Baraboo, Wisconsin

         So much for the beautiful weather we had experienced this past week!  We parked in Jim's brother Kermit's yard in Baraboo yesterday, and the RV remained parked for both Saturday and Sunday.  Kermit's daughter Brianna has a small bird in her room, and his son Kyle has a very elaborate working roller coaster model set up in their living room.  Rosie thought these were the most enticing treasures ever, and spent the entire weekend trying to get to either

 or both.  We are pleased to report

she didn't, but only because she remained on a leash in the house the entire time, something that we

 very rarely have to do.  You can see, though, that she and Dudley have great big eyes for Kermit!

       We visited Kermit's wife Dorothy both days in the very well run Nursing home that she is in since her surgeries and brain aneurism.  Though she cannot speak, she was clearly understanding and responding to quite a bit of the conversation that was going on.  It has to be unbelievably frustrating for the whole family, and we cannot but admire how devoted and close they all are during this difficult time.

        On Sunday we went into Madison with Kermit and had a good time with he and his family;  Becky hadn't seen some of the kids for years, and had never met Kermit's son-in-law Adam.

       We enjoyed seeing where Kermit worked on the way back to Baraboo, and taking the ferry he commutes to work on every day.

       Despite the rain, it was nice to see the Baraboo/Portage/Lodi/Madison areas, and how scenic they are with rolling hills, trees, and lakes/rivers/streams everywhere.  As a final note, we didn't see one single Cheesehead the entire time we were in this Green Bay Packer area of the world!