Brink family visits are the order of the day for the n
ext few week
s. We arrived in Fargo to visit the Greseths and saw everyone except Kayla, who was having hurricane and lost luggage adventures in Florida. We're glad to report that all ended well. It was an exciting weekend at home too since Michael and Carrie got engaged. In the picture are Sheila, sister Arlys, Todd, Carrie, Michael, Matthew, Brandi (more on her in a few days), Cole, Greta and AJ. And then there's Beau! Both Matthew and Michael have been involved in racing since they were teenagers. Sheila "knows people" and managed to get us a VIP suite at the racetrack so we could watch Michael win second in one of his last races. Geez, that's a fast car! Matthew was in the flag stand all night and then cam
e
out
of his racing retirement to run Michael's car in the mechanics' race at the end of the night. The racing was really exciting and the suite was comfy as can be but the highlight of the night was AJ & Matthew's 4 year old son, Cole. He could be a sitcom. Some of our favorite lines included "I take my legs with me wherever I go", "My dad is smart and he made me smart too" and when Sheila asked him what he would think if his dad crashed, "That's OK, he's still my dad". Wish we could have recorded them all! Todd took us to his machine shop the next day while Sheila made another fantastic dinner. We had a great day ha
ngin
g out with family. Midway through our time in Fargo, we hopped in the Jeep and headed to northern Minnesota to visit cousins. Dick & Lori were nice enough to let us invite ourselves to their house and gathered up a lot of the family for a great dinner. Dick took us on a tour of Deer River and his wild rice fields. Barb fired off the questions like a 2 year old on a sugar high and we learned a lot. Dick's dad Frances was the first commercial wild rice grower for Uncle Ben's
. Dick
is a great ambassador for the industry and it was really interesting to see the fields that had just been harvested and the processing system. The rotating dryers heat up to over 800 degrees and a worker uses a laser type gun to check the humidity from a safe distance. (Sure hope I reported that correctly) Dick showed us how he converted this combine
and about
30 others specifically for use with rice. Love the oak treads! Barb is kicking herself for forgetting to get some wild rice from them, but will do so when they are in AZ in a few months. She will also be contacting Dick's sister Gloria, who we visited in Homer, for her delicious wild rice recipe. Jim & Bonnie were our tour guides the next day and took us all around Grand Rapids. We got to visit with 101 year old
Aun
t Hazel, saw their daughter's beautiful house on a lake, had lunch with Ronnie & Carol and then went to a party thrown by Jim & Bonnie's friends at another wonderful lakeside house. Bonnie & Jim are 2nd & 5th from the left in this picture. It was a whirlwind 2 days but so much fun.
ext few week
s. We arrived in Fargo to visit the Greseths and saw everyone except Kayla, who was having hurricane and lost luggage adventures in Florida. We're glad to report that all ended well. It was an exciting weekend at home too since Michael and Carrie got engaged. In the picture are Sheila, sister Arlys, Todd, Carrie, Michael, Matthew, Brandi (more on her in a few days), Cole, Greta and AJ. And then there's Beau! Both Matthew and Michael have been involved in racing since they were teenagers. Sheila "knows people" and managed to get us a VIP suite at the racetrack so we could watch Michael win second in one of his last races. Geez, that's a fast car! Matthew was in the flag stand all night and then cam
e
out
of his racing retirement to run Michael's car in the mechanics' race at the end of the night. The racing was really exciting and the suite was comfy as can be but the highlight of the night was AJ & Matthew's 4 year old son, Cole. He could be a sitcom. Some of our favorite lines included "I take my legs with me wherever I go", "My dad is smart and he made me smart too" and when Sheila asked him what he would think if his dad crashed, "That's OK, he's still my dad". Wish we could have recorded them all! Todd took us to his machine shop the next day while Sheila made another fantastic dinner. We had a great day ha
ngin
g out with family. Midway through our time in Fargo, we hopped in the Jeep and headed to northern Minnesota to visit cousins. Dick & Lori were nice enough to let us invite ourselves to their house and gathered up a lot of the family for a great dinner. Dick took us on a tour of Deer River and his wild rice fields. Barb fired off the questions like a 2 year old on a sugar high and we learned a lot. Dick's dad Frances was the first commercial wild rice grower for Uncle Ben's
. Dick
is a great ambassador for the industry and it was really interesting to see the fields that had just been harvested and the processing system. The rotating dryers heat up to over 800 degrees and a worker uses a laser type gun to check the humidity from a safe distance. (Sure hope I reported that correctly) Dick showed us how he converted this combine 
and about 
30 others specifically for use with rice. Love the oak treads! Barb is kicking herself for forgetting to get some wild rice from them, but will do so when they are in AZ in a few months. She will also be contacting Dick's sister Gloria, who we visited in Homer, for her delicious wild rice recipe. Jim & Bonnie were our tour guides the next day and took us all around Grand Rapids. We got to visit with 101 year old 
Aun
t Hazel, saw their daughter's beautiful house on a lake, had lunch with Ronnie & Carol and then went to a party thrown by Jim & Bonnie's friends at another wonderful lakeside house. Bonnie & Jim are 2nd & 5th from the left in this picture. It was a whirlwind 2 days but so much fun.
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