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The Waddler

Priviledges

As far back as I can remember, the words "Aunt" and "Uncle" before someone's name, meant that these people were very special people in my life.



When my brothers and sister got married and started having children of their own, it was a priviledge for their children to address me as "Aunt Juliet." And I must say I have enjoyed getting to know ALL my nieces and nephews.



With the fast passing of time, and belonging to a large family, I'm also a GREAT AUNT.




Like any relationships, you want to spend time with them if it is at all possible. So when opportunties come to watch any of my great nieces and nephews, I am honored to be asked. On October 25, Gary and I were able to watch Megan, Caleb, and Jacob. We had a great time playing Apples to Apples. (Megan will agree with me that the answers the boys picked were somewhat different than what we would have chosen.) In the evening, we took a nice long walk in the dark. (We have nice street lights.) The stars shone brightly, and we all enjoyed going around several blocks twice on this nice cool Fall evening.




Then yesterday evening, Candice stopped by with that beautiful great niece Brielle. I was so glad they could stay for supper. I enjoyed holding Brielle on my knee and feeding her green beans....mmmm good.

With any relationship come responsibilities. I pray - although we can have lots of fun - my deepest desire is to be a godly aunt. So when Brielle was getting into my books, Ann-Marie was able to get a photo of her holding the book, A Woman's Walk with God by Elizabeth George. For me, there is no greater joy than to see each of my family member walking with the Lord.

Celebrate!

It's official: GARY IS NOW 65!

With my hand out of commission, his birthday was very low- key. We had breakfast at Stockhome Inn, where they gave him a balloon, sang "Happy Birthday" plus gave him a hugh cinnamon roll with a lighted candle in the middle. (He even shared the roll with me...mmmm good.)

For his birthday gift, we went to Bergner's to purchase a new suit for him. Gary rarely shops for clothes, so we just enjoyed the sales and suited him up with much needed items.

Since Gary is a Bears fan, his daughter purchased a sweatshirt and pajamas with their logo. He will enjoy wearing these items.

I just want to wish my hubby a very Happy Birthday...along with my brother-in-law, Frank G.

Visiting the Parks Narrative - Part 3 of 3

First, let me thank my beautiful, talented daughter for acting as my personal assistant and typing my blog entries. She also helped put my Slide shows together (see below). Isn’t she the greatest?

On to my post:
With bike riding out of the question due to my hand injury, we decided to visit some new parks, along with an old favorite.

Our Pastor’s wife had mentioned the spectacular Cave Point Park to us last year. We decided to check it out and enjoyed the rocky and rustic scenery.

Our next park was Ellison Park which was suggested by our hostess, Charlene. This is a truly amazing park! We saw a walkway that would have left us suspended over a wide canyon-like expanse. I couldn’t go out on the walkway, due to my injury. But Gary did and appreciated the amazing view! We also took a walking trail through the park with another couple we had met.

Our third park visit was to Peninsula State Park, one of our most favorite parks in Door County. We normally love to go bike riding on the trails in the park, but (thanks again to my hand) that wasn’t going to happen this year. :-( Instead, we walked through the park, taking photos of the beautiful fall scenes (see below).

During our trip, we also ate in the town of Egg Harbor where we tasted homemade brats, ice cream, and various pies (Gary especially enjoyed the pies!). We tried two new restaurants unique to Door County, the famous Al Johnson’s (with the goats on the roof), and Second Story (which Gary kept referring to as “Second Level” – that’s my guy!).

On our way back, we stopped in Appleton, Wisconsin, to visit with my dear friend, Judy Waggoner. We took her out for lunch at Applebee's and had a good time talking and catching up!

All in all, we had an…interesting…and good…trip to Door County. Coming home, it started to rain, and we began to see more leaves fall off the vividly colored autumn trees.

Once my hand is well, I plan to blog on “Blessings in Disguise,” along with my new appreciation for people with disabilities!

Visiting the Parks

The Peninsula Players & Sherlock Holmes Narrative Part 2 of 3

First, let me thank my beautiful, talented daughter for acting as my personal assistant and typing my blog entries. She also helped put my Slide shows together (see below). Isn’t she the greatest?

On to my post:
Whenever we visit Door County in the fall, we look forward to going to a play put on by The Peninsula Players. This year, it was Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure.

We got to the park early, so we went down to the lake and just enjoyed the beautiful scenery. As the sun set, the park employees went around and lit some pretty spectacular jack-o-lanterns. See the photos below.

There was also a hearty bonfire where we sipped on hot chocolate and cider. YUM! At 7:00 p.m., the play started!

Greg Vinkler played the part of Sherlock Holmes and did a fantastic job. We got so wrapped up in it; we almost forgot it was a PLAY! There was a lot of humor and a lot of mystery, so you know that fit me to a “T.” I wish you all could have been there with us – I know you would have loved it. I know Ann-Marie would have loved it (then, you should have taken me, adds Ann-Marie).

Stay tuned for Part 3 of our Door County story, Visiting the Parks…