Sunday, July 1, 2007

Settling into life


As we settle into life in Rochester, we've come to enjoy a few favorite places. We're just a few minute's walk from the mighty Zumbro river. Quinn's a big fan of throwing rocks into the river and Mike and Quinn go exploring up and down the river in the canoe. It's beautiful and quiet and peaceful if you can block out the fact that the mall is about 50 feet behind us.

Another favorite - the playground at the end of our street.

And, the bike trail takes us along the river to downtown Rochester. It's become the perfect way to calm everyone down at the end of the day and Mike's no-stoplight, no-traffic route to work on his bike. He starts work for real tomorrow (after finishing two weeks of orientation) and we all look forward to a predictable schedule and a reliable paycheck.

Molly's familiy, Ralph, LeAnn and Ty came to visit and put in some hard work repainting the more creatively colored walls of our house. They were a great help. Don't let this discourage you from visiting. Room and board comes free of charge, no hard labor required.

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