Well, we're back to school and work, after a week of sunshine, balmy (80 degree!) weather, and Bragg family visitors. Most recently we had Laurie, Mark, and their dog Mingo over, but John and Jim also visited, right before them.
John took a couple of weeks off from his studies in Turkey to visit family and friends in the US. He and Jim will return to Turkey in about a week; Jim will visit and sight-see awhile before heading back to Madison. John will complete his research in Turkey in two month's time; after that he will be able to finish his doctoral work in Madison. But we were very glad he took the time to see us. Uncle JoJo is always a lot of fun...
We thought it was going to rain the whole time Laurie and Mark visited, but instead we had (mostly) sunshine and record-breaking warm weather. Mark and Jon took Mingo pheasant hunting on Sunday, and Mingo did great... they brought home six birds, and Mark cooked them up for us in a crock pot the next night. The guys also managed to do some fishing on Monday. We all went on a nice walk together by the river, and I took Laurie shopping and out to lunch while the kids were in school Monday. Quality girl time!
This was also a nice vacation for Jon. He had a well-deserved four days off from work, and the rest was much appreciated! Also Michael and Emma had a great time re-connecting with him; he's been gone a lot! They had some good heart-to-heart conversations and did some fun things together.
About a week ago he had a physical for work, and one of the tests indicated he might have some serious health problems. But he had the follow-up test on Friday, and we were relieved to hear there was nothing wrong... he was just worn down and needed rest.
Well, I better get back to work, myself...
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