Steph came over to swim today. She was feeling better than she had yesterday and we actually had a nicer sunnier day. She came with her friend Jen. Arn is working a lot.
I actually got a glimpse of the hidden benefits of a small piece of consistant upbringing. After she and Jen had been out of the pool for a while and were going back in, Steph took her towel and laid it out carefully on a lawn chair in the sun and asked her friend Jen "Don't you want to lay out your towel so it will dry?" My little heart went pitter-pat with pride. Her friend, of course, was having none of it and threw her towel on the nearest chair.
It really takes very little to make me happy.
Monday, May 30, 2005
Friday, May 27, 2005
finally spring
Well, its almost like spring here. We have had a couple of really nice days in a row. Maybe there is hope for swimming on Sunday.
I had a good weekend at Kewadin. I was ahead in single digit dollars. Tuesday Rita and I leave for Florida for a couple of weeks. Then we were supposed to go to a wedding on the 18th but we have cancelled that plan because Jeannette is going to be in Canada and Rita and I are both too wimpy to drive out to Howell by ourselves. But the weekend of the 25th I am going on an overnight to Little River (Manistee).
Rita got a new car yesterday. She got a red Focus. I just dropped her at the dealer so I haven't actually seen the car yet.
After Monday I probably wont be able to check the blogs so don't be posting any cute pictures or saying anything clever till I get back. OK?
I had a good weekend at Kewadin. I was ahead in single digit dollars. Tuesday Rita and I leave for Florida for a couple of weeks. Then we were supposed to go to a wedding on the 18th but we have cancelled that plan because Jeannette is going to be in Canada and Rita and I are both too wimpy to drive out to Howell by ourselves. But the weekend of the 25th I am going on an overnight to Little River (Manistee).
Rita got a new car yesterday. She got a red Focus. I just dropped her at the dealer so I haven't actually seen the car yet.
After Monday I probably wont be able to check the blogs so don't be posting any cute pictures or saying anything clever till I get back. OK?
Monday, May 16, 2005
Wipe Out
I got delusions of youth this weekend. Not young youth, just my early 60s youth. It doesn't seem like that long ago that I could do a 48 hour casino stint with hardly any sleep and still carry on with my life. Keeping in mind that my life is pretty sedentary. But Saturday night, after two casino's and after walking out on a terrible movie (Monster-in-Law) I was wiped out. About 9 PM I couldn't even sit up in my chair. My body was screaming "Are you trying to kill us? Go lay down old lady." So I did.
So next time you youngsters decide to pull an all-nighter don't even tell me about it because I will have forgotten how old I am and want to go with.
So next time you youngsters decide to pull an all-nighter don't even tell me about it because I will have forgotten how old I am and want to go with.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
a very good weekend
In case y'all hadn't noticed from Erika's blogs, we had a very good weekend in Michigan. Mike and Mel arrived about 7:30 and after a brief stop at my house to pick up stuff, we headed up north. Gretchen did a good job of acting surprised. I got to see all of the room makeovers. Who would have guessed Gretchen could be a Suzie Homemaker.
It turned out someone was throwing Heather a surprise Baby Shower on Sunday and Erika and I crashed the party. It was a little embarrassing to come as an uninvited guest and walk away with a lot of their prizes. They had it at the local park. If any of you are familiar with that park, they have nice green hills. We should have a video of Mel rolling down the hill with Seanie (how is his name spelled anyways?)
I knew I wanted to take my family to Ponderosa for dinner but some of the food at the shower smelled so good, I had to try it. Then there were two kinds of cake so I had a small piece of each. Megan had nibbled and had some cake at the shower too. I didn't do justice to the buffet part of Ponderosa and Megan's comment was "I can't believe I was too full to get any desert." Gordon, however was in good form and did us proud. Even Jackson found a few things he would eat. Many of them tasted better after dipping them into Erika's chocolate ice cream. He seriously took pieces of bread and dipped into her ice cream. Then he moved on to other pieces of food he had laying around, some croutons, pieces of chicken and hamburger. We all thought it was way funnier than Erika did, it was after all, her ice cream.
Megan got to spend many many hours in the pool and practiced her mermaid skills. Jackson was fascinated to see her legs in the air. All the kids had a good time in the pool. It was nice to have that extra day on Sunday when the hotel was almost empty and our group were the only ones in the pool area.
Mike has been pretty quiet, but loosened up some playing with the kids in the park and in the pool.
Like I said, a very good weekend.
It turned out someone was throwing Heather a surprise Baby Shower on Sunday and Erika and I crashed the party. It was a little embarrassing to come as an uninvited guest and walk away with a lot of their prizes. They had it at the local park. If any of you are familiar with that park, they have nice green hills. We should have a video of Mel rolling down the hill with Seanie (how is his name spelled anyways?)
I knew I wanted to take my family to Ponderosa for dinner but some of the food at the shower smelled so good, I had to try it. Then there were two kinds of cake so I had a small piece of each. Megan had nibbled and had some cake at the shower too. I didn't do justice to the buffet part of Ponderosa and Megan's comment was "I can't believe I was too full to get any desert." Gordon, however was in good form and did us proud. Even Jackson found a few things he would eat. Many of them tasted better after dipping them into Erika's chocolate ice cream. He seriously took pieces of bread and dipped into her ice cream. Then he moved on to other pieces of food he had laying around, some croutons, pieces of chicken and hamburger. We all thought it was way funnier than Erika did, it was after all, her ice cream.
Megan got to spend many many hours in the pool and practiced her mermaid skills. Jackson was fascinated to see her legs in the air. All the kids had a good time in the pool. It was nice to have that extra day on Sunday when the hotel was almost empty and our group were the only ones in the pool area.
Mike has been pretty quiet, but loosened up some playing with the kids in the park and in the pool.
Like I said, a very good weekend.
Friday, May 06, 2005
I hate when that happens
You know, when you go to bed, set the sleep timer on your TV and snuggle down. Then you toss and turn and can't sleep so you decide to go ahead and watch the shows you taped upstairs. Jeopardy, Survivor, Without a Trace. Then you get completely engrossed in a show and all of a sudden your TV shuts off. Well the first thing you think is "power failure". And all the time it takes you to figure out what happened, your tape is still rolling. I hate when that happens.
Sunday, May 01, 2005
barbeque
What a great party Stephi threw. After a little mix up with the directions (my fault) we found the park and although it was cold it was not wet. The forecasters were wrong about the all-day rain. I have been to the West Branch 4th of July fireworks so I knew enough to bring my winter coat. There was a slew of Michigan sweatshirts (except mine was covered by my coat) so I was able to check on my family members from afar. Me and Rita stayed in our lawn chairs and ate and observed.
Gretchen brought Brian and Shawn and they seemed to have a great time. Jackson couldn't decide which direction to run first. There were so many kids to watch and try to follow. All the Nelsons were there. When I saw Lawson I asked "Which wife are you with today?" and he said "Let's see, who am I married to this week?" It was Janice. Mark and his wife of 12 years and their 3 kids were there. Brian (divorced from Margaret), and his 3 kids were there with his new girlfriend. Are you all sitting down? New girlfriend (of Brian, Dana's baby brother) had a grandchild with her.
There were various and sundry Winters relatives and it turned out we were celebrating Arn's birthday but Steph didn't tell us about that part. His relatives already knew tho. There were tons of food and it was a really terrific party.
Gretchen brought Brian and Shawn and they seemed to have a great time. Jackson couldn't decide which direction to run first. There were so many kids to watch and try to follow. All the Nelsons were there. When I saw Lawson I asked "Which wife are you with today?" and he said "Let's see, who am I married to this week?" It was Janice. Mark and his wife of 12 years and their 3 kids were there. Brian (divorced from Margaret), and his 3 kids were there with his new girlfriend. Are you all sitting down? New girlfriend (of Brian, Dana's baby brother) had a grandchild with her.
There were various and sundry Winters relatives and it turned out we were celebrating Arn's birthday but Steph didn't tell us about that part. His relatives already knew tho. There were tons of food and it was a really terrific party.
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