Water and Wind and Kids!

Northfield got over 10 inches of rain in the 14 days - this after almost no rain for 2 months! Dave has not mowed the grass since the end of June. Now it is thick and dense and almost dry enough to mow.

New Richmond got a storm last week that did damage to Joe's roof, ceilings, and trees. The town was hit hard, lots of damage to homes and yards.

Illinois was hit by storms/flooding in the last few days. No damage for Ken and Rose, but plenty around them.

On a lighter note - check out the group picture from Wisconsin for Stacy's visit with her son Aidan. Stacy and Aidan live in Florida and were here for a visit. Check out the smile on proud Grandpa Dick!! Look below for the large group picture.

Megan Marie Affeldt was baptized on Sunday, August 19th. Dave and Donna are thrilled to be her Godparents. It was a wonderful service and afternoon at Russ and Sue's. The highlight for Ryan was the cake and ice cream after lunch.

The wedding plans are coming along - Nicole and Dan are doing all the work. We are along for the ride! The wedding is on Friday, November 30 at 6 pm. The grooms dinner is Thursday, November 29th. All out of town family who are here are invited to the groom's dinner. There are rooms reserved for Friday night (some rooms are reserved from Thursday to Sunday) at the Super 8 motel here in Northfield. The church is St. John's Lutheran church and the reception is at The Grand (a former movie theater/ballroom) both in Northfield. We will get ahold of everyone and let them know the motel arrangements so changes can be made if necessary.


Chicken news - no update would be complete without news of the chickens! They now free range on the property during the day and put themselves to bed at night in the coop. We have 13 hens (they will start laying in the next month) and 13 roosters (11 of which are going to be "processed" on September 3). The hens all answer to the name "Henny Penny" and the 2 surviving roosters are Big Roo and Gillyweed.