A Great Week at Home

It was a great to be back in Minnesota for ten days. I packed in lots of fun, visiting and catching up with friends and getting some much needed work done around our house.

Saturday and Sunday as you read, I attended the U.S. Women's Open. A special thanks to my friend Betsy at the LPGA for the week-long tickets and to Fiona at the USGA for the Patty Berg Pavillion tickets! Saturday night we went to Books for their annual Fourth of July post-golf tournament bonfire. Always fun to sit around the Book's bonfires while their friends put so much wood on the fire that small aircraft could land in their prairie.

Tuesday David and I played golf at the Legacy Course in Faribault with Chris and Dick Daymont. We had a fun time--the usual guys vs. the women--and once again the women won and like usual, we never got paid by the guys. We did have dinner after golf at the Depot, so I guess I got paid by not having to cook or do dishes at home!

Wednesday was another day filled with countless trips to the burning pile and filling the garbage cans--good thing Wednesday is garbage day...the cans were emptied and ready to fill again! Wednesday night I visited Turnacliffs (great rhubarb crisp, Rose!) while the Finger girls went to a movie with the Turnacliff boys. Our evening included s'mores in the backyard around the firepit--another Finger/Turnacliff tradition.

Thursday I played golf at Willinger's with Jess and Andy Greenleaf. The weather was perfect in the high 70s with a slight breeze. Fun to see Andy and Jess again. Thursday night David and I had dinner with Don and Jane at our old standby--Outback Steakhouse--followed by our traditional visit to Barnes and Noble after dinner.

Friday I played at Northfield with Lorie, Barb and Jim Penning. We had a great time and cruised right around the course. It was fun to play three different courses while I was home. I passed on going to the fireworks since I could see them from our house and not have to fight the misquitos!

Saturday we cleaned, threw and packed a few more things from the house. In the afternoon I trimmed our bushes and landscaping around the house, while David tuned up the walk mower and weed eater. My mom was in Minneapolis for the day with three friends from her church, so she stopped by briefly on her return trip back to West Des Moines.

While I was home we had one showing so I'm hoping we'll have a few more in the near future and that someone will make an offer on our home.

I left Minneapolis this afternoon and am currently at the Houston airport for three hours before my flight to West Palm. It's been a great week at home yet I'm looking forward to getting back to work and tackling some of my projects.

~Le Ann