Rest Stop

My sister RoAnn and husband Ken rolled into town on their motorcycle Friday. They had ridden from Minnesota down to the House on the Rock by Dodgeville, then took a detour over to our place as a "rest stop" on their trip Friday and Saturday. They headed home this morning.

When they arrived Friday, Carter took them out to eat and did, as promised, keep them entertained while hubby and I enjoyed our golf outing. (By the way, Jim's team tied for first and I got a prize for longest drive. Fun afternoon!)

On Saturday, we let our guests sleep in but they joined us later at the scrimmage. That's pretty cool. We rarely get out-of-town family visiting when Carter is playing in his sports so it was nice he had an extra audience of supporters.

Despite weather forecasts of rain and scattered storms, we had a perfectly sunny day. We ended up going down to The Lure Bar & Grill on Lake Petenwell for supper. (For trivia buffs, Lake Petenwell is the second largest lake in Wisconsin.)


We enjoyed a gorgeous sunset while waiting for our food. After the meal, we took a picture on the breezy beach (at right) with just the traces of the sunset left.

Carter also challenged Auntie Ro and me to a game of pool. He plays every day at Kidz Camp so assumed he'd kick our butts. He forgets Ro and I play once a year or every other year during our sisters weekend so we can be in top pro shape at the drop of a hat (or 3 quarters). Yes, we beat him after a long sloppy game. I told him, "Your aunts and I always get our money's worth!"

This morning, before our special guests headed home, Ken gave Carter a brief ride on the motorcycle just around our subdivision circle. Carter gave it a "thumbs up"! RoAnn and Ken just got the bike this spring and both say it is a comfy ride. Good thing, since they still have a few hundred miles to go before they get home today. I'm glad I called in ahead and ordered a perfectly sunny day for them! Nothing but the best for family, right?