I'm still here!

It has been quite some time since entering a post on our blog. I'm not so sure anyone really reads it or noticed that fact.

After the triathlon in Glenwood we said good bye to Emily, Ayden and Aubrey. It was great to have them around to visit and share so much fun together. We received a very precious thank you from Ayden telling us how he enjoyed Lake Beauty Bible Camp, the paddle boats and enjoying a ride with Uncle Bill and Cousin Seth. He enjoyed craft time and of course the FIREWORKS! We had a GREAT TIME also Ayden and you made our time at LBBC so very special!

It was hard to say good bye. But we know that March of 08 is coming and we are anxious to find out where the Schueler's will be living.

After Em, Ayden and Aubrey left Marion and I took the motorhome and headed north. We were not sure where we would be camping but we headed north. As we drove I decided to call and see if Marclay Point (on Cass Lake) had any open camp sites. They did and we stayed on one of the best sites which is right on the lake facing west. So we fished, read and sat in the evening watching the sunsets. We stayed at Marclay Point from Sunday to Wednesday and then we moved to Sleeping Fawn Resort on Stocking Lake near Park Rapids. A beautiful pine shaded campgrounds on a very small lake. We fished one day on Stocking lake with very limited success (we didn't catch one fish - now that is limited). So the next day we loaded up the boat and headed for Upper and Lower Bottle lakes where we caught 10 during that day and what a beautiful day it was.

Our week of vacation ended with attending the wedding of Klair's sister Becky which was held in Bemidji. Stephen and Conner came Saturday morning and picked us up so that we didn't have to drive the motorhome to Bemidji. Becky married Mike Hiscock and the wedding was beautiful. Both Klair and Brienna were in the wedding and my goodness what two beautiful ladies! I will have to post some pictures from the wedding. Later that night there was a dance and our little Conner danced the night away and of course quickly passed out in the car on the way back to the campgrounds. The next morning we visited the cabin on Lower Bottle Lake where the Thole family was spending the next week and made breakfast. Shortly after breakfast we headed home.

I then worked a couple of days and then headed north again with Randy Alsleben, Denis Anderson and Terry Orpen to fish the Northwest Angle. I have never been in this area before. It was interesting that we cross the border into Manitoba, Canada and then we drive back into Minnesota again. When doing so you stop at a little building and call into customs on a video phone to re-enter Minnesota. Then when leaving you do the same thing to re-enter Manitoba. Then when fishing we are either fishing in Minnesota or Ontario, Canada. We had a wonderful time. That is short for the fishing wasn't fantastic but we did catch enough fish to eat while we were there and also bring home our limit. It is a beautiful area and we so enjoyed God's beautiful creation. Fishing, watching Eagles and enjoying each others company. It is good to slow down and escape the everyday life.

Now we are both home, Marion is preparing to go back to work/school. We are also preparing to head out for the Labor Day weekend. We are once again going camping, boating and fishing. We will be staying on Mille Lacs lake and camping with Stephen, Klair, Conner and Brienna and also with our wonderful friends Dean and Marlys Ramberg, their Daughter Beth her husband Don and their children and Tonya and Rick Hedemark and their family (all from the Harris, MN Covenant Church).

So, when we find time to download some pictures we will share them with you. Whomever reads this rambling I have no idea!