More

More blogging!! Yeah.  Two days in a row.  Yesterday afternoon some new friends of ours came to visit us in Charlevoix and spent the night too.  Larry knows James from YPO and he is also working with him on some of his turn-key projects.  James called Friday night and asked if it was OK if he and his wife and 4 kids came to visit and spend the night.  So they arrived a little after 1pm on Sat. and stayed through about lunch time today.  The kids are 10, 8, 7 and 5 - 3 boys and one girls.  It was a houseful, especially when we are not used to having that many little kids around.  But it was fun too to get to know James, Vonda and their kids.  They had a blast playing with the Wii and the Wii fit last night.

Actually we suggested Juleretts for them for breakfast this morning and we skipped out to Bay Harbor to see our friends Karen and Jerry Nixon.  They have a condo in Bay Harbor and had been up there this past weekend but had to leave to go back to the Chicago area early today so it was our only chance to see them.  Jerry has lung cancer and will be starting some new treatment next Wed. so we didn't know when we might get a chance to see him again depending on how the treatment goes.

It has cooled down now and feels more like fall but the past week was some of the best weather of the "summer" so we really enjoyed it a lot.  We got to Charlevoix Thurs. night about midnight but enjoyed the great day on Friday by taking the Hacker for a ride.

Blog, blog, blog

I don't know why it is so hard for me to just write a little bit every day or even a few times a week but it is not something I look forward to so that makes it harder.  I LOVE to read other people's blogs but I always feel like I don't know what to write.  

So.......

I am still alive, in case a lot of people were wondering!!  Larry and I were in Calgary last week for ICPI meetings.  It's always nice to see the people there but I guess I could have missed it this year.  But I had a nice massage and a great pedicure while I was there.  The hotel we stayed in had a nice spa.  So that was a great treat!!  And I did some reading and some cross-stitching and some walking around the downtown area.  The weather was nice so it was all in all it was a nice "get-a-way" for me but Larry had to work and go to meetings.

Guess we will go get some lunch so that is all for now.  At least I have "updated" my blog for today.

Up to Speed

Time to get caught up on my blog.  Let's see where was I? A lot has happened since my last update.  

 Ben and Amanda came to Michigan and visited with her family for a few days and then came up to Charlevoix for the rest of the week.  We got to see Amanda on her birthday and help her celebrate with gifts and then ice cream at Kilwins at night.  We had fun with them and Jamie and the kids came up too to spend time with them.  We played Rock Band since Ben brought it along and even Jacob played the drums and did quite well.  We went tubing in Lake Charlevoix and went for a couple boat rides too.  

The kids all left on Sat. and then Larry had a couple customers come in to Traverse City on Monday and we picked them up at the airport.  He took them around to see some things on Tues. and they left again on Wed.  We headed home Wed. afternoon and then Thurs. morning had Larry's WPO forum and wives on the boat for a ride down to South Haven.  Some rode with us and some met us in South Haven.  We had lunch on the boat then the forum had their meeting on the boat and the 4 wives who were there and I strolled casually through downtown S. Haven and ended up at the Idler to rest our feet and have something to drink.  When the meeting was done we had some snacks back on board the boat.  A few had to leave before dinner but we had a group of 11 who stayed for a great dinner at Clementines - our favorite in South Haven.

This was all the "kickoff" for a great Labor Day weekend in South Haven.  Our 20th in a row with our "boating friends" from Holland.  Also Chuck & Carol were there on the Lucky Joe and Karl and Linda Lohre came with their boat - Rollwind - all from the Chicago area.  Lohre's daughter Kristy drove up with her new puppy Kamen - SO CUTE!!  It was nice to spend the weekend with them too.  Jamie and the kids came Sat. afternoon and spent the night and Mom Hilldore, Mary, Tim & his kids all visited us too for pizza for lunch and a "big boat" ride out on the big lake.  The kids had fun jumping off the boat and swimming in Lake Michigan.  Jamie and the kids had to leave early Sunday afternoon and then Travis and Allison got there Sunday night in time to have dinner with us.  They spent the night and Allison and I rode back on the boat while Travis drove back.  It was a great weekend.  Sunny, warm and the lake was flat!  We took some dingy rides too up the river and also out on the big lake for a swim on Sunday.

So now we are back in Holland for a few days.  And yes,  it does feel good to be "home" even though we love being in beautiful Charlevoix and on the boat visiting with friends and family.

And...... we are getting ready for an earlier wedding for Travis and Allison - A November 28th wedding now instead of May.  And...... you may have guessed....... Larry and I will be grandparents again sometime the beginning of April!  Not the way we would have hoped they would start their married life but they are excited about both "big days."  They just closed on a nice condo a few miles from us and Allison moved in there this past weekend.

So I guess that "catches me up" for now.  As always I know I should post more often but I do what I can.  :-0