ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA

ON MONDAY, AUGUST 10, DARRELL AND I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR THE BODY WORK, AND PICKED  UP OUR RENTAL CAR.

AFTER PICKING UP THE RENTAL CAR, WE WENT GROCERY SHOPPING, WE HAD A WORKING REFRIGERATOR AGAIN!

THE LITTLE CAR FIT NICELY IN OUR PARKING SPOT!

I FOUND A PET NANNY ONLINE AND CALLED HER TO SEE IF SHE COULD LET  MAGGIE AND MARLEE OUT ONCE WHILE WE WENT WITH JACOB AND SONYA ON MONDAY. THERE WAS NO ANSWER, BUT SHE CALLED LATER AND LEFT ME A MESSAGE SAYING HER PHONE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND FOR ME TO EMAIL HER WITH THE SPECIFICS. I DID AND SHE ANSWERED BACK SAYING, YES SHE COULD DO THAT AND WOULD CALL TO SET UP A TIME TO COME OVER AND MEET THE GIRLS. I WAITED AND WAITED ALL WEEK FOR HER CALL, FINALLY I CALLED HER ON SATURDAY SAYING I NEEDED TO KNOW IF SHE WAS COMING OR NOT. SHE FINALLY CALLED BACK ON SUNDAY EVENING WANTING TO COME OVER. I DIDN'T BOTHER CALLING HER BACK. WE WENT OVER EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND HELPED LOAD ZACK'S STUFF. I WAS DISAPPOINTED, I WANTED TO SEE ZACK'S APARTMENT.
I  REQUESTED OUR MAILTO BE  SENT TO JACOB AND SONYA'S , WE WERE EXPECTING IT LATER ON  THIS WEEK. BY FRIDAY WE HAD NOT GOTTEN IT, SO STARTED TRACKING IT. IT HAD BEEN SENT TO SAULK CENTER, NOT SAULK RAPIDS. THEY HAD SENT IT BACK TO RAPID CITY. ON MONDAY MORNING, WE NOTICED THAT IT HAD GOTTEN TO SIOUX FALLS AND THEY HAD  SENT IT BACK TO SAULK CENTER. DARRELL CALLED OVER TO SALK CENTER AND YES, THEY HAD IT, HE ASKED THEM  TO  HOLD IT FOR US, WE WOULD DRIVE OVER TO GET IT. WE DID, AND IN THE MAIL WAS THIS BEAUTIFUL CARD FROM THE WHITE  HOUSE CONGRATULATING US ON OUR 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.