Ahhh Sunday, a day of rest! I’ve had a great week, or should I say week and a half….starting the Friday before July 4th. I’ve been busy almost every day since then, and now I am catching up on some much needed rest.
Friday the 3rd, I had the day off, and my friend Jon, his wife Tammy and their kids came to the pool. We had a real nice time watching the kids play in the pool while we did some catching up. Later, we threw some burgers and brats on the grill and had a good meal by the pool. I really enjoyed reconnecting with Jon and finding out what they’ve been up to.
Saturday was the 4th. I had a great time at Tanner’s birthday party and fireworks in the park, which I posted about here.
And then there’s Sunday’s post here, Hal and Lois arriving from Kansas.
Monday, I took the day off and invited my Cousin Jeff and his son Tanner over to the pool. Hal, Lois, Darrell and cousin Taylor joined us a little bit later. We enjoyed a day of fun in the sun and splashing in the pool. Afterward, we met up with Jeff’s mom, Michele and her husband Stephen at Carbone’s, a local pizza place just up the street and around the corner. Again, good times. I’ll have to share some pics in a later post.
Tuesday evening, I headed over to uncle Steve’s in Andover for another bar-b-que. As I pulled up, I caught my step-grandma just as she was getting into her car to head back up to Pine City. It was so nice to see her, even if just for a moment and to get a nice big hug from her. Mom was there, as well as my niece Casey and her fiance. The rest of my sister’s kids, Holly, Denise and little Jerry arrived just in time for dinner. Jerry (or LJ as we call him), was very shy at first, but soon was running around with the other kids, playing tag and giggling. It was another nice evening of catching up. Again, I will post the pics in a later post.
Wednesday, the family went to the Twins game and I didn’t really feel like going, so I planned on having an evening of rest. Instead, I got busy creating Bob’s Twitter page and helping my neighbor Kraig set up his blog, which I have linked to under the “friends” category. Spike texted me later, and he stopped over after he finished up a day of painting. It was nice to see him too, as he’s been away for the last few weeks on Madeline Island. I got no rest on my day of rest, so Thursday I opted out of the family thing too and ended up falling asleep on the couch by 8 o’clock.
Friday after work, I drove out to Hal’s hotel in Maple Grove, and we hung out in the courtyard for a bit. Uncle Steve, cousin Ben, my sister, Shari and her two youngest (Denise and LJ) joined us. Later, we went up to the room and ordered Broadway Pizza (another great pizza place). We watched the Twins game and chatted about plans for the reunion until about 10.
I got up at the crack of dawn on Saturday to meet my cousin Jeff for breakfast, which has become a tradition for us. It’s something we do everytime he’s here, and the one time that I was in NY. Afterwards, we picked up Tanner and headed up to Wadena MN (about three hours north of the Twin Cities) for the annual Kuhnke family reunion. Kuhnke is my grandma’s (mom’s mom) side of the family. What a blast that was!! Also deserves it’s own post.
So, WOW! What a fun and busy week! I’m exhausted! But, in a good way. My family, disfunctional as it can be sometimes, is such a blast to hang out with. We always have a great time and a lot of laughs! Can’t wait until the next time!
For now, though, I will rest.
