Lilly Loves Her Daddy...

Especially when he's in the hammock!

Oh Silly Lilly!

Enjoying the Weekend...

So I just returned from a wonderful weekend with my daughter. She got tickets for a play at the Guthrie Theatre for Mother's Day. We had such a great time and laughed all night long. Thanks for letting me spend the night and hanging out with me Meggie! It was sooooo fun! On Saturday we cleaned out her closet to make room for new, got groceries, and went for a lovely walk in her beautiful neighborhood. Megan lives about 10 blocks from her brother and the area they live in is so nice. All the homes have character and it feels so cozy. It was a beautiful day and it was great spending time with her. Hopefully I can do it again soon! Today was a relaxing day at home. Our neighborhood was Peaceful and quiet. The birds were chirping and the kitties spent all day outside. I finished a good book I started a month ago and just hung out all day. It was so nice out! Rick comes home from his fishing trip tomorrow and I'm hoping he brings a bundle of good fish to eat. If it's anything like last year it'll be a lot of fish stories and no fish to share. Makes you wonder what they do all day! Enjoy Memorial Day everyone!

Rick's 50th Birthday Celebration!

Man of Honor....Mr. Rick

Jensen's got skills...

Kate playing ball and Sam in the tree fort.


Darin, Jodi, & Mary

Girls just wanna have fun...Kate and Megan

Mary and Sam

Jake, Jensen, Darin, & Randy

Darin, Randy, Sam having fun!

Holly, Jodi, Randy, & Megan

Campfire where the kids tried to burn themselves to death-all part of the festive fun!

Meeting of the Rick Minds...

Silly Grant!

All the Siblings made it!!

Good food and family...

Chris and Gale chattin it up.

Jamey and Kate being silly...so cute!

Happy Mother's Day!

Rick and I traveled to Red Wing to ride the bike trail to Welch (about 22 miles round trip). It was cooler than I expected so Rick saved me by bringing a wind pullover. It was a beautiful, partly sunny day. Along the way we saw bald Eagles (bird in flight in above picture), turtles, cows, heard all kinds of birds, beautiful wild flowers, and turkeys. Then we returned home (while I napped in the car!) and watched the finale of Celebrity Apprentice! It was fun! Missed my kids though. They'll be down next weekend! yay!

Somebody's Graduating from College Today!!

I believe it's my nephew Brice Hemmer!

Congratulations on making it this far!

You must be a real WIZ by now!!

And Soon You'll be Kicking up your Heels!

Some Things I Did Today!

This is the view today from my deck. I was sitting down to rest after washing windows

and I couldn't resist the urge to go for a walk in the woods. It's just so beautiful this time of year!

What you see in the background is part of the golf course in Mantorville. Lots of golfers taking advantage of the weather today too!

Bluebells!

All kinds of beauty!

Down by the river it's covered in Bluebells! Looks like Carpet!

The one of many Deer paths I followed on my walk.
So serene and beautiful today. Just imagine the birds chirping and a babbling brook. That's what I saw today on my walk.