~Saturday~ You may remember (or not) this picture from day 6 of our Michigan vacation: As I noted in that entry, Bob’s sister, Mary, has been slowly going through her mother Ruth’s stuff (she passed away 5 years ago) and decided that she was ready to let go of some things. One of the things … Read more
~Monday~ I woke up at 11:50, after only having been asleep a couple of hours, and I couldn’t fall back asleep. After about 10 minutes, I whispered to Bob, “Are you awake?” “Yes,” he whispered back. “Do you want to just get up and go?” I asked. “Yes,” he said. We had pretty much packed … Read more
~Sunday~ I gloriously slept in this morning. When I got up, there was coffee waiting for me, and Barbara had made bacon and eggs for us. We sat out on the porch, where Bob and I woofed down breakfast. It was all so good. Bob—using Charley’s new-fangled car—had run to a local donut shop called … Read more
~Saturday~ We started off our day by meeting more of Bob’s relatives for breakfast. We met Bob’s niece Stephanie, her son Drew (youngest of 4!), and her mom, Mary, at the Country Kitchen in Marshall, MI. We enjoyed catching up, and hearing about their busy lives. Stephanie, Bob, Mary, and Drew Back in Battle Creek, … Read more
~Friday~ We had breakfast at the Hamilton Inn Select Beachfront hotel, since it was complimentary. Then we packed up to check out and start our day, which consisted of going over the Mackinaw Bridge to St. Ignace on the upper peninsula, and later crossing back to the lower peninsula to head to Ocqueoc Falls State … Read more
~Thursday~ We were up early, took our time packing, and eventually headed out to start today’s drive toward Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. We’d planned to stop for breakfast shortly after getting out of Battle Creek, but we ended up not stopping until close to noon for a combination bathroom break, gas fill-up, and lunch. We both … Read more
~Wednesday~ We were up at about 7:00, and Bob made coffee for us. We made our beds and straightened out our room, before leaving at a little before 10:00 for another house showing. Since there was no outdoor seating at the McDonald’s we stopped at, we sat in the car with Frances and Vincent and … Read more
~Tuesday~ We had breakfast at Barbara and Charley’s house, where Bob scrambled us some eggs, which we had with toast we made from the remainder of the loaf of bread we’d taken with us in the car, and which had served us so well for peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on our trip up. … Read more
~Monday~ We were up fairly early this morning, and we hung out on the screened-in porch until it was time to leave the house for another showing. Barbara is considering us their good luck charm, as they’d had a little dry spell of showings until we came into town. Frances, Vincent, and Chucky hung out … Read more
~Sunday~ We got up at around 7:30. Bob took Frances and Vincent for a walk, and then he got some (lukewarm) free coffee for us from the lobby. After a while, he walked over to Bob Evans and got us sausage, egg, and cheese biscuits, some apple juice, and a cup of coffee, which he … Read more