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| Here we are getting ready for our go-cart run. |
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| Ready for lift off. |
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| Fortunately it was just the three of us. |
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| This was pretty fun. |
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| Spencer and Jack's first time for this. Spence was a little spooked. |
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| The attendant gave us some extra time but it had to end sometime. |
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| Jack kicking mom's ass in a motorcycle race. |
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| Mom has given up at this point. Jack was merely toying with her. |
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| Jack loves to climb stuff... |
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| ...so this was right up his alley. |
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| It was hard to get him to come down. |
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| Spencer wasn't so sure about this silo climbing stuff... Dad, I don't have to go up there do I? |
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| Grandma's mobile home and our rental. |
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| It's just stunning how green everything is here. It almost hurts to look at. |
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| Okay, okay... I'll go up... Hey this isn't so bad. |
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| So this is Grandma's famous garden... wow, this would be enough for a whole year. |
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| The barn is endlessly fascinating. |
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| Welcome to Milaca! |
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| Jack getting his first lawn mowing experience. |
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| Grandma helping Jack get in there with the mower. |
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| Careful... better not mow the grass twice!.... (family joke) |
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| Three sisters and mom. Counter clockwise from left... Kathy, Donna, Pat and Grandma Bauer. |
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| Evening in front of Grandma Bauer's house. |
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| Most of the first generation of Bauer kids. |
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| Oh wait... now it's more complete. Bob showed up while everyone was getting ready. |
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| Clockwise from left we have... Bob, Hank, Harold, Anne, Mary Ann, Bill, Donna, Margaret (mom Bauer), Marge and Ed. Missing are Kathy, Pat, Dolores (Mootz) and Don. |
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| Picture takers of the in-laws (that would include Larry). From left are Mary Ann (sitting), Annemarie, Brenda, Marge, Harold (yellow) and Deanne. |
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| Too many to name... |
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| Jack and Spencer exploring the shed. |
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| Let's go in the barn. |
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| Looking up at the inside of the silo. |
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| The silo ladder. |
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| Dad, can we have a barn? |
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| The last cow roster. |
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| Imagine a line of cow heads protruding into the distance. |
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| This poor wind vane ended up as target practice. Not sure if they know how much one of these windvanes is worth now even with the bullet holes. |
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| He looks right at home. I wish both boys had seen this as a working farm. |
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| The house where mom grew up. |
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| The other side of the barn. |
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| The gravel road that services the farm. |
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| Grandma Bauer's house. |
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| Mailbox in the foreground. |
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| The driveway. |
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| Grandma's garden with the barn. |
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| This is a real water pump. The water is sweet too. |
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| The house where Grandma Bauer was born. |
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| A familiar setting. The kitchen table in Grandma Bauer's house. We ate, chatted and played cards around this table. |
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| Donna's country school. She did 1st and 2nd grade here. After that the school closed down and Donna had to attend school in Milaca. |
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| Different (better view) of Donna's school. It's sad that these schools were abandoned. They're quaint. |
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| Grandma Bauer's country school. Not much left. |
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| Donna and Spencer on the flight home. |
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| Jack |
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| return to minnesota |
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