September Activities....

         You probably think we're winding down the resort season...and we are...but, we've had alot going on this month!  The weather has varied from 84 degrees to 30 and snow, then back to warm temps this weekend!  Here's a photo montage of our month...

Our very favorite Aunt Erma came to visit from Arizona for 10 days!  We were so excited and glad to have her here!  We hope you come back again! 

This storm in mid-September was rain, then sleet, then ice, then snow!

Thank goodness it didn't last very long, but it slowed the fishermen down for the day!

Steve and I had an opportunity to pick corn from Anna's garden(thanks, Anna!) and we had our own "birdseye" assembly line going to freeze some for the winter...

We started with beautiful full ears of corn...

We blanched the corn....

Cooled the corn in iced water...

Used this slick idea of putting the corn cob into a bundt pan hole...cut off the corn...

And freeze it!  We finished with 45 bags of corn in the freezer to share with our family!  What a fun project!

For yet another year, John, Ron, Monte, John & Del stayed in cabin #12 and wreaked havoc in camp for a week!  Not really...they travel from CA, NM, FL & NE and meet each year to fish...and yes...have some ice cream before they head home!

Dick & Judy come each spring and fall...and always catch fish!  I snapped a picture of these beautiful bass before Dick released them back into the lake!

Steve and I got out on the lake this week...he went to his usual spot in the reeds & lilly pads to cast for those elusive bass...and I snapped pictures of this beautiful sunset! 

We even got a project done this week!  Papa created this teeny toddler bed for my sewing room....now the short people who come to visit can sleep in their own special bed close to Papa & Nana's room!

The resort season will come to a halt soon...our last guests leave on September 30th.  We had a wonderful summer and thank all our guests for coming and vacationing with us!  We love sharing vacations with all the families!  We will close down the cabins and start on our list of projects for the fall....some new bathrooms, new windows, new kitchens, new carpeting...the list goes on!  In between these projects, we hope to get some rest, take a vacation, visit grandchildren...and even greet a new baby in December!

Stay tuned for continuing updates on the happenings at Cedar Rapids Lodge all winter long!