My baby brother and his bride celebrate 48 years of wedded bliss today!
I found this photo amongst my Mother's photos.
My baby brother is making a kissing motion that has his bride laughing:) They must have been dancing!
Happy 48th Anniversary! I hope they dance a little today!
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Monday was a mostly quiet day. I did some laundry, made an apple crisp and organized supper. I can while away a whole day doing a little of this and that and it never shows.
This afghan was finished, it is a very pale blue with some flecks of white and green, it is crocheted with a 5.5 hook in a shell stitch. It goes into the afghan stash.
Sunday night Far Guy and I watched The Road on CBS. It is a reality show that features songwriters/singers. There were 12 beginning contestants. Why watch you say? I like reality shows for one and for another reason Forrest McCurren is one of the contestants. Forrest is married to my baby brothers bride's niece Margaret. My baby brother and his bride often travel to Southern Minnesota and Wisconsin to see Forest and Margaret preform (Margaret plays the violin and the drums). It will be fun to watch Forrest compete...I like his music...for me he is like Bob Dylan but easier to understand.
Minnesota weather: High was 48F or 9C and the low was 37F or 3C.
Supper was spaghetti one of Far Guy's favorites. His weight is holding steady at 130. He is thin.
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All the May Baskets were delivered on May Day.
My nieces sent me some photos of their kids! All these children are grandchildren of my other baby brother and she who sees robins first.
Megan and Frank's Crew
Stacey and Justin's Group
I did not quite get his blanket done before he was born.
9 pound 11 ounces of healthy baby boy Gunnar! Grand child #12 for my baby brother and his bride.
Gunnar joins his siblings; Turner, Jordyn, Otto, Tallulah (LuLu) and Bjorn. They all belong to my nephew and his beautiful wife who live in New Jersey. We will get to see them all when they visit Minnesota next summer!
I finished his blanket yesterday and will get it in the mail when it warms up...we are back in the deep freeze again.
My baby brother and his bride have taken on biking. They bought each other electric assist bikes.
Let me tell you they need that electric assist to get up the hill from their place at the lake!
Baxter and bikes.... he is not a fan and tries to herd them and bark. So the poor boy is left behind.
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Yesterday I had book club. We read The Alice Network.
I gave it an eight. Most of the other gals rated it higher and only one lower than me...a seven. One of the gals read it before so she read it again...I cannot see me repeating it...ever.
Far Guys infusion went well, he enjoys the time spent with two of his favorite nurses.
From Far Guy " I have a hole in my head for nothin." His biopsy came back as sun damage to aging skin. Good news if you ask me!
Beth made her first outing yesterday, she and Baxter and my baby brother came over in the afternoon. Beth is still recovering.
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I made Apple Crisp. I should have followed a recipe, maybe next time I will. I just dumped some butter, oatmeal, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and flour together for the crisp part. It was still good...but it could have been better. Apparently measuring is important!
The apples are from niece Katie's apple trees in North Dakota.
Far Guy and I visited my Mom in the Nursing Home and Beth in the hospital yesterday and then we went out for lupper. Mom is doing okay, her memory fails her sometimes, Beth is out of ICU and is feeling better but not good enough to come home yet.
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It snowed a bit but it mostly melted when it hit the ground.
I went over and visited Baxter.
He is a little lonely.
My sister in law, Beth has been in the hospital the past few days. She has been really sick. UTI and Ischemic Sepsis. No fun. She is a little improved but is still having pain. She got great care in the ICU as our niece Stacey was on duty. Hopefully each day will see some improvement and next week she will be able to come home.
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I spent the day at my baby brothers yesterday. He and his bride were constructing a floating garden.
It was trial and error...mostly wet error until after lunch and a nap. Baxter had a nap too.
We squirted it around on the dock and got it on the front of the kayak and Beth paddled it around and shoved it off into the water..
It has a bit of chain on both ends to serve as an anchor and it is tied to the dock. The beige structure is a kayak launcher.
My baby brother and his bride and Baxter. ( I think all dogs like wet legs!)
Refinishing our log siding is still in progress....slow progress. Due to the air quality Far Guy is safely away from home for a few days while I hold down the fort here.
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Cars with Fins.
We had a quiet Saturday. Far Guy struggled with the front seat cover for his old car, he finally got it arranged so he is half pleased.
We recycled and on the way stopped by the place we rented on the narrows the Fall and part of the Winter 1972/1973. One of my cousin's daughters bought it and she has fixed it up real cute! The bathroom is no longer blue. Our oldest daughter and I lived there alone when Far Guy went to Basic Training in San Antonio, Texas.
My Mom made an apple crisp and she and Dad came out in the evening, my baby brother, his bride and Baxter came over too. It was a nice evening to sit outside. Baxter is two years old now and I will take a photo of him after he is groomed later this week.
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Baxter visited us most of the day yesterday since his people had to be in Fargo for surgery. A plate was put in Beth's foot....the surgery went well and she is recovering at home.
Baxter was a good boy, he took off once...he knows the way from our house to his house....but he came back after a couple of minutes and I put the leash on him. He doesn't like the leash so the rest of the day he stayed close to me and came when called...helps to have treats in your pockets! He was funny when I was scrubbing the kitchen floor, he kept coming up to me to see if I was okay! ( I scrub on hands and knees/butt) We shared some lunch and then we borrowed the Gator and went off to spray poison ivy...he is a good co pilot keeping watch for anything that moves. Using the Gator I could take him with me....I usually spray off my lawn mower. After a while we both got warm so we headed into the AC, he laid on the steps so he could look out the window and then we had a short nap...after that he wanted to go home. He was done being away for the day! He likes riding in the Ranger and goes in and out easily for me.
He is a pretty smart small dog....I think he weighed 46 pounds on his last visit to the Vet.
My sister in law (my baby brother's bride) stepped in a hole and broke bones in her foot. Ouch... she is having surgery today in Fargo.
Wednesday we went to the Dentist for check ups and teeth cleaning. I had a spot that was driving me nuts...near a tooth it felt pointy and hard...I thought perhaps it was the root of a tooth...well it was a sharp piece of bone stuck in my gums...and it was removed...but left a hole. My tongue has nothing to patrol anymore. Other than that our check ups were both good!
Thursday Far Guy had his Infusion and I had a mammogram...I hate them. I always get called back for my sparklies or a random cyst...so I will be shocked if they don't call me back in for an ultrasound or more squishing.
The Eye Doctor wants to see me in person to review some tests next week. He says my eyes are suspicious for glaucoma....so we will see how that plays out.
I mowed grass yesterday, in the morning our lawn so Far Guy could have quality time in the afternoon woodcarving ( the dust and flying grass are awful for him) and then at my other baby brothers in the afternoon. I sprayed for weeds the other day and need to get caught up with ant stuff and Poison Ivy spray. It is going to turn hot and humid....sauna like.
The wreath outside the door needs to be changed. July is half gone already....time flies when you are having fun!
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Far Guy says that half the summer is over when we get past the 4th of July. I suppose that is true for people and kids that go back to school in mid August.
Our weather has been wonderful the past few days, in the 70's during the day and cools off into the 50's at night.
I can carve wood, I tried one of the Christmas ornaments yesterday. My thumb was/is sore but I can do it. Not sure how much I can help with the carving this year. So I went off on my lawn tractor to kill poison ivy...great entertainment! I was so thankful not to see the skunk family that she who sees robins first saw in her driveway. The poison ivy is very tall this year...some of it is three feet tall.
Town is a mess...tourists all over the place. One grocery store was out of mustard, peanut butter and soy sauce. People are just nuts with their aggressive driving...a motorcycle passed us on a curve and I was going the speed limit.
So far the lake people are quiet with fireworks. Usually we hear fireworks every night the week before the 4th and the week after the 4th. Maybe the skeeters are making life miserable for them too!
I made potato salad yesterday one of my favorite summer foods. Far Guy has not lost his cooking mojo...he made spaghetti:)
Bunting over at my baby brother and his bride's home. They celebrated 44 years of marriage this week.
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