We spent a couple of nights in the driveway of our friends, Ed and Barb R in Statesville, NC. Really enjoyed spending time with them and their new puppy, Cody. Now we’re all on our way to the North Carolina rally near Waxhaw.
Wow – when you're on US-20 heading towards Galena and have the time, get off near Woodbine, IL and go south on Brown Road and tour around the countryside. There are just some amazing views. Here's just one! Jim
Lisa was interviewed by the Daily Herald last month about the the pending teacher’s strike. Here a photo that was taken of her.
We’re having a gathering of Garden’s friends tomorrow (Wednesday), so today, I smoked 4 beef chuck roasts, 4 red bell peppers and 4 jalapeno peppers for the chili I’m serving tomorrow. I smoked the beef for about 3 hours and the peppers for about an hour. Â I let it all cook, then rolled up the…
Nancy, Lisa, Lindsay and I went to Ikea after church today to get furnishing ideas for the new house. I like our Ikea (in Schaumburg, IL) better than the new one across from the Mall of America (in Bloomington, MN). I just like the layout better – it seems less cluttered. Anyway, we ate there…
We’re in the Wisconsin Dells this weekend. 4 of my kids, 1 cousin and 1 friend traveled from MN to meet us here at the KOA in the Dells. Having a great time until today, the last day. It’s raining so we may have to pack up in the rain 🙁 Last night after dinner,…
March 16, 2014 Today, we chilled all day with family at home in Kleinmachnow.  Sean and I made pancakes for the family for breakfast, then we all did our own thing around home. Sean and I ran out to one of the many local Döner shops and grabbed Döner Kebabs and Döner boxes for everyone.  A Turkish…