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#NotCamping

5/26/2014

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After three camping weekends in a row, for a variety of reasons it didn't happen this weekend. On the plus side, I did read a short, helpful book by writer friend Elaine Orr on using #hashtags to promote one's books. So I'm practicing. Elaine writes a wonderful series of cozy mysteries set on the Jersey shore--check them out for a good summer read.

Anyway, one of the events over the weekend was a surprise dinner on Saturday in the Quad Cities for oldest son Andy, who will turn 50 tomorrow. I don't know how that happened.

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We all pigged out at a Mongolian grill. I don't think they made any money off of us. It was great to see grandson Scott, now off in the working world and on his way to becoming a supreme welder. Oldest grandson Ty will be leaving in a week for basic training in the National Guard and Ty's girlfriend Alma received her AA degree this past week before heading off next fall to UNI. Grandson Elliot, in the foreground, will take fifth grade by storm next year while his sister Sophie moves on to high school. So we had lots to celebrate. But 50? Really, Andy, that is so #notnecessary.

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Saturday night, brother-in=law Ken grilled lamb in honor of a visit from son Dave. So we pigged out again. Yesterday afternoon we took in one of Ty's last soccer games before he leaves. These adult leagues are quite different from kids' soccer. There aren't any coaches and there's more players than spectators. I had to get a shot of Ty standing still because when he moves, he's too fast for my camera to capture it. He gets it from me.

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In between all of these family events there was weeding and writing. No withmetic. (#humor) But the camping was not out of mind. I cleaned the camper and started replenishing supplies before the next trip in about a week and a half. We will be at Elk Rock State Park on Lake Red Rock and be attending the "Concert on the Prairie" at the Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge.

We are excited about this event. It includes one guided walk with an Iowa wine tasting along the way, an exhibit by Iowa artists, tropical food, a Caribbean steel band on the prairie, and a twilight guided walk. It isn't too late to get tickets--they just extended the reservation window to May 31.

Meanwhile, Frannie Shoemaker has gotten herself in more trouble so I'd better see what I can do to help her out. It isn't easy being entirely responsible for a herd of fictional characters. #napcomingon

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