Whew!

It's been busy busy busy for us in the Casperson household! Last weekend we took our annual trip to Bluefin Bay. Good friends, good food and (finally!) good weather. We even made it to My Sister's Place this year! Last year we went up there on a Sunday and they were closed! There were a lot of people in Grand Marais which was probably due to the wildfires off the Gunflint Trail. We couldn't see or smell any smoke but did see a KMSP Channel 9 helicopter flying overhead.

On a sad note, the Tuesday before our trip our beloved Brody the wiener dog had a seizure on the kitchen floor. It was truly one of the most frightening things I have ever seen. I thought he was dying. I was pretty much shrieking "Brody, Brody!" and unfortunately Nicolas was right there with me. I finally came to my senses, calmed my crying son, put him in another room and called the emergency vet. By this time the seizure had pretty much ended and Brody was acting normal again. Blood tests and xrays came back inconclusive. So we really don't know why it happened or if it could happen again. I hope we never have to witness another one, but at least we know he won't die from them. Otherwise, he is really healthy for an 11 year old dog and seems to be back to his old self.

We will be going up to the lake again for Memorial Day weekend. Mmm, Mmm. Gin and Tonic here I come. Time to break in that camper! I am so excited to use it for the first time! We popped it up a few weekends ago to clean it out. We turned on some tunes, had a few beers, felt like we were camping right in our driveway. :)

Last but never least, Happy Anniversary Mark and Janet! It sure was a heckuva lot warmer outside 7 years ago today! Hope you have a good one!