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Brian and I spent the week of June 27 – July 6 visiting our family in the midwest. To have had such a relaxing trip, it sure went fast! As has been our recent trend, we stopped partway through the drive each way, helping to maintain our sanity.

Saturday: We left Saturday evening, drove as far as Batavia, and stayed over night.

Sunday: We drove the rest of the way for Fort Wayne. We visited with my parents for a while, then took a walk to stretch our legs before retiring for what would be a great week of restful night’s sleep.

Monday: We went to visit my Grandmother in St. Mary’s, stopped at Tastee Twirl, went for a drive around town, had lunch with Mom at Pullman Bay (great fried chicken and peanut butter pie!), then watched a girls softball game. The “Little Thunder” (ages 5-8) won! It was such fun to see the girls play at that age.

Tuesday: Dad and Brian changed the locks, we built a picnic table, and cooked steak. I got in a little gardening too – we shelled peas and took green beans, beets and onions with us the next day.

Wednesday: Pack up the car with my scrapbooks and various “stuff” and head to Toledo. We had dinner with Grandma Hume and Uncle Greg, and finally I got to meet Aunt June. She tells great stories and I really like her perspective on things. We stayed up late talking and watching the thunderstorms.

Thursday: We visited Grandma Krueger. I was surprised and touched that she said “Su!” when she saw us coming down the hall. We were glad to hear that she had a really good week recently; Aunt Diane is so patient and caring to visit her every day. We went back to Aunt Diane and Uncle Mike’s for lunch, and Steve joined us. Barb made us tasty chicken cacciatore so we had a relatively quiet evening together.

Friday: It was time to head to the farm in Edon for the annual 4th of July shindig! My parents came out to visit too, and meet Grandma Hume’s family. Lynn and Larry are wonderful hosts. We stayed up late playing cards and chatting with aunts, uncles and cousins. I was amazed at the fireworks too – gotta love Indiana outlets.

Saturday: Where does a week go? We got up, played more cards, enjoyed holding Jack, then had to leave after lunch. This time we stopped in Weedsport on the way back. We saw lots of deer!

Sunday: We decided to take Route 2 instead of the Mass Pike from Albany. It was scenic, hilly, and a change of pace. We saw lots of woodchuck/groundhog creatures in the morning. We made it back and went for a run while we were inspired.

Then, back to the normal work week. The electrician came on Monday and the A/C got turned on Tuesday. Brian’s really been enjoying the air conditioning this week