Alta church visit

I got up and Laurie joined me for coffee out on the deck, then we visited as I made scrambled eggs and got the cinnamon rolls out.  Danny made griddle toast and bacon.  We ate breakfast on the chilly patio and sang Happy Anniversary to Missy and Phillip for 18 years and 364 days.  Denny used a blow torch to light the candles on a windy day.  The culture service was changed from outdoors at a park to the Summit church because of the weather.  Nice service.  Great message from Phillip.  At home we went full feed on leftovers and napped and napped and napped.  AND then I started catching up on this blog.  UffdA!!  Phillip and Evan went to Ames to catch a flight to California to stay with brother Stephen and look at colleges.  Missy and kids are at Cherokee for a couple nights.  Denny and I are at  home starting to put away everything that we got out  Then tv at night..  

Open House and IG Parade

Denny was up and headed into wipe off the "72.  I followed him, BUT it was raining and the car show was called off.   We went home and back into town for the parade.  I was with the candy pickeruppers for a while then rode the trailer as water bottles were handed out.  At home we had a quick get ready for the open house for the Jensens.  The weather was perfect.  It rained until 10. Then it turned sunny and comfortable.  There were about 100 people who came to visit.  We ate smoked pork, party potatoes, and asparagus around 7:30, inviting Buehlers  and Jake and Katelynn L. to stay also.  Josh M. stopped to visit. Evan gave a sweet synopsis of his 2 week seminar at Taylor. It was so good to hear from him.   Everyone was beat.  I'm so thankful that Cooks were here to share in this time with Jensens and the open house and the Lemans.  Them bringing their RV worked so well.  Thank you Lord.  

                                         

                                                     

                                         

PB and pictures

I slept terrible ...  so I got up for devo to start the day.  I went to play PBat 7:30.   Denny drove the Lemans in to IG.  We headed home.  I peeled potatoes and started them boiling.  Well, I fell asleep and woke to the smoke alarm.  Yup  Dumb me.  I made smokey party potatoes.  Rachel M. texted and I put together some flowers for her mom's birthday. Anabel put some flowers in a blue vase for the sunroom.  I asked A and B to put old pictures of the grands on a wall in the CSA barn.  Denny washed the pickup  The Jensens went into IG about 4.   I rested and then tilled the flower beds.   Mandy and Jason drove their RV to the farm.  At 7:30 Denny and I went in to wipe off the '72 and Scoop the Loop.  Mandy and Missy joined us as we drove the IG streets.  So fun to do that with them.  

Home

I sent this picture of the bunkhouse inviting Laurie and Alan to stay there Saturday night.  I worked on weeding the flowers.  Anabel talked to Shiras on the phone.  I made 4 pans of cinnamon rolls for this weekend.  That kept me pretty busy all day.  No study, Susan is not feeling well.  Logan came to hang out with Brooks this afternoon.

                                          

This makes it all the more important when I am with my Grands.  I fail SO much at this:  

At cherokee

I played pickleball for about and hour and then came home to take Anabel and Brooks up to Cherokee to spend time with Jack and Tyler.  We stopped at Christina's, New Leaf and I dropped them off at the VBS pickup while I went to change my prius for Mandy's car with car seats for the kids. Before we ate at the school, Jack and Tyler wanted to go to the museum with the cousins.  after eating we headed to Paulina beach, but the car was low on gas, so we turned around, filled at Casey's and went to the pool.  Tyler was tired and fell asleep on my lap.  At home we got ready for Jack's Tball.  Denny and Phillip joined us there.  After a thrilling close (not) game we went back to Cook's for Casey's pizza.  Missy is spending the afternoon with 7 college friends at Panora Lake.  

Kids here

I knew the kids would sleep in and so I went to Orphan Grain train.  Brooks went to Logans house for the day into evening.  I sent pictures of the calla lilies Keith gave to me.  I left a message for Luann and invited her for supper.

KIds here

I stayed home from PB. Everyone slept in until 10ish.  Denny had bacon and eggs ready for everyone when they got up.  Brooks and Denny put the carpet in the orange car.  Missy worked on school all day until Renae came out to walk.  Phillip read in the cabin.  Great pictures of organ's family