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We managed to get together at The Burger Dive to Celebrate Carol's birthday! Summer activities were discussed. Alaskan trips, cruses, and days spent in the wilderness were among the topics.

It has been hard to leave our dream vacation. TheNorDak Family eased into reality by going to DeSmet, South Dakota and visiting Laura Ingalls' Home. For the three of us in Montana, we relaxed, napped, read and regrouped. Part of relaxing for me is getting back to my knitting - something that I did very little of on the trail. (How did those pioneer women knit their family all the necessary items AND get their daily chores done?) So I need to do a little updating on completed projects. The year of the socks continues: "Kool" hand dyed socks I knit these socks but wanted to do an afterthought heel because it was striping so well. When I finished the heel was a bit shallow and so the perfect person for these socks was my sister-in-law Misako. I took them to Oregon with me and they did indeed fit perfect! It wasn’t until today I realized ---I have no finished project photo :{ Pattern: Anastasia Socks by MintyFresh Yarn: Knit Picks Bare- Fingering weight, Dyed by...

Wednesday afternoon brought a much needed rest for the pioneers and horses as well. The kiddos were in for a fun treat, summer picnic games that many had never played before: After a hot afternoon of competition there was only one thing left to do... jump into the swimming hole! So, if you are looking for one of the best family vacations ever,  with a break from tv and video games, Check out the Fort Seward Covered Wagon Website   and jump on board a wagon next June! Hope to see you there...

We met many new friends on the trail from all over the North American Continent:

Our day to day travels....