I am signed up to receive my first Social Security check on January 13. I am sure that I am not old enough for that yet but don't tell them.
Yesterday Ronnie and I went to JFK Memorial park and walked around the entire lake. It took us a long time but we did spend a lot of time geocaching, taking pictures and just enjoying the weather and the scenery. We were not aware that there was a Veteran's Memorial Area there. It was very nice.

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Wow, lots of goodies in this cache!

What a great day we had. On the way home we stopped at the orchard and picked up some peaches. We were planning to get apples but the kind we wanted were not ready yet. Today I baked a peach pie. We will have some with ice cream a little later in the evening.
Tonight we took a little walk and went to Ferrin Park (here in town) to put out a new travel coin in our geocache. It is really fun to see where they travel to.

Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. Wow it is just one rain storm after the other today. Ron just said it was 2 years ago tomorrow that we had the big flood. I sure don't want to think about that. It just started pouring again.

We are home and have stocked up on groceries, cleaned house, and did a few odds and ends jobs this week. Yesterday I got my hair cut and colored by Peggy Bunker. It feels and looks much better. Before the hair process we went to lunch at a local pub and restaurant called Lefty's. The food was very good and the visit with an old friend even better.

Today Ronnie is going to get the oil changed in the van and we are going out for dinner with our Moorland friends.

Moving Week

After the Omaha Bucks left we took off for West Des Moines to finally help Cindy and Craig move to Waukee. We left Moorland on Monday, August10, helped a little at their old house and then we all went to the Residence Inn for an overnight stay. Katie stayed in Grandma and Grandpa's room. She was such a big girl.

Monday night we had a call from one of our Texas friends, Marilyn from Buffalo, New York. Really nice to hear from her.

Tuesday morning we got up and Cindy and Craig headed off to sign the papers for the old and new place. Ronnie and I went to the old house and spent a lot of the morning overseeing the movers. Eventually everything was loaded and we all went to Waukee to start unpacking. D'Lynn and Joe came for the day to help us. Much needed help I would say. We spent the rest of Tuesday trying to put things away and just put up beds so we would be able to sleep that night. Super good pizza and chicken from Pizza Ranch for dinner tonight.

Wednesday Cindy had to go back to school. The rest of us had assigned jobs around the house. Lots of unpacking boxes in the kitchen and master closets for me. We were all exhausted by night and more then ready for a good night's sleep. Went out to Tres Los Amigos for a fantastic Mexican spread and delicious Margaritas.

Thursday brought lots of laundry and straightening in the family room in the basement. I fixed a pasta, garlic bread and ceasar salad for dinner. It was pretty nice to just stay in and eat. Cindy had to work until 8pm and Craig took Katie to her preschool open house tonight. That left Grandma and Grandpa and Izzie for some bonding and a lot of giggling. Had DQ tonight before bed. Yummy.

Friday we went with Craig to do a little Target shopping and then we headed to Moorland. It was a great week but we were exhausted after all of the activity of the past two weeks. Looking forward to some time at home alone.

Camp Grandma 2009 Days 4, 5 and 6

Time has just flown by this past two weeks. I do want to post a little more about Camp Grandma before it totally slips from my mind.

Thursday was the day we chose to just be laid back and do whatever the spirit moved us to do. I took Joe and Anna to the Hair Receiver for hair cuts from my old school friend, Peggy Bunker. Fun to see my old friend and we are planning lunch together and a little hair color and style for me on August 18 at 11:30AM. When we came home Anna made her famous cookies to feed to her brothers, especially Will.

Thursday evening was movie night. We watched "Sister Act" and everyone seemed to enjoy it. We ate way too much popcorn and candy, but isn't that what are you supposed to do when you go to the movies?

Friday we headed to the Auquatic Center in Humboldt. It was a great time and included a couple of big slides, some high and low diving boards, very shallow and very deep water. Forgot the camera so no pictures from this outing. :-( After the time at the pool we stopped to visit Laura Seiler and also went to a park for a little fun on the playground equipment. Friday evening we headed to dinner at the Sports Page. A reward for all of the good behavior.

Saturday morning we got up early and went to Twin Lakes to meet our friends Peggy and Jim Nelson. They love taking the kids for a boat ride and it was very fun. Everyone seemed to love sitting up front and so we had to take turns. We stopped at a boat side restaurant and had ice cream cones. After the boat ride we went to the public park and waded in the lake for awhile. The last of our camp for the year.



When we got home Dan and D'Lynn were here and we turned the kids back over to their parents. Saturday night Dan and D'Lynn took us to dinner at Olde Boston. Great food, great service and best of all great company. After dinner we went to Crawford Park for a quick geocache adventure.

Sunday morning we went to Mass in Moorland and then out to breakfast before the Omaha Buck's went home. Looking forward to Camp Grandma 2010.

Camp Grandma Day #3- 2009

We spent a lazy morning followed by a lunch of grilled bacon and cheese sandwiches. Oops I should say some of us were lazy. Grandpa and Anna mowed the whole yard. Thanks guys. It always amazes me that Anna still loves to mow after the burn catastrophe a few years ago. It still makes my skin crawl.

This afternoon we did a little graffiti or paint whatever you want to call it on the walls in the basement where Grandma sews. I love it and it will be a lasting reminder of the fun. They actually got very little paint on themselves. I was surprised by the things and style that they each painted in. We finished up and now there is a little bike riding and wheel chair driving going on. If only my mother could see all the fun they have with her old wheelchair.