C's were there along with Maura, Tim, Kevin, Mark, Magdalena, Calvin, and Capri. Susan and Jay came before dusk after attending a wedding. So there was great food, lots of visiting with Richter contemporaries and fireworks in every direction.
The weekend concluded with a band concert at the Lutheran Church where the 84th Division Army Reserve Band was excellent. Lots of local folks enjoyed the music and ice cream.
It has pretty much garden, yard and postponed chores since the 4th, except for getting busy on a blog entry.
Heard about a Agate show on WI Public Radio which was to be held at UW-Fox Valley in Menasha. Alerted Susan and David but Susan had been invited to the Madison Art program so could not think about attending. We drove up and got a great introducation to the agate WORLD! A nice break.
Spent last Sunday 7/20 in Sheboygan where we had a visit with every RO'C except Cooper who was at work. Toured the exhibits on a mild, fairly breesy afternoon--cooler near the lake!
With all the rain we've had our flower beds are doing well and the garden vegies in the squares are doing well. Had our first green beans this week and enough picked for another meal of two. Tomatoes have a lot of fruit and the vines bushy. Maybe we'll have some by 8/1. Even have 2 growing up-side-down from
modified hanging baskets.
Enjoyed the news from Matt along with the swimming pictures featuring Freya. Glad that experience enable you to cool off a little during the learning session.
Pleased, too, that Susan found time to write some blog news. We really haven't had a chance for extensive Europe de-briefing from the very busy Susan and Bridget!
Michele really was correct when she wondered about e-mail in the last month. There really wasn't much despite the teasing about
juicy items alluded to by Mark.
If your days have contintued to be as busy and hectic as those you described, Domino, you must be existing on minimum sleep. Wonder is you will be in Sienna when the horse races are held in the piazza? We had our first visit there 3 years ago and did a lot of walking and had lunch in the piazza. You need to know that I was turned away from the Duomo in Florence in 1975 when I was wearing long (Bermuda) shorts and knee high socks! I then put on long pants and was admitted. When we were there in 1989, we went to Saturday evening (English) mass and I was asked to be a lector and I agreed. On that trip, too, I climbed the bell tower, but not the dome. It was great to be back there 3 years ago and
go our favorite spots. I still believe that Florence is my favorite of all the places we have been. Hope that your trip to Rome is
wonderful, too! Aren't the freeways and all those great tunnels
exciting?
No time for more comments. We are headed for Quivey's Grove restaurant in Madison to have lunch with Charleen and Bob. Know that we there are other things we should mention.
Sorry. Not even time for spell check!!
Love and prayers, Mom and Dad
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Hi everybody:
I realized the other day that news from Idaho has been sparse at best, so here is our family update.
Casey has been extremely busy with work, taking on lots of new responsibilities and tasks as asked and needed. She had training in Colorado earlier this year to become the point person on a new travel reimbursement system. As the lead trainer, she has to field lots of questions and has had to train most of the other personnel at the fire base. That has kept her very busy, and has lead to some headaches as the glitches in the new system burp their way out every day. She has been getting much deserved kudos for handling things smoothly and for leading the way in problem solving some of the glitches. Freya and I are quite proud of her. With a potentially busy fire season ahead, I don't anticipate her workload slacking off anytime soon. She is taking time to work out several days a week at the base weight training area, which has been really good for her. My schedule is pretty flexible this time of year, so I should be able to flex my time to accomodate any short notice schedule changes.
Miss Freya continues to be the high point of our lives. At 29 months, her vocabulary is quite enormous, and seems to grow a bit every day. The terrible 2s are evident on some days, but she continues to be a sweet little girl most of the time. We just finished two weeks of swimming lessons at a neighborhood pool on Thursday night. Freya's confidence grew throughout the two weeks, and she was a pretty confident little girl by the time the lessons were done. It was a parent and me class, just the same as we took last summer. It was nice for Casey and I to be able to be in the water with temps. in the 90s. School continues to be fun and enjoyable for Freya, and she is starting to bring home many wonderful art projects. We may need to invest in another major appliance to put her artwork on! I am going to Freya's school to talk about animals two weeks from now. I am looking forward to having a bunch of two and three year olds looking at animal hides and antlers. I will likely get some interesting questions. A video from swimming lessons is attached for your viewing pleasure.
The Fish and Game business continues to be busy for me. I am going to be interviewing again for the position of Assistant Chief of Enforcement for the department. It would be major pay raise, some more regular hours, and a major challenge as far as having to learn many new things. My main responsibilites would be hiring new officers and coordinating the statewide training routines for our existing officers. I will have fierce competition, but I will give it my best shot. I still have a pretty secure day job to fall back into. Last night, one of my cohorts and I floated the Boise River on catarafts to check fishermen. Not really tough duty, but we do usually run into some strange characters. On our last group of the night, a guy who were nabbing for fishing without a license had an outstanding felony warrant for failure to register as a sex offender. The arrest went without incident. The bad guy commented to me that Idaho is just not a very welcoming state. My partner and I were working undercover and wearing Tevas and shorts, so I'm guessing the uniformed officer that came to transport the bad guy had to do a double take.
We have been in the midst of a heat wave, and the temp will be pressing triple digits today. Lots of backyard time with the hose. Our garden is doing well, and Casey and Freya planted two wonderful flower gardens adjacent to our patio. The flowers are really nice, and they have done a great job of watering and keeping them alive during our sweltering heat. We would trade some heat for some of Wisconsin's record June rainfall, we could have used an inch or two of it! We hope that everybody is doing well and enjoying summer. Love to everybody! Matt, Casey and Freya.
And here's Freya out earlier today, washing her ride:
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Learning Culture and Spreading Truth
Ciao Tutti!
Greetings from bella Italia!
After a looong day of traveling, (9 hours to New York, thank you layovers, and another 14.5 hours to Pisa, thank you sitting on the tarmac while a part was flown over from LaGuardia and installed…yeah), we arrived in Pisa, tired, starving, sweaty, and excited!
The first day we didn’t do very much. Drove from Pisa to Siena, showered, unpacked, ate dinner, and crashed. Also, I lost my cell phone somewhere in transit. Lovely. I’m still trying to track it down.
Day two started off early when we all assembled at 8am to get breakfast before heading to our first day of class. Breakfast was delicious. I will probably never be able to eat a store-bought croissant ever again. The first day of class was pretty relaxed and fun. We got to know each other and our professor a little (she’s wonderful, and so are all the kids on the trip), and then we went on a tour of the places that 007 Quantum of Solace (or whatever it’s called) filmed in Siena. Don’t worry Dad, I took plenty of pictures. The rest of the day was spent doing homework and acclimating to Siena. By the end of the day we could find our way around pretty well. There are definitely still parts of the city I haven’t seen, but Siena’s not large, and even if you get lost, pretty much everything leads back to the piazza eventually, and from there it’s easy. Also, I changed my money, and between the pathetic showing of the dollar currently, and the fact that I got WAY ripped off (19.90% exchange charge that they don’t tell you about until you see it on your receipt. Thank you for stealing $200 from me stupid cambio. I hate you.) I have slightly less money than I thought I would, but I think I’ll be okay. I just might not be able to buy the shoes, and the purse, and the new wardrobe I was planning on… ah well. Now I know what to avoid.
Day three was another very early day. We met at 8 again to eat breakfast and hop on a bus to Firenze (Florence). After two hours, and a nice nap, we arrived and were greeted by Carlotta, the Italian exchange student who had helped teach our class at Vassar. She lives in Firenze and took us on a tour. Parts of it were really wonderful. We got to see the Duomo, which is a HUGE, incredible beautiful basilica, sort of, and many incredible sculptures, and a museum full of things owned by the Medicis, which was probably my favorite thing we saw. There were documents actually written by Archimedes. So cool. The not so cool part was the fact that we thought we were going to be entering the Duomo so we’d been instructed to wear clothes covering our knees and shoulders, and then didn’t end up going in and it was literally 110 degrees out. I did, however, try what is so far my favorite gelato flavor: meringue. Followed closely by cherry, strawberry, lemon, rum and chocolate, and chocolate orange. Did I mention that gelato is delicious?
Day four, surprise surprise, again required waking up absurdly early. We caught a 7:50 bus to the beach. Ironically, after our day of 110 degree weather when we really didn’t want it, it was raining when we arrived at the beach. Luckily, it was still warm and the rain wasn’t bad, so some of us kicked a soccer ball around on the beach until it stopped, and the storm made great waves, so we did a lot of body surfing. At one point Eduardo and I swam really far out, which was a ton of fun, but then we had to go back in because there were red flags up on the beach which means you’re not supposed to go out farther than the first buoys, which were about 50 feet into the water. Oops. Also, we spent a lot of time playing the alphabet game, using the soccer ball as a volleyball, and counting instead of doing the alphabet, because that’s how the Italians play. We were counting in Italian, which was a great way to review numbers, although the ones that we reviewed most were 1-3, and I already pretty much had those down… Over lunch we played Egyptian Rat Screw, which a lot of the people didn’t know. Eduardo, our sort of assistant teacher/tour guide/all-around helpful person, tried to make us explain the game in Italian, which was quite possibly the most confusing thing ever. After lunch was more playing in the water and some tanning. It was lovely. Then we came back to Siena and Sophie, Sophia, Gabi, Marissa, Conrad, and I shared some delicious pasta.
Day five we had to press our noses to the grindstone once again. Class is 3.5 hours long, but it feels like much less than that. Our professor, Pazit, is hilarious. And she obviously really wants us to learn. After class we planned on getting on the internet for the first time, doing our homework, going back to our dorm to do homework and nap, and then going to our tutoring session with Eduardo and then dinner, but, as with most plans, it fell apart almost immediately. The computers had been reserved for us, but there was an exam in the room, which we were told would end at 2, so we decided to go to a garden behind the building to do homework. To get to the garden you have to walk through the library, and for some reason you’re not allowed to take your backpacks into the library, so we had to do homework inside. At about 10 after 2 we went back to the computer room, which was still occupied, so we sat outside and talked until about 3. Getting on the internet was wonderful. I can’t imagine what it used to be like without email. Went to the review, then dinner, and then we went for gelato and sat in the piazza for a couple hours. Poor Conrad had to listen to our girl talk. We all sincerely hope it wasn’t too boring/mortifying for him. He was very quiet. Later Gabi and I ended up on the piazza again, this time with Sophie and Sophia for wine, more girl talk, and “studying” for Italian. We really did have good intentions, but they ended up amounting to very little. It was a blast, tho! Marissa, Conrad, Nicole, and Francesca found us there later, and we all hung out sharing stories, truth, and nutella pizza. Talk about good times. At about 11 we all went back to the dorms, but then Zack came over to Gabi and my room and we talked until about1. I have yet to get more than about 6 hours of sleep.
Day six started with class, as usual. After, Zack and I checked our email and then shopped for a little while. Yay cute shoes! Then I did homework and laundry, and then Gabi and I went out to buy her a notebook. We never did get one, but Gabi bought Cinderella in Italian, and then we read it out loud to each other. It’s pretty much exactly at our level, but we got some strange looks because we were sitting outside. Then Gabi, Sophie, Sophia, and I went to the best restaurant we’ve been to so far. The pesto was absolutely amazing, and I ate good tiramisu for the first time ever. Then all the girls sat in the piazza drinking wine while the boys played soccer. They joined us later for gelato and then we all went to an Italian party because Bren’s roommate had just finished his exams. We drank wine, made some friends, spoke more Italian than we have so far, and then walked to the piazza where we sang everything from the Beatles to Moulin Rouge to Spice Girls. In the middle of the piazza. It was wonderful. And now it is 3:30am and I have class tomorrow, but I’m not tired. I will be tomorrow for class, tho. Ah well. It was totally worth it.
This weekend we go to Rome! And we get to go clubbing. Yay! I’ll report more when I get back!
I miss you all!!!!
Greetings from bella Italia!
After a looong day of traveling, (9 hours to New York, thank you layovers, and another 14.5 hours to Pisa, thank you sitting on the tarmac while a part was flown over from LaGuardia and installed…yeah), we arrived in Pisa, tired, starving, sweaty, and excited!
The first day we didn’t do very much. Drove from Pisa to Siena, showered, unpacked, ate dinner, and crashed. Also, I lost my cell phone somewhere in transit. Lovely. I’m still trying to track it down.
Day two started off early when we all assembled at 8am to get breakfast before heading to our first day of class. Breakfast was delicious. I will probably never be able to eat a store-bought croissant ever again. The first day of class was pretty relaxed and fun. We got to know each other and our professor a little (she’s wonderful, and so are all the kids on the trip), and then we went on a tour of the places that 007 Quantum of Solace (or whatever it’s called) filmed in Siena. Don’t worry Dad, I took plenty of pictures. The rest of the day was spent doing homework and acclimating to Siena. By the end of the day we could find our way around pretty well. There are definitely still parts of the city I haven’t seen, but Siena’s not large, and even if you get lost, pretty much everything leads back to the piazza eventually, and from there it’s easy. Also, I changed my money, and between the pathetic showing of the dollar currently, and the fact that I got WAY ripped off (19.90% exchange charge that they don’t tell you about until you see it on your receipt. Thank you for stealing $200 from me stupid cambio. I hate you.) I have slightly less money than I thought I would, but I think I’ll be okay. I just might not be able to buy the shoes, and the purse, and the new wardrobe I was planning on… ah well. Now I know what to avoid.
Day three was another very early day. We met at 8 again to eat breakfast and hop on a bus to Firenze (Florence). After two hours, and a nice nap, we arrived and were greeted by Carlotta, the Italian exchange student who had helped teach our class at Vassar. She lives in Firenze and took us on a tour. Parts of it were really wonderful. We got to see the Duomo, which is a HUGE, incredible beautiful basilica, sort of, and many incredible sculptures, and a museum full of things owned by the Medicis, which was probably my favorite thing we saw. There were documents actually written by Archimedes. So cool. The not so cool part was the fact that we thought we were going to be entering the Duomo so we’d been instructed to wear clothes covering our knees and shoulders, and then didn’t end up going in and it was literally 110 degrees out. I did, however, try what is so far my favorite gelato flavor: meringue. Followed closely by cherry, strawberry, lemon, rum and chocolate, and chocolate orange. Did I mention that gelato is delicious?
Day four, surprise surprise, again required waking up absurdly early. We caught a 7:50 bus to the beach. Ironically, after our day of 110 degree weather when we really didn’t want it, it was raining when we arrived at the beach. Luckily, it was still warm and the rain wasn’t bad, so some of us kicked a soccer ball around on the beach until it stopped, and the storm made great waves, so we did a lot of body surfing. At one point Eduardo and I swam really far out, which was a ton of fun, but then we had to go back in because there were red flags up on the beach which means you’re not supposed to go out farther than the first buoys, which were about 50 feet into the water. Oops. Also, we spent a lot of time playing the alphabet game, using the soccer ball as a volleyball, and counting instead of doing the alphabet, because that’s how the Italians play. We were counting in Italian, which was a great way to review numbers, although the ones that we reviewed most were 1-3, and I already pretty much had those down… Over lunch we played Egyptian Rat Screw, which a lot of the people didn’t know. Eduardo, our sort of assistant teacher/tour guide/all-around helpful person, tried to make us explain the game in Italian, which was quite possibly the most confusing thing ever. After lunch was more playing in the water and some tanning. It was lovely. Then we came back to Siena and Sophie, Sophia, Gabi, Marissa, Conrad, and I shared some delicious pasta.
Day five we had to press our noses to the grindstone once again. Class is 3.5 hours long, but it feels like much less than that. Our professor, Pazit, is hilarious. And she obviously really wants us to learn. After class we planned on getting on the internet for the first time, doing our homework, going back to our dorm to do homework and nap, and then going to our tutoring session with Eduardo and then dinner, but, as with most plans, it fell apart almost immediately. The computers had been reserved for us, but there was an exam in the room, which we were told would end at 2, so we decided to go to a garden behind the building to do homework. To get to the garden you have to walk through the library, and for some reason you’re not allowed to take your backpacks into the library, so we had to do homework inside. At about 10 after 2 we went back to the computer room, which was still occupied, so we sat outside and talked until about 3. Getting on the internet was wonderful. I can’t imagine what it used to be like without email. Went to the review, then dinner, and then we went for gelato and sat in the piazza for a couple hours. Poor Conrad had to listen to our girl talk. We all sincerely hope it wasn’t too boring/mortifying for him. He was very quiet. Later Gabi and I ended up on the piazza again, this time with Sophie and Sophia for wine, more girl talk, and “studying” for Italian. We really did have good intentions, but they ended up amounting to very little. It was a blast, tho! Marissa, Conrad, Nicole, and Francesca found us there later, and we all hung out sharing stories, truth, and nutella pizza. Talk about good times. At about 11 we all went back to the dorms, but then Zack came over to Gabi and my room and we talked until about1. I have yet to get more than about 6 hours of sleep.
Day six started with class, as usual. After, Zack and I checked our email and then shopped for a little while. Yay cute shoes! Then I did homework and laundry, and then Gabi and I went out to buy her a notebook. We never did get one, but Gabi bought Cinderella in Italian, and then we read it out loud to each other. It’s pretty much exactly at our level, but we got some strange looks because we were sitting outside. Then Gabi, Sophie, Sophia, and I went to the best restaurant we’ve been to so far. The pesto was absolutely amazing, and I ate good tiramisu for the first time ever. Then all the girls sat in the piazza drinking wine while the boys played soccer. They joined us later for gelato and then we all went to an Italian party because Bren’s roommate had just finished his exams. We drank wine, made some friends, spoke more Italian than we have so far, and then walked to the piazza where we sang everything from the Beatles to Moulin Rouge to Spice Girls. In the middle of the piazza. It was wonderful. And now it is 3:30am and I have class tomorrow, but I’m not tired. I will be tomorrow for class, tho. Ah well. It was totally worth it.
This weekend we go to Rome! And we get to go clubbing. Yay! I’ll report more when I get back!
I miss you all!!!!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
I can't believe that nobody has been on this since the end of June. Its been a pretty crazy period. We have moved out alot of stuff from the basement, which has also spurred getting rid of alot of stuff from other areas. Its amazing what I haven't looked at in 10 years.
We lived through our neighbor's annual 4th party and this year the wind was right to carry all the detritus from $6000 worth of fireworks to some other part of the lake. Our lake association lifted the no wake restriction for the 4th even though the water level was still high, but its back on. I bought an inflatable floating island with two docking lounge chairs that is anchored in the swimming area and its been a delightful place to sleep and hang out. We got it in the lake in time for Bridget's party, but it was kind of cool and windy that day so no one but me went in.
We go to Madison this weekend to register Bridget. Colin gets to stay home with the dogs and go to the golf tournament. I think he is getting sick of us, so it will be a nice break for him.
The kids go back to school August 23rd, so we are starting to get gear amassed for them. We found a deal on a futon couch for Bridget which is stored in our basement for the time being.
I have a meeting in Sheboygan next Friday afternoon, so I hope I can make my customary stop at the R-O's, looking hungry so that they invite me for dinner. Sometimes I even stay overnight if they feed me too much. Not sure if there is an art show the next day, so I need to check with them. Sorry we only saw Kevin and the kids for about 40 minutes total and Lyn not at all this trip. We did have a nice time out at Blue Spring seeing lots of Richters and O'Connells.
Well, I have an early meeting so should go to bed. Too hot to do much tonight except keep shoveling stuff out of the house and jump in the lake. This is when I really appreciate it. Hope everyone is doing well and that Domi is safely in Italy. Love, Susan
We lived through our neighbor's annual 4th party and this year the wind was right to carry all the detritus from $6000 worth of fireworks to some other part of the lake. Our lake association lifted the no wake restriction for the 4th even though the water level was still high, but its back on. I bought an inflatable floating island with two docking lounge chairs that is anchored in the swimming area and its been a delightful place to sleep and hang out. We got it in the lake in time for Bridget's party, but it was kind of cool and windy that day so no one but me went in.
We go to Madison this weekend to register Bridget. Colin gets to stay home with the dogs and go to the golf tournament. I think he is getting sick of us, so it will be a nice break for him.
The kids go back to school August 23rd, so we are starting to get gear amassed for them. We found a deal on a futon couch for Bridget which is stored in our basement for the time being.
I have a meeting in Sheboygan next Friday afternoon, so I hope I can make my customary stop at the R-O's, looking hungry so that they invite me for dinner. Sometimes I even stay overnight if they feed me too much. Not sure if there is an art show the next day, so I need to check with them. Sorry we only saw Kevin and the kids for about 40 minutes total and Lyn not at all this trip. We did have a nice time out at Blue Spring seeing lots of Richters and O'Connells.
Well, I have an early meeting so should go to bed. Too hot to do much tonight except keep shoveling stuff out of the house and jump in the lake. This is when I really appreciate it. Hope everyone is doing well and that Domi is safely in Italy. Love, Susan
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Thanks for the pics Mark-it really puts things in perspective. I was over at BB late yesterday and the road is open again. There is a path of huge trees pulled up by their roots all the way from Booth Lake to just west of BB. We had a number of them on Shorewood Drive, which is why our basement got flooded. Fortunately, no one's houses got destroyed in our area, but I guess a few vehicles were crunched. Power out for hours and 7.5 inches of rain in basement! We are still finding stuff that's wet and nearly destroyed. Jay is putting in a new hot water heater this weekend. I filled our two camping shower bags yesterday and used one last night. It didn't get as warm as the instructions said it would, but it wasn't cold. Between that, the lake and the cold water in the house, we don't feel too gross. Although, since the mosquitoes are overwhelming us, having to wear bug spray at all times is making the situation alot worse. Something to tell the grandkids about!
I am moving my work office again and Lord knows how bad the house will be for how long! We have alot of stuff stored in that basement that now needs to make its way out! Just checked my machine and saw that I had a message from Michele last night that probably came in during our boat ride. It was such a nice night we decided to take a break. The kids are going to Jack Johnson at Alpine tonight and hopefully will not get rained on. Its very nice and breezy right now. Better get back to work-hope to talk to some of you soon! Love, Susan
I am moving my work office again and Lord knows how bad the house will be for how long! We have alot of stuff stored in that basement that now needs to make its way out! Just checked my machine and saw that I had a message from Michele last night that probably came in during our boat ride. It was such a nice night we decided to take a break. The kids are going to Jack Johnson at Alpine tonight and hopefully will not get rained on. Its very nice and breezy right now. Better get back to work-hope to talk to some of you soon! Love, Susan
Friday, June 20, 2008
The great flood of aught-eight, in pictures
Hi all,
Sorry to hear that East Troy was hit so badly by the flooding! They're telling us here in Fort that the river crested today, just about 6 feet above the flood stage, and that the waters will subside at a rate of about one inch per day... if you do the math, that means things will be back to normal by Labor Day. We are still bone dry, thanks to our elevation; we just have lots of people who can't get to their houses using the driveway to park in the field next door; it's become the city's temporary overflow parking lot.
The only real downside for us is that Calvin and I had to cancel a camping & caving trip to Makoqueta Mounds State Park in Iowa this weekend. With bridges being closed and levees failing everywhere, there was no way I wanted to be crossing the Mississippi this weekend!
Last night Cal and I took the canoe out, and I couldn't believe how much had changed since last Sunday... Here are a few pics of our boat ride through the old fort, and down hwy 106 west of town. Keep in mind that all of these pictures were taken within a half mile or so of our house.
Enjoy...
On the Road again
As summer begins today, hi!
Thanks to each of you for you Father's Day calls, greetings, visits (Mark on Saturday after finding all the detours and Susan and Bridget on Wednesday when they came to take showers)! Your every effort and
Shoe Box card hit the spot.... Glad for all the other news and photos!
Our '08 summer begins with a flight to Newark this evening where we will have a chance to experience Declan's prom going and graduation on 6/25. He and
Kevin found favor with an assistant principal who found graduation tickets which they accepted on our behalf. The Midwest schedule is:
6/20/08 Lv MKE #2876 745P Ar EWR 1110P
6/27/08 Lv EWR #179 1125A Ar MKE 1245P
The Focus Wgn will be at CPS Parking, 5201 S. Howell
and Mom's keys will be hanging on a lanyard in the back hall.
The boiler will be on VACATION will reset after 9 days
automatically or we will reset it on SUMMER when we return. SUMMER heats water; VACATION does not.
We have not used the air conditioners yet this year. I did turn the 4 circuts for them ON this morning and
tested the 6 remotes. All room units came on and shut off when directed to do so by the remotes. The kitchen/dining room remote is on the window frame near the breakfront and next to the thermostat in the living room. All others are near the light switches in the respective rooms. The lower front panel of the remote slides down to show directions and choices.
All circuits were left ON. Nothing happens until someone pushes a button on the remote. Basic instructions for both systems are on top of the boiler.
Marty Iverson can be called for help with both systems. His business is AJ Iverson. Office # is 414 444 9002. His cell # is 406 4035 (probably 414).
The paper and mail have been stopped. A request for
the police to watch the house has been submitted .
Inside lights at each living level are on timers and will be on during evening hours. Our phone recorder will be left on.
Sorry we don't have time to comment on all the latest blog entries. Really sorry that the storm and electricity interruption were so disruptive for the O'C-Longs.
Loss of the hot water heater due to the water that inoperative sump pumps could not pump out was probably the most inconvenient loss and the reason S & B had to come here for showers. Glad that the athletic club showers are closer.
Love and prayers, Mom and Dad
Thanks to each of you for you Father's Day calls, greetings, visits (Mark on Saturday after finding all the detours and Susan and Bridget on Wednesday when they came to take showers)! Your every effort and
Shoe Box card hit the spot.... Glad for all the other news and photos!
Our '08 summer begins with a flight to Newark this evening where we will have a chance to experience Declan's prom going and graduation on 6/25. He and
Kevin found favor with an assistant principal who found graduation tickets which they accepted on our behalf. The Midwest schedule is:
6/20/08 Lv MKE #2876 745P Ar EWR 1110P
6/27/08 Lv EWR #179 1125A Ar MKE 1245P
The Focus Wgn will be at CPS Parking, 5201 S. Howell
and Mom's keys will be hanging on a lanyard in the back hall.
The boiler will be on VACATION will reset after 9 days
automatically or we will reset it on SUMMER when we return. SUMMER heats water; VACATION does not.
We have not used the air conditioners yet this year. I did turn the 4 circuts for them ON this morning and
tested the 6 remotes. All room units came on and shut off when directed to do so by the remotes. The kitchen/dining room remote is on the window frame near the breakfront and next to the thermostat in the living room. All others are near the light switches in the respective rooms. The lower front panel of the remote slides down to show directions and choices.
All circuits were left ON. Nothing happens until someone pushes a button on the remote. Basic instructions for both systems are on top of the boiler.
Marty Iverson can be called for help with both systems. His business is AJ Iverson. Office # is 414 444 9002. His cell # is 406 4035 (probably 414).
The paper and mail have been stopped. A request for
the police to watch the house has been submitted .
Inside lights at each living level are on timers and will be on during evening hours. Our phone recorder will be left on.
Sorry we don't have time to comment on all the latest blog entries. Really sorry that the storm and electricity interruption were so disruptive for the O'C-Longs.
Loss of the hot water heater due to the water that inoperative sump pumps could not pump out was probably the most inconvenient loss and the reason S & B had to come here for showers. Glad that the athletic club showers are closer.
Love and prayers, Mom and Dad
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