Belinda on the job!

Belinda is rocking it at her new gig as the Administrative Assistant at the Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce!

Wesley's afternoon

While Charles was running errands today (including looking for a vehicle), Wesley was treated to an afternoon of Cat TV. 

Goodbye, red truck

The insurance company decided to total Charles' pickup and today was the "release" date and after nine years, our time with this truck is done. This is the longest Charles has had any vehicle and now it is time to look ahead to what comes next!

We went to Faribault to turn the truck over and when we got home this evening, a lovely card from Charles' sister, Sandy, was waiting for him.

Labor Day roadtrip

We took advantage of a day off for both of us this Labor Day and drove to Harmony and Lanesboro (both in southeastern Minnesota, about 1.5 hours from Albert Lea). Got some wonderful Amish breads outside of Harmony and then enjoyed a nice drive to the B&B capital of Minnesota in Lanesboro.

Another surprise in Glenville

From Roy Beighley

 

From Karen Grey

We had two treats in Glenville this morning. The first was a plaque made by Roy Beighley with a lovely mealtime prayer on it. The second was a lovely poem about small churches, like the one we love in Glenville!

A day at the State Fair

Sixteen years after our last visit, we made the drive to St. Paul today and had an afternoon at the Minnesota State Fair.

We began the day by day by dropping of the pickup at a body shop in Faribault to see about some work that needed done following an accident in the Thorne Crest garage on Monday. Securing a rental car (thanks to USAA insurance), we had quite the task to find a parking place and shuttle to the fairgrounds.

Eventually, we arrived at our destination with the first order of business being lunch at the Hamline UMC dining venue. We were sure to visit the Dairy Building to see the butter carving for the Princess Kay of the Milky Way display and were happy for Charles to get an assortment of buttons.

Supper on the way home in Faribault gave us the energy to make it back to Albert Lea before dark! 

 

A hint of autumn

Here on Garfield Ave., there is a hint of autumn with a handful of Maple trees showing signs of the season to come.