i am so totally signing a petition to ban this.

two cleanups on my property in two years. totally done with it. up the irons!

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A friend of mine pointed me to a book swap site, where you just pay the shipping for books you want. I haven't figured out entirely how it all works nor had time to really browse it, but it sounds really neat...

They use some sort of point system, you …

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Today was a work day for me, as is most of this week. However, we are still up north and Monday night at Swift Field (in Bayview) is Hot Dog night. They have shirts that say "The Best Deal in Town"... You get two hot dogs and a can of …

We went to Mackinaw City today to see the Kite Festival. It was held in a park on S. Huron Ave, right on the water. The turnout was pretty good, and even though the wind didn't seem very strong down low there were plenty of lofty sights to see. Bill …

Little Traverse Bay has a fabulous, 26 mile bike path called the Little Traverse Wheelway that runs from Charlevoix through Petoskey to Harbor Springs. In addition to connecting several parks (including Bayfront Park in Petoskey, which is referenced below) it also includes places to stop for picnics and scenic views …

We have several traditions for the trek north, some of which trace back to Jennifer's childhood. One of these is to drive around the bay to Juilleret's, which has been serving hot meals on the waterfront since 1895. After this, we go across the street to Kilwin's (which is no …

We took the kids to Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf today. They had a blast, and the Wee Lad actually did pretty well (no where near par, but clearly trying) once we told him he couldn't touch the ball with his hands until he was done. Wee lass seemed to enjoy …

We went up to the park on the Bayview campus today. Wee lad ran into a friend named Nora, who he met at last year's "Tot Lot" summer program. They were testing out the new playground equipment near the Post Office. It's a very nice setup, I discovered I can …

This morning while Nana and Wee lad and Jennifer were out shopping, the Wee Princess and I took a walk. We walked around the block, and then we walked over to the swings by the Memorial Garden and she was content to swing there for probably 15 minutes. We watched …