Swim Shawni Swim

Shawni did well at her swim meet. She has found that she cranks on her 100 meter but hasn't been able to beat her best time on her 50 meter. She swam anchor (last) in her relay and closed the gap her other team mates created. The team had senior's night and dinner after the meet. It was wonderful to see the friendship and closeness the girls have for each another; Hugs and tears were shared as the five senior girls went down the line of freshman, sophomore, and junior swimmers. Mary commented she hasn’t seen the same closeness in any other team sport. I know Shawni has been rewarded in her opportunity to be a part of Chaska Hawks Girls Swimming – GO HAWKS!

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater

My favorite Pumpkin...

Happy Halloween!

Fall Colors, Whistle Stop Marathon, Wisconsin

Mary and Joan - still smiling after running Ashton, Wisconsin Whistle Stop Marathon
Mary took a half-hour off her time. When she came in she was crying (happy) and choked up, I thought she was going asmatic on me.

We stayed at a cabin in Iron River, WI the price was great the beds weren't... they did come with motor boats so I took the ladies for a cruise around the lake.

We stopped at a farm and purchased honey, these Indian Corn were hanging on the side of the shed, the colors were awesome.


Speaking of colors, these pictures don't do justice to the fall display in Wisconsin this weekend. The colors were outstanding and in their peak! It was breathtaking.

A Way to Make the World a Better Place

One of the activities that I find very satisfying is stopping to help strangers who are broken down or stuck on the side of the road. In the past when I have had a four-wheel drive vehicle I have had a lot of fun pulling stuck cars out of the snow bank.

Yesterday I put the pet turtle up for adoption, on the way home from Minneapolis I saw a man and his daughter stopped on the freeway with a flat tire. So, I turned around at the next exit and made my way back. By the time I made it back another man had also stopped. Did I mention everyone (except me) is African (probably from Somalia)? Looking at the beard of the father and the covered head of the daughter they were probably Muslim as well.

I enjoyed being able to be an ambassador and provide service for these wonderful people. It is ironic that the news radio (prior to my stop) was sharing a story about Muslims that had lost their jobs because they wanted to pray for Ramadan.

I wish more Americans put God over all else in their lives, I think the problems we are facing as a nation would be far fewer if we did.