This 'n' That

Not a lot going on right now. Summer is fleeing by fast. We haven't had a ton of really hot weather which is nice! Even when the days are hot the nights are beautiful! We enjoy sitting outside in the evening.

 This is where we usually sit.

We have been dealing with companies trying to get a deck built pretty much all summer. Just a small 10 x 12 foot one to have somewhere to put a table and a couple chairs.

After wasting a ton of time with companies that either want WAY too much money or don't show up or return calls, we decided to build the deck ourselves! Yes, its a project but I think  we can do it! By we I mean Rich but I will be his willing helper!  First we have to get the permit from the township, then we have to dig the post holes and have them inspect them before we can start. Hopefully that won't be too long of a process. We'd like to have it done and ready to use by the end of August.

I'm also going to paint the front door. Just need to decide what color. I'm tending towards some kind of blue.

Mr Levi is 10 months old as of yesterday! He is starting to pull himself up to standing and before we know it he's going to be walking!

He' got his first haircut the other day, too!

He wasn't too happy about it but look how cute! He really did need one!

Maxwell got his hair cut at the same time. Shauna said they both were screaming! Those people must have been glad to be done with them! Although, it's a haircut place for kids so they are probably used to it!

Last time I took Maxwell for a walk with his little car he insisted on bringing his lawnmower, just in case any lawns needed cutting!

This is my monitors at work.

I wish I could put separate pictures on them but the one on the right just mimics the one on the left. I got lots of complements when people walk by and they always notice when I change the picture!

I work next week and then am on vacation for a week. I have at least one day trip planned that I will tell you about when it happens!

Until next time....

Greenfield Village and Detroit River Tour

One day during my vacation week off we went to Greenfield Village. It's a collection of old houses and replicas of old houses that was created by Henry Ford back in the day (not sure of the date) and is owned by Ford Motor Company.

This guy was telling us that when riding these kind of bikes, if you stop too fast the whole seat and back wheel flips over the front!

These are a few of the old rooms. I feel sorry for the chamber maids whose job is was to empty the chamber pots like the one seen under the bed!

This is one of Thomas Edison's labs. There must have been hundred of bottles of powders and potions along both of the walls.

Oh, look! Another covered bridge! This one wasn't as big as the one in my last post but pretty cool just the same!

These ladies were in a old farm house showing how people cooked and what they ate back in those days. It did smell really good in there! Made me want to join them!

These are some of the medications in an old doctors office.  I thought the name "Extract of Wahoo" was funny and apparently when you took this you did a lot of wahooing in the bathroom if you know what I mean!

These female pills and pills for stomach cramps during pregnancy. Sure made  me wonder what could be in them.

We also took a Detroit River Boat Tour which was actually really nice!

These were million dollar houses (in Detroit!) on the waterfront with their own docks for boats!

The boat went under the Ambassador Bridge which is the bridge to Canada. We used to cross that bridge a lot because they have a really nice casino right across the water. But since 9/11 getting back into the US is such a pain  we almost never go any more!

This is a view of the Renaissance Center, or The RenCen as us locals call it.  The Renaissance Center is actually a pretty cool place! Shops, restaurant,  fountains and a hotel all on a beautiful water front area. It's also home to the GM World Headquarters. There is a restaurant at the top of the tower called the Summit and it slowly spins around.  The boat you see is the Riverfront Princess, which is a party boat and has been in the news once or twice for fights and shootings!

I did enjoy my week off and also got to spend lots of time with my grandsons!

Until the next time!