I had warned the kids that we would be getting up early today.  When 8:00 AM rolled around, I started rousting people from their beds.  We needed to get up and get some sort of breakfast before we prepared for the day ahead of us.  Today…..we go to Ren Faire! Bel was the last one […]

So it was a slow day.  The kids slept in until almost 9:30 this morning.  Rich and I got up early and got our day started.  That meant coffee and the paper.  We messed around in the office with our computers and personal accounts while we waited for the kids.  Rick got up around 8:00 […]

Practicing to have grandkids Today, I was driving to Stevensville, MI to meet Vanessa to do a kid exchange.  Rich and I are taking her three kids for a few days.  This is my way of practicing for grandkids, I guess.  We did this last year while Chris was working in Romeoville so that Vanessa […]

Friday afternoon started our next adventure for the weekend.  It was going to be all about music, fun, food, and more fun.  We had reservation to spend the night downtown.  CeeCee James was in town to play at Buddy Guy’s Legends.  Rich had been following CeeCee for a while.  She is amazing. CeeCee is a […]

(Whistling the Lumberjack Song from Monty Python) On Friday, we lost yet another member of our tight knit family here in Holiday Hills.  One of the mighty oak on the back of our property had lost its valiant fight for life because of the drought and hard winter.  He just didn’t put out any leaves […]

I’ve had a tomato explosion out there!  While on vacation, my tomato plants went on a rampage and just took over the entire bed they were in.  They are spilling out onto the patio and the yard.  Usually, I have a really hard time growing tomatoes.  The weather won’t cooperate and getting the right amount […]

We got up and got back on the road this morning.  Not much to say other than Rich passed a few cars during his time behind the wheel.  We made it to Mitchell, South Dakota this evening.  When in South Dakota, you have to have a really good steak.  I found a place called The […]

Oh no, it was time to head for home!  Say it isn’t so?  But yes, it is the day I’ve dreaded.  Time to head home.  Today is a driving day as we head out of Canada and make our way toward Holiday Hills.  It was also going to a long day since had to make […]

We have only one full day in Waterton, Alberta.  I really didn’t know what we would do here other than hike a few trails and poke around the area.  It turned out to be quite the surprise though.  The largest town is about 3 hours from here.  The other towns are fair sized.  This is […]

Today, we drove to Alberta, Canada.  The Waterton Lakes National Park is the northern half of Glacier National Park and together they make up the International Peace Park.  I’ve always wanted to see that side of the park and this trip I was going to make that happen. We got up this morning and completed […]