Catching up a bit......

     Well it's been a couple of days since the last blog, a few updates on FB but the blog does go deeper into the trip don't ya know.  In a nutshell it's been enjoyable to this point for the most part, our host have been as usual great and most hospitable.  We thank Bob and Jill, Mason and Kamden for dinner and a evening of good conversation on Thursday, the meal was very good.  Friday was a round of golf with Steve and later dinner at Steve and Christina's home.  The golf was very good except for my score....my second shots really sucked and cost me big time!  The evening was great though, Chirstina's taco's and all the trimmings and we ended the meal with Steve's rhubarb crisp with Whitey's "camo" ice cream!  My nieces and nephews really out did themselves once again for our visit to Des Moines, too bad for us that it's only once a year (for now).
     Today the girls are headed down town to the farmers market, the Des Moines farmers market is a big one with you name it and it's probably there.  Mike...he's staying home this morning to try and free up the toilet, seems once more there has been a bit too much TP or too big a log and I have a slow flusher right now.  No problem I'll get it cleared up before the girls and Jack return.  This evening and tonight will be dinner at Mark and Susan's and a evening of more catching up.  The meal will be interesting since Susan is vegan and will be preparing that kind of meal for us.  We're all on some sort of weight or exercise program right now so it won't hurt and may help all of us!
     My back has been a real problem lately, it doesn't seem to be getting better with rest and with a pain pill or two I got through the golf but stiffened up bad right afterwards.  At this point I'm just not sure what to do about it or when I'll finally actually do something about it.  It looks like rain once more today, seems like it's an every other day thing with this weather.  There has been no sun today and it doesn't look like we'll see it today, yesterday we had a lot of sun for my golf, and Lisa and Jack's trip to Adventureland.  Spoke too soon............it's raining and a lot of thunder with what they say is a bunch more to come.  Tomorrow (Sunday) a quick day trip to Davenport for the Ackelson reunion (Bev's family) and then back to Des Moines for another day and then unhooking and moving our home to the Quad Cities for a week or so.
     Better get on the toilet repairs before Bev gets back and then it's the science center for children for most of the bunch, Mike may run across the street to Prairie Meadows and place a bet on the Belmont!