Thursday at State Center

67º at State Center, IA at 9:51 pm after a really nice, cool day.

This morning we went to Ames to the Reiman Gardens.

Layout, including butterfly house

In the butterfly house

At entrance of Children's;s park

These sculptures made from trash picked up on beaches
on the west coast -- all from the ocean.

Lots of flowers

Recycled from the sea

In the butterfly house

At noon we went to Hickory Park
Restaurant in Ames.

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Eating supper tonight.

Getting ready for gift exchange

Doe handed out the numbers then read how we needed
to exchange the gifts.

Serving the home made Ice Cream that Harold and LaRhoda Neher brought.

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One final game of Pegs and Jokers

I didn't get any photos taken, but Dan Herbst from Panama, Iowa and Earl Osmand from Nevada, Iowa came this afternoon and visited a while.

GROANER’S CORNER:((  While attending a Marriage Seminar dealing with communication,
Tom and his wife Grace listened to the instructor,
'It is essential that husbands and wives know each other's likes and dislikes.'  He addressed the man, 'Can you name your wife's favorite flower?'
Tom leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, 'It's Pillsbury, isn't it?

- Successful pianists know the keys to success.

- In the early 1900s Italian immigrants lived in spaghettos. But now that's all in the pasta.

Q: How was copper wire invented?
A: Two accountants were arguing over a penny.

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Here’s a few great truths about life that adults have learned::

Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-O to a tree.

There is always a lot to be thankful for if you take the time to look. For example: I'm sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt.

One reason to smile is that every seven minutes of every day someone in an aerobics class pulls a hamstring.

Car sickness is the feeling you get when the monthly payment is due.

The best way to keep kids at home is to make a pleasant atmosphere and let the air out of their tires.

Families are like fudge....mostly sweet, with a few nuts.

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

Laughing helps. It's like jogging on the inside.

Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.

My mind not only wanders; sometimes it leaves completely.

If you can remain calm, you just don't have all the facts.

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Knock knock.

Who’s there?

Thermos.

Thermos who?

Thermos be a better way to get this door open!!

Breakfast together in the morning and then we head out.  We will be going to Marengo for Friday night for some Great Granddaughter fix!

Later, Lynn