Summer Vacation

We had a great time at graduation parties for Austin Klimek (Barron, WI) and Taylor & Katie Bothun (Eden Prairie, MN) the past couple weekends. We are so proud of all of our nieces & nephews.

June 3rd was the official start of Morgan's summer vacation. She has been busy keeping our house in tip top condition so we will be able to show it to prospective buyers with just a short notice. (Our house has been on the market for a week & we have only had 3 showings so far.)

Our litte buddy, Ty, comes and sees us from time to time when his mommy has errands to run or there are conflicts with her work schedule. He has a great time with Greatee (me) and Morgan. He still looks for Jordan, Farmer (Paul), and Pepper (Peppy our dog) everytime he comes over. He is disappointed when he hears that they are at the farm.

Here is Ty sleeping on Morgan's bed on a hot afternoon. (So glad we have a/c!)

The marching band season is upon us. Morgan & Emily have had marching practice almost every night this past week. They marched in the Summerfest Parade on Saturday and will march in parades on Tuesday & Thursday this week as well.

Morgan is the 2nd trumpet in this row. (Next the the tall boy who appears to be out of rank.)
Emily is the tall clarinet at the end of the row.

What have we been doing the past 3 months?!?

I imagine those of you who follow our family blogs have been frustrated that we have not updated for three months. Well, you know how it goes....you get so far behind that it is just overwhelming thinking about catching up. Here are a few things that have been happening....

Morgan got her driver's license shortly after her 16t birthday. She was then able to drive herself to school each day and I no longer had to take her to the many activities she was involved in. (Speech, Drama, music lessons & weightlifting filled her days after school.)

We spent time in March cleaning out extra clutter & furniture from our house with the intent of putting it on the market. We had been watching the homes for sale in the area just waiting for "the right one" to appear.

In early April I found out that I would be having some surgery and that I would be taking 6 weeks off of work. I basically spent the entire month preparing things at work so that 5 employees could each take on a few of my responsibilities while I was gone. (I am back to work now and happy to report that there wasn't as much chaos in my absence as everyone had anticipated.)

During the last part of my 6 weeks of medical leave we found a house just a few miles from town that we really liked. By this time Paul & Jordan were busy trying to get the crops planted between heavy rainfalls. They made a trip to see the house because both Morgan & I told them that it was "the one". They both agreed that we were right...it was "the one"!

Here we are by the front door the day the inspector was at the property.

Morgan is sitting on a huge rock in the backyard. She is excited for the big bedroom in the basement and the firepit in the backyard!