Report from the abyss.

We were all at our house by 2pm. Danielle & Zach, Jessica & Matt, Dan & I and Buster. We had pecan pie and ice cream for Jessica's birthday which was actually on 9/15, but you celebrate everything you can when folks are together.

THEN we went to the Hidden Lake 18 hole frisbee golf course just up the road from us- played a few holes and enjoyed the VERY windy weather.

Back home. Watched some Vikes. Had a brewsky or two. Jessica & Matt suddenly had to leave... her ride to Duluth was closer than they thought!! Bye bye bye. Good to see you/you too.

The rest of us had a great supper, cleaned up & watched channel 2 : The History of National Parks. Zach & Danielle were actually looking forward to this show. I fell asleep/ surprise!!!!

Good times. Good times. I really miss seeing Danielle. Hmmmmmm. Things have really changed.

F

Last September weekend & the deep abyss.

Dan & I are expecting to see both Jessica & Danielle today. Funny how someone as uptight as me has learned to remain flexible when it comes to the kids & their unpredictability... especially when they are adult children .

Danielle & Zach flew in from Denver on Friday for a wedding they had to attend. I am not sure where they stayed, where the wedding was nor who was getting married other than it was one of Danielle's friends.

Jessica came home on Friday as well. Home for Jessica really means in the general area of St. Cloud. I chatted with her on Facebook last night, asked where she was and she said "Matt's Shop". That would be Schulte Transmission in Waite Park.

Jessica is home because Danielle is home from Denver & it is an opportunity for them to catch up with one another.

The original plan was that we would all meet here for supper & Dan & I would have a fish fry tonight. "All" could mean Jessica, Danielle , Dan & I OR it could mean Jessica, Matt, Danielle, Zach & Dan & I.

Things have already changed. Jessica will only be here for lunch. I am not sure when Danielle will show up. But this I am positive about: Danielle & Jessica themselves know exactly where the other is and what their plans are, if and when they will see each other , who will be with them & where they will meet.

In the mean time... Dan has food ready for 8 for both lunch and supper, two bedrooms are clean, both bathrooms are clean with clean towels set out & Buster just got a bath.

The abyss is deep, but it is ready for anything. And so am I !! :)

FlashG. Flash & I took a ride last night at dusk... was fun.

Don't mess with H1N1

From Jamie at the Mayo:

There are 50 people sick enough with the flu to be hospitalized in Rochester, 1-2 in ICU. Wash your hands! And your kids' hands!

M

My "issue" with hockey.

I LOVE to watch hockey. I am so grateful that Jeff Vizenor chose to coach the first HS girls hockey team (the Icebreakers) in St. Cloud. I'm grateful because that is how Jessica who was in 5th grade at the time became interested in the sport, asked for a pair of skates & well, the rest is history. Playing hockey has been a big part of her life ever since.

But look at this crap I just came home to on my deck!!! I can only assume that all of this has been stuffed in a corner in my basement since last May & this is Jessica's lame attempt to air it out on this humid day for the coming season.

Not only do I now know I need to disinfect wherever that stuff was sitting in the basement, I am reminded that I will have to remind Jess to make sure that she airs it out between games.

Do you REMEMBER going to the doctor last winter Jessica because you had a rash all over your body that itched? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Our middle... the hippie.

Tour De Fat 2009.

Over protective Mom?

I had to share this. Jamie was "tagged" in this picture by one of her friends on Facebook. That is Grace in front of Jamie in that HUGE life jacket thing.Connor is bending over to her left. I think that Grace looks like Humpty Dumpty!!!

Mary

I pity those traveling in the cities today!!

The Minnesota Twins play Oakland at noon Saturday at the Metrodome.

Obama will be speaking at the Target Center at 12:30 p.m. His plane will land at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport shortly before the speaking engagement. Drivers can expect roads and bridges to be blocked while the motorcade passes.

The president is expected to fly out of the Twin Cities by 2:30 p.m. just before pregame festivities start at the University of Minnesota. The Gophers football team will be playing its first game on campus at 6:30 p.m. in years.