WIMN Part Three

We arrived at the cottage and decided to stay in the brown cottage. Aside from being possibly haunted to just being a little old and someone playing a practical joke (jury is still out for me) it hadn't been used in a few years. Susan, Liz and I gave it some elbow grease and cleaned it up so Jon and I could sleep in it with Anna. It had a great view of the lake from the bed and was such a sight every morning. Friday night we gathered up Great-Grandpa & Great-Grandma Schroeder, Grandma Watkins, Aunt Liz, Great-Great Aunt Eunice & Great-Great Uncle Virgil for a fish fry at the Waupaca Country Club. It was very tasty.

Saturday most everyone else arrived late Friday or mid-day Saturday. I found myself floating in the lake for most of the day with a sunburn to prove it. It was very relaxing and it finally felt like I had it the vacation sweet spot. (Only took me a week to get there!) We went and watched a waterski show that night and the success rate was about 50/50, but the ones that did do it were neat.

Sunday was a cloudy day, thankfully, and we were able to spend some really nice quality family time together in the morning and into the early afternoon. Some people seemed upset, but the family time was so great. I sat down with Mary (Great-Grandma) and learned about the history of the property around the lake. It was fascinating and made me more intrigued about scooping up a piece of property for our family to enjoy year-round. I guess we'll see about that though. Rain came in around 7:30, but that didn't stop the fireworks. I stayed behind with Anna because it was going to be way too loud for her little ears. Jon went ahead and took some people in our car. I'm told Issac and Jake were crawling back and forth between the back seat and the trunk. It sounded like fun, but I had a nice time reading a book and listening to the rain.

Monday we left the cottage around 10am to make our trip back to Colorado. This was the end of the vacation and it was a very long travel day. We were home around 10:30pm.