We have been at Kennedy Park, a county park a few miles north of Fort Dodge, our ex-hometown. This campground is really very nice, with full hookups for $17. That includes 50 amp service, sewer and water. At Palisades Kepler State Park near Cedar Rapids the price was $16 and all you got was 30 amp electrical service.
We have been able to catch up with friends, notably Dawn and Herman Provin and kids Zach and Mackenzie. It is always nice to see them and visit. Big news was that their springer spaniel Sadie had 6 puppies, all of which were very fat with little skinny legs and round pudgy faces. Ellen and I taught with Dawn at Fair Oaks Middle School for several years, and actually Ellen was Dawn's mentor when Dawn first started teaching in FD. Great news for Dawn in that she completed her Master's Degree....Hooray!
We have also visited Alec and Charlton Pendry, playing bridge and Settlers of Catan. They have been such good friends, letting us use their 94 Toyota Corolla to buzz around in. 30 mpg is twice as good as our F 450. Thank you Pendry's!!! Also saw the Dark Knight, and Heath Ledger was really excellent and scary as a Joker. Lots of action, but not very cartooney in the traditional Batman sense...and really, that's ok.
Seeing grandkids is always really special. We drove down to Paton, and Jaiden Mason and Ethan were a lot of fun. New pets at the Ackerson home include 2 firebelly toads, which were about 3 inches long (stretching out to maybe 6 inches. They had red 'grippy' fingertips that helped them climb up your arm. Mason liked to put his on top of his head.
Of course it is raining again. Drizzle on and off, just enough to keep things uncomfortable and muddy. When it isn't raining, it feels like it is--we have had enough humidity to last a year.
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