Back to Iowa

I flew to Iowa on Thursday, October 16. Mark and Marla drove from Omaha, where they picked up Megan and Drew, to Des Moines to bring me back to the farm. Thanks to Craig Peterson for the loan of his van. Don, Jan and the Burns' girls arrived at the farm late afternoon and Matt arrived later in the evening.

Friday, the temperature never got above 47 degrees. Needless to say, we didn't go outside, which made for a long day.

Saturday afternoon I spent some time with Gwen Peterson. Gwen was on death's doorstep a few weeks ago but she looked and sounded great. She has such a wonderful attitude.

After leaving Gwen, I joined other family members at the Methodist Church where I witnessed the marriage of niece Katie Kalkwarf. The reception was at the Starlite in Fort Dodge where I shared a room with Megan. During dinner, I had a long conservation with my aunt Nita.

Picture with my siblings...Marla, Kevin, Jan, Larry and me.

Sunday I went to Jody's home on Lake Panorama. We went for a boat ride on a lovely Autumn day. That evening we went to her daughter Chris and Randy's home in Des Moines for a celebration of Amanda's 23rd birthday. Monday we drove the pontoon across the lake so that it could be taken out of the water for the winter. Definitely the end of summer!

I flew home on Tuesday where Arne had been working hard to market our home. The stock market sure isn't helping.