Today we took a little side trip. When we realized Battle Creek was only about 100 miles from Ft. Wayne, we decided to go visit Lucille, Jim and Dixie. Dave elected to stay home and get his laundry done, so the remaining 5 loaded up in our car and down the road we went. We had misty rain most of the day down I-69, saw a handful of deer out in the fields, and arrived at the Croxtons about 10:30. Lucky for us, Joe and Cathy had driven up from Bloomington for the weekend so we got to visit with them while we waited for the rest of the family to get home from church. I always have technical questions for these two experts (camera and computer) so I took advantage of our time with them and dealt with my issues.
Then the church crew arrived, so hugs and kisses were shared by all.
After we visited for a while, we loaded up in 3 vehicles and headed for lunch. That process took a little while, but we got seated fairly quickly. Lucille ordered a beautiful chef salad; Joe, Mazie and I got tenderloins, but they weren't the best, and most of the rest ordered breakfast which looked delicious.
After we got back to their house, we walked around the yard and checked out the new rain barrel and Dixie's flower gardening efforts. Everything was looking lovely. Then Rick, Lori, and Ara stopped by so we got to visit with them for a while.
Most of the visit was spent on the front porch, although Dixie, Mazie and I moved inside because the mosquitos were after us. But Lucille spent the afternoon entertaining her devoted friends and family at her favorite spot.
Joe and Cathy's visit was to purchase drum cases, so the guys had to check that out, along with Joe's still-new pickup.
Just one of Dixie's beautiful flowers. I don't know why I didn't take pictures all around the house -- just didn't think to do it.l
We loaded up about 4:30 and headed back to Michigan. Fortunately, the misty rain had finally stopped so it was a pleasant afternoon, and it was fun to visit with everyone and see Mom again. We stopped at the famous Schuyler Restaurant in Marshall for dinner, which was good but very expensive. But we finally arrived back at camp about 8:00, glad to be able to get out the car and stretch out. It was a good day.
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