Resau Cousins Remember....

If you asked John and Emily if I jumped up and down when I found out I was going to be a grandmother...well their answer would be "no she did not jump". But as the lads have gotten older I have "jumped" into this grandmother thing quite well.  See I love an adventure and well it doesn't take much of anything in life to be an adventure to me.  I so well remember Granny (Grandmother Resau) who lived with us, would on occasion take the Greyhound Bus from Elkridge to Baltimore and sometimes, if we had been good and probably a lot more reasons than I care to hear about, my sister Becky and I would get to go with her.  It was always an exciting trip.  Usually mom would ride us to the bus stop/station and we would get tickets.  Then we would wait for the bus.  I have never waited well for anything and it certainly would be evident by the time we handed the bus driver our tickets.  Mine was always crumbled, bent, usually lost once or twice and for sure dropped on the ground.  Becky's was always perfect. The trip always went this way.  (Need I say more?)  The bus always went the same way but I was always amazed at noticing something new...some building, some monument and then we would be in Baltimore.  There were four dept stores on four corners and well you shopped all four stores and a few dept stores along the way...up and down elevators...into fabric departments and house wares. One time we saw Babes in Toyland in the balcony of a movie theatre and once we went to Enoch Pratt Free Library.  I could have been abandoned there.  I remember thinking all the books I would ever need to read were in Baltimore City and mad that we didn't live in Baltimore City so I could use that library.  Needless to say, I have all cherished these adventures and so it has been with much glee this past year that I've had adventure Saturdays with the grandsons.  These are just some of our good times.  Thank you Granny...the spirit lives on.

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you can never miss going to duluth.  even in the winter...the dead cold of winter you can enjoy lake superior...even with three boys and frozen tundra...well there is sledding and rocks to throw in the lake and at the ice.  these are photos from last weekend in duluth with the law boys.  someday when you see them...ask them how cold it was changing into snow pants and boots to go sledding...i am sure they will not soon forget this one.

Ok I can hear them muttering. "Glaw has us going somewhere to sled..." better be good	When I say it was cold...look at Leslie's face...we had been walking maybe five minutes here!
Meanwhile I am deciding to be homeless on this bench this summer...look at the view!	The snow was a little deep for sledding but they tried!
Ok I just like pictures with lamposts	Headed to toss snow and rocks into Lake Superior
The ice makes the most beautiful sound drifting by us....as far you can see here is Lake Superior	No one makes fun of my shovel in the car now...Harry takes charge of finding good snow balls to toss.
Now to another spot on the beach..we find rocks	What more could you want than to toss rocks into the lake...
Holden declares the snow banks the best part of the day!  King of the hill begins...	And let me tell you there is no shortage of hills on the DECC parking lot!
	(to the left)  Perhaps my favorite photo of the day for the sound you can only now imagine...small pieces of ice are floating by...and occasionally they make it to shore and stack....a new sound in Duluth.

Well when your grandmother has a membership to the MN Historical Society...and you come to visit her in Stillwater...Well you are going to sometime during that weekend be drug to something "historical" whether you need the experience or not! So off the lads went to St Paul for the Art Treasure Hunt at the State Capitol.  Considering that we had to park a mile and walk in minus 20 degrees...we spent most of the treasure hunt trying to warm up...but all the treasures were found then we went exploring!  Several floors later we had found the state patrol offices, cafeteria...discussed IT requirements for the Senate and Legislature Floor...and like all adventures with the lads...just lots of laughing and checking things out.

And well we found the Perpich photo...when you are Range boys you should have your photo taken with the Perpichs!  When we looked out of the window...we could

see our long walk to the capitol!  Grandma says we would all make great lawyers. Here we are on "The Bench!" 

Later in the morning we meet up with Moker at Cossettas for BIG slices of pizza and seeing the winter carnival Vulcans.  Then to the science museum with Uncle Science is my middle name Mike.  Lots of things got "explained"....but the best is always the ping pong machine in the cafeteria. 

Sunday was a play at the lake day...well mostly inside...so very cold...movies, crafts, Jenga...but in the afternoon we ventured out for Kill the Man Sledding and Pick Up Hockey.....you can take the boys south but you can't take the north out of the boys.

Perhaps the best treasure is just being together.