I made it home safe and sound. It was raining (sprinkling) most of the way in the Lower Peninsula. The roads were wet but not slippery. Within 10 minutes of crossing into the U.P., the skies cleared and the roads were dry all the way home. Just wanted to stop in and let you all know I'm here.
We started our day with the kids last day of bowling. They invite the local police stations to send officers to bowl with the kids. Colby really enjoyed it, but Nick and Hunter bickered the whole time. From there we went to the bingo hall for the awards ceremony. Nick and Hunter's team which was in 1st place last year end this year in 6th place. They got very small trophies. Colby's team (which Summer and Logan are also on) took 1st place in their division. They were so cute.
After bowling, Nick had a tech crew party to attend. It was at school and they got to use the sound equipment. I think he had fun though he didn't say much (he's at that age where he doesn't say much about anything)
I had the nicest surprise tonight! Kristin called from the highway to tell me that she and two friends from school were on their way to town to take me out to dinner. So, I met them at Cheeseburger in Paradise for a wonderfully fun-filled evening. Then they just showed up on my patio because they wanted to talk some more before heading back to Richmond. What a terrific end to my day.![]()
Thanks for the comments on Nick's room. I got a little sappy tonight when I realized that most of his "kid" things are gone. He still has 2 Mickey Piggy banks and a stuffed Mickey that is actually speakers for his MP3 player. Everything else is goneHis room looks so mature. The good news is that he only moved his stuffies to his closet, he wasn't totally ready to part with them yet
At least Hunter's room still has the bright colors so you know it is a kid's room. Sappy...I know...
Jennifer, I took the liberty of making a stick family shirt for you.
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Jennifer, I took the liberty of making a stick family shirt for you.
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Here are a couple of pictures from the science fair yesterday.
Hunter's display
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Summer's display (I think Mom may have helped)
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The rest of my day/evening was spent on Nick's room. I ran out while he was at his party to see if I could find a comforter as his old one looked old against the fresh paint. Mom had the 30% off at Kohl's and I was lucky enough to find striped bedding that matched the paint chip I had in my purseOf course it was on deep clearance so I HAD to buy the matching curtains, valance and throw pillow. I even found a rug to match. All for just over $100 which isn't bad if I do say so myself
I managed to sort through the books and reload the new bookcase, got the closet doors on and all the other odds and ends done. The only things left in that room is to paint the door casing one more time and find a couple of photos of him and Tuffy for his photo collage. He made a big collage of photos of "his" dog as he still misses him terribly. So here is the big reveal.
This is standing in our clearly unfinished entry looking at Nick and Hunter's rooms
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Some of the photos have weird shadows that aren't there in Real Life
Nick came into his room after I finished up and asked me if this "really" was his room. He says that he loves it and that it is very grown up![]()
Good morning, Vicki!How is your weather in the UP?
I've been playing around drawing my own stick people, I know Paw Paw has a rather large head.![]()
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Good morning DDA! It is a lovely day here in the U.P. The sun is shining again. Maybe more of this snow will melt. We have about 4 inches left in the driveway even. Chuck said it snowed continuously from sometime Friday night until Saturday morning about 9:30am.
I typed my good morning message with how it is here this morning before I saw your note.
Sounds like Mother Nature knew Vicki was coming home!![]()
So today I got up and went to the Delegate meeting.