Matt and I had planned to leave for South Dakota on Christmas Eve, but the weather had other ideas about that. By the time we got to work on Wednesday, it was pretty clear that we would have very little chance of making it there if we waited til Thursday. At my boss’ urging, we dashed home at 1:00, threw ...
Since my grandma passed away a couple years ago, there’s been some question as to what’s going to happen to my grandparents’ house in Menominee, Michigan. My parents go up there regularly (my great-aunt still lives nearby), and so does my uncle and his family. It mostly sits empty, though, and nobody particularly wants to live so far away. We ...
GUYS. Three things very quickly before we head eastward: 1) I’m officially over the $20 mark in the 5-a-day challenge, and my first round of ebay auctions haven’t even closed yet. I like it when people give me money for things I don’t need anymore! 2) Write to me and Wendy while we’re on the 3-Day!! Letters will be held ...
Once we crossed the South Dakota border, it took us a good portion of the drive to figure out how many times I’d been to Watertown. We finally decided that this was my fourth visit. (We based it on the number of times I’d been to the Harbor Bar, i.e. every time.) We rolled in around 8 on Thursday night, ...