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22Oct 2015 by Lboll

Wisconsin – Door County

Leaving Minnesota and the grandkids is always hard. We will see Cate in a few weeks as she and Cassie are flying to Ohio for a visit with Zach and Lauren while we are there. Also Christmas is just around the corner so we know we will see them soon. The time between Christmas and when we return to Minnesota in the spring is the long stretch when it really gets hard. Those grandkids know how to pull at the heart. We decided to investigate Door County this year on our way to Ohio. We have heard many wonderful things about the peninsula and our daughter Amanda had been there the first part of September and she loved it. We have never been to the peninsula so it was time…

12Oct 2015 by Lboll

Six Weeks in Minnesota

Traveling

So much to do and so little time to do it! We had only about six weeks back in Minnesota after our great Alaskan adventure before we left for Ohio and then south. Of course, we wanted to get in as much grandkid time as possible so they were our priority. Each of them spent a night in the mini (one at a time of course) which was a lot of fun for them. Cate especially loved the idea of spending a night in the small space and tried to talk Joe and me to let her have the big bed and we take the little bed. It didn’t happen and she loved sleeping on the little bed. Alex had to sleep on the floor because we worried about him…