I never had the nerve to do much after college. I moved back home, got a job as a manager at Lancer’s, did some substitute teaching and waited for Rob to finish college. Not Andy Polley! Here’s what he decided to do: [Read more →]
We have temporarily relocated to this beautiful spot in Nisswa on Gull Lake. I will check in once in a while…the lodge has wi-fi!. There will be three bingo nights this year and our family is excited about that. For three years running, my nephew has won some pretty big sums. The jackpot is usually around $100, but gets split by the number of winners. We also have a family movie night planned, ala Chevy Chase in Christmas Vacation…except that no one will be locked in the attic.
We just returned from our annual 4th of July camping trip. This year was a little different in that my husband has finally given up on trying to get us to camp. He rented a very nice cabin without any prompting from me. Of course, I still ended up staying back, cooking, washing dishes, watching movies and babysitting Kirby (who’s new motto is, “hey, let’s play that game where I keep jumping out of the fishing boat”). I didn’t mind, though; the breeze was wonderful and the view quite lovely. We stayed at Ruttger’s Pine Mountain Resort in one of their new cottages. The photos above aren’t’ actually of our cabin; they are from a “glamping” (glamorous camping) spot in Montana. The photos below are of our very nice cabin.
Katie’s Beer and Son are on location from Detroit, Michigan. After a mind-numbing 15 hour bus ride, team Minnesota is in the middle of a battle with their counterparts from Michigan. Actually. they aren’t really counterparts. Minnesota produces youth hockey teams by the well-respected youth hockey program- leading to high school hockey teams- method. Michigan basically fields semi-pro clubs sponsored by businesses. The kids skate together for years. Which is better? Their are good arguments on each side, but I prefer the natural method. Besides, who could live in a state that doesn’t have a roaring crowd each March at the state high school hockey tournament? Now that is what I call unnatural!
My mom and I took an interesting drive today in between hockey games. We drove along Jefferson from Wayne University to Grosse Pointe Park. The drive took us through an area, just east of the Daimler Chrysler plant, that astounded me. I saw burned out buildings, unmowed lawns as far as I could see, abandoned neighborhoods and businesses with store fronts that most people would never dare to enter. Then, within a matter of seconds, we crossed a road and entered the city of Grosse Pointe Park. This city has no unmowed lawns, no peeling paint, no unpulled weed, etc. All the children look clean and perfect. Women jogged with smiles down boulevards, some pulling dogs or pushing carriages. Elderly people walked or sat, looking well-kept and happy. Each house was completely cared for. After walking up and down an outdoor shopping area filled with the finest stores, we got back in our rental car, drove back through Beirut and to the rink. I will never forget what I saw today, but I do intend to find out WHY I saw what I saw. Hmmm…..
Tomorrow, we play another game and then check out the 2006 World Series rematch between the Tigers and the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals. I’ve got to remember to buy batteries for my camera so I can document the game for a certain gorilla and his family.
Glen, we drove by a sign for Valpariso and I thought of you. Awww….
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