Froemmings

On Thursday night Brynn and I checked another movie off of our list: The Karate Kid. She liked it pretty well. Definitely a classic. On Friday Brynn and I went back to Hurdsfield so we could go to the Wells County Fair. Dad and Clara went in the opposite direction to spend the weekend at Dead Lake. Actually, Clara had already gone ahead on Thursday to spend some extra time with Grandpa and Grandma. We headed into Fessenden for the parade on Saturday, but we were early so Brynn and I stopped in the thrift store that my BFF Amanda and I used to frequent back in the day. The telemarketing office where I used to work is now home to a fun little coffee shop as well as a couple of other shops. So, we also checked that out and Brynn got a smoothie. Reagan and Ben rode on the 4-H float of champions. Reagan brought her cat Marshmallow to show at the fair. I had to make sure I got in on rhubarb fest. Oh man, it was so yummy. The kids entered so many awesome projects for 4-H. I was glad I got to ...

To that that the cousin campers were ecstatic to be back at Cousin Camp this year is an understatement...at least I know for the Froemming cousins that was the case. They were crushed last year when we weren't able to have it. This year's theme was the Olympics.  My cousin dropped her granddaughter off at our house Thursday afternoon so she was able to ride with us to camp. It was so great to have her this year! We had the usual schedule of running from 2:00 on Friday until Saturday at 12:30.  Before the opening ceremonies, the campers decorated their camp shirts and team flags. After that we got into the team competitions first of which was a frozen shirt contest where each team sprayed warm water on a shirt that was frozen into a pan until it was thawed enough to put on one of your team mates. It was girls against boys and the girls took that one. One of my favs...Cheeto Hair! I love the cooking challenge as it is so neat to see what the kids put together. They did not disap...