Well

Well, it's been a while but a lot has happened so let's do some catching up!

My nephew Joe got married to his beautiful fiance, Michele, a few weeks ago at Island Lake State Park.

It was a rainy day but the worst of it managed to hold off until the ceremony was over and we were all under the shelter.

After the ceremony while we were eating the rain poured down but then it stopped and it was just very humid!

Instead of a cake they had a s'mores bar and cookies!

And later in the evening when the sun was going down the sky over the lake was pretty!

It was a nice wedding and I think they will be very happy!

Up next...exciting news!

Call Me Nonna

So as I mentioned in my last post I am going to be a grandma!

My daughter Shauna and her husband Brad are expecting a baby February, 2017.

We've known since Father's Day but they didn't want to tell anyone else until she got past her first trimester. Now she's 13 weeks and feeling pretty good. Thankfully she hasn't felt a lot of nausea, just very tired!

This is the first grandchild for us and also for Brad's parents so you can imagine how excited we all are!

The excitement will get us through the next winter, anyway!

I was off of work this last week.  I didn't have too many plans and we didn't plan a vacation anywhere yet, but I needed a little break!

Took my dad to the casino which was fun, although I couldn't find him for about a hour! Turns out he was in a completely different area than I thought he would be!

I met my friend Karen for breakfast one day, too.  I also did boring stuff like cleaned out the pantry and the refrigerator.

I spent several hours shopping for new auto insurance. On a side note, next to Florida, Michigan has the highest auto insurance rates in the country! I blame Detroit!

Oh here's something funny. Our dryer stopped heating and we had to replace a part on it.  Or I should say, Rich had to replace the part! When we took the front panel off the dryer this is what we found!

That's coins! Talk about the mother load of laundry jackpots! There was $4.85 total!

Next week my nephew is getting married at Island Lake State Park. Hopefully it won't be too humid but I'm not getting my hopes up! It's been a hot, humid summer so far and every day seems to be a bad hair day!

Until the next time!

Ain't No Cure For The Summer Time Blues

Just kidding. I really don't have the blues. Just kind of been in a funk lately. Not eating good, not exercizing enough, just not very motivated right now I guess!

This summer has been pretty uneventful so far. 

We went camping a few weeks ago. We borrowed my brothers tent. It's a two room tent with lots of room. We also borrowed their blow up bed.

I made it as cozy as I could!  The only mistake we made was thinking that, because it had been such a hot summer so far that we would be hot at night. We brought lite covers and a fan and ended up freezing both nights! It never dawned on me we would be cold!

That is the end of tent camping for me anyway! I love camping but we plan on getting a camper in a year or two. I need a bathroom, shower and comfy bed!

We were with 9 other people camping, including Shauna and Brad. Our tent is the one with the orange top.


We did go tubing down the Rifle River which was a blast. I don't have any pictures because I did not bring my phone or camera but picture 11 round tubes all attached in a circle with three smaller tubes in the middle holding coolers with food and drink! We floated for over 3 hours! There was a ton of people and it was a blast!

Rich and I went to Kensington Metropark one day and rented a kayak. We enjoyed that, too! Brought my phone this time sealed in a plastic bag.

Other than a wedding shower for my nephew and his fiance, that's about all we did so far this summer.

I will leave you with this though.......

I'm gonna be a grandma!

I'll tell you all about it the next time!!

Catching Up

Summer seems to be flying by and I just seem to be working it away! At least we have another long weekend coming up!

Saw this sign on a car the other day. 

That pretty much sums up this election year!

I find this statue in the medical campus at work slightly disturbing

I think its supposed to represent Adam and Eve because she's holding an apple but really, I have no idea!

Just thought I would show you what drinks I have been enjoying lately!

And finally, saw these on a car today. 

Eyelashes! How cute is that? 

Until the next time!

Mid Week Catch Up

My neighbor finally got her patio finished. 

They kept telling her they wanted to make sure it didn't rain even though there was no rain in the forecast!

Anyway, it's very nice! Worth the wait I think!

Saturday we went to Shauna and Brads for Fathers Day. 

Chris hurt his back at work so they weren't able to make it. We had a nice time with Shauna, Brad and his parents. 

We've had beautiful, warm days lately and I've been going out into the courtyard during my lunch breaks  

Today I took a secret picture of this person laying on the grass. 

Sometimes I kind of want to do that myself!

Until the next time. 

Weekly (and a half) Catch Up

Well, I have good intentions anyway!

Anyway, two weeks ago my next door neighbor Sue had her wooden deck ripped out with the intention of having a cement patio put in. The salesman asked our permission to take the fence between our properties down so they could fit their equipment  in. We said sure of course. They promised for only a few days. They came in, took the fence down and prepared the area for the cement. 

That was almost two weeks ago and they haven't been back since! We don't care about the fence but Sue is fit to  be tied!

See my gigantic hosta?

It's got to be 4 feet across. It sure must love that spot!!!

I took a panoramic picture of my office. I don't know how well this will show up. 

It looks nicer than it really is! 

Well that's all I have for the moment. 

Going to Shauna and Brads Saturday for Fathers Day. Chris and Marissa will be there, too. Always a fun time!

Until the next time. 

Weekly Catch Up

Not a whole lot happened this week. Managed to get my flowers planted last weekend. 

I usually only buy one flat and just plant a few pots around the property. 

I had about six plants left over so I turned this cinder block over, filled it with a little dirt but mostly peat moss because that's all I had left and stuck them in there. 

I don't know if it's the location or the peat moss but these are doing the best of all the flowers I planted!

This is my peony

It gets such beautiful big flowers but they are so top heavy they fall over! Plus we had storms and heavy rain which didn't help!

Lastly this is my clematis

It's doing great this year! My goal is to get it looking like this though. 

This is at a house around the block from me! Gorgeous!!!!!

Until the next time!!