Michigan

Mid January Thaw

I am aching for spring!  It's seeped into my thoughts and crowded my brain with visions of gardens, and plants, and afternoons sitting on my deck. I usually roll with the weather.  Winter is supposed to be cold.  We're supposed to have snow and frost.  That's normal...at least it is around here.  However, it's warming up outside.  It's only… Continue reading Mid January Thaw

Michigan

Look! I’m a “Joiner!”

I was looking through my emails, my WordPress feed, blah, blah, blah this morning and I see this feature about using Google maps in a post.  I think to myself, “Self, I NEED an excuse to use this!”  Why?  Oh…who knows, but isn’t it cool?  It’s a map!  A MAP!  OK, this might be the… Continue reading Look! I’m a “Joiner!”

Life, Michigan

Partying it up like it’s 2006.

When our kiddo turned two, we did a Chuck-E-Cheese party.  Yeah.  We spawned late in life so we were those parents.  After all, nothing says life-affirming weekend like being in a closed-in space with a hundred or so screaming, snot-nosed kids.  Don’t get me wrong.  I don’t dislike ALL kids on principle or anything.  I… Continue reading Partying it up like it’s 2006.