Home Again, Home Again

We're home from a wonderful vacation. Ahhhhhhhhhh.... 5 days and 4 nights on the North Shore, a day in Minneapolis and another day and a half with Travis, Lisa and Aubrey. We took almost 400 photos so we'll have to pick a few to post. Right now we're catching up on yard work, laundry, groceries, and neighborhood gossip. Good to be home.

BBQ Feast

Well this evening we hosted the BBQ Feast that was purchased at the Youth Fundraiser Auction at our church. Dan and Sandy, Lee and Jane, and Bruce and Colleen were the lucky winners and Wayne cooked up a literal feast for them. He smoked 4 racks of baby back ribs, 2 whole chickens, and a beef brisket. He started this morning by covering the meat with a dry rub. At about noon he put it in the smoker and kept watch over it all afternoon. He also made baked beans and a homemade bbq sauce. I made potato salad, coleslaw, corn on the cob, and a creamy lemonade frozen pie. We got one picture of all the meat cooking....after that it got too busy for taking pictures. :(

We enjoyed a nice evening of food, wine and conversation. No one left hungry!! Now we will pack our bags, hit the hay, and really get started on vacation in the morning!!! woo hoo!

The Week in Review

Its been a busy week and the pace continues. Wayne started vacation on Monday. We had friends over for supper and had a great time. I worked all day Tuesday and then we headed to Aberdeen Tuesday evening. My mother had joint replacement surgery on her shoulder Wednesday morning. Thankfully that all went well and she is home recovering. We visited family and friends. We enjoyed a supper with Ruth and Joe and Wayne spent some time trying to help get some adaptations done at their new home. We came back to Watertown last night (Friday).

Today we are getting ready for a BBQ feast. 3 couples will be coming over for supper. We'll post some pictures of that later. But first ... here's an amusing picture of the "stat" sheet that Grandma Irene keeps. She tracks all the MLB teams. Keeps her 90 year old mind sharp!

donuts, etc.

Law enforcement folks participating in a donut eating contest on National Night Out this past Thursday.

Redlin Summer Celebration

Today we spent the afternoon at the big Redlin Summer Celebration here in Watertown on the lawn of the Redlin Art Center. Wayne was asked to offer a prayer for those serving in the military as part of the tribute to America. Later in the evening Sawyer Brown was expected to play, but we bugged out. The sound system wasn't that good unfortunately. The weather sure did clear up nicely after a heavy rain shower in the morning.


Quite an honor for Wayne to be asked to pray.... the crowd was expected to be around 10,000.

Wayne on stage in the orange shirt.



Hard to get a picture of the crowd. It wrapped around the building.

Spicy Green Beans

One of my projects this weekend. I pickled green beans from the garden with dill, garlic, and jalapeno. One jalapeno per jar. Should have a kick!!

Aubrey

I can't help sharing a few more photos we took last weekend. She's so cute.