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July 4th Holiday
Over the holiday, I returned to southern Minnesota to spend some time with my father & siblings and their families. Did lots of interesting things. Here's a few of the highlights:
| just after arriving in Blue Earth, my son, David, called saying he had been in motorcycle accident and had broken both wrists |
| helped my part-time farmer brother, Jim, to farm - spraying crops for weeds |
| spent the holiday with Jim's family at his daughter's Denise and her husband, Randy, and 17 month old Nolan |
| visited several times with my 92 year old father and his wife, Marlys |
| spent Saturday with with my siblings & father at my sister, Margaret, & her husband, Ron. |
All siblings except Mike were there to help celebrate "Pop's" 92nd birthday on the 4th of July. Mike lives in California and will be coming back for a family wedding in August when brother Joe's daughter Jaime get married. All my kids came down including David, complete with his arm/wrist in a cast & sling... and a headache.
Margaret hosted a wonderful birthday part for Pop celebrating his 92nd birthday. The food was outstanding. The weather wasn't too hot. And a nice breeze kept the Minnesota birds away.
I stayed at my brother Jim and his wife, Diane. They also provided several wonderful meals complete with Rhubarb Crisp, one of my favorites.
All in all, I had a wonderful time, except for the sad news from David. Enjoy the pictures below. (And David's accident was awful, he was extremely fortunate to only break his wrists - surgery on Monday.)
And thanks to Dawn for many of the pictures of Pop's party & Jim's tractor. I'd left my camera at Jim's.
Grandpa Jim & Nolan.
Mama Denise & Nolan.
Mama Denise & Nolan - about to crawl through a tunnel toy.
Grandpa Jim, grandma Diane, & Nolan - at the park.
Nolan riding a school bus ride.
Roger, Gary, & Jim discussing why Jim's 1943 John Deere Model LA won't run - notice crank. It will be pulling a float in Blue Earth's Giant Days the next weekend - if they can get it to run.
Then Tom drove up on his motorcycle with trailer.
Roger, Tom, & Dan on Margaret's porch.
Margaret's porch filled with birthday party well-wishers for Pop who is 92.
More well-wishers
Dan, Tom, Roger as Tom's about to leave.
Tow of Pop's granddaughters - Kathy & Beth.
Margaret - guess she doesn't like to have her picture taken.
Marlys, Pop, & Margaret in Marg's living room.
Kathy & Pop.
Porch again.
Pop Louis with offspring, missing Mike. L to R: Pat, Roger, Jim, Pop, Marg, Joe, Tom, & Gary.
David's motorcycle after the accident on Wednesday, July 2nd. Ugh!
Here's Dave after wrist surgery on the next Monday, July 7th.
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