JIMMY BUFFETT FOR PRESIDENT

Sea Gulls

Sea gulls resting and talking about their trip south!

A fall day in the life of a retired woman!!

October 23, 2008

What a great day it was! Elk Rapids was beautiful in its many fall colors and bright sunshine! It was a day that you really didn't want to end!

Sadie and I took pictures of the many sights that we remembered this summer. The beaches humming with many people swimming and playing! The Harbor Day memories! It all is coming to an end.
As my pictures tell you.

The Edward Grace Harbor has only a few stragglers, time to get those boats put away for the season!

The Memorial Park downtown, has snow fence up all across the beautiful sandy beach....waiting for the snow to come!

A sail boat takes one last sail of the season in Lake Michigan.
The soft vibrant fall colors paint a beautiful back drop for that picture.

The sea gulls were taking a much need sun bath today, probably gearing up for the trip south! Some sea gulls were going over the details of their trip.

We noticed the new street signs that popped up! Where did they come from? Did we get an inheritance from someone? Take a look what do you think of them?

The parking lot where the carnival stood has a few cars in the parking lot. The board walk had a last minute fisherman.

The blue sky, blue water and beautiful fall colors made a spectacular day out of October 23, 2008.

Today is Rick and Lori's 9th Anniversary, a day after the 3rd anniversary of Dad's death, it is Pam Krogh's 54th birthday. Suzi and Bob Calu celebrate their anniversary today, also. Today, is a very special day to many of you! Congratulations!!

Today was a very special day for me, I saw colors, and beauty that many people haven't seen! I am a very lucky person, to enjoy this wonderful day, with all the beauty and love around me! Thank you!
For giving me this day, Lord!

Don't forget to look at all the pictures.

And one more thing....lets vote in Jimmy Buffett for President!

I am back!

Can't believe it has been over a month since I have lasted posted!

A month ago I started back to Bikram Yoga....it is going very well.
Still very challenging!

I have raked the front yard at least 4 times.

Fall cleaning is underway. I have been cleaning the pantry & cupboards! Oh Wow! The money I thought I was saving by buying "sale" items! I can't even guess how much food I threw out because of the expiration date!

I rearranged my pantry, it looks so nice! Put new shelf liner down, painted the front of the shelf. I really had fun! This something that I have wanted to do for a long time, so now that I am retired I can do some of this heavy cleaning.

The garage is finally done! New big garage door and entry door! We have had so many compliments on the garage. It must have looked worse than I thought!

You who know me, I have very hard task ahead of me...trying to de-clutter and throw items out! But I am going to do it! I have a couple new books that I am reading about just that! I wish I would have had that book when my children were young! I could have started getting rid of stuff, and maybe not even buying "stuff" for them!

We all have too much stuff! For instance, our family which consists of Carl and myself, oh yes, Sadie the dog, Delaney the cat.
We have 4 computers, 5 tvs, an over abundance of scrapbooking supplies! Carl has duplicates of tools! Never have too many tools I think I have heard him say! Why????? There is no need for this!
We have to downsize! Our kids will not be happy if I died and they had to clean this house out! So, I am on a mission! I need all the help I can get this one!

Have a good night.

Fall is in the air

I believe fall is coming in full force. As I walked this morning, 5:30 am it had a feel of a crisp morning! I donned my knitted hat, gloves and started out down Center St., met my friend Janet Chobot, and we began our 7 mile trek down and back North Bay Shore Dr.
After my walk, I came home and walked Sadie her 2 1/2 miles.
I mowed our front yard and mowed up red and organge leaves along with grass! So, it won't belong and the leaves will be falling, temperatures will be falling fast! Fall....a beautiful time of the year but kind of depressing to me because after fall comes winter.... Winter is pretty but cold!
Tomorrow morning I am going to go Bikram Yoga in Traverse City. It has been 3 1/2 months since the last time I attended! This could be interesting. I will let you know if I make it! Bikram Yoga is hot yoga, a room of 105 degrees, 26 yoga poses. It is a workout!
Sunny skies tomorrow and temps around 70 degrees!
There was a very pretty sunset tonight, so I expect it will be a great day tomorrow!
Good night.

My Winter Hat

As I prepared to walk this morning at 5:30, I picked up my trusty little knitted hat that my niece Lori made for me, when she was 12 years old! It is the best hat, fits my head, and it is cute! Now, lets see.....if she was 12 when she knitted it for me and she is now 51 year of age, that doesn't seem possible at all! The hat is 39 years old! It still looks so good.
She knitted another hat, and I don't know how old she was then, but I use hat that too! Thank you Lori! I love my hats!

I also have someplace in this house a hand knitted poncho that my sister knitted for me. It is a 70's item. Gold in color. One of these days I am going to get it out and wear it! It certainly must be pretty warm!

Thinking back over the years, you know 39 years isn't very long ago, to me it seems like yesterday. I remember babysitting my niece and nephews, WOW time does fly!

Enjoy my hat pictures.

I think of my niece everyday when I go to put my hat on!

Thanks again for the memories!!!

Amy