The Weekend

After a week of beautiful weather, dry and breezy with warm and pleasant temperatures, the holiday weekend is upon us. The Dells, of course, is filled to the brim with tourists. The weather -- Saturday, sunny and hot, Sunday, chance of scattered thunderstorms, Monday a repeat of Sunday. Sigh!

Lucy and Armand are due around noon today, bringing Kojak (their dog) with them. Tom has already taken off for Portage for the first of two parades he is in, to be followed by handing out leaflets at the Concert in the Park this evening. He is hoping Lucy and Armand will arrive in time (and in the mood) to join him down there for the parade and all. Charlotte, one of the librarians, will be riding a float along with a group of ladies she swims with, all dressed in swimsuits from about 1900. I am hoping to get down there to cheer Tom and Charlotte along, but that depends on hosting duties.

Peter will be working today and tomorrow at the zipline, but he is still abed right now since his shift doesn't start until the afternoon. It is the holiday weekend, and in tourist-land, that means work for the locals. Maybe he will do well with tips from the crowds.

Helen and Jay are due sometime Sunday evening on their way back to St. Paul from a wedding in Chicago. We assume they will be here for dinner, and we are planning a traditional Fourth picnic. Brats, hot dogs, potato salad, watermelon and so on. Of course, the weather may mean we consume our picnic in the dining room. Tom's Sunday parade will be at noon, and he plans to be back for dinner. He does, however, have to go out leafleting again that evening before the fireworks in Baraboo. Weather, of course, permitting.

I think everyone will head to their respective homes on Monday morning. Monday is a holiday for me, but it looks like the weather will not make it very holiday-ish.