Lions and tigers and .... Penguins!!

Hello all!

David & Jonathan 2016

I know it's been a while since I've posted anything.  The last month or so has been rather calm around the Red House (something I for one am extremely thankful for!).  We've been doing some swimming and lots of running, walking and bike riding.  We've been using the Fred Meijer Heartland trail quite a bit this summer -- sure wish it was closer to our house so we didn't have to drive to get to it, but at least it's not a long drive.  I've biked over 70 miles since June 17 -- my friend Julie and I did 17 miles one day riding from Edmore to Stanton and back!!

David & Jonathan -- 2006

Today we took a little trip to the Detroit Zoo.  It's been quite a while since we've been there .... as best as I can figure, the last time we were there was 2006.    The boys have changed just a little bit, LOL

The zoo is still much the same, though of course the new Penguin exhibit was open.  It's a pretty neat building ... I kind of wish you could go in whenever you wanted and not just right off the bat.

It's been nice to have more down time, I've been able to sew quite a few blocks for my current quilt project, I have 120 blocks done ... I need 165, so I'm almost there.  Another week or two and I should be able to start putting the blocks together!

I've also been working on my cross stitch ... still quite a ways to go, but I'm definitely making progress.  This is the first "full coverage" piece I've ever done (meaning there are no spaces where there aren't stitches) ... that's a lot of fabric to cover!!

Well, we hope you all are enjoying this beautiful weather we've been having -- the weather man says it's going to get really hot over the next few days .... stay cool!  Talk to you soon!

~Kati