Third weekend in a row for the Champ course

This weekend was a third straight weekend I played the Champ course. Debbie and Todd came down from the PGA Education Center in Port St. Lucie to join me and my colleague Bob Baal for 18 holes of golf. After golf I met Kathy for dinner at Outback as she is headed to New Mexico for the PGA Board Meeting on Sunday so I get to stay with her dogs Riley and Scout while she is out of town.

Sunday I played the Champ course again with Kirk. We cruised around the front nine and then had a member join us on the back nine. After a quick stop at the pool to cool off, I headed to Jupiter to stay with Riley and Scout.

~Le Ann

Another round on the Champ

Saturday I played golf on the Champ course – joining a group of three guys from Orlando who were at PGA National for a Father’s Day getaway. We had a 10 a.m. tee time and didn't finish until almost 3:30 p.m. Now I know why we usually play at 7:30 a.m. Pace of play and heat today were awful. After golf I watched the US Open and met Kathy for pizza.

Sunday we went to Juno Beach Café for breakfast, then walked along the beach and watched more of the US Open. We were hoping for a conclusion on Sunday but it’s now scheduled to finish on Monday. I’m sure there will be many TVs on at work on Monday to watch the playoff. Good thing we work at the PGA of America so we're allowed to have golf on TV during working hours! Rooting for Phil to have a good Monday round!

Also wishing my dad and David a Happy Father's Day!

~Le Ann

Golfing at PGA National

It was another typical Florida weekend for me – starting out Saturday morning with the walk along the beach. I took my car in for an oil change then spent the afternoon at the PGA Pool before going to PF Chang for dinner.

Sunday I played golf with Kirk, Ron and Bob on the Champ course. It’s a treat to not have to keep the carts on the path – so we play the Champ as much as we can. We typically take the 7:30 tee time to be the first group off for the day. Not so much fun to get up early on the weekends, but nice to usually be done playing golf by 11 a.m. Plus we tend to beat the heat of the day...off to the pool this afternoon!

~Le Ann

Golf on the Palmer

Saturday I played golf on the Palmer course with Kirk, then had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. I made the mistake of washing my car - which is an almost guarantee it will rain. Sure enough, within two hours, the South Florida afternoon rains came. It was a good excuse to stay inside and watch a movie - so I watched "New In Town" which was fun since it took place in Minnesota.

Sunday was the normal breakfast at Juno Beach Cafe followed by the four mile walk on the beach. I spent the afternoon at the PGA National pool then the afternoon rain moved in again, so it was time to head home.

Brooke played well this week at the State High School Golf Meet and finished 17th out of 88 golfers. Way to go, Brooke!

~Le Ann

Graduation 2009

The weekend in Minnesota was so much fun! It began with a flight home on Thursday night - this time I sailed right in and out of Atlanta. Friday, just 12 hours after I landed, I was back at the airport to pick up my sister who flew in from Vancouver, Washington/Portland, Oregon. Friday night my parents arrived from West Des Moines, we made graduation cap candy and started getting ready for graduation weekend.

Saturday we ran errands, went to the grocery store multiple times, picked up all the food and got the garage ready for the Open House on Sunday. Around 4:30 we headed for Memorial Field to get our seats for commencement at 5:30. The weather was perfect except for the wind that made it hard for the graduates to keep their caps on their heads. After commencement we went to three Open Houses - for Christian Shepley, Jim Penning and Jon Earle Reid.

Sunday was Senior Sunday at Bethel, where the parents presented the Seniors with their quilts. After church we came home and swung into high gear to get ready for Kelsey's Open House at 3 p.m. It was so much fun to see all our friends and relatives and Kelsey had a great time visiting with everyone.

Monday my sister left for the airport and my parents drove back to Iowa. Brooke played a practice round at Bunker Hills for the State High School Golf Tournament. That evening I joined Kelsey and Brooke at the All-State banquet at the Earl Brown Heritage Center in Maple Grove. Brooke was one of 12 girls who earned All-State honors for being ranked in the Top 10 in the state for more than one week.

Tuesday I watched Brooke play a few holes at Bunker Hills before I had to leave for the airport. With the drive from Coon Rapids and road construction, we cut it super close and I got to the airport with 30 minutes to spare...made the flight but my luggage did not...

Now it's back to work after a fun weekend at home!

~Le Ann