ONE BIG THREE DAY WEEKEND

WOW, ALMA, FLINT, LANSING, ST. LOUIS, JOY'S BIRTHDAY CAKE, LANA'S BIRTHDAY CAKE, COOKOUTS, FISH DINNER, PIZZA, BIG BREAKFAST OUT, OLD FRIENDS AND THE LIST GOES ON. WE CRAMMED IN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND STILL HAVEN'T CAUGHT UP ON SLEEP.

TONIGHT WE WATCHED THE MOVIE "AVITAR" AND ONCE AGAIN, THOSE MEAN NASTY GREEDY WHITE GUYS DID NOTHING BUT CAUSE TROUBLE IN THE FUTURE. I GUESS THEY WILL NEVER LEARN!!

WELL APRIL IS 2/3 GONE AND STILL NOT CAUGHT UP ON MOST OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO GET DONE. BUT MAYBE NEXT MONTH.

THE LION ROARS

HIGH WINDS, BLOWING SNOW AND LOW TEMPS DROPPED IN LAST NIGHT AND NO MORE 50s FOR A WHILE. YES, MARCH IS GOING TO ACT LIKE A LION ON ITS WAY OUT. WE EVEN HAVE SMALL SAND STORMS, I THINK THEY ARE FROM CHINA!

HAD A GREAT TIME AT NICK'S HOCKEY GAMES IN ESCANABA, HIS TEAM PUT FORTH AN OUTSTANDING EFFORT AND NICK SCORED THE FIRST GOAL OF THE TOURNAMENT.

GOT MY MESS CLEANED UP AT THE CABIN AND HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS THE SUBPUMP PROBLEM. COME TO FIND OUT, IT RUNNING SO MUCH IN THE SPRING, IT VIBRATED OVER TO WHERE THE ARM COULDN'T RAISE TO START IT. WELL LETS JUST PAT ME ON THE BACK. heee heeee. ALSO HAD A NICE WALK AND THE COOPERS ARE BACK AND GIVING ME NOT SO WARM WELCOME ACROSS THE RED BRIDGE. ALSO HAD SOME NEW TRACKS IN THE MUD, LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE CARRYING A COUPLE CATS! AND THE FLAG WAS FIXED AT DAD'S MEMORIAL. I GUESS RANDY AND CORRIE MADE A QUICK TRIP UP, BUT DIDN'T GET TO SEE THEM.

WELL, WATCH OUT FOR THE APRIL FOOLS AND HOPE FOR THE WARM WEATHER TO RETURN.

MARCH IN LIKE A LAMB

WHOA, FEB. IS HISTORY AND MARCH IS COMING IN LIKE A LAMB. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE THE LAST FEW DAYS AND IT IS SUPPOSE TO HIT 40 THIS WEEKEND. YES I AM READY FOR SPRING AND ALL THE GREAT SPRING SPROUTS AND BLOOMS.

HAD A GREAT TIME LAST WEEKEND WITH ALL THE KIDS AND GRANDKIDS. IT WAS FILLED WITH HOCKEY, SWIMMNING, PIZZA, MEX FOOD, WRESTLING AND MORE. THE BIG JOKE OF THE WEEKEND CAME FROM STEVE'S IDEA FOR THE HOTEL BREAKFAST ROOM. ( SEE PIC ) WAS SURE NICE THAT ALL COULD MAKE IT. NOW, WE ARE WAITING ON THE BIG GAMES IN THE U.P. FOR NICK'S TEAM. EVERYBODY KEEP THEIR FINGERS CROSSED! AND WE WILL CATCH YA ON THE SLAP SHOT.

FEB. FLYING BY

BEEN ANOTHER QUICK 10 DAYS OR SO. WENT TO HILLBILLY HEAVEN TO DROP OFF SOME STUFF AND CHECK ON THINGS. AND FOUND THAT THE TROUT ARE IN THE RIVER, A COUPLE OF BIG ONES HEADED DOWNSTREAM WHEN I SHOVELED THE BRIDGE. BUT, WHEN I CAME BACK FROM THE SECOND BRIDGE, THERE WAS A BIG SCHOOL OF LITTLE TROUT, BACK IN THE AREA. ALSO FOUND ONE OF GRAM'S MOUSE TRAPS SETTING IN THE DINNING ROOM, COMPLETELY CLEANED OF THE P-NUT BUTTER. GUESS THOSE LITTLE CRITTERS WANTED IT REFILLED!! THEY HAD BROUGHT IT FROM THE BEDROOM.

MADE SOME PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE, BAKED BEANS, CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP(ALL WHITE MEAT, OF COURSE), AND IT ALL SEEMED TO HELP MY COLD. I DON'T THINK THE CARMAL BROWNIES HELPED ANY BUT THEY WERE GOOD. I WON'T GO INTO MY FLOPS, DANG TUNA ANYWAY! BUT THE SCRATCH BISCUTS WERE GOOD.

SO WITH ALL OF THAT, MY GREEN THUMB IS STILL WORKING, AS THE CHRISTMAS CACTAS IS BLOOMING BETTER THAN EVER ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER PLANTS INCREASING IN SIZE. I NOW HAVE TO MOVE SEVERAL INTO BIGGER POTS, WAS KINDA HOPING THAT I COULD MAKE IT TO SPRING TO DO IT OUTSIDE. BUT, MAY HAVE TO DO IT BEFORE SPRING.

WELL I WILL GO FOR NOW, HAVE TO DECIDE IF I AM GOING TO MAKE RICE OR ANGLE HAIR PASTA TO GO WITH MY SHRIMP AND VEGGIE STIR FRY FOR TONIGHT. AND NO CHOPSTICKS FOR ME!

FEB, OFF TO A GOOD START

HAD A GOOD TRIP TO THE RONDA'S, WITH A COUPLE OF GREAT BASKETBALL GAMES. ONE A BLOWOUT AND THE SECOND WAS A NAIL BITER. BUT BOTH BECAME WINNERS.
AND A SUPERBOWL & BIRTHDAY PARTY ROLLED INTO ONE. ALSO TOOK IN A MOVIE, THE EDGE OF DARKNESS. AND WE GOT BACK UP TO THE U.P. BEFORE THE BIG STORM HIT. SO IT WAS A VERY GOOD TRIP. AND WHEN WE GOT BACK, THE NEWS OF NICK'S TEAM BECOMING THE CHAMPS IN HOCKEY LEAGUE AND MOVING ON, TO PLAY FOR THE STATE TITLE. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE PLAYED IN THE U.P. IT SURE MAKES A GRAMPS PROUD!

MY ONE AND ONLY PAINTING

CAME ACROSS THE PAINTING I DID IN THE FORTH GRADE AND JUST HAD TO GET A PIC OF IT BEFORE IT HITS THE TRASH. I AM SURE IT IS THE ONLY ONE I EVER DID ON A TRUE HARD SURFACE.

AND OF COURSE I HAD TO PUT A PIC UP OF THE SWANS, AT THE CABIN, LAST WEEK.

2010 CABIN SNOW

IT SNOWED ALITTLE LAST WEEK, SO I HAD TO SHOVEL THE BRIDGES. ONLY 5 INCHES THIS TIME. I COULDN'T HELP BUT THINK OF LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME AND THE PILES OF SNOW ALONG THE DRIVE AND WALKWAY WERE 4-5 FT. HIGH. SO I SNAPPED A PIC OF THIS YEARS PILES AND YOU CAN'T HARDLY SEE ANY. I ALSO TOOK A WALK, AT HILLBILLY HEAVEN, AND GOT TO SEE THE SWANS. MAMA & DADDY WITH 4 YEARLINGS. I ALSO CAME ACROSS A JACK RABBIT MEETING UNDER A BIG PINE TREE BY RANDY'S CABIN. THERE WERE 2 SETS OF TRACKS GOING UNDER THE TREE, AND NONE COMING OUT. I TRIED TO SEE UNDER THE BRANCHES TO SEE THEM, BUT DIDN'T WANT TO GET TO CLOSE AND SCARE THEM OUT. I WONDER IF THEY ARE STARTING A NEST THERE? MAYBE THEY KNOW THAT SPRING WILL BE HERE IN 6-8 WEEKS! AFTER SHOVELING THE BRIDGES, I HEADED TO THE DAM, NEED THE EXERCISE YA KNOW. ONLY 1 OTTER TRAIL CROSSING THE PATH, A FEW DEER TRACKS, RED SQ TRACKS, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, SOME CAT TRACKS, A SMALL ONE. THE TROUT WERE NOT IN THE RIVER YET, SHOULD BE SOON. I ALSO CHECKED OUT THE BIG LAKE AND HAVE NEVER SEEN SO MANY FISHING SHANTIES. MUST BE ALL THE LAYED OFF GUYS GOING AFTER SOMETHING TO EAT!!

WELL I WILL GO FOR NOW, HAVE MADE SOME BROWNIES AND THEY ARE COOLING. I WILL TRY TO MAKE THEM LAST MORE THAT 1 DAY. HEE HEE HEE.

ANOTHER BUNCH OF NICE TRIPS

HAD A GREAT TIME AT SARAH'S AND BOB'S A WEEK AGO. AND THAN RONDA'S AND VISIT WITH JENNY AND THE GIRLS. PLAYED MANY GAMES AND WENT TO SOME OF NICK'S HOCKEY GAMES. THE GIRLS GOT TO MAKE PERSONNAL BROWNIES AND EAT THEM. I SUPPLIED THE TURKEY AND FIXENS. AND LINDA MADE A REESES PIE THAT DIDN'T LAST 24 HOURS. PICKED UP SOME NEW GAMES FOR THE NORTH COUNTRY FOR RAINY DAYS. WELL BEST GO FOR NOW. I DID FIGURE OUT MY CAMERA AND AS SEEN, CAN LOAD PICS AGAIN. YA ALL WATCH THE ICE AND WILL BE BACK SOON.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

WELL IT IS HERE, 2010, AND THE SNOW HAS BEEN KEEPING AT BAY THIS YEAR. JUST A LITTLE HERE AND THERE. SO MY SHOVEL TIME, HAS BEEN AT A MIN.

THE BIG THING FOR OUR NEW YEAR, WAS A VISIT FROM GLORIA. AND NOW SHE HAS JOINED THE FACEBOOK CROUD! AND THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN FOR HER IF SHE NEEDS A CHANGE OF PACE.

GOT ALL THE CHRISTMAS DECOR DOWN THIS WEEK, NOW JUST NEED TO DO SOME DEEP CLEANING TO CATCH UP, SINCE I WAS KIND OF SLACK OVER THE HOLIDAYS.

GOT AN UPDATE FROM MOM ON HOW COLD IT HAS BEEN IN THE SUNSHINE STATE?

OK NOW FOR THE BAD NEWS, I AND CLIFF WERE BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER PLAYING CARDS WITH THE LADIES. WE WERE BEAT 8 GAMES IN A ROW, I CAN STILL SMELL THAT DEFEAT! AND WE WILL WILL BE REMINDED OF IT FOR MONTHS TO COME, I'M SURE. I THINK I WILL BUY A NEW DECK OF CARDS.