Addy in Sun Glasses

Memorial Day was spent at Big Sandy Lake with Shayne, Sarah, Addy, and all the Hannis. The weather was really nice “one” day. Addy even had to wear her sunglasses.

Mille Lacs Lake

After spending Addy’s birthday and Memorial Day “Up North”, we are now parked “At the Lake”. We love parking with a view of the lake from every window!

Monaco North Central Rally--St. Cloud, MN

Here we are parked on Monaco Avenue with 18 other Monaco coaches and a bunch of crazy people. We pulled in on Wednesday and will leave tomorrow, but in between we eat, drink, and be merry!

St. Louis

Mitch got the okay from the doctor, “The wrist is looking good”. It still hurts like heck and he can’t drive, but we left Orlando Saturday morning. With me doing the driving and Mitch doing the riding, we stopped about every other rest stop and only put on about 400 miles a day.

The first “big” stop--the St. Louis area to see my folks. We spent some time with my brother Larry Vern and wife Jan and then visited Mom and Dad. They are in the same care facility, Dad in the Assisted Living side, and Mom in the Nursing Home side. Dad is doing relatively well. We had a nice chat, but the memory goes immediately. Mom is stable, and with her baby doll seems calm and content.

Iowa

When we got to Iowa City we were able to visit with Mitch’s cousin, Karen, and husband, John. We had an excellent meal and delightful conversation.

We made it to Garner just as Mitch’s mom got home from surgery to relocate her pacemaker. She is doing well and we enjoyed our short stay.

Eden Prairie, MN

Finally Thursday we arrived in Minnesota and were anxious to see Addy (and Shayne and Sarah, too). We spent a “busy” afternoon watching Addy on the move. She really gets around and is such a cutie with “all that hair” and fun verbalizations. Turn the sound up on the dog video and listen to her say Kaiser (Dai do).

On the Road Again--Northern Minnesota

We have finally arrived in northern Minnesota, and as you can see, it’s just barely not winter! Where are the leaves on the trees? Where is the 90 degree weather?