July 1, 2011, Saturday

Dave B. and Tim headed out early fishing in Mud Lake, catching a large variety of keepers for a fish fry including sunfish, crappie, bass (18 inches the largest), and a walleye by Dave. Upon returning we met Dave and Laura, who arrived the previous evening around midnight - later than they expected, due to an accident they were in just outside of Minneapolis (rear-ended by a car behind them who was hit by a car behind that one). Dave was OK; Laura went to the hospital to get checked out with neck problems. We're glad they were kept safe by the Lord!
Numerous trips were taken to WalMart and local stores for supplies. The weather was in the 80s, sunny, with a north wind. The annual Floyd Lake boat parade took place in the early afternoon. At that time we also had the first LLC meeting, discussing future plans for the cabin lake property. After the detailed but productive 1 1/2 hr. meeting. Sarah B. arrived to complete the Biedenbender family. After Jean and Mitch's delicious dinner, Dave, Mitch, and Tim tried some walleye fishing later in the evening. None could be caught, although Mitch hauled in a nice northern and Dave had a big bass hit at sunset. The new Johnson 9.9 had some gasoline flooding issues when the tank was switched (apparently don't pump the ball). After a gorgeous sunset, the group played Andrea's unique but exciting mind -memory game, where each person had a picture card matched with their name. The object was to turn over two cards, trying to match them up. Thanks!