Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Rainy day in South West Iowa

68º in Clarinda with rain.
Well, I labeled the last post as the day of Granddaughter's baby shower, but never got around to posting anything about it.

Friday night we got to Marengo, set up in Sudbury Motel RV park and went the mile or so to Cam and Patty's place just west of town on Highway 6.
Went to the Amana Colonies to eat supper at PHAT Daddy's.  They were located in Marengo for many years, but a few years ago moved to their Amana location Check their Facebook HERE

They have quite a variety of Pizza's!


After eating we walked
around Amana -- was great weather
and not very much traffic.

This set of statues is supposed
to be a tribute to Grant Wood.






These metal sculptures
were something!  They
were for sale and you could
  be first on your
block to have one
of these in front
of your very own house.








 Saturday, with both granddaughters, and Ashley's husband. Heath, we went to Cedar Rapids and ate at the Panda Express.


 After lunch we headed south-east
for some exercise.  Cam and Pat and Phyllis
and myself went for a hike, while
the girls went to the beach
along the river with blankets.
Heath had to drive back to
Marengo for some school stuff.

I would guess we walked better than
two miles -- the first part included a 
good path and quite a few steps.
















Then, to save some distance and climbing, we took a "short-cut" down a ravine area.  This didn't have much trail and got interesting.  We took our time and climbed over downed trees and around rocks in the dry waterway.  It did avoid the climbing, though.





 That evening we 
played Ladder Golf
until it got
too dark.
Had not played
this game before,
interesting game.









Sunday -- finally the day of
the Baby Shower for Jessica Lynn Long,
our soon to arrive (June 29 is predicted) great granddaughter.  I guess the shower
was for her mother, but scads of stuff
(much clothing) was received for
the little girl.  It is doubtful she will be
able to wear all the clothes before
she outgrows them.

At right is Ashley, in center, with Grandma Phyllis Miles at left, then Grandma Fern Baze, Mom Patty Miles, Mother-in-law Sheila Long, and Sheila's mother - Grandmother Lou.



Ashley and her sister Emily





Well, some 500 photos were taken of the event and I won't put them here.

More later, Lynn

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