…”Hey Mrs.RedMittens, what do you DO all day now that you are semi-retired and PrincessLasertron has flown the coop and the NavySeal works all day?”
Salt, Kosher Salt, Cinnamon Sugar, Pepper and Sugar
Today, I washed these containers and re-filled them.
Does THAT answer your question?!
Another thing I’ve wanted to do for several years is go pick stawberries at Gettings Gardens near Sanborn, Iowa. I’ve seen their sign from the road and heard the commercials on the radio and decided last Thursday to finally just do it! Our good friends, the Sullys, were going to be at Okoboji for the 4th, so I’d have lots of people available to eat those berries!
The picking went well. I didn’t take my camera in there because I didn’t want to carry it.
But on the way home, as I was singing along to my David Cassidy CD…..
A ROCK from a mower on the other side of the road was propelled into my driver side window.
It sounded like a shotgun. A low sounding BOOM.
The rock broke my window AS I WAS DRIVING.
It was repaired today.
And that accident has affected me in such a peculiar way.
My MomVan….8 years old with almost 120,0o0 miles, protected me in ways I cannot explain.
The window shattered and remained intact until the pieces of glass started falling apart, little by little, falling inside the van and outside on the road.
The rock did not hit me.
The window was the barrier.
I was not injured or cut.
I went off the road and the van drove right back up onto the road.
And that van just kept on going, taking me home.
And my dad took care of the vehicle. And my husband took care of the insurance. And my mom took care of me.
If my window had been open, the rock would have hit me in the head. I probably would have been injured.
Instead, I was able to eat strawberries with some good friends.
The sweetest strawberries I've ever had.
Dan took this horrific picture of me a few weeks ago when I tackled the first thing on my LIST.
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I then entered it in a small, simple contest at MidwestLiving.com
Please go vote for me!
I think all you need to do is give it 5 stars.
And maybe leave a comment.
If you scroll a bit, there are a few more photos I took, including one of my dad fly fishing. You can vote for him, too!
I can’t believe I’m making this hideous picture public!!!
(Megan is in it and she, of course, looks beautiful!)
Not the biggest fan of 4th of July….I, along with my scaredycat dawg, do not really enjoy exploding fireworks for nights on end in our neighborhood.
But I DO enjoy a good hammock!
My view from the hammock
With the addition of a red, white and blue quilt and some patriotic pillows, I can celeberate the 4th all day long and not an explosion in sight…unless you count popping the top from a bottle of IZZE juice or a cold adult beverage.
Napkin STARS and STRIPed antique snack bowls make patriotic very easy.
On second thought….I really DO like the 4th!
ahhh, July!
Many years ago, in another life, I heard a friend of a friend sing at a local Omaha beverage establishment. I LOVED the harmonies and voice of this brother and sister duo.
I even thought of them every once in a while since way back then.
Years later, again through a friend of a friend (on Facebook) I found them again!
And Monday night, Cher and Gene Klosner sang the National Anthem at the College World Series.
I didn’t attend.
Instead, I assembled with a rag tag group of airplane nuts and we watched the flyover over the Blair Airport.
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F16's headed to the College World Series
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Wow. What a show. Sure wish we could have seen them arrive at the College World Series……..
Yes. I went on the rollcoaster. I wasn’t nervous or nauseaus or filled with dread.
It was on my list of things to get done.
And I crossed it off!
I didn’t even pay attention when the roller coaster was BROKEN when we got there!
See Mr.Fixit under there?
But I’m getting ahead of myself. The Legend Rollsecoaster at Arnold’s Park Amusement Park on West Lake at Okoboji was built in 1927 and is actually the 13th oldest wooden roller coaster in the U.S.
It is made of wood. WOOD!
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There is a sign at the top that says “The Point of No Return”.
This is it!
Matt and Megan rode with me…Dan, Dave and my parents were cheering from the ground.
Here we go!
...and a minute later!
Attractive, I know. Looks like my hair is flames!
The ride was so BUMPY. I was shocked at how bumpy it was.
You can ride along for yourself here!
My favorite boys bought me this t-shirt!
More cones on Iowa Interstate 29 North……
I even wrote an email to the Iowa DOT and they insist that work is being done.
Well would you look at THAT!
Love those Orange Cones!
Never have I seen TheLake so grey. so calm. so lifeless. so sad.
It has been a gentle rain, much needed for the Iowa Farmland. and the Lake.
The Lake benefits from the rain also. And us?
A weekend of rest…away from our daily grind.
Movies on TV, reading, napping and good food prepared by my parents.
ReJuvenation.
Bob's is an Okoboji traditon. Loosemeat burgers ON THE LAKE.
Order a Number 1 with a Diet Coke or Homemade RootBeer at the counter and then take a seat.
Loosemeat, fries, and pop. The Okoboji Lunch!
We flew home on a Monday and the airport was empty. We were the last to leave.
.....sigh....always sad to leave.
Here's I-29 from the air. See the ORANGE CONES blocking one lane on each side? See any work being done? TAKE DOWN THE CONES!!! (oh. My BloodPressure!)
It rained a teeny bit when we got gas at the Blair Airport. See the outline of the plane on the pavement?
Oh the Perfume! There is no better time of the year than Peony Time!
I’ve got 28 peony plants up my front walk. They grow in part shade, so they are late compared to other peonies I see around town.
Late-Bloomers! but well worth the wait!
