Irish Acres has a visitor on April 22, 2013

Yes, that is snow on April 22nd.  A pair of cardinals stopped by for a visit and were as mystified as me with the weather conditions so late in the spring.

Lindsey Turns Seven

 

On Sunday granddaughter Lindsey turned seven. 

 

 

George Straight

On Friday February 15th we went to the Xcel to see George Straight.  He put on a fantastic show.

 

 

 

 

 

Minneapolis RV and Camping Show

The weekend of February 9th we went to Minneapolis with Kurt and Robin Hopp to the RV and Camping show at the convention center.  We saw a lot of RV's.  There was one that we really liked!  Had to leave it behind due to it's price tag. 

I think that Kurt and Makita are throwing the shocker...with the stopper.  Good grief.  We partied late into the night and security stopped by to "shush" us.

WNF - Hockey in Bemidji

This past weekend the Wednesday Night Fellowship group headed to Bemidji for our annual winter hockey trip.  It was our first hockey trip to Bemidji (usually go to North Dakota).  We liked the shorter drive and we loved the after game party!

 

 

Hey, who brought the gnome?  Or is it a Sleestak?

 

 

 

 

Nick had a boogie in his butt....

 

 

 

 

Makita grills in Subzero Temps

You can't slow down us Minnesotans.  We even grill out when it's below zero.  Here's Makita grilling ribs this past Sunday.

Brainerd Jaycee's 2013 Fishing Extravaganza

This past Saturday Josh, Mike and myself headed to Gull lake for the Brainerd Jaycee's Fishing Extravaganza.  The weather started out good (about 20 degrees and little wind).  By the end of the tournament it was in the single digits and 40 mile an hour winds.  Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr 

 

 

 Mike was an Extravaganza virgin.  Josh was giving him a welcome to the club hug.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We didn't catch anything but had a super good time!

WJJY Gets a New Transmitter

Yesterday Makita had the new transmitter brought up the hill at the Gull Lake for WJJY.  A couple months ago the main transmitter for WJJY died.  They've been running on a backup transmitter since then.  They had a new transmitter built somewhere down south (Texas I believe) and it finally arrived in Brainerd.  It was no easy feat to get it up the hill and into the building (14 hours).  I heard the word  hernia mentioned this morning. 

We have a New Visitor

Mike's Milestone Birthday

 

 

 

Mike's 30th party tonight at Shep's

Stop by and say "howdy". 6:30 to ?

Mike Turns 30 Today

 

Today my son, Mike, turns 30 years old.  I'm pretty proud of him and his accomplishments.

 

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New Boots

 

I scored huge in the boot department at Cabela's.  I got a new pair of North Face snow boots and a new pair of motorcycle boots.  Thank you to everyone that gave me birthday and Christmas money!

I Checked Out Fine

I got through my "proceedure" fine yesterday.  All is good.  No surgery for now.

And for your entertainment:  Youtube Colorectal Surgeon

Going on a Field Trip

Tomorrow I get a follow up procedure (colonoscopy) done in Coon Rapids to make sure everything is healing properly.  I feel great and I'm confident they'll find that things are well.
http://www.mngastro.com/

Bambi Stopped By

This morning Bambi stopped by to see if we had left her any snacks.

I Need One of These for Fishing Tournament

Wouldn't I be nice and warm and syling in one of these at the Jaycee's Fishing Tournament????

How Did Your Year Start Out?

Can't beat a Bloody Makita to kick off the new year.

Polski Dome Completed

Pole shed got her door installed and is deemed completed.

Happy New Year!

Happy new year everyone.  One of my resolutions is to post more often to this blog.  See you again here soon.

Polski Dome

 

The Polski Dome is just about completed.  Door should be here and installed next week.