Well, it's the day after Labor Day, so the
Minnesota kids finally started school!
We headed to Ana's in Minnesota on Monday, the 9th.
Bob had two slate blackboards from the church
that had a message and the names of three kids.
We took one board to Ana and one to Trina.
Stayed at Ana's the night of the 9th
These shirts from Aunt Donna arrived on Monday, too.
borrowed one to send to irk her sisters. :-)
On Tuesday, the 10th, drove to Iowa.
just north of Waterloo. I guess
we "met our Waterloo."
Bob put the spare on and
then we headed to Tom and Trina's
most recent "project".
We took them our B International with the belly mower
that I used to mow the lawn until I ran it up the
side of a grain bin a couple years ago. Bob had fixed
it and our old Monkey Ward 23 cu. ft. deep freeze,
and Trina said she wanted it.
Tom and Trina bought this house, gutted it, and are
in the process of adding on some rooms and bathrooms.
Yes, they have a contractor doing the major work!
They will have 4.6 acres and are only five minutes
from Jett, Caiden, and Annika's high school.
I snapped a pic before we unloaded. They have three
out-buildings on the property that seem to be
in better shape that the house was.
On Wednesday, the 11th, we went to a car
museum in Iowa City. I liked this "Caddy".
The white thing in the back is a fold-out camp kitchen.
On the right is a camp bed that folds into the trunk.
Tom took a picture of us
with Trina and Annika.
I wanted a head shot of Anni for my wall
because the one I have is from 4th grade.
She is a freshman this year!
The Iowa sky was beautiful when we left on the 13th.
That night we ate at the Mill Creek Inn. The guy
in the booth behind us was wearing the Katrina shirt!
Claire had a soccer game on Saturday morning.
on the step so I don't look so short!)
Afterwards we went back to Ana's for crepes!
We took pics before the service: Lydia, Claire, Cecelia.
More realistic height view. :-)
Bob brought 70 apples from our yard
Yes, Claire is taller than Ana. :-)
Ana and her girls. After brunch at the house,
we drove home to North Dakota.
Monday evening was the first concert of the year in Rugby
for the Heart of America Concert Series. We drove
home in a thunder and lightning storm.
Corey's mom and the kids had picked plums
and were more than happy to get rid of a bunch.
So, I brought them home.
Canned plums (in the back) on Monday
and made jelly on Tuesday. The towel is
the one Claire made for me when she
was 5. She's 15 now! Lydia and Cecelia's
towels wore out last year!
in town. I made applesauce,
pie filling (frozen in ziploc bags),
and a gallon of apple/plum/compote. (juice)
Closed it up on Sunday, the 22nd.'
On Monday I made six pints of bread and butter pickles.
We went to town on Tuesday and picked apples.
and dried two big bags of apples on Thursday!
While I was dehydrating (apples, not me),
Bob went to the Hostfest in Minot
and saw Trace Adkins, Mollie B,
Crazy fingers Lindquist, and
enjoyed a Lutefisk dinner.
siblings dressed up for Homecoming and
celebrate Jett's 18th birthday on the 29th.
for the potluck after church to welcome
our new priest. Ed said he got more apples
off our tree in town than he ever got off
his four trees at the farm.
The last apple...the slicer/corer will get a break...
hopefully until next year. I have 14 quart bags
of dehydrated apples now, and a bunch ready
to make apple cobbler later today. A good way
to end the month and the apple craze!
was on the 27th. The king was a kid from our
church named Cole. I called him
"Young King Cole". The band played
the Rugby fight song (to the tune of the
Ohio State Fight song), so I sang along.
