2026-06-25

I got a “book bag” for my bike 🤪

It’s nice to have a coffee cup holder too! Haha

Looking both directions from my rock

I took a few minutes to reflect on the blessings in my life from the Lord while the rest of the crew went down to where Mom and Dad had their last picture taken together.  

Always great to walk out on the dock!

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Fun to see the changes…

…and what’s still the same.  Of course the glider! It’s fun that the lighthouse made it into their decor.  We even saw some of dad’s handwriting 🤪

And Ian and Laura spotted this funnel cloud the night before we arrived!

Chillin’ on our old glider

It was nice to enjoy the view and the screened in porch again after all these years.  We sold the place 20 years ago…
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2026-06-24

Surprise surprise❣️ ❣️ ❣️

My mom knew she was going to Lakeside, but she DIDN’T know that she was going to be staying in our old cottage.  Laura managed to rent it for the week.  When we arrived, these three were sitting outside to welcome us.  My mom was overwhelmed with joy and happiness.  Speechless.  

What a great opportunity.  So many memories there!
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The lightest trip to Lakeside ever?!

I had the privilege of taking my mom up to Lakeside to join Laura, Ian and Caroline for a day or two last week.  At least I still found a use for my trailer hitch.  My dad would have been proud ;)
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I guess I made a good impression on Pebbles?

She even jumped up into my lap and laid there for a bit!

When I showed this to the kids, Andy said, “Are we just gonna ignore the fact that dad created a new CheezIt flavor?! Hahahahaha 
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A weekend of hard work

We pizza and a game of giant Scrabble with John and Savannah after wearing ourselves out helping them get their basement useable again all weekend last weekend. I even won the game; probably only because Julie joined late 🤪
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A pretty view from John and Savannah’s kitchen

Especially with her stained glass projects.  Janice would be happy to see that Savannah is cultivating her gardens.
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