I have been living in Iowa for some forty-five years. I am married (2nd time around) and have five grown children/step children, ten beautiful grandchildren (nine girls, one boy) We feel blessed to have four of our five kids living in Iowa (a couple of them just down the block!) One son, Ben, lives in South Dakota. We still have ties to Minneapolis and Balsam Lake, Wisconsin but don't go north as much as we used to. We have a condo in Clear Lake, Iowa and spend time there - both winter and summer. Since my last post both my husband and I are retired and enjoying it. I've enjoyed making contact with old classmates through Facebook.