A little writing before you enjoy the two slide shows from Lake Superior!

I had a great time on a trip with my mom and sister this last week. We left on Wednesday morning to make the three and a half hour trip. It was a gorgeous day! We ate at a Restaurant in Ashland, WI. It was right on Lake Superior and the view was awesome.

When we got to Bayfield, WI, we decided to have adventure right away. We parked near the ferry to Madeline Island and got on the first ferry to the island. Madeline Island has about 200 year round residents. The population swells to over 2,000 during the summer months. It is definitely a touristy town. We went to the museum, hit the shops and went to Tom's Burned Down Cafe. Basically, the rumor is that Tom's bar burned down and the town wouldn't allow him to rebuild so he put up a tent and ran the bar from there. Pretty cool place.

We then headed to our awesome condo hotel room. It was right on the lake with a real cool patio that overlooked the lake. Awesome.

The next day we took a cruise around the Apostle Islands. There are 21 islands total and they are all gorgeous. The rumor on the name is that the people who first discovered the islands thought there were only 12 islands and named them for the 12 Apostles. The highlight of the cruise was Devil's Island. There were cool little caves on the side of the island and the lighthouse was nice too. We also got to see the lighthouse on Raspberry Island which was also gorgeous.

We then drove home with a stop in Boulder Junction where there is a man who makes really cool birdhouses and sells them on the side of the road for three and five dollars. Quirky little cute place.

We got home around ten and stopped for pizza at The Claridge. That is the bar where I spend time playing trivia in the summer. It was the first time I had stopped there and it was nice and kinda weird because one of my friends from here died back in January. We would always meet at The Claridge and play trivia together. I had not been there since Jim passed and it was weird to be there knowing that he would never be there again. SIGH.

Just having a quiet weekend at home with mom and dad. It is nice.

Watch the next two slide shows and ENJOY!

Road Trip and Madeline Island (La Pointe, WI)

Where We Stayed and A Cruise on Lake Superior

The Monster Within

Just a quick post from the balcony of my fabulous condo in Bayfield,
Wisconsin that looks over Lake Superior. It is awesome and you will
see plenty o' pictures from the adventures we have had while here.
This is a girls trip and it us way fun. I love my seester and mom!

The monster within is the intense anger that I sometimes experience.
Over the years I have gotten very good at keeping that monster in
check. When I do let the monster get the best of me, I often feel
stupid and embarassed. Yesterday, while playing softball and losing
23-3, I took a pitch that looked low and long. It was a strike so I
was out. I then lost it and threw the bat to the fence. It didn't go
anywhere near anybody but as soon I did it, I felt stupid because I
knew that I had lost control of my anger. I would not have been a good
example to my students of good sportsmanship. Hopefully I will be
better in the future. One of the umpires came up to me and said:
"usually when a player throws a bat, I would kick them out if the
game. But in a game like this, that would just add injury to insult."
I was glad he was nice to me. I think I may feel a little idiotic for
a few days!

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Fourth of July Weekend!

That is the longest slideshow. I hope you had the time to watch it. If you are busy, I understand.

I had a lot of fun this weekend with family. My dad's brothers and him always get together on the 4th. My Grandpa loved the 4th and to honor him they decided that they would always get together and celebrate. Each year they switch off whose house they go to and this year was our turn in good ol' Rhinelander. A few of my cousins also came which was nice. We pretty much ate and ate and ate. Good times!

On Friday we went up to Wausau and watched a Wisconsin Woodchuck baseball game. This is a summer collegiate team. I remember when these boys were hot stuff. Now they just are little and young although they can still be handsome! My friend, Marla, met us there which was also nice! It was fun!

Saturday was the party and basically at our parties all we do is sit around and eat and drink and be merry. My uncles, a few cousins, dad, and brother- in- law love to play poker so they did that most of the day. That night we went to a parking lot down the road and watched the Rhinelander City fireworks. They were not as good as they were in years past but I think a lot of people probably noticed that this year due to the budget cuts everywhere. I actually think the little display at the ballpark on Friday was better.

Well, today I am off to fish for a while. I think real worms are going to do the trick today. Later, I may be driving down to Wausau to go to softball practice and hang with friends. It is a beautiful day. The wind is blowing and it is sunny. So it is nice but not too hot. I like it!