Saturday, August 31, 2024
Go Blue!
We went to Ann Arbor today for the season opener. We wandered campus, went to MDen, had lunch at Pizza House, made a pit stop at Dominick's and saw the band heading to the stadium. There were two parachutists before the game started and a flyover. Night games are always so much fun - especially with the new light system. It was a closer game than we thought but we were happy with the 30-10 win.
Monday, August 26, 2024
Sunday, August 25, 2024
Summer 2024 - Week 11
On Monday, we had a few appointments and also started to get the house ready for Uncle Andrew's visit. Will had hockey practice Monday night and I was up at Wings West for a KOHA board meeting. On Tuesday morning, we had a few more appointments before picking Andrew up from the airport. Both boys had their open houses this week so we were able to walk their schedules, see their classrooms, and get into their lockers. On Friday, Alex went to a birthday sleepover at a friend's house. Phil and Andrew drove to MSU for their traditional walk through campus before heading to Detroit. Will and I left for Chelsea for his first hockey tournament of the season. We went out to a nice steakhouse with another family after the game. On Saturday, we walked around campus a bit in between games and got lunch at Ashleys. After his second game on Saturday, I dropped him at the hotel and drove back to Kalamazoo. Phil and Andrew were at the Ren Fest on Saturday and then Phil went out for a birthday dinner with Grann. Then we went to the hotel and stayed for Will's Sunday game. On Sunday, Alex's team rented out Lawson for a family scrimmage. Now we are getting ready to go back to school tomorrow!
2,000 Blog Posts!
This blog was started on June 4, 2007. This is my 2000th post! Here are some notable events since we reached the 1000 post milestone on February 21, 2017.
Vacations
Significant Events
COVID-19 Pandemic (I did daily posts for the first 100 days)
Will's School Events
Virtual 6th Grade
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| 2017 - Around our 1000th blog post |
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| 2024 - Where we are now! |
Friday, August 23, 2024
Fun with Uncle Andrew
We picked up Andrew from the airport just before lunch on Tuesday. After getting settled at the house, the boys made up a new game combining disc golf and basketball and played for quite a while in the driveway. After Phil got home, we ran to PCMS for Alex's open house and then came back to the house for dinner and ultimate frisbee with the light up disc. On Wednesday, we played more yard games in the morning. After lunch, we went to the Nature Center. We walked the trails, played tic-tac-toe in the gravel pits, and visited Nature's Playground. At 6:30, we ran to PCHS for Will's open house. Alex and Andrew played 9 holes of disc golf at the middle school course while we walked Will's schedule and picked up his athletic pass. Then we went to dinner at Bell's. On Thursday, we went to WMU to play disc golf in the afternoon. I took Will to hockey practice and then there was a game of whiffle ball in the back yard.
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Summer 2024 - Week 10
Most of Week 10 of Summer was spent up north but we did manage to fit in a few things early in the week. On Monday, Alex had an orthodontist appointment, we went out to lunch, and did his back to school shopping. On Tuesday, Will had hiss first 16U Split Season team practice at Wings West. On Wednesday morning, Will volunteered for the NHL Street event that was being hosted by the KWings team. It was at the local YMCA and they helped run drills and referee the scrimmage. Today, Will had his first 16U game against Michiana. They lost the game but Will's friend/former teammate was on the team. We all went out to dinner after and now Haakon is staying the night. 
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Up North - Day 4
On Saturday morning, we enjoyed coffee on the porch while it rained. Then we drove up to the top of Old Mission Peninsula. We walked along the beach and did some of the nature trails. We stopped at Jolly Pumpkin for a late lunch and went to the TC Art Show. Then we went back to the cottage and took the boat out for some fishing. Unfortunately, the fish weren't biting. We played some more board games and read on the porch before calling it a night.
Friday, August 16, 2024
Up North - Day 3
On Friday morning, we met up with Alex's teammate and his family to play mini golf at Pirate's Cove. As usual, we had a lot of holes in one! After mini golf, we did some shopping and had lunch at Folgarelli's. Then we went to Sutton's Bay to do some shopping and walked out on the pier. Our next stop was Hop Lot where we enjoyed live music and played card games. Then we swung by the property for a quick selfie. We stopped at Moomer's on the way back to the cottage and then roasted hot dogs over the fire pit.
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