Sunday, July 31, 2005
Stuff from Dad
Great post from Janice. I never knew these things about him.
I got back yesterday from Iowa. Kent came too and we both came and went from Omaha which is about 2 hrs from Panora. We spent the first 2 days with Jayne and Ron, then went to Ankeny for a couple of days. There we drove around the country side taking in the rich Iowa farmland, the barns, the grain elevators, the small towns, etc. The cornfields looked incredibly lush, like the corn was just bursting out of the ground. The beanfields were a deep forest green, a wonderful contrast to the golden color of the corn tassels.
We went to Panera's for lunch and Maid-Rite for dinner. We put up a fan in Grammie's computer room. We spent an entire day at Iowa State, taking pictures and touring the beautiful horiticultural gardens south of the campus. We had a terrific lunch at the tea room in the gardens.
Back at Lake Panorama, we played a new card game called "Poker," not at all similar to the usual game...lots of fun...not too hard to play, so lots of time to talk and laugh. I spent quite a bit of time on the jet ski...nearly rolled it once, giving a ride to one of Jayne's friends. It's amazing the kind of lakefront house you could buy for the kind of money our houses out here cost. The biggest problem is that it's miles to go to anywhere...nice for vacations, but a bit too isolated for us, even for a retirement. We're obviously planted in Calif forever, as we have sown our family seeds here and wouldn't move for a giant mansion anywhere.
I took care of Madison this afternoon so Shelley and Todd could get out with friends for a few hours. We had a great time here, she was laughing and goo-gooing almost the whole time. Eric had two friends here for the weekend and we played about 6 hrs of Puerto Rico. Each one of the four of us won one game. Peter and Kevin are officially hooked on the game!
No more news from here.
Love, Dad
I got back yesterday from Iowa. Kent came too and we both came and went from Omaha which is about 2 hrs from Panora. We spent the first 2 days with Jayne and Ron, then went to Ankeny for a couple of days. There we drove around the country side taking in the rich Iowa farmland, the barns, the grain elevators, the small towns, etc. The cornfields looked incredibly lush, like the corn was just bursting out of the ground. The beanfields were a deep forest green, a wonderful contrast to the golden color of the corn tassels.
We went to Panera's for lunch and Maid-Rite for dinner. We put up a fan in Grammie's computer room. We spent an entire day at Iowa State, taking pictures and touring the beautiful horiticultural gardens south of the campus. We had a terrific lunch at the tea room in the gardens.
Back at Lake Panorama, we played a new card game called "Poker," not at all similar to the usual game...lots of fun...not too hard to play, so lots of time to talk and laugh. I spent quite a bit of time on the jet ski...nearly rolled it once, giving a ride to one of Jayne's friends. It's amazing the kind of lakefront house you could buy for the kind of money our houses out here cost. The biggest problem is that it's miles to go to anywhere...nice for vacations, but a bit too isolated for us, even for a retirement. We're obviously planted in Calif forever, as we have sown our family seeds here and wouldn't move for a giant mansion anywhere.
I took care of Madison this afternoon so Shelley and Todd could get out with friends for a few hours. We had a great time here, she was laughing and goo-gooing almost the whole time. Eric had two friends here for the weekend and we played about 6 hrs of Puerto Rico. Each one of the four of us won one game. Peter and Kevin are officially hooked on the game!
No more news from here.
Love, Dad
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