Visiting the relatives August 22 - Sept. 17, 2013

August 22 -25 we were in Iroquois, SD visiting our niece Barb Walter and her hubby Rollie.   We always enjoy camping in their backyard.   Barb has a great garden, so we were treated to fresh picked corn on the cob, green beans, and yummy tomatoes!    Jack enjoys going to the store for breakfast with Rollie, so I slept in!   One day we drove to Brookings to see Jack's sister, Leila.   We also did some shopping in Mitchell with Barb and Rollie.

August 26-29 we were in Wadena, MN visiting with Jack's cousins on his mother's side.   We camped  in the city park and had a bit of excitement the first night.   There was a tornado warning, and the police and some firemen stopped at the campground to warn us to take cover and to explain where the public shelter was located.   We opted to join the campground hostess and three other campers in the cinder block bathroom (along with a cat, 2 puppies, and 2 birds).  We had heavy rain, but no wind, thankfully.    

* August 27 we visited with Virginia Malone, Shirley Tabery ? and Jerome and Mary Jane Schmitz.

* August 29 we visited with George and Judy Tabery

August 30 - September 4 we were camped at Olson Park in Worthington and visited with Jack's brother Melvin and wife Betty, Connie and Mike Burkard from Sioux Falls, Rod and JoAnn Burkard of Reading, and Duane and Kathy Burkard from Wilmont.    On Sunday we drove to Tracy, MN to Boxcar Days and toured their museum and checked out the antique tractors.   We invited Melvin and Betty, Rod and JoAnn, and Kathy and Duane to a picnic at our campsite on Tuesday night.    We had a campfire (our first of the year) and enjoyed visiting until 10!

September 5 - 8 we camped in Fairmont, MN and visited with our friend, Helen Kehoe.    While we were there we drove to Spencer, IA to the Clay County Fair.   It was HOT, DUSTY, but fun.   

Helen got me hooked on the game Words with Friends - an app for the IPAD.

September 9 - 17 we were at Good Counsel in Mankato visiting with my sister, Sister Dominic.   Enjoyed our visit, especially the good food at her community, Jakes Stadium Pizza and the Amboy Cottage Cafe.   Dom and I drove to Red Wing to visit our cousin, Joan Brown. We also enjoyed visiting with Art and Charlene Schuch over breakfast and Lisa's Cottage Cafe and were treated to dinner at their house one evening.