LAST STOP-SIOUX FALLS-FAMILY-ROCKFORD

SUNDAY-MONDAY, AUGUST 30-31-SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
Sunday was really a day of rest after all the driving....site seeing...getting in and out of the van....making sandwiches along the road....FINALLY A PLACE OF REST IN THE HOME OF ARDIS.
We attended The Salvation Army morning service....and met the Corps Officer...(pastor)...a good friend...He is a good preacher. They are good people. Arranged to have Breakfast on Tuesday AM before we left.
Nina and Max came up early in the AM to drop off some green beans we were going to have for dinner. Ardis (sister-in-law)cooked a great dinner....Debbie(my niece) came up later. After all had quieted down I went to a Barnes and Noble to get on line and work on my blog......stayed there about 2.5 hours....battery had run down. (they provided no plug ins)

DEBBIE --US--ARDIS--WATER FALLS--ROCK STRUCTURE

Monday was easy.. Debbie came up from Colman( where she lives) and gave us a tour of Sioux
Falls....the city has a fast growing population. The downtown is being restored to appear as it did back in the 30's.....quite attractive. Appears to be a fun place to shop. Had lunch...left... and stopped and had coffee and pie....I had a piece of delicious peach pie.....wanted another......but with my usual disciplined....self control.....I said......NO!

Sioux Falls had the vision to turn an old factory-rail-track area into a city park. The Falls had always been there as well as the rock structure....one had to go all the way around to see it. The visionaries made a path, park...through the old factory area...and created a beautiful park that now surrounds the falls.....Monday evening I went to a Coffee Club......neat place to drink coffee and work on my blog.....spent about 1.5 hours there....Went out for supper with Debbie--Us--Ardis

Tuesday, we headed for home....Like I said we had breakfast with Mike & Judy Mills....(they paid) Home was 650 miles away). I must confess...I was ready to get home......So we only made a few stops along the way...We had hoped to touch base with some friends in La Cross Wi....but they were volunteering at the Army food pantry. Stopped in Rockford to have dinner with Brian and Kay Merritt.....(good friends---he paid...I like that) I wonder if I come and visit you will you pay?

Reached home at 9: PM. carried in one suit case in.....put food away.......checked e mail.....news.....went to bed.
That is the end of our trip AROUND THE STATES.

My last blog will summarize my impressions-feelings--emotions--of what I saw----heard---and touched.

I know that I have misspelled words and names....I do plan to go back and correct them.. Apologize if I misspelled your name...Remember most of these blogs were written at night as late as mid-night after a long day.