We returned yesterday after 5 nice days of driving around Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. Except for taking I355 to Palatine, we never drove on an interstate road. Dave is making considerable progress on the basement, but he worries me that he spends all his time working. I'm hoping that he and Melissa were able to take a little time this week and enjoy the autumn.
By Saturday evening we got to New Glarus, WI. There was an Octoberfest going on, so we wandered around for awhile and explored. Even had a brat for supper and listened to their entertainment. While walking down the sidewalk, Pop was wearing his orange Illinois t-shirt. A cop passed us by and said "Excuse me, sir, but I'm going to have to ask you to remove the shirt." Illinois had beaten 5th ranked Wisconsin that afternoon. The next night, the Bears beat the Packers so we really did a number on Wisconsin. Visited about 4 or 5 Wisconsin state parks and spent Sunday afternoon at the House on the Rock. There's a ton more to see there than when we were there many years ago. Does anyone remember??
The first 2 days we were gone it was really hot and humid, but it got better by Monday afternoon. We crossed the river and spent Monday night at Pikes Peak State Park in Iowa. A really neat place, situated high above the Mississippi with magnificent views. The Great River Road going south from there is quite scenic. Crossed back into Illinois and went to a couple of Illinois State parks, including Lowden, where the great Blackhawk statue by Loredo Taft is perched high on a bluff. Is that not where you guys went for outdoor education while at Madison?
We got home Wednesday evening and are trying to get back in the groove. The garden is still spewing out zucchini and yellow squash, but now the cold spell may put a damper on it. We had butternut squash soup for lunch, and will be having acorn for dinner.
Pop's 50th reunion begins tomorrow evening with a supper and get-together. The festivities go on all day Saturday, ending with a dinner at the Oak Park Country Club. The beat goes on on Sunday, when Dennis Law has organized a day of reminiscing for a lot of people who weren't part of the class of '57 but hung out with them.
Got our driveway sealed today. We had $90 we didn't know what to do with....
Tomorrow, Friday, I plan to spend a few hours at Gram's, doing her laundry and getting out some of her winter clothes from the store room. I also need to figure out what I'm going to wear this weekend. We might drive the PW into Oak Park Saturday, so we can change out of our football game clothes and into our evening clothes.
I shall return to my chores for now. Hope all is well and that we hear from each of you soon.
Love, Mom and Pop
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