Home again

Thor has finally come home from Grandma's. He'd been there since June 11! He doesn't like the car ride TO Grandma's, but once he's there, he really loves it. It helps that Jan takes him outside everyday, too, and always has toys, milk, and time to play. I think he got to play outside every day that he was there this year! And, he is getting better about just being outside, too. Now he will sit in one place and just hang, instead of traipsing all over the dang yard. He still wants to go out into the cornfields, because that looks like SO MUCH FUN, but he has started to realize that he has to stay closer. When I was around, he would even just sit and relax in my lap on the porch. We will try doing that now that he's home.

On another note, I had a great time at Jen & Bobber's bonfire Saturday night! It was great to see everyone, and I didn't spend ALL my money on Lia Sophia. :)

Oh, and I've started peeling from my sunburn. Cool, in a gross kind of way.

Summer vacation is BUSY!

So, my summer is going great, but these past few weeks have been busy. I went to Black River Falls on Saturday for my Sons of Norway picnic. I'm the youngest member in my lodge by about 35 years. The other members are so cute! :) Anyway, we had a great potluck, and then we played bingo for stupid prizes. It was a nice afternoon, and my mom and I got to spend some time with Lillian, too. Then I headed to EC to pick up Thor.

Except that my friend Gail called and invited me to her cabin in Elcho. I haven't been there in about 3 years, so I thought it sounded fun. So, I stayed in EC til Monday (no use driving back down to Viroqua to turn around and go north) and headed over. It is about 2:45 to get there, and Monday was a great day for a drive.

I stayed at the cabin til Thursday. We had a good time -- we played cribbage, went fishing, went mopeding, had a campfire, and generally just relaxed. This year, I won big in cribbage -- usually Gail only plays til she loses, and then we have to be done. But this year, she was a better sport, even though I beat her 13 games to 3, including two skunks! Ha ha! I also caught more fish than her: my 4 to her 2. I caught 4 northerns, ranging from 15-24 inches. I was just happy to catch anything! We don't keep them, anyway.

Yesterday I drove back to EC to get the cat. My mom said, "why don't you just leave him here til you come back this weekend?" So, I came home empty handed. And I have one day to not really go anywhere, before I head up to EC Saturday. BUSY, but having fun.

Summer vacation is FUN!

I just got back this afternoon from visiting April & fam for a few days. I love being able to just get in the car and go! It helps that Thor is at Grandma's... But I had a super fun time with April, Stro, Myles & Shay. Spending time with kids I like is fun, but it still reminds me why I have a cat and not kids of my own. :) We also played an awesome new game -- well, it's new to me -- Rummikub! If you haven't played it, I highly recommend it. It was fun (although a bit long at times, when some of the players are "SURE" they can go out...) and easy to learn.

April and I also went to see "The Hangover." Sweet Jesus I laughed a lot. And was still giggling about parts of it the next day! Parts were definitely stupid, but dang it, sometimes you just need to watch a movie like that! The next night we went to Myles' baseball game (he pitched pretty well, but the team got smoked) and then April & I hit the casino. We'd never been to that one before, and it was HUGE! It was not, however, conducive to winning. They did not have any penny slots, and the 2-centers were not helping us make money. We were there for an hour or so, though, and neither of us have to get a 2nd job.

Finished!

Yesterday was the last day of school, which means, TODAY STARTS SUMMER VACATION!!! Hooray! Today I slept til 9:30. It was awesome. And, I have no plans. Even better! I do have some plans for this week, though. The boys baseball team won their regional (1st time in 19 years!) so they play at Potosi for sectionals on Tuesday. So exciting! So, I"m going to that game. Then I'm headed to EC on Thursday. I'm getting new tires on Friday, along with having my car detailed. A clean car for the first time since softball started... I can't wait! On Saturday I'll head to the Cities to see Chris, Amy & Brian. What a great week! I love summer!!