First day of school

Hello From Rockville

I started my reading "job" and had several new students, my challenge is to remember names, it's important to me to be able to call each one by name and because I only see them once a week I have to work at it.

After school I went and picked up car tabs and had lunch at the Park Dinner, I found it hard going there today (Harlan and I had many treats there) but I had a great roast beef dinner with enough left over to take home.  From there I went to McKay's for a grease/oil change on the car, they were so busy I grocery shopped first went to Aldi's and Cash Wise then back and got right in, I had good and bad news, good news - my oil change was free but needed an air filter and I need to replace my battery and will do that before winter, it is the original and has taken me through many Minnesota winters.  After all of the above I headed home, left this AM at 9:45 and walked in the door at 4:15 plopped into my chair and took a nap, hope I sleep well tonight.

Tomorrow will be another fun filled day and will write about it then........Fran  

Pontoon ride

Hello From Rockville

What a full and fun day.  The day started with Sunday School then church and home for lunch,  as I walked in the door I could smell good food, Denese had started cooking.  We had a scrambled egg dish with cinnamon toast delicious!!!  At 3:00 several of us from here were invited for a pontoon ride on Pleasant Lake and that was followed with treats at the 400 Club.  After the afternoon of fun and goodies Mary Lou and I went to the evening church service, on the way home we stopped at her son's home and had coffee and cup cakes now I'm home and ready for bed.  I hope your day was as fun as mine...........Fran

Luke and Becky

Hello From Rockville

Sorry, long time no write!! 

Thursday I spent the day at church for orientation, I am going to help at The Granite City Baptist Academy with reading as I did last year, a very easy "job", I just listen to children while they read. 

Friday Becky and Luke came up to spend time with Denese and I, we had a great time.  Luke has learned to ride a bike and Mom brought his bike up here so he could show us how well he did.  He did fantastic.  We had dinner and visited some more before they left for home.  It was such a fun day.

Next week appears to be busy.

Monday Bible study.  Tuesday school starts and my reading job.  Wednesday I have a hair cut and lunch with Shirley in Kimball and somewhere in there I need a lab appointment and a grease/oil change for the car.  I like busy it keeps me going.

Take........Fran  

The Twin Cities

Hello From Rockville 

Denese and I started the day by being on the road by 8:30, our first stop Buffalo where I picked up my usual McD breakfast - Breakfast Burrito and OJ - then she dropped me off to spend time with Mark and Betty and she went on to see Megan.  Betty had lunch prepared, chicken salad, bread sticks, cucumber salad and olives, with water, lemon aid or coffee for drinks topped of with gingersnap cookies.  We had a good time chatting, chatting and chatting some more and of course eating.  After spending time with Megan Denese picked me up and we headed to the St. Paul area and a stop to see Jenny and the girls, Tori and Izzi, Tori was not feeling very good hope she feels better as they have plans to spend the week-end at the lake.  After Good Byes we headed home. 

After not being home for very long we went into St. Cloud to Aldi's and Perkins and now it's bed time for a good night's sleep so I can be up and going tomorrow as Sarah is coming over  and we have our pot-luck tomorrow evening, I signed up to bring a dessert - Cheese cake.  

So "Good Night" until tomorrow when I plan to write again............Fran 

Garage Sale

Hello from Rockville

Saturday was our garage sale, there were five of us that participated and for only one day it went well, more then one day is just too tiring.  We did have some rain but not while our sale was going on.

It has been quiet and things are going well for me............Fran

Cokato (Stockholm) Minnesota

The day was busy.  My home is clean thanks to my cleaning gal, my hair is cut thanks my hair dresser.

I went to my cousin Rose's funeral this morning, left here at 9:30 and was home again just after two.  This was a new experience for me I have not been back in the Cokato area for quite some time.  The weather was great not real hot and very sunny, I enjoyed seeing many relatives, relatives that one only see when you go to a funeral or wedding.

I had lunch in Cokato with Lucille and Harold, we visited and I came home, they did other things before heading home. 

Things are going well for me....Fran

We will be cooler

It has been several days since I have written.  Thursday I met DonnaJean and John at Calvary Church for a ride to Smyth's for our care group, we had a good turn-out and Smyths have a beautiful home on the lake.  Thursday evening we had our birthday get-together here and again we had a great time and again we ate.

Saturday Denese painted my guest room and now my whole place has a fresh coat of paint and it looks so nice and clean.

We are to have a cool down with highs in the high 70's, hope it stays cool and dry as we are planning a garage sale on Saturday, hope to make lots of $$$$$$, LOL!! I do hope to get rid of what I have.

I miss Harlan but am doing well....Fran

Crosslake

Hello From Rockville

I had a great time in Crosslake, visiting and eating!!! I went up on Tuesday got an early start, left here a bit after 6AM was in Crosslake by 8AM.  I ran into rain from Little Falls to CL off and on but not a lot, I needed a car wash and that didn't happen.  I joined Ron & Bev and Charlie & Mary for breakfast at the Wharf and it was a good breakfast yum, yum.  We visited there then back to their place and more chatting.  I left there and dropped my stuff of at Homestead and touched bases with Myrna before joining Dorene for pie and coffee at 1:00 at Pine Peaks, I had not seen her for many years we had lots to catch up on.  I finished the day with Myrna, she had dinner for the "Happy Halves" and we talked and talked until 9 when everyone left and Myrna took off to walk Missy and I went down the hall to see Beulah and Warren, then a "Good Night" to Myrna and I "hit the hay" for the night. 

Oh, did I sleep, a really good night.  Morning came and I was up and dressed and breakfast with Myrna then down the hall to see Ruth and off to Church for more visits and hugs and of course for coffee and a snack.  This group known as Y(oung) A(t) H(eart) 's was a group Harlan and I enjoyed time with while we lived in CL.  We met every Wednesday for Bible study and fellowship and a monthly fun activity.  Today this meeting was followed with lunch at the senior center, back to Myrna's for dessert then I hit the road for home. 

The last two days were tiring but I had a wonderful time and enjoyed every minuet of it.  I'll try and repeat this next year....Fran