A Windy Weekend



By Allan Olson
For some reason the weekend plans of sleeping late and enjoying the great outdoors were all false delusions of grandeur as I didn’t sleep in past 7 a.m. either day, waking much earlier than the hopeful 8:30 – 9 a.m. like I had foolishly thought I might achieve.
Saturday morning my wife headed off to work and then a few hours later I also headed in for a meeting. The plans for the weekend outside were chased away by the wind machine that recently had its switch broken and stuck on full blast and on.
Prior to heading to work, I took it upon myself to get some laundry folded, forcing the kids away from their television making them put away clothes and doing some general cleaning up after themselves. I had a productive morning but certainly not one of fun.
Abigail, petting Lily (Nik's pony) with her newborn filly - "Lady" nearby. 
Saturday evening we made the trek westward to the big town of Bagley to visit the kids pony as one of them had a new filly on April 1. Like any new born baby it wasn’t too eager to be separated from her mother and wasn’t too keen on intruders. However, the kids were able to give her some attention along with all of the other pony critters at the farm for a brief period of time, but due to the broken wind machine and the cool spring temperatures our visit to the farm was also short.
Sunday – the day of rest, I finally finished my book that I’ve been working on for over two weeks, that afternoon I was scheduled to ta
ke some senior photos on location but that didn’t work out and instead we spent the time visiting before finally heading out. Prior to our departure my wife’s brother and his wife had dropped off three more kids at the house with our niece who was there for the weekend while they took care of some shopping. My wife suggested instead of hurrying back to our house with seven kids, under the age of 13, that maybe we should have an evening meal together with her brother and his wife. I thought about it momentarily and agreed and she gave them a call and they were up for it.
After our meal, they continued their shopping and we headed back home after a quick stop for a few provisions for the house.  At home we enjoyed a little time with the youngest two kids that were visiting before their parents arrived to bring them home.
The rest of the evening was spent playing a couple games of rummy, watching a little television before finally calling it a weekend.
Earlier in the week, the battle at the house was getting children to clean their messy rooms and the rest of the areas they dwell in and are quick to make a mess and slow to clean, which is always a battle with a house full of rowdy children. Someday – hopefully sooner than later they will learn that it is much faster to clean up after themselves at the time rather than waiting until it is a larger mess.
Plans for this weekend, might include a little demo work in the kitchen and some weekend guests arriving on Friday night. It should be a fun time, as long as those involved in the demo work don’t get too carried away.
Please remember to watch out for the buses that are carrying our most precious cargo. Also snap a photo or two to preserve a lifetime of memories. Thanks for reading, and have a great week! Feel free to drop me a line at cltimes1@arvig.net or stop by the office for a visit.





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Hunting Season to Remember

Image
A Hunting Season to Remember By Allan Olson The orange clad army headed into the woods this past weekend in search of the mighty white tail to attempt to fill the freezer with some tasty venison and I was no exception to this party. I too was clad in orange and out on the mighty hunt. Every year there are new stories to tell, old ones to bring up and memories made, some deer seasons for me, after over 20 years of hunting have faded into the background, one year blurring with another, not remembering which year I shot what deer or if I shot a deer. Of course there are a few years  stand out more than others and some are just a blur altogether. However, I find it hard to believe that anything will top this year’s remarkable deer season. This year, I had the honor of bringing Nikolai with me. Not just to sit in the stand, but to actually hunt, he was going to have the ability of harvesting a deer also. Recently he completed his gun safety certification and he wa...
Read more
Image
Thank you for being our friend Frey Olson May 19, 2018 - April 26, 2024 By Allan Olson 4.26.24 Thank you for being our friend, thank you for making us your forever home, if we could’ve saved you, we would’ve. Losing our four legged friends is never easy, in our house they aren’t “just a pet” they are our family. Frey, our nearly six year old English Mastiff came into our lives in August of 2018 and crossed over the rainbow bridge to be with others before him on April 26, 2024. Frey was our gentle giant, he was our protector, our laughter and most importantly I think it’s more than safe to say, he was Alivia’s best friend. Have you ever seen a teenager and a Mastiff sharing a twin size bed - or perhaps more aptly put the teenager getting what’s left of the bed when he’s in it. Or perhaps a giant of a dog, staring at her from the doorway of the bedroom saying, “it’s bedtime,” while she’s playing a game or watching something.  He was taught to react to “who’s here” or the alert of the...
Read more

Thankful for Family

Thankful For Family By Allan Olson published 11-24-10 Cass Lake Times Eat until I can’t eat anymore is the plan for me this Thursday. This is likely the case for many others as well. The food that will be prepared is just one of many things to be thankful for this week. I can honestly say I’m thankful for a lot of things in my life. I’m especially thankful for my beautiful little family. Do I always feel overwhelmed with joy while dealing with the everyday tasks of working and raising four children? I would be lying if I said yes. My children are great kids. They are great at making me smile with their questions and antics. However, they are also great at driving me up a wall. Asking them to help clean a room sometimes and it’s like you put them in a torture chamber by daring to ask for a little help cleaning up the mess they made. Other times they are willing, eager partners ready to help with whatever task you need them to. Of course, there are also those times when ...
Read more