Ohio

Thur. We all slept in when we got up we had pumpkin bagel's.  The girls (Mackenzie and Katie) rode bikes and Linda and I walked down to the Rec center.  They played the piano for awhile then we all went out and played shuffleboard.  Linda's team went in the neg. every time.  After lunch Katie laid down she had a tummy ache.  Mackenzie and Linda made Shepard pie for dinner. Katie felt better and helped Linda make pasta salad for lunch. We went to the activity center and played air hockey and ping pong.

 Fri. As we woke up(top left picture)( Everyone woke up early, as we went to make waffles the girls were back to sleep till 10.)Mackenzie and Katie made waffles (top rt. 2 picture). (Middle left picture) us enjoying them. Middle rt. 2 pictures the girls making a get well card for Brynn and my birthday cards. Bottom middle us having the the pasta lunch the girls made. Later that evening Jenny got here for the week-end.

 Sat. As the girls made breakfast Katie and Jen caught up on our photo's ( top left picture) Top right 2 making and enjoying pancakes. After showing the girls where I grew up we went to Olive Garden (2nd row right).  We stopped at a Amish place and picked up some candy(3rd row right). Bottom left I am reading the cards the girls had made. Bottom middle my dessert with a candle and bottom right the girls watching TV before bed.
The photo below are pictures of the past in Dayton Ohio. Top left is dad's home where he grew up in Oakwood and middle pictures is the house that mom grew up in. On the top right is where mom's folks moved to in Centerville. Dad' folks moved to Fl. Middle left is the house in Kettering I grew up in till 7th grade then we moved to Centerville middle right.  I lived there till I moved to college then Fl.  The bottom left is my Elementary school and bottom right is middle school which became part of the high school while we were there.

 Sun. After church we went to a Sauerkraut Festival. They had over 460 vender's. Continuous music and sauerkraut in fudge,deep fried balls, bowls with potatoes, sour cream,and onions, cabbage rolls, reuben sandwiches, and more.( top 2 middle and bottom left pictures).  We left there and went to a farm that had a chili supper and  country singer Bobby Macley and other groups. (middle right and bottom middle).  Bottom right Linda enjoyed watching the squirrels.

Mon. Work day I washed the truck, rig roof, and the rest of the rig.  We cleaned some of the inside of the rig and Linda did laundry. That night we went to Eric and Angela's home then out to dinner at Doubleday's.  We had a great evening catching up on things and just talking.  

Tues. We caught up on things around the rig then left for dinner at The Pine Club (a steak house my mom and dad have enjoyed for years). Started in 1947 through 4 owners they have kept the ambiance and standards.  they are noted as "One of the Great Steakhouses in the Country" and having "One of the Most Outstanding Restaurant Wine Lists in the World" by the Wine Spectator. I have promised Linda to take her there since we were married(top left pictures).  while we were in the area we stopped by where the Wright Brothers lived in their early years and latter years in life.  Top right and middle four pictures is there home on Hawthorne st.. Dayton. Bottom left is there home in Oakwood where dad used to go snow sliding with his friends who lived across the street from the Wrights.  Bottom middle is the street dad used to bike to see mom.  At each light post some group has created a Halloween exhibit. Bottom right is Oakwood High School mom and dad went to.

Wed. We got up latest ever, went for a walk, I worked on the blog, Linda did cards, and we had the left overs from The Pine Club. It was still the best steak.