July 2 2021

Happy 4th of July. country is pretty much opened up again after a long 16 months. at least in the chippewa falls area. been working around the campground a bit. gardening a lot and it is doing ok but no bees so i wonder how well the production will be. our neighbors grandson gave us a catapillar and we are trying to grow our own monarch butterfly. very fun! looking forward to brads family coming in 10 days. we have been invited to a july 4th celebration with some neighbors randy and donna for steak and shrimp. looking forward to that also. took mom yesterday to Fall Creek to visit her sister in law and my aunt Lois. so good to see her. always loved going to their place as a kid. my cousin Denise (her daughter) and hubby Arnie have been camping at the campground a couple of times this yr already so always nice to see her. val and ken met us at the cabin last weekend for 2 days. soo good to catch up with them also. val and i drank a lot of wine while the guys golfed. Friend wanda and hubby mark came over for dinner one evening. good to see them also. went out to eat at J and J's with ed and pat. guess we have been busy!

met cindi's kids and grandaughter at moms. Raegan, zachs daughter is a character!

growing our Monarch butterfly

garden is looking good. but lots of weeds!