(Let's see if I remember how to do this blog thing!!!!) We arrived in Leland, Illinois at Hi-Tide Campground the afternoon of August 24th. We're a few days early but we called the owner, Chris Flippen as soon as we learned we were leaving Wisconsin early to make sure we could come into Hi-Tide early. Everything worked out for us so far.
Lennie talked with his cousin Larry regarding his cousin Connie's funeral/memorial or whatever they were going to have for her. He was surprised to learn that his Cousin Connie requested "NOTHING" be done for her?????? It was a little disturbing to us, but if that was her wishes, so be it. So it was a private, good-bye to cousin Connie.....
Our month in Illinois was to enjoy our family, friends, & do as much as possible! When we visit Illinois we stay at Hi-Tide Campground.Mainly because it's the only campground in the area!!! No matter who we want to visit, it's a quite a drive for us! Hi-Tide is a nice campgrounds, with a great swimming lake & pool. I just wish it was closer to everyone!We had a little excitement on Labor Day weekend, during a storm, lightning hit a transformer putting the campground without electricity for 15 hours! Thank goodness for a generator!!!! I did feel bad for the campground owner, Chris Flippen, Labor Day weekend is generally the last big weekend for a campground owner & the last thing he needed was a power problem. but alas, the power came back , the sun came out & the weekend was saved!!!
It would be IMPOSSIBLE for me to state everything we did during our month in Illinois, like I said Illinois was all about Family, Friends, & FUN!!!! I'm just going to post the best of our pictures of some of our fun!!! Here goes!!
Our campsite at Hi-Tide
The swimming lake at Hi-Tide
2 of our grandsons, Jordan Tomter, followed by Dylan Williams
Taco Tuesday in Ottawa,Illinois with the McDaniels!!!
Lee, Lana, Katie & Katie's boyfriend, Jeff. Good company, yummy tacos!
(Matthew was working nights)
Birthday dinner for Chris at Fireside Grill in Sugar Grove ! Chris turned 60! OOPS! Chris didn't want that advertised!!!
Chris & Bill
Lee & Lana
& "us"!!!
Visiting kids & Grand kids!
Brittney Tomter, our oldest grand daughter.
A senior attending Northern Illinois University!
Grandson Brett Tomter, hard at work at Culver's, they have the best mushroom swiss burger at CULVER'S!
Youngest of the Tomter Clan, Jordan Tomter, sitting next to Dylan....
(Look for better pictures of Jordan later!)
Family group shot!
Scott,Tammy, Brittney, Brett & Jordan Tomter
Lennie & Tammy
Reese Walton
Family shot....
Oops.....I should be in this picture!
Oh well...Lennie with Reese & Kevin Walton
Trinity Williams, she had just turned 17!
Courtney Williams, isn't she just too cute!?!
& last, our youngest grandchild.....
Dylan Williams playing football his first year! (He's only 10 years old!!!) with the Marengo Indians!
Cousin Shots!
Brett, Trinity & Courtney
Brett,Brittney,Jordan, Reese & Dylan
Courtney (her friend Tracy)Trinity & Reese
Some of the fun things we did with kids & Grand kids.....
Sycamore Speedway, racing cars for over 50 years!
Lennie,Kevin,Reese,Jordan, & Dylan (guess who's taking the picture!?!)
A sleepover at our RV!
This is Jordan & Dylan :roughing it"!!!
Trinity, Courtney & Tracy
Even Otis tried to get in on that sleep-over!
Watching Dylan play football! Dylan is #68
Lunch at CULVER'S
Frozen Yogurt!
Courtney & Tracy
Papa(Lennie) & Dylan (I'm taking the picture!)
& then.......
Maggiano's a great place to eat especially if you're celebrating a birthday! Kevin & Tammy's birthday is a day apart(Sept 20th & 21st)
Lennie,Tammy & Scott
Kevin,Reese,Brett,Jordan & Mark
Time to go home (Tammy & Scott's) for cake!
Kevin's 43rd & Tammy's 46th birthday!
Think Kevin liked his present!?!
Tammy too!?!
Family Members
Ingrid
Leif & "Sophie"
Chris
Eric, with Nancy & some of their many kids & now grand kids!!!!
Daughter-in-law Alyssa, with Brooklyn Erickson. Not Alyssa's daughter, but she is pregnant with the next grand daughter for Eric & Nancy!
Gabbi,Catherine, & Izzie & grandson Mason
Lana
Me & Randy!!!
Ron Betz,Aunt Arlene,Lennie & me
In front of Aunt Arlene's house.
FRIENDS!!!!
Rick Anderson & Lennie (guess who's taking the picture!?!) we are getting ready to go have PIZZA!
Alice Gonzalez & me, we got together for breakfast, then went to check out some garage sales!!!
Lennie & my friend Holly Brackett, once again we're having pizza!!!
me & Holly
Holly & Alice were friends from my working days at BRK Electronics. This next friend goes way back!!!
Me & Betty Carter Gocken(& Flat Stanley!)Betty & I were High School buds! This picture is taken at Batavia High's Class of 68 Reunion get together. Even tho I moved from Batavia in my Jr year....I still got an invitation to the reunion!!!Since we were in Illinois....I went!
"Flat Stanley" met me at the class reunion so he could go on the road trip with me!!!
We had a month of fun with family & friends while staying in Illinois. But it wasn't all fun....
While here, a cyst on the back of Lennie's neck(he's had the cyst a looooong time) got infected?
we had to take him & have it LANCED!
Needless to say, he was NOT a happy camper!?!
After the lancing & a week on antibiotics, the cyst was back to "normal" again. He's having it removed when we return to Florida!!!
A hard day for us was saying "Good-bye" to Jacob. It still hurts soooooo much, it just doesn't seem real....... I placed some of mom's ashes at Jacob's grave site......
That pretty much wraps up our month of activities here in Illinois. So on September 25th we are busy preparing for our departure on Friday the 27th.I'm extra busy on the 25th cause on the 26th I'm going to a craft show at the Sandwich Fair with Ingrid & Chris!!I start my morning off with a good long walk with Otis.Shortly up the road, a neighbor dog, that I knew from previous walks, CHEWY, joined us for our entire walk. When we got back to Chewy's house, Chewy wouldn't go home! He followed me to the campground!.I was to the point I was going to go do laundry & Chewy was still hanging around!
When I tried to load the laundry in the car, Chewy "loaded" himself! I guess he was asking for a lift! So I gave him a ride home!!!! Good-bye Chewy!!!
When I tried to load the laundry in the car, Chewy "loaded" himself! I guess he was asking for a lift! So I gave him a ride home!!!! Good-bye Chewy!!!
September 27,2013 bright & early we pull out of Hi-tide Campground in Leland,Illinois.This is the sight we see as we pull away, sunrise over the cornfields!
Chris will be joining us for the next 10 days of our trip, & where are we heading.....
New England!
Yahoo...finally a blog post!!! Great album but raised many questions, so I'll have to comment in e-mail. Glad to see adult pictures of my cousins.
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