Kinnick Stadium

Thanks to cousin Lexie Franzeen (on Facebook) for this great photo of Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City - she and siblings and friends were at the UI-UNI game last weekend. She had photos of the game, and the playing field, etc.; but I liked this one best.


Arrion was born in the hospital across the street, of course.

It was a very good day! ;-)

Labor Day 2009 Activities

To work off our great meal, we all played Wii Sports games. Can't play these sitting down. Here Mom and Allison are playing golf. I bowled with Allison, then Allison played tennis.


Here is the nice meal we were working off... Nancy was smiling, but I missed it apparently (the other one was much worse - sorry!)


Bill grilled on the deck. Good meat helps a lot! ;-)


It was a very good day! ;-)

Recording Reunion Photos

I enjoy recording class reunion photos - from the Coon Rapids Enterprise. Did three, today, logged over at Coon Rapids Bayard (Iowa) Alumni blog.

Need to speed up my migration process... October is looming. Can't have all that work go to waste.

Tiger is not going to win, hope he improves on Monday. We enjoyed going grocery shopping late this evening... another world of the retired! ;-)

It was another good day! ;-)

Photography

I haven't really forgotten about photography, in retirement. Got the new 10x camera, but haven't taken the time to use it much (Sony DSC-H20, just like Arrion's). This is my first use of closeup.

This was the second time I had seen a bee on the flowers out the front window while sitting at the table. This time I got the camera out... just seven tries. I liked this one best.

If Tiger will find his putting touch, again, it will be another good day! ;-)

Seat Replacement

The big event of this day, in retirement, was the opportunity to replace the toilet seat in the downstairs bathroom. What an accomplishment! [Not my first time, of course - I wonder how many in 50+ yearss...]

It was a very good day! ;-)

Other new beginings

September 2009 marks the beginning of the tenth year of the cabin in the family. It will also require a new tree, and it needs to have the outer surface redone this fall. With the "old" tree gone, we start the new beginning - photo taken on Sept 1, 2009 - in yet another way.

Note that the big red flowers that I was worried "would they still be blooming on Aug 8" were then and are still going strong.

It was a very good day! ;-)

Kaylee First Day of Pre-School

What else could this day be about? Kaylee won't be 2 until Nov 8, but has started Pre-School and seemed to adjust very well. Arrion provided this photo.

She seems so "matter of fact" about it - it is what comes next. I get to go to school, too!

It was another very good day! ;-)