Where's Mellencamp When You Need Him?
What I've done on summer vacation the past couple of days:
got sunburned at Six Flags
drove to the farm in Illinois
finished the final draft of my magazine article
finished The Chosen by Chaim Potok
helped my sister move into her new classroom at the elementary school
watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off
visited with my high school friend, Lori, who runs an assisted living center/tanning salon (all in the same building)
got more sunburned swimming with my girls
ate a picnic dinner at the park in Griggsville
had lunch with my 87-year-old grandmother (above) in Quincy
sat outside on the patio and listened to the corn grow
enjoyed the rural life
We're off to Harrisburg, MO, this afternoon to stay the weekend with a college buddy and his family, and will be back in St. Louis Sunday afternoon. Next week is our week in the big city of Chicago (details to come), so we're taking in all the country we can get between now and then.
It's good to be in the Midwest. Where's John Mellencamp when you need him?