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We hadn't been to Papa's (restaurant in Freeman) for ages so I thought I should take a picture.

(Papa's food does not really match up well with Dad's healthy eating plan.)

Sometimes our family runs around taking care of our own agendas so much that it's all of a sudden 7:30 pm and we haven't even thought about preparing supper. 

This happened last night, so we all went for a nice, super-late, summer farmer, 9:00 pm supper. 

Also yesterday my brother got kicked by a steer.

He was giving the cows medicine or something. 

But no worries, the steer aimed for his brand-new 3 week-old cell phone in his front jeans pocket. 

Although he'll be paying a pretty penny to replace the screen (shocking it was even still working) I reminded him that he didn't have to pay for a hospital bill that could have resulted. 

He said his leg was a little sore, but the phone took the brunt of the kick.

Ben and I did some serious wedding preparation today. 

We hung lights out on the awning of the shed where the reception will be AND we put together an "alternative cupcake stand".

Hanging the lights was a lot of work because of several things like: 

relearning how to work the lift, 

accidentally tangling the light strands, 

breaking 2 bulbs while untangling the light strands, 

getting the lift stuck in the gravel after completing 66 2/3% of the job (my fault), 

having to then climb up, down and then move a ladder in 1-2 feet increments for the remainder of the light hanging

...in the heat of the afternoon. 

BUT IT'S DONE NOW AND IT LOOKS CUTE!

Then we made an "alternative cupcake stand" out of old wooden pallets. 

I was originally thinking about stacking wooden crates, but Ben came up with the idea to use pallets. 

This was a little tiring, but mostly fun and awesome.

Mostly because we got to use saws and drills. 

Nothing better than drilling.

We should have registered for a drill. 

We'll just have to go buy one with a gift card. 

They're the best. 

Anyway, we essentially cut up 2 pallets and made them into 9 mini pallets for stacking. 

Then we'll put cupcakes upon and around them. 

That's the idea at least. 

I would not say it was our best craftsmanship, but they'll definitely stay together 

and will look even better from 5-10 ft. away. 

Especially after we sand them. 

Our good friend Sam is counseling/doing admissions work for Bethel out at Swan Lake this week so after he finishes up tomorrow afternoon he's coming for some deck-sitting and a "sleepover". 

We're also GETTING OUR MARRIAGE LICENSE AT THE COURTHOUSE TOMORROW MORNING!

Yay for a mere $40 South Dakota marriage license.

That's on the cheap end of marriage license costs. 

Except for Nebraska, which is only $15. 

It's fun to read about requirements and costs for marriage licenses HERE.