Up on a rooftop

Even though I have lived in Michigan for decades, I still tend to impulsively answer "Iowa" when people ask me where I am from. This State of my birth and home of my youth draws me in to a place of contentment and a feeling of belonging every time I return.

My memories of my life here are happy ones, and Glenda is inextricably tied to most of them. She was nearly always willing to participate in the mischievousness that I generally authored. One of my favorite forbidden places to frequent was the roof of the shed at Glenda's house. The feeling of being on top of the world still fills me when I am in Iowa.

Even though we can go years without seeing each other, this first cousin and Soul Sister of mine and I fall right back into that comfortable groove of connectedness. Our husbands just kind of shake their heads as we chatter and laugh the hours away.

Jim and Fred started the day with a bike ride. We both need to get more exercise! We are eating far more calories than we are burning. But it isn't a visit to Le Mars without a visit to the Well's Blue Bunny Ice Cream shop, so we ended our day on a happy note!