Our first stop on our way south, to become “winter
Texans!”
This week, being at my mom's, was quite uneventful so
there's not much to report except that the weather was absolutely perfect. For
most of the week the temps were in the mid- to high 70s, sunshine, low humidity—lovely.
Mom was able to sit outside on the deck and enjoy the weather. With her word
find puzzles, she’s set!
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| Mom enjoying the outdoors. |
Monday was Labor Day, and the day for much celebrating in
Cloquet with a parade and car show. While I stayed home with Mom, getting a few
things done around the house and trailer, Dick took advantage of the car show.
He was impressed with the number of cars, and the variety. Here are few of
his/our favorites:
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| 1923 Ford Bucket T |
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| 1934 Ford |
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| 1937 Packard Six |
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| 1938 Nash - my favorite! |
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| 1954 Hudson Hornet with Twin Turbo |
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| 1951 Hudson Hornet - Hollywood Edition |
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| 1951 Chrysler |
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| 1955 Chevy: sign says "$ Needed for Alcohol Research" |
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| 1955 Chevy - one of Dick's favorites |
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| 1955 Lincoln Capri, 2-door hardtop |
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| 1966 GTO - I learned to drive a standard transmission in this car! |
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| 1962 Corvette - another of Dick's favorites |
Although the day started out sunny and 44 degrees,
Tuesday warmed right up and hit 74 degrees by mid-afternoon. MacKenzie spent
the afternoon with us, as school for her didn't start until Wednesday. I presented her with the wrist-warmers I made for her, and a pair of earrings I picked up at the PowWow in Grand Portage. She love 'em both!
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| Wrist-warmers - yes, they are the same size... |
She’s still
participating in local theater productions, so I delivered her to her class at
4:30. I may have mentioned this before, but MacKenzie is in a travelling
troupe, that visits other area schools to present their play “Fidgety Fairy
Tales.” This production promotes a
better understanding of childhood mental health concerns, including obsessive
compulsive disorder (Goldilocks and the Three Bears), Tourette syndrome (Boyd,
Who Cried Wolf), and CinderEdward (bipolar disorder). Unfortunately, we won't
be able to see her in this play, as the school presentations aren't open to the
public. L
Wednesday brought bright
sunshine and 60 degrees at 7 a.m. It's a
perfect day to install our new mattress in the trailer (the springs started
breaking through the sides of the original mattress that came with the trailer—not
good). The new one offers 100% guarantee with either free return after 30 days
or money back refund with donation to charity. With the 3" topper, we should be
sleeping like babies for a long time to come.
It was also MacKenzie's
first day of 7th grade. My, how time flies. I remember her being a
baby, what seems like just a short time ago. Now, she's almost as tall as me,
and a really cool kid.
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| MacKenzie's first day of 7th grade. |
Soccer is really big around here, for all ages. The team
she's on, the (Lumber) “Jacks” of Cloquet, is undefeated, heading for the
playoffs next week. Wednesday they celebrated yet another win over a Duluth
team (Woodland), 3:0. They’re amazing! Her dad, my brother Rich, coaches along
with another friend Tom, whose daughter is on the same team.
Thursday and Friday were spent around the house doing
chores. Not much going on in the neighborhood.
The following photo was taken after their Saturday's game,
held in Duluth, where again they won 5:1 over Piedmont, another Duluth team. Go
Jacks! The temperature was in the high 70s, but it was really humid and muggy,
so the team was pretty wiped out afterwards.
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| Dad/Coach Rich and MacKenzie |
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| Winning smile! |
After the game the rest of the day, and Sunday, were
spent quietly around the house. Picked up a new kitchen faucet for Mom, and
installed it; did laundry; watched Serena Williams win yet another tennis match;
and, the Minnesota Vikings lose to the Detroit Lions. Did hear that the
Seattle Seahawks won against the Carolina Panthers 12:7; and the Mariners lost
to the Tampa Bay Rays 4:1. And life goes on…
We’re here in Cloquet for
another couple of weeks, 'til the weekend of the 22nd when we pack
up and head south…first stop LaCrosse, Wisconsin.
Hope this finds you well.
Luv ‘n’ hugs,
Dick and Gail
And the Cougs beat USC (who was ranked 25th at the time)! Because it was the first and only PAC 12 game of the season so far, it puts WSU at the top of the PAC 12 North and USC at the bottom of PAC 12 South.....Love reading your updates! (And watching MacKenzie grow!) Miss you!
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