Six Weeks and Counting

We have been on the road now for six weeks.  Dave remarked the other day that it no longer feels like a vacation to him; it’s just the way we live.  We are nomads, moving every few days from the home of one relative to that of another.  Today we are in Valparaiso at the familiar home of Dave’s brother Mark.  There is time here to catch up on laundry, dentistry (Jane), financial accounting, and blogging.

(Hint:  All these pictures are small, but you can click on them to enlarge.)

Capitol Building in Madison, Wisconsin

Greg, Kathy, and Dave

Jane in front of  Jane the Duck

Leaving Minnesota we drove to McFarland, Wisconsin, near Madison.  Kathy (Dave’s cousin) and Greg gave us a great tour of Madison and the UW campus.  What an attractive city Madison is, situated between the Monona and Mendota Lakes!  The next day we drove north to the Wisconsin Dells for a memorable ride on the amphibious Ducks.  That evening, Kathy and Greg hosted a dinner with more cousins (Marcy and Jim with spouses, Steve and Mary Jo) as well as Uncle Ed and Aunt Ruth. 

Uncle Ed and Aunt Ruth

We stopped the next day to see Ruth and Ed again in their home near Milwaukee before turning south to Illinois. 

Ethan with Mommy and Daddy

In Illinois we made two short stops.   The first was to meet little ten-month old Ethan and see his parents Rebekah (our niece) and David.  Jane has been following the growth of Ethan on Facebook and we were eager to meet this happy fellow.  

Dave and Cousin Tom

From Wayne we drove to see Cousin Tom and his wife Debbie.  Tom gave us a thorough tour of Naperville in his jeep before heading to the Heaven on Seven restaurant for Cajun food. We attended  St. Timothy Lutheran's “church in the woods" service before heading off to Indiana.