SURPRISE

WRITTEN BY REX

TODAY WAS A TRIP TO SPOONER FOR A SURPRISE PARTY FOR WENDY !!! IT’S HALF WAY BETWEEN HER 50TH BIRTHDAY AND HER 10TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, SO SHE DIDN’T SEE IT COMING AT ALL. THE PARTY WAS HELD AT UNCLE MIKES GRILL AND TAVERN. IT WAS A GREAT GATHERING OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND HANS DID THE BARTENDING WHICH WAS FUN TO WATCH. ONLY IN WISCONSIN WOULD YOU BE SERVED VENISON STRIPS DEEP FAT FRIED, AND THEY WERE AS TENDER AS IOWA CORN FED BEEF. IT WAS A GREAT TREAT TO HAVE A COUPLE OF BEERS AND VISIT WITH HANNAH & JASON TO HEAR ALL ABOUT THEIR NEW HOUSE, GARAGE, AND HORSE BARN. HANNAH IS USING HER COLLEGE DEGREE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AT AN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY IN RICE LAKE THAT MANUFACTURES SCALES.

JAKE WAS ALSO THERE AND RECENTLY BOUGHT A NEW TRUCK FROM A FIRE DEPT TO USE IN HIS ELECTRICAL BUSINESS. CATCHING UP WITH THE KIDS IS ALWAYS GREAT FUN.

ON THE WAY UP WE PLAYED WITH STREETS & TRIP SOFTWARE IN THE LAPTOP WITH A GPS ANTENNA. WHAT FUN AS IT PLOTTED US ON A MAP OF WISCONSIN AS WE MOVED ALONG THE ROAD. THE DOWNSIDE IS THAT IT TAKES A NAVIGATOR AND A DRIVER TO WATCH.