The Piped Piper of Kittens

While house sitting this week, Kristin has discovered a new talent. Wherever she goes, so go the family cats...it is hilarious! I've accused her of wearing catnip perfume...

Jodi Lou Walk

Today was the big day...Ben and I got our walking shoes on and marched around Fitchburg in the hopes of raising money and awareness for cancer research. Thanks for your prayers and support. You can see how Ben handled the day through these pics.

Before the event....



After the event...



What a trooper!

My walking buddy

What a shock I had today when I saw this while I was walking! A special prize to the first one who can correctly identify the type of snake this is....

Memorial Day in Laona

What a beautiful weekend! We celebrated Bud's good health and fun with family and friends. Okay, there was a bunch of fishing that occurred too!! Then the added bonus of meeting Jane's family at Hatley...

Up North!

Sometimes the trip is half the fun...Kristin, Ben and I hopped in the car after school on Friday to join Frank and his family up North. On the way we stopped to see the grave site of Ed Gein and his family...the blank spot is where Ed's headstone has been removed...creepy...



Then a brief stop for a dilly bar prank at Hadley (no picture or description available)

And finally a black bear sighting near Mole Lake!



All this before we even got to the lake!

The Zoo!

Kristin is a TA for a sophomore Biology class, and today was their annual trip to the Milwaukee County zoo. They needed chaperones, and who wouldn't ant to go the the zoo on a beautiful May day? Here is what we did...

We started off with ice cream for breakfast from the zoo farm





Rode the ski lift over the animals



Got "tatooed"





And then there were the animals...







Here's our group!

May Hikes-Day Three

Today was sort of a rainy day, so I took my time getting started. Once I did, I was treated to a stellar hike at Pike Lake state park, complete with this wonderful tower.



The day was so foggy though, that I couldn't take any pics from the top! That didn't lessen the experience or the beauty of the day for me though...thanks to all of you who supported me so that I could go!