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Two Graduations Last Week!

Ronald (Class of 2009) graduated from high school last week and Bryce (Class of 2021) graduated from Kindergarten. Ronald is going to Ohio State. Malory (not pictured) will be entering 7th grade this Fall.

Milestone

Our Dream hit the 100,000 mile marker this week. She's a good old girl.

753 RVs at Escapees Rally

Escapees hauler.

Today was the final day of the Escapees Rally. These five days have gone by so fast. There were a variety of seminars ranging from travel topics to cast iron cooking and even genealogy. All seminars were well attended.

Escapees Rally in Sedalia, MO

We arrived in Sedalia, MO on Sunday morning for the 49th Annual Escapade. We've been members for about 14 years but this is our first. There are hundreds of RVs of all kinds at this rally. Here are Joe and Kay Peterson, the founders, during their featured session entitled "They're Having a Depression but We're Not Invited".

Ronald's Prom

Ronald attended his senior prom on Saturday, May 16. Isn't he handsome? His girlfriend Brittany is cute too.

169 Coaches at ACA Rally in Texarkana

New friends from the Great Lakes Chapter.
Honey Wagon. This poor man worked from sun-up to sundown emptying tanks.

American Coach Association Rally

Here is our friend Rick cleaning a bird's nest away from the top of his slide. The birds had vacated.

We arrived at the ACA Rally yesterday afternoon. There are about 169 coaches here. It's very interesting to hear some of the discussions concerning the Fleetwood bankruptcy and the questionable viability of American Coach. Although we do love the American Coach family of new and old friends, after listening Wednesday to American Coach sales and management during a presentation regarding the bankruptcy, we've decided to wait on a new coach and look at other higher end manufacturers.

Back on the Road

We've been on a road for a week, first visiting Barbe and family in Ohio. Then we had some work done to the coach in Celina. We've been in Nashville for a couple of days. Yesterday we woke up to a dead microwave, which Stan took apart and fixed. Later in the day, we turned on the rear AC and smelled an electrical burning smell. Stan diagnosed the problem and fixed it with a new capacitor. We'll be moving on to Arkansas tomorrow.

Out Like Lamb

Realized we had no posts for March. It was a good month though and April is just around the corner. Looking forward to a visit from Barbe and her men.

Poor Little Balloon

Our Niece Katie

Today is Barbe's Birthday!

Artistic Interpretation

Our nephew Will . . . quote from 2-14-09.

Final Result

Here's how our bacon explosion turned out.

Valentine's Day

Here is a "bacon explosion" that we prepared for Valentine's Day. Sausage encased in woven bacon. Decadent!

Deer at Eagle River

Dinner at Quincy's

Moon over the Trail

Beautiful Sunday in Winter

Here is a picture from the front porch of our cottage this morning. You can see the handlebars of Stan's sled in a space carved out of the snow.

MTU Winter Carnival Ice Sculptures

The Michigan Technical University Winter Carnival is in full swing. One of the events is the ice sculpture competition. Here are a few incredible examples of the sculptures found all over campus.

Snowmobiling in the North Country!

Snowmobiling in the Keweenaw

We returned to the Keweenaw again this year for an extended snowmobile vacation (10 day). It was a windy crossing over the Mackinaw Bridge (we required an escort due to the high profile of our trailer). It's bitterly cold this morning . . . minus 1. Here is a picture of a lampost buried in snow outside our cottage.

Ronald Turns 18!