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A fruity day

Kathryn says: “Today was a fruity sort of day.  The other day we had cut a mess of rhubarb with the thought of making rhubarb juice.  So today, while Eric played with his buddy Trevor, I cut and stewed and strained rhubarb and canned the juice.  The end result was 6 jars of rhubarb juice, [...]

Thirteenth Lake

We had a very nice camping trip on 13th Lake. We did not rush out on Friday morning since the weather looked so questionable. We stopped to purchase fishing licenses and checked out a camp on Adirondack Lake that we used to rent.

The lake itself was quite windy and somewhat choppy [...]

Rainbow caps the evening

Last night Kathryn and Eric returned from visiting her dad in Rochester.  We packed hot dogs and strawberries and took the dogs on a short hike across the road where we cooked dinner.  Upon our return to the house we saw this deeply colored rainbow which looked like it ended in the fence line.

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Father’s Day at the BHA Hunter Show

Eric and I went into leadline classes at the Barneveld Horseman’s Association (BHA) Hunter Show courtesy of Ellen and Trevor. Friday afternoon Eric practiced riding Onyx at a walk and Sunday we joined Ellen’s barn at the horse show to participate in two lead line classes. Eric and Trevor had a lot play time before [...]

Pre-School Graduation

Eric attended Little Acorn Pre-school for two years: Tuesday and Thursday mornings as a 3 year and Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings as a 4 year old.  Friday we attended his graduation ceremony.  The ceremony consisted of a procession followed by pledge of allegiance and some favorite songs.

Each student received there individual diploma [...]

Kathryn & Eric’s Trip to Snohomish, WA

Kathryn wrote up a trip report for their trip to the Pacific Northwest.

Wednesday After weeks of anticipation (especially by Eric), I picked Eric up from school and we headed on our voyage. We took my dad out for an early dinner and since it was his birthday we made a special stop for dessert [...]

Eric’s Soccer Team

Trevor, Cole, Jenny or Joanna, Coach Cory, Joanna or Jenny, Patrick and Eric