I Could Write a Book

Hello All,

    Here I am in Michigan. Things are going very well so far. Well, other than the bug bites, howling wind, cold toes and sleepless nights. lol. Those are all normal things. I don’t mind them. The view here is absolutely gorgeous. When I complain about the lack of amenities I have here I make myself look out the window down at the beach and then I shut my trap and go about my business. Here’s a link to winery that’s less than 5 minutes from my cabin - www.chateauchantal.com  If I had some way of uploading my photos right now I would and I’d just show you my own pics. That will have to wait till I’m back home in civilization.

    The kids are having a great time. They’ve set up little "sea shell stores" on the beach. Tob thinks it is fun to sling shot rocks at the geese. We’ve had a talking or two about that. argh. Boys will be boys, right ? And oh my goodness, he’d kill me if he knew I actually typed this stuff out, but he told me the other day that he would like to have a "walrus penis". LOL. I guess he saw one in the museum in Chicago. The Field Museum. We had a nice time there, too. Chicago is my favorite city in the US. Just search "Chicago" here if you don’t remember that.

    The night of the Cubs baseball game in Chicago there was a "double rainbow". How nice was that ? J and I had a wonderful mommy/daughter day, too. She fell in love with American Girl Place. I think dh wants to move there now. Not the store, but the city. It seems everytime we go somewhere one of us wants to move there.

    I wish you could see the view I have right now. It’s perfect "Americana". I’ve got a little flower window box right outside my window.  I always fill it with flowers when I get here. The other day, I placed two little American flags in either end of it. We have a constant breeze from the beach and I love watching the sun on them while they are flapping around. Also, the little chipmunks are just adorable. One keeps climbing on my window screen and peering in at me. They aren’t afraid of humans here. They don’t see us enough to know to be afraid. The other day, one was climbing all over my camera. If I had pressed the button all you would have seen would be a little chipmunk nose.

    Thank goodness for dial up. I actually feel like I’m not completely cut-off from civilization this year. I’ll try and post more while I sit and stare out at the beautiful beach, sunsets, flapping flags, chipmunks, etc. Now if I could just stop scratching from all the critter bites. grins.  As always, make sure you tell the ones you love ~~I love you~~

Peace out ,

Babycakes