Spring Break

This week is spring break for the Des Moines Public Schools and surrounding communities. My husband and I took advantage of the wonderful weather this past weekend and trimmed one of our trees in our front yard and raked and bagged leaves from the back yard. We were also able to take time to have some fun. I took two of my children on a nice bike ride on Monday, while my husband and daughter went geochasing.

On Tuesday, we headed to Clinton, Iowa, to visit my in-laws. We basically hung around their house on Tuesday. Today we went out near Sabula, Iowa and saw how maple syrup is made. My in-laws have a mutual friend in common with the people who make their own maple syrup and we were invited out to watch. It was a nice day to hike out into the woods and see where they had tapped the maple trees. We were also able to see how they cook the sap (mixed with water) down into syrup. We were told that it takes about 24 hours before the syrup forms. They were still in the process of cooking the sap, so we were unable to try any.

We then at supper at Poopy's Pub (yes, Poopy's, much to my children's delight) in Savanna, IL. The food was good and the menu was entertaining. I had the Little Poop (a small hamburger) with steak fries.

Tomorrow we head to the Minneapolis area to spend the night with my sister and her family. We are looking forward to visiting with them.