bye bye 2024

Another genuinely fantastic day, cleaning and organizing. Went and got a salad made by our beautiful daughter and then to Woodbury to Sierra to get a new coat, gloves and some new shoes for Anders Cole. 

my personal trainer Katie

 

Spending time with Katie at the Falcon Center is precious. Plus I found this gem on our Christmas tree…I’m pretty sure my friend Sharyl snuck it on our tree when she visited the other night. 

And after my workout, I took a lovely candlelit bubble bath

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another amazing day

After a morning hot tub in St. James, our family drove to the coffee hag in Mankato for coffee and then to Dave’s hot chicken in Minnetonka for lunch. Then we all shopped at Trader Joe’s and said farewell to Anders and Ally. 

Home to watch the Vikings win 27-25 over the Packers! We are 14-2 on the season. 

celebrating Christmas with the Blomgren’s

Plus Vander’s first birthday! 27 people exchanged gifts this year and there were 30 people all together. Evan’s girlfriend, Brooke was the proud winner of the mask. 

Thanks Kurt for hosting and my brothers loved their new caricatures. 

The gifts we came home with:

Brad BW3 gift card and bbq sauce 

Katie MN State Park Pass

Osten egg maker and Starbucks gift card 

Karen target gift card and socks 

Ally donut maker 

Anders teapot, coffee and tea

love working out with K80

Katie and I went to the falcon center today and worked on hamstrings and glutes. I’m going to feel it in the morning! 

We also found a home for our new USVI shell artwork. 

last day at Wood Lake Christmas 2024

 

Another lovely day of hiking, hanging out with family and heading home to RF

amazing Christmas Day!

Another morning to sleep in, a nice chat with Bud and then a brisk 5.4 mile hike around Wood Lake. Then back to clean up, eat a delicious meal of  mashed potatoes, Swedish meatballs, corn bake and lefse. 

Now we’re hanging out watching football and digesting. Tonight, we’ll likely eat more yummy food and watch movies/visit.