







and brought their dogs. Great Grampa immediately provided a lap for this one! Thanks Dave and Margaret, for giving us a fun evening together as family! On Wednesday morning, we left my parents' home and headed south. It was refreshing once again to see the wide-open countryside.
Because the winter snows continued late this year, and the weather has been cold and rainy, very few fields had been planted yet. But all the farmers are getting anxious to start.
Our next stop was in the city that we used to live. Both of us spent a couple of hours together with our former colleagues catching up on the latest news. Marilyn worked for five years with these gals and enjoyed spending time with them.
It was exciting to see the progress on the new Cancer Center building.
The work is ahead of schedule and opening is slated for next year.
I even spent a few minutes relaxing in the "Butterfly Park," remembering the many times that I would eat my lunch there and enjoy listening to the birds singing in the nearby trees.
Next stop was Minneapolis- the Mall of America!
The interior part of the mall is a theme park complete with plenty of rides!