And obviously that continued after they got here.
And after Abby left, she found another lap.
The day after Labor Day it was time to head to Shipshewana for Waandersfest. Dad had decided that he should go a day later because he had an Elders' meeting that evening, and Lew decided to stay behind and drive with him the next day. So it was JoAnne and me driving over on Tuesday, and we brought Molly with us and made a little side trip to meet up with Rachel and Jeremiah at Sherman's.
JoAnne and Molly at the Oasis where we made a potty stop.
For a while we worried that Abby might have brought some other uninvited guests when she came that week-end. She mentioned that she had some bites on her legs, but didn't know where she had gotten them. A few days later she called and said that they discovered that they had bedbugs in their apartment. So, being the paranoid person that I am, I was kind of freaked out that they might have hitch-hiked along with Abby and all her laundry. So after worrying about it for a while, I decided to pay the big bucks and have the house checked. The Batzner guy came with his bedbug-sniffing beagle (yes, beagle!) and they checked the entire house. No bedbugs!!! Yippee!
So.....it was another great Waandersfest in Shipshewana, Indiana! We had a great place to stay and enjoyed being in Amish country once again. We all had rooms in the same wing on the first floor and all of us except the Sinkes had a little patio off our rooms. (The handicap-accessible room didn't have a patio.)
Reading and looking at everyone's family pictures are favorite activities.
Wednesday was Flea Market Day so the ladies all headed over there. We could walk from our hotel, but it was a bit more of a walk than we thought it might be. And we had to walk in the buggy lane on the side of the road, so we had to watch our step! It was lots of fun looking at all the stuff they had for sale there, but obviously some of us were more die-hard shoppers than others.
Cora Mae, JoAnne and Pat found this glider to be a
relaxing alternative to shopping. :)
The guys all walked over to a Car Museum that was right next door to our hotel. They all enjoyed that a lot!!
Bill titled this pic "1928 models"
(But John informed me that he's a 1929 model.)
We also did some shopping in the downtown area of Shipshewana. We had lunch at the same little bakery/cafe where our family enjoyed some baked goodies a few years ago.
I tried to get a good picture of an Amish buggy, but I had a little trouble with that. I know that you are not supposed to be obvious about taking pictures of the Amish people, so I tried to observe that little rule.
I got this one when we were walking to the Flea Market.
(caught JoAnne as well)
This was a place where you could get buggy rides.
You can't really see the buggy, but you can almost see the horse. :)
One great feature of this hotel was the ice cream shop that was right in the hotel!! So we hit that every evening. I can't believe I didn't get any pictures of that. Another great feature was the free breakfast, which was the best free hotel breakfast I've ever had, I think. Several varieties of waffles, 2 or 3 other hot items, and made-to-order omelets. And the breakfast room was very spacious, so we never had a problem finding a place to sit, even with our large group.
The last evening we went to a Blue Grass Concert, which we all really enjoyed. And we had dinner at this place, too---a delicious family-style meal. No pictures of that, though.
One last picture that Bill took. He was obviously out and about a bit earlier in the morning than I was.
This is sunrise, not sunset.
So that's it for September, part 1. Part 2 will be coming soon!
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