2 weeks to make up!

Greetings from the north woods. We have been very busy and it always seems the blog is the first to not get updated. So here it goes:

First I'd like to say the the picture to the right is the first time the baby came to feed in our yard with mom. Baby still had its spots. Mom was feeding while baby was exploring our yard. For those of you that have been up to our place before, know how close this little one was to our house. It was probably 10 feet from out front door. Our deer have become so accustom to us being around while they are feeding that we can continue on with our work while they are in the yard. We can't make sudden movements, but can surely walk around in the garage & driveway.

The weekend after the class reunion, Kevin, Nicole & Kids were up. Nothing to exciting.....same old boating, beverages & hanging out. Nicole did work on her swimming & life jacket skills which she needs to get comfortable with before she can get on the jet ski again (after the last time she was here, she & Joel got dumped off, she panicked and almost drowned both of them).

Week ago yesterday Big Joe & I started getting ready for the grand finale garage sale! I hope. While Kevin was here with his pickup, he brought all the big stuff back from the storage locker so we could sell. After 1 year after we started preparing to move to the lake, we had spent $720.00 on a storage locker to house the "shit". So time to clear it out & get rid of it. It took me 2 days, but I got the garage all organized.......Ok, so my OCD kicked in big time.

Thursday, was the first day of the sale and let me tell you by the end of the day.....they had me cleared out. Sold the sectional couch but still had Jonathan's bedroom set, Foosball table, dining room table & hutch. I still had Friday & Saturday to go.

Friday brought more garage people out in droves. Joel got off work around 2:00 pm and stopped by to get Rita on his way home. It was the prefect weekend to have Rita up with the garage sale & all. She is not into the wild, crazy party weekends. Had dinner & we we all in bed by 10:00 pm.

Saturday morning we opened the garage sale at 8:00 am and kept it opened until around 11:00 trying to sell the "big" stuff. While Big Joe supervised the sale.......Joel, Rita & I went and hit up a couple of garage sales. I can't stand to garage sale but it is right down Rita's alley. Came back & closed the sale down with no luck selling the rest of the big stuff. Then we headed up to Rice Lake to donate the remaining garage sale stuff (2 small boxes to Good Will & 1 box to Restore). While in town, Rita decided she needed to hit up the thrift stores. After the "fun" shopping was done, we needed to head to Menard's to go price the cost of a new shed we need to house the 3 bikes, mobility scooter & table saw that doesn't fit into the garage. Big Joe called while we were shopping to let us know that our neighbors had come by with their family who are getting married in October and bought the dining room table, hutch and my china dishes. Woo Hoo!! Jen came over for a visit, the neighbor's family came to pick up the furniture, had dinner and we turned in early once again.

Sunday was pretty much uneventful. Joel & I had to run back up to Rice Lake while Rita, Jonathan & Big Joe hung out. Sunday early evening Joel, Rita & I attended the Chetek's Hydroflites Water Ski Show. We had been watching the clouds all day hoping that it would hold out. As we watched the pre show which is the junior skiers, it sprinkled a couple of time. Nothing that an umbrella couldn't handle. By the themed showed "Big Phat Wisconsin Wedding" started.....the sprinkles were closer. At the intermission, it was down right raining, so we headed home. Had dinner, relaxed and turned in early because it was a work night for Joel.....and Rita.

Monday morning at 4:00 am......Joel & Rita were off.

This beginning part of the week is on schedule to be quiet. The only excitement is Thursday's farmer market and prepare for this weekend's guests................Jonathan's friends from Minnesota!! This is his 2nd annual summer bash and I'm sure fun will be had by all! I believe the guest list goes something like this......Brandon, Chase, Derek, Bri, Hailey, Jenna and I'm not sure about Michael because he is newly employed. Also dad & mom will be having a friends up.....Mr Sheldini, who is coming up to help Joel & Big Joe build a new shed.

Weekends are filling up fast, in fact we are booked until the 2nd weekend in September. Just a reminder......Oktoberfest is the weekend of September 18, 19 & 20th. We still have room if anybody is interested in coming up. This year we will be attending the "Tapping of the Golden Keg" ceremony on Friday at 12:00 pm. Then back on Saturday for the festivities of drinking, eating and doing some Polka.

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Joel, Amy & Jonathan