Author: sistertex

We left our campground at Two Harbors and did some hiking at Gooseberry Falls, taking in a lot of very rapidly moving water along with several falls 1…2…3..4..& 5.  Yep they were all there!

 

 

 

Doing some Geocaching along the way of course, cuz that’s just what we do.

 

Course getting the box used to hold the cache open is a whole ‘nuther story!

And a one and a two and a three….pull….

Yep – ended up calling in the Calvary – thanks Dad for getting that box open so we can see what is inside!  That is the whole idea behind hunting it down!

 

Bampa, Mandy and Ruby are ‘helping’ of course!

 

More falls…. and water coming up!

I’m standing on a bridge….

They are not!  Which one of us is more brave?

We have had a lot of moisture and all the falls and rivers were flowing rapidly.

 

Another Falls – I think this was Falls #5??  Maybe…

 

Standing under a bridge ‘on’ a bridge….interesting shot.

Mandy says, “We are DONE with all these falls…where is the car, I am laying down and being chauffeured back to the campground!! It is lunch time!”

And THAT was just the morning of the second day…more to come on Memorial Day Weekend up at the North Shore.

Have a safe Memorial Day.

 

 

We had a lot of rain and thunderstorms going through today. At one point it was raining so hard (looks like mist on these photos perhaps, but is indeed rain) we could barely see across the street.

 

Though Mandy is not usually afraid of Thunderstorms, she has been more restless and a bit more nervous because she is not real fond of loud noises and sometimes the thunder has been pretty intense.  Still have a lot more of them to go, as they are supposed to keep moving through during the evening. She seems pretty calm now because we are in a lull, but as the next ones get closer hopefully there won’t be any really loud ‘thunder booms’ to stir her up again!

 

“Gulp!”

 

On the road.

 

Though it was a cold, very windy and rainy weekend we were off to do some Geo-caching any way.

 

Per usual we had a lot of navigators along to make sure we didn’t get lost.

 

We found this one stuck under an old wooden bridge.

 

Sigh, aww shucks, there are never any dog treats in those Geo-cache stashes!

 

Yep, they are still ‘navigating’!

 

We came across a big tree that had fallen down in a big windstorm. We are standing in front of the roots that had come up out of the ground.

 

This is the big tree that had fallen from the other side.

 

See all the white dots….?? We were outside and it started to rain, so we went inside the camper and started playing a game when we looked outside. We noticed it was snowing like crazy!  Not real normal weather for the second weekend in May.

 

Sometimes it is better to just hangout inside!

 

 

We did find a little Spring color showing up here and there, though not much!

 

Pretty dreary all weekend.

 

Sitting around the fire is nice, until the rain starts to come down again.

 

 

Pretty tiring!

 

 

Then it is time to start back home again.

 

It is a long drive, might as well get comfortable.

Have a great day, kick back and enjoy!

Ok, before you get the wrong idea…  We were out camping at St. Croix State Park, MN.  We do some Geocaching and normally the ‘treasures’ are found in an Ammo Box, but this time the treasures were stashed in a different container…..  A little odd, we thought – being that a lot of kids do Geocaching, But, we just roll with it all.

 

HEY….Fidget here….I am tired of being left out of things! Always about Little Guy and the dogs! We’re needing a little ME time on this Blog!

 

Caught this double rainbow a week or so ago, of course I think we have had a couple more snow storms since then.  But I think NOW we have finally gotten rid of winter and sprung in to Spring!  A couple of raindrops on the windshield there, so though the snow seems to have gotten out of our systems here, there is still plenty of rain in the forecast.

 

Most of the characters need no introduction!

 

 

All sorts of folks turning out for this. They opened early due to ‘not so nice’ weather and the fact that the line wraps around the building. It is crazy inside ‘The Source’, which is where the free comic book days are held. (That’s the back of Little Guy’s head)

 

 

 

All the super heroes and even the villains are pretty nice, everyone just comes for the cool ‘stuff’ and they all get along just fine.

 

 

They even stop to pose for a group photo!

 

Ummm – of course, Batman (sans the 6-pack) comes in to hog the scene. But no one really seems to care.

 

Hey, you lookin’ at ME? Yikes!

(Oh….and we got all sorts of Free Comic Books Too!!!)

Fidget sleeping on the job.

Hope everyone’s 2013 is going well!

On our vacation this year we went to Disney World, which included a trip to Downtown Disney. While there we stopped to eat at a place that was full of Dinosaurs. Was a pretty neat place, unfortunately I didn’t get the best pictures of it as it was always turning different colors.

This was the place:

 

 

 

 

Wish I would have gotten better photos, but hopefully this gives you an idea of the place.

This weekend was the first camping trip of the season, of course it had snowed earlier in the week. That is *our* camper in the above photo.

 

Mandy wanted you to know that even though it was 70 degrees, the piles of snow were still getting in her way sometimes. She tried to stay off the white stuff!

 

We were camping at William O’Brian. Not too far from where we live, as our kids were going out on their first trip with their brand new camping trailer.

 

My oldest daughter with Ruby, our grand-greyhound and LIttle Guy being inspired by the beauty of the St. Croix River. It separates Minnesota (where we live) from Wisconsin.

 

Mandy playing it cool after a long hike.

 

Geo-caching causes you to do some things you don’t do in every day life. That is my ,daughter in that tree, the prize we were tracking was hung high up in the branches!

 

Humm…. as always many navigators!

 

LIttle Guy trying out a little pine tree Climbing, with a little help from his Bampa!

Was a beautiful weekend as we had received several inches of snow on Monday (think it was), then were hiking in 77 degree weather most of the weekend.

This what I saw driving to work yesterday morning.

 

Not easy to see the traffic lights either.

Seriously, spring has yet to be sprung and there is much anticipation.

 

This sort of weather has kept us doing inside things such as bowling.  This is how Little Guy Showed up at my door.

Of course we went bowling….

 

Purdy excitin’ stuff eh?

 

Kids in a jar!

Little guy also had his 6th birthday and we were over at Pump It Up where they have all manner of entertainment to occupy the mind of a child (no matter how old the ‘child’ is). Also a place where a lot of the things to play with are not played with in the manner of which they were meant to be used.

 

This is supposed to be Skee Ball.

 

 

 

 

And AGAIN!!!

 

Snow storm again!!! It was all melting and now this storm is supposed to leave us with another 9 inches of snow!  YUCKO!

Little Guy is my Grandson and spends the weekends with us from time to time. Never know what will be going on around here from one moment to the next. This battle took place in late February I believe. He won!

 

What a motley crew these Minnesota Hockey players are!

Little Guy is middle, with the Hockey glove up by his face holding his stick.

Love watching these guys play, they are so much fun to watch.

 

End of the season in the locker room. He plans to continue in the Summer league. (or whatever they are calling it.)

(More to come!)

 

Little guy has lost his very first tooth!

More to follow (the one next to it is loose as well)!

Ok…so we live in Minnesota.  We expect snow and cold in the winter time.  However, here it is the 19th of April and this is what the long, slow drive home looked like:

These are taken through my windshield, so not the best clarity.

 

Yep I have ALL the time in the world so you guys just hang out in the middle of the road…I’ll wait.

Finally…. now I can get the rest of the way home!

But of course they are hanging out in my backyard as well.

I think the deer are as bummed by this *long* winter as we people are.

 

This is the longest one we have ever had hanging from the roof.

 

 

Though it has melted, we still are getting the snow. Not all that normal this time of year, even in Minnesota, to still be having snow storms. However, we do have one coming tomorrow.  Will winter *ever* leave us alone this year!!!

 

Here it comes again!

 

 

1st Place for Little Guy!

 

His strong but serious face for ‘Karate Guy’!

 

A modest warrior!

Dressed here for team competition. ‘Little Dragons’ Team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know I’ve posted this here before but this is my most favorite Easter photo EVER! Thanks to Kathy Lazenby for letting me post it for you all to see. Have a BEEEutiful day!

This is another video I put together in regard to Retired Racing Greyhound adoption.

Don’t forget, April is ‘Adopt A Retired Racing Greyhound’ month!!!

 

 

This is a short (very short) video I made a few years ago. Thought I’d put it up here just for Adopt a Greyhound Month, AND because camping season is again upon us here in Minnesota. Our first camping trip of the season will be in a couple of weeks and Mandy is so excited! Hope you enjoy.

Renner aka TinPan Man April 11, 2001 – March 2, 2012.

May he run among the stars and sleep in fields of green.  Gone but never forgotten, my sweet, sweet boy.  He is missed so much.

Renner: Nothing says Holidays like a new toy!!!  MINE!

 

Mandy: Wait, aren’t they all MINE??

Mandy: Apparently this is the season of sharing and caring, so I guess I have to share, or so I have just been instructed by my Mom. Renner can think that is his toy all he wants, but when he isn’t looking it will be mine as well.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

 

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