Finishing the week

 I am not happy with Blogger that controls what I am typing and putting pictures in, but will try again.

We were at State Center with the Kenwood group most of last week.  The official "party" didn't start until Tuesday supper, but many showed up Sunday and more Monday.  Had a hot dog roast Monday night that Ed Stanger provided along with watermelon.

Ed is on the right side of this picture, getting ready to

put the "dogs" on.

Jerry Witt, Don & Linda Foote, and Lola Shoppe heating up some wieners

Ed had left his home in Independence, MO Monday morning with one of his sisters attending their 97 year old mother who was in the hospital and not in good condition.  Ed was called at 5:30 the next morning and asked whether they should put her on life support as she had taken a turn for the worse.  He had them do that until he got there, and left, with his trailer in tow, immediately.  She was taken off life support that afternoon and passed away.  Ed's wife Kaye had passed only about 6 months ago -- he is having a rough go.

 Tuesday morning several of us drove, with Lola, to one of her farms and picked sweet corn for the week.

As people came in Tuesday there was a lot of
visiting, Pegs & Joker playing, and finally a lot of eating.  Jerry & Dick Messer cooked the sweet corn outside on a portable cooker and everyone enjoyed the sweet corn along with other food shared.

Group picture of 2018 Kenwood RV Park Summer Rally

Ed Stanger had left early Tuesday and I hadn't gotten a good photo of him.  Bill & Twila Oberholzer weren't available at time of the group photo but came shortly after and I had them pose.  I will add these two photos to the group photo when I get home to the computer that has Photoshop on it.

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Panorama pictures showing the units that stayed at the building of Lola's.  Several came for a day, or meal, and many stayed in motels in Marshalltown.

 Thursday many of us drove to Boone to eat at the Pizza Ranch and then went to the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad for a one and a half-hour trip from Boone almost to Fraser, IA and back.

On the way to Fraser

On the "high bridge"

Looking down on the high bridge

We rode in car similar to the green car

 

After the train ride we got a chance to visit with Phyllis' cousin Marilyn in a nursing home there in Boone

After our final breakfast Friday we drove to the Meskwawki Bingo Casino near Tama and got a spot in the RV Park.  We went to the 1 pm Powwow about 4 miles south of the casino with Jerry & Lillian Witt.

At the Powwow

 

Cameron & Jessica

We came to Marengo on Saturday morning.  Granddaughter Jessica arrived a bit later and is with her Grandpa here.

Will continue later.