A blast from my sister's past!! Shirl's softball debut team!

I had played on the "Asters" the previous year, but moved to the next age-level group, so some of these people I had played with, but not the younger girls. (all teams had names of flowers in our league in North Des Moines, Iowa)

I'll just identify with first names--at least the ones I know!! From front left to right: Carol, Diane, Suzie, Robin, Melinda and Becky. Back row: Peggy (?), Debbie, Debbie, Barb, Patty and Shirl!! Found this picture at my mom's yesterday and couldn't wait to share this.

Pickles Restaurant in Kamrar and a tractor in water...

My friend, Kim, and her hubby, Ron, were going to a great local restaurant in Kamrar (IA), with Kim's folks, (Mike & Faye Ann) and they invited me to go along and eat this neighborhood's best taco pizza!

Kamrar is basically as small as Stanhope, so this is the main street.

I've been cleaning out closets and re-organizing the back porch, so it was a great treat to go out for supper! Thanks Kim (and Ron, and Mike, and Faye Ann!)


This tractor lives in a ditch around the corner from our house. Not sure why it's there, and it doesn't look like it's coming out too soon!

The week in review--go Ben!!!

I won't reprint the pictures the Des Moines Register took of my nephew in his first outing (of the season) as quarterback of his Hoover H.S. football team Friday evening, but I can show this link to click on.

He's in pictures #6, *14 & #18. Hang in there, Ben. According to the preview article in the same paper (two days before that) YOU are "Player to WATCH"!!! Click on this link to see that article.

The mower that Samantha 'broke' last weekend is now working again--it was just over-abuse of the belt in high, damp grass!

It didn't actually storm this week, but sometimes it looks like this (above) out our window. This picture was taken on 8/10/2010. (Clicking on the picture will make it bigger.)


Six months ago on 2/10/2010, it looked like THIS on our road!