About 25 Red Oak Grovers [I’m coining a new term. Grovers is to be those of Red Oak Grove. Not multiples of the blue dude from Sesame Street.] celebrated and dwelled in fall weather yesterday. We began with a scavenger hunt for the kid grovers that included decorating a gourd pumpkin as they went. From there, we hopped on hay wagon racks and traveled where Tom the Tractor Man [not his official title] drove us.
We ended on Tom the Tractor Man’s property by the river where Tom the Tractor Man’s wife had attempted to build a fire. It was no fire-starting disability of her own but terribly windy out today. [I’m sensing a fall theme in SE MN.] There was enough heat for s’mores to go along with our hot cocoa and cider and that’s all we needed.
It was a fun afternoon and a great chance for me to get to know a few more people on deeper levels. The kids are great and I think the families are excited for more opportunities like this one. But note to self: Be a better planner. Invite other people to plan with me. Don’t be forced to scramble last minute. That was not cool, PL [Pastor Lindsay]. Not cool.
there's no place like gnome. 
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