Catch Up

The Spartans beat Notre Dame 2 weeks ago, and Indiana last week. The Tigers finished in last place in their division. Tanis insisted we put our inflatable Sparty out in the yard. I don't know how all of the Buckeye fans feel but my son loves it. I have had a hard week with customer service from Sprint and Empire flooring. It is crazy, but I won't go into it. We had our kitchen through the bathroom tiled. It is nice to have it done. The kitchen looks great. I spent last night hooking appliances back up. Jackie had her wedding last Saturday, but Kellie and I did not go. Things are pretty shook up in the economy right now. I am hopeful that things will settle down as the retail industry can't take too long of a shake up. I don't have a lot of fun things to talk about, I am trying to stay light hearted but some really bad things could happen if our government doesn't do the right thing (and since they rarely do the right thing I am a little nervous). Hey at least pre-season Hockey has started, go Wings. Love ya guy.

A Long Time

Time does tend to go by without us realizing it. Well a lot has happened since the last time I posted. Mom ended up in the hospital but got out. She has a staph infection and has been taking an antibiotic drip twice a day. Things are going okay for her, she got a good report from the doctor last week who admitted he was afraid they would have to go in again. The weekend before Labor Day Kellie, Tanis and I went on a little vacation. We went to Geauga Lake on Friday (the park is closed but the water park is still there). We had fun in the water park and left there to go to a bed and breakfast in Bolivar, Ohio. It was called Wild Horses Bed and Breakfast. It was a little cabin with a loft. It was nice although it was in the middle of Amish country. We went n an ill advised night hike and ended up scratched but okay. On Saturday we saw the world largest cuckoo clock, and even bought one for our house. (I managed to damage it when I hung it up, and is currently being fixed). Then we went to Lehmans hardware. It is an old fashioned but huge hardware store. It has one lot for cars and an even larger lot for buggies. This hardware store is all about non electric hardware. It was neat, we bought a large cast iron skillet, and some candles. Tanis bought some cookie cutters. After that we went to Orrville, Ohio, and visited the Smuckers plant. We didn't really have time to see much, but we did buy Tanis some JIF socks that he absolutely loves. On Sunday we went on a six mile canoe trip. Six miles is a bit much, and the river was pretty shallow in spots. They lashed 2 canoes together for us so we wouldn't have to worry about capsizing. It was fun, but took a lot of time. We then went to a lake where we rented a speed boat and a tube to tow behind. That did not turn out as well as it could have for many reasons, but I will not post them (some things can only be shared between two people). Labor day weekend came and went, the weather was amazing so sales suffered some. Kellie was able to avoid going on strike, even though the deal the teachers accepted wasn't all that good. The Lions have started off 0 and 2. The Spartans are 2 and 1. This past Saturday Kellie and I saw Toby Kieth in concert. I know you really didn't like country music, but it was enjoyable. We had a pretty long hike from our car to the concert and back again. After the concert some red necks were running their trucks through the large mud puddle in the field. It is an experience that would only happen at a country concert, or maybe a NASCAR event. On Sunday Tanis and I went to a father son bowling event held by the church. It was fun and we had a good time. Later on Sunday we got a really bad wind storm that blew a lot of branches down all around. That in a nutshell catches us up, I will try and be better with the posts. Love ya guy.