Weekend Fun

So much for spending weekends at home in December! We have enjoyed the last two weekends with Gary & Diane. They had arranged to use their annual timeshare at two different resorts in MN and asked us if we would like to join them. We spent the weekend of Dec 13-14 at Lake Carlos Villas near Alexandria, MN. Pearl's cousin Megan came from Fergus Falls to visit us on Saturday. We knew they were forecasting a winter storm but decided it wouldn't be all bad if we got stranded in a cozy condo by the fireplace : ) As it turned out, we did get a significant storm. Steve was scheduled to work on Monday so we headed for home Sunday afternoon. We had phoned in for a road report and they didn't report any closures so we felt we would be ok. When we got to the Interstate, they had it closed so we started to pick our way home via backroads. By the time we got to Fergus Falls, they had given up on clearing the roads and there was no way for us to get home. Pearl phoned Megan and Dana and we ended up spending an enjoyable evening and night with them! We finally got back to Milnor at about 10:30 Monday morning.

By Saturday evening, the snow had begun to fall and by Sunday morning, we had very little visibility and the temps went from +32 F to -10 in a matter of a few hours.

This was our view from our bedroom window across Lake Carlos. It's a large lake but you really wouldn't know by this!

This weekend, Dec. 20-21, we met Gary & Diane and Dave & Becky at the "Eagles Nest Resort" in Breezy Point, MN. Once again, it was a cold, snowy weekend but we relaxed and enjoyed our time by the cozy fireplace. This time, the weather had moderated by Sunday afternoon so we had an uneventful trip home.

Saturday evening, we stayed in by the fire and enjoyed lasagna and salad thanks to Becky. Thanks too, Gary and Diane for sharing your timeshare with us!

Meeting Memphis

A couple weeks ago we went to spend a couple nights with Gary and Diane at St Cloud. We are so happy to have them closer to us now....we can actually get together for a weekend! The four of us went to Minneapolis on Saturday. We met Ben's kitty, Memphis. We also went out to eat in downtown Minneapolis at Taste of Thailand with Ben and his friend Sarah and Chad and Sasha.

Time to visit the Anderson Family

We made a quick trip to Las Vegas to see Mike and Amanda and Dane and Nora the weekend before Thanksgiving! The time was too short, but it was wonderful! Dane gets so excited to have Grampy visit and he doesn't waste any time getting Grampy to play with him!

He even shares his blanket with Grampy!

Nora is growing up so fast. She has big bright blue eyes!

Daddy and his girl!

Mommy is so nice to cuddle with!

Grampy and Dane took a cruise in a race car.

Grammy and Nora just watched.

Making bread with Grammy!

Dane sings songs for Grampy and Grammy during bedtime stories!

Thanksgiving Weekend

We spent a very nice, but quiet weekend at Steve's folks in Wisconsin. Steve's brother Al and his wife Pam were also there. It was nice to see them all!