Go North My Friends And Celebrate. Chapter Two: The Family Bonding Day.

Day two was to be the day we spent on the boat, cruising for fish, chicks, boys or whatever you cruise for on a lake in Minnesota.


It was the only full day we were there.

It was the only day it rained.

An interesting phenomenon occurs when it rains the full day and you are with your entire family in a small cabin.

First the rooms shrink.

Then boredom takes over and the board games, books, cards and blackberries (blackberries?) come out.

Boredom may also make you see all of the objects around you as art.

Queenie and I had a bit of a contest to see who could look more pitiful. I think I won.

JMan taught us all how to make a 'farting' noise with your mouth. He is a genius when it comes to emulating bodily functions (Beaner, you keep a hold of this one!)

When I said earlier, "our entire family". I meant it... We even had our two college kids there:

Even though the day was dreary and the boredom played tricks with our mind, we never lost sight of the big picture. We were there to party (I may even say par-tay). We needed to get the corn shucked, get some beer drank and of course get out the streamers.

After all, the weekend was all about celebrating a HALF CENTURY.

Toward nightfall, when we ate enough shucking corn to feed a shucking army, we had a little fire birthday cake.

Now, when you blow out the forest fires of the entire northern hemisphere 50 candles, you naturally need a nap. But, we wouldn't let him sleep... not when there were games afoot!

We had to play a rousing game with these:

A two hour rousing game.

TWO!! HOURS!!

I guess boredom also makes you bat around latex.

It sure was pretty entertaining watching everyone bump, set and spike the balloons at each other.

Wasn't it Dad?

Dad?

Okay... you sleep. Dream about sun. Perhaps it will be out tomorrow.

to be continued...