Papa Ulven is now recovering slowly from his surgery. He had a herniated disc in his lower back which was removed and the spinal area was cleaned up. He will be on the rehab floor for some time until he strength returns. Right now he is a little confused but managing.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, it's garage sale weekend in Hudson. About 50 souls are pedaling their stuff on lawns and garages. Mieke is a shopaholic. So the deal I made with her was in order to shop, she had to earn her own money. Mieke has wanted to have a lemonade stand for a long time. Now was the time. Yesterday afternoon was hot (80+). We found frozen lemonade at the store for 99 cents and four boxes of Capri Sun in the garage and we were in business. The neighborhood was literally buzzing with saws and sprayers and workmen: across the street a tree was being taken down and next door the folks were sealing a foundation. Customers!!

In the span of 2 hours she made $13 dollars. Then with the money burning a hole in her pocket she was off to shop around the neighborhood. We drove to the newer sections of town and found more girl stuff. For $1 she found a small Barbie house, 50 cents for princess slippers and $3 for a purse. All practical and fun. At 7:30 am she was up, dressed and ready to "sell lemonade and make some more money!"