2 more weeks...and 9 more days...confused?

Two more weeks till my next Michigan visit, and I am soooo excited and anxious for it! I miss everyone so much, and cannot wait to see all the nieces and nephlets and hug and love on them and hear their voices and laughter.

And 9 more days of radiation treatment and I am done with THAT crap. I will be ordering a margarita at P&Cs 2 weeks from tomorrow in celebration.

2 quick little notes for today -

1) I have a GPS and I named her Gretel. Mom got a kick out of that when she "met" Gretel, and also fell in love with her when we drove up to Boyne last July. So today when Mom picked up her rental car in Tampa, she called me all excited because the car had a GPS and she used it and loved it. She named it...Zelda.

2) I have never been a fan of meatloaf. It's a big loaf of ground beef with a bunch of stuff mixed in...bleah. Never cottoned to it, no matter whose recipe it was or how great they claimed it to be. Well Brendan made meatloaf the other day...and I couldn't believe my ears when I told him it was a meal I very much wanted him to make again. It was SOOOOO good. He is a genius in the kitchen. I shake my head every day (and every meal) and how lucky I am to be someone who HATES cooking and stinks at it, who ended up with a guy who loves cooking and is so amazing at it. Whoda thunk it?

Love and miss you all and cannot WAIT to see you in 2 weeks!

Dzie za picacz?

For all you who do not understand the native tongue... "Where should I write this down?" (Meaning a momentous event has occured)

AD is now blogging.... who would have thunk? Welcome to the page, AD.

And now Mom is sitting at the airport, on her way to Tampa. She will return on Monday. I will miss her a ton. Poor sPike, I will probably be bugging him to go for a walk all the time just to get out and do something.. He will probably start hiding on me under the beds.

After today, only 14 more days to go of the diet. P & C's seems like a nice way to celebrate. I can taste those cheese enchiladas now.

emails.....now blogs.....what next?

Just when you guys get me to look at my email more often.......Anyways, I can't promise I'll read and/or write everyday.....

Dad...I have a little job Thursday so maybe I'll see you Friday.....

No, luck on the chair part yet.....will keep you posted.

Wednesday...

... and how did it ever get to be pronounced "wends-day?"
Anyway, it is the 10th day of my diet. After today, 15 days to go and then I will get on the scale to see if there is any damage or if it was all worth it. I am shooting for 15 pounds but will settle for 10.

sPike seems to be over his malady of being listless and throwing up for those few days. Pretty much his own self again. I don't think he had the swine flu... more like the mongrel flu.

Nothing much going on here today... maybe a trip to the post office to ship off the moo-juice lotion to Trilby... Meems day to pick up the girls from school and deliver them to Goggie's.

And then, Scarlet, tomorrow is another day.

BE GENTLE...IT'S MY FIRST TIME

And I thought dad was the dinosaur. Here I am, writing my first blog, as it is, in the world of computers, cable, telecom, and teleportation...ok, so the last is a bit ahead of myself. My caveat at this time, is forgive me if I go astray. I happen to have Big Edburger sitting next to me playing on the other computer, and he doesn't play without talking, arguing, and yelling at the computer. I swear he and Tom are so much alike. The other morning, Jim sat in my lap for 45 mins, almost dead to the world, just watching tv after he woke. Though I could do nothing, compared to when Tom woke, and I could get up, my ears were at peace. Tom didn't require me to sit with him, but the assault of, "hey dad...." was unrelenting. This included several, "hey dad...oh, I forgot." Then Billy, went with me in the car to and from Grammy's on Sunday; just him and I. I don't think there were a total of 5 sentences between us the whole time.

That aside, Cabo it wasn't here, but excitement it was. We had 86 on one or two days, and plenty of water...without the ocean. Katie wouldn't go near that thing, anyway. As you can see here, the kids thoroughly enjoyed it. And our puddle area across the street was twice as deep. My trench area sunk a couple of inches here and there and has to be added to, but the drain itself did what it was meant to do. I don't know how much Bob's Landscaping would charge, but to me it was worth my 50 hours of back breaking labor to witness the water go down my pipe like flushing a toilet, and to be able to walk into a dry garage day after day. Enough blah blah for now. Welcome home Goonboy! We'll keep that in mind for my 50th...how's the weather in December?

Way to go Boo... Glad you are back safe and sound. and nice to see you join the contributors to the site. Welcome

Ahhhhhhh Cabo

Well my friends, we are back to the great, dreary state we call Michigan. Weather was 90 and Sunny every day with a light wafting breeze coming from the Sea of Cortez. Didn't spend a lot of time doing much except trying to relax. Bar, chair, beach, bar, chair, pool, maybe a buffet worked in. Not Jimmy...Food.

Went downtown ....Spent my Birthday dinner at Mi Casa (eggcellent choice Senorita Kirsten). Food was awesome....I had the Sea Bass....Yes, it was angry. Jill pulled a bday trick and got the song, cake and clowns to come by the table. Then we went on to Cabo Wabo and drank the rest of the evening whilst listening to the band. Good times.....ask Jill about her Hurricane...Her memory faded after that point ;>

Saturday was spent at Arch Rock and Playa del Armor (Lovers Beach). Really cool place, part of a National Reserve, but open to the public. We spent about 3 hours there, swimming in the ocean, laying out, etc. The water taxis were a bit suspect because of the rough surf. You basically have to jump on the boat as it noses into the sand, before the next wave comes through. Some dudes were on the opposite side (Pacific Side) boogie boarding in the surf. It was a little outrageous for me 10ft breaks on the waves, but not really good surfing. Rise was too fast and curl crashed really quick.

Had a nice massage on Sunday. let me say this; Those people know how to relax you. I almost fell asleep twice and once could have sworn I was at the cottage on the porch. Heard the gentle whine of the jetski and the lapping of waves. A little background music in the distance. It was great.

Overall the trip was awesome. Didn't turn the TV on once. Had plenty to do, drink and eat. Flight home was a bit dicey around DFW. Thunderstorms caused some turbulance during landing and then leaving again. But overall, it was okay. Swine Flu was a non-event on the Western side of the country. Amazing how big of a deal it was for everyone up here.

More details to come when we see you, but we had fun. Missed the girls a lot, but we needed the break. Oh well, back to the grind. Try to lose the 5 lbs of weight I gained from all the "sodas" and food.