On the way to Killdeer, we stopped in Minot
to see "Doolittle the Musical"...Instead
of real animals like the movie, the kids
carried stuffed animals and imitated the sounds.
Luke's 4-H garden project
"New" playground at Jimmy & Kelly's.
Kelly put together a sandbox kit--to fill with corn,
not sand! Grace and Luke moved the picnic table
and packed a "lunch" of snacks. Bob and Jimmy
put together the jungle gym and blew up the pool.
Luke, Mary Kate, and Grace spent a lot of time
in the pool...the temp was 90 degrees on Saturday.
The "Obstacle Course" had a splash pad,
a high jump (fell over), and hurdles!
George made a great impression
for our brick collection.
We will add it to our "deck-orations"
(see pic below)
Luke and George are ready for the birthday party!
George turned 1 on July 2nd.
Jimmy and George shared a party,
but each had his own cake. Here they are
checking out the frosting on George's cake.
Can you tell how old Jimmy became on July 3rd?
Check out his candles! :-) Kelly got creative
because she didn't have a "4"
George isn't walking yet, but he doesn't have to
because he got a "car" for his birthday. :-)
Oil well, sunset, and Killdeer Mountain.
too light outside!
On the 4th we watched the "kiddie parade" at the lake,
of our camper...had to move all of them
to make room for George.
to pull the weeds in the garden. We need a nice,
slow rain even though I watered with Miracle-Gro.
One floor, no steps, no basement. (the no basement
thing concerns me. If the weather is bad out here
on the farm, I head downstairs!)
calling the man cave. Bob wants to put a barn door
between the dining room and the man cave.
Living room view from the kitchen. The entire
house needs to be painted after we complete
our "destruction" projects.
Bathroom 1--I want to remove the glass doors
from the tub and we plan to replace the stools
with 17" high ones.
Bedroom 1
Closet in Bedroom 1. Both bedrooms and bathrooms
have wallpaper trim around the top of the wall.
That will be coming off soon.
Kitchen...plan is to switch the fridge and stove around
and knock out half the wall above the stove
for a more open view when you walk in the front door..
I would like to remove the "peninsula" between
the kitchen and dining room.
with one that has a circular shape.
water heater....that may get replaced with a
smaller one.
Man cave...Bob wants to put corrugated metal
on the bottom half of the blue wall. We don't like the
ugly ceiling fans with the lights, either.
Doors from the man cave to the patio
Bob is removing the carpet in the whole house.
Plan to replace with a waterproof vinyl laminate floor,
like we did in Texas, after everything else is done.
On Saturday, the 8th, we took a break
from our house project to attend the Pierce
County Fair. This pig was not "racing" but
shooting a shower of water from its perch.
I was hooked up to 35 wires from my legs
to the 14 on my head. Honestly didn't sleep
more than three hours all night. I am curious
to find out what they discovered! On Monday, we
bought tickets for the "Norsk Hostfest"
at the Scandinavian Heritage Center, and
visited the exhibits from Norway (inside of
the Stave Church above),
Denmark, Finland, and Sweden (the Dala horse above).
Next, we found the disc golf course at Polaris Park
and played nine holes.
Then, we went to see the newly finished pickleball courts
at Roosevelt Park next to the swimming pool.
Opted out of playing, though.
On Monday night, we went to the Minot State University
summer amphitheater production of "Calendar Girls,"
a hysterical comedy about a bunch of British church
ladies who decided to pose for a calendar
to earn money for a memorial for one of the husbands.
The theater was recently remodeled with a $100,000
donation from Josh Duhamel who is a graduate
of Minot State. The stage is named for him.
Wow! Nine of us showed up for pickleball
yesterday morning....ranging in age from 82 to 51! :-)
Steam and scrape
At the Germans from Russia convention in Mandan, ND,
Andrew, Matthew, and Ana enjoy pizza by the pool
on Friday, July 21st.
by the pool for Grace, now a teenager!
Saturday night was the "oompah dance"--
Claire and Bob (with matching footwear)
are starting to polka! :-)
and today is July 31st, so you know how long
it takes to even get something to grow.
The weatherman prediscted hail and
heavy rain north of us, so I ran out to
the garden after supper....
