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Greg's jack-0-lantern has made me smile every day this past week. Everyday his underbite grew more pronounced. I was hoping to get a picture of it with the 7+ inches of newly fallen snow but, sigh, he went out with... Continue reading

Posted Nov 11, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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The Night My Daughter Was Locked Inside Target

At 10:41 pm last night, about 15 minutes after I had crawled into bed, my cell phone rang. Holding my phone as far from my aging eyeballs as I could, I was able to make out that it was Wendy... Continue reading

Posted Nov 8, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Job History

As the oldest is still looking for a job in his degree, and Wendy is working two jobs that together aren't quite equaling 40 hours - I got to thinking about my own job history. I've held quite a few... Continue reading

Posted Nov 5, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Outtakes

Hello November! It's been a busy fall. Monday marked the first day of the new quarter, the Halloween amp up lasted all week and trick-or-treating was joined by our first snow of the season. Today I'm feeling the need to... Continue reading

Posted Nov 2, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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A Table Full

For a full week, my one goal for Saturday was to keep it empty of obligations. I had high hopes of catching up on a few things around the home. I didn't get caught up on everything I intended to,... Continue reading

Posted Oct 27, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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October Lovin'

Last week was full. Besides both of the boys having their fall concerts on separate nights, we also had Wendy's 19th birthday. Poor kid had to make her own birthday brownies, and we had our obnoxious singing and gift giving... Continue reading

Posted Oct 21, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Eloise

Yesterday morning I texted my mom and asked, do you really want to do that Eloise tour? And, how does next Saturday look? Great, she said. So I bought tickets. I then quickly realized that I'd bought them for this... Continue reading

Posted Oct 20, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Tuesday: Adrenaline Engines

Last night was Brian's first high school concert. Brian: Mom - I'm in the middle of the row of saxophones, in the 3rd row. You won't even be able to see me, let alone be able to get a picture... Continue reading

Posted Oct 16, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Monday: Smoke on the Water

Busy week night one had us at Mark's band concert. His grade performed Smoke on the Water and Parts II and III of Midnight Suite. I've never brought my camera to any of the boy's performances before, but this week's... Continue reading

Posted Oct 14, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Soccer Giggles

photo from a few weeks ago - I was too tired this morning. and cold. Greg had to head into work today, so I pulled this week's soccer straw. A bit tired and cold this morning, I opted to go... Continue reading

Posted Oct 5, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Twenty-Seven

This evening we performed the annual inspection of the hot air balloon, inside and out. It was while on the way to the inspection that I remembered - our anniversary isn't Saturday. It's TODAY! Sigh. I opted out of the... Continue reading

Posted Sep 26, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Monday Catch-Up

So. I'm a tad behind on blogging. It happens. Things get busy around here once school is back in session. Archery season starts a week from today, and then things get even busier with this guy still coaching, and Brian... Continue reading

Posted Sep 23, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Whiting Forest/Dow Gardens

School may have started already, but I give ourselves until Labor Day to work on our summer manifestos. Today's adventure came from mine. We've actually tried to get to the Whiting Forest Canopy Walk a couple times, and each time... Continue reading

Posted Sep 1, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Tommy's Good-bye Flight

I'm in catch-up mode! This flight was a few weeks ago. August 7th to be precise. It was the day the boys and I got home from Boyne. Two days before our out of town guests arrived. We had meandered... Continue reading

Posted Aug 24, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Learning, Learning, Crewing and More Learning

As I mentioned in the previous post, I went back to work almost two weeks ago. I can't remember if I ever mentioned it here, but I began a new position this year. After spending the last seven years carrying... Continue reading

Posted Aug 23, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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The proof is in the caller ID

I went back to work a couple weeks ago, and have been putting in some long hours in preparation for the first day of school quickly approaching this coming Monday. My cell phone doesn't work in our office, so I... Continue reading

Posted Aug 22, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Cousin Lovin'

I'm at least three big blog posts behind these days. With school around the corner, let's just say that things are picking up speed. I'm doing my very best to keep all the balls in the air. Before going to... Continue reading

Posted Aug 19, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Crossroads Village

Yesterday, we hit the ground running. I had promised the boys a day off from the purging and cleaning, and we'd long planned to hit Crossroads Village on a Wednesday. The weather yesterday was absolutely perfect. First - we had... Continue reading

Posted Aug 1, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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An evening concert and a chance meeting with an old friend

After a hard day's work, I thoroughly enjoyed my evening walk to town to listen to the Livingston County Concert Band. The first two of their three Howell performances had been canceled due to bad weather. Tonight was gorgeous. Immediately... Continue reading

Posted Jul 30, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Treasure Hunting

The original plan was to go backpacking along the Manistee River Trail last week, but then the forecast started looking pretty dire. And hot. Plan B. We headed out Wednesday afternoon, antique shopping the whole way towards a darling little... Continue reading

Posted Jul 22, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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*Happy Sigh*

I almost didn't bring my camera last night. True story. Last night was beautiful. As I was standing on the side of the road, I said out loud a few times: THIS is why I have a hard time leaving... Continue reading

Posted Jul 15, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Evening Flight

It was a beautiful night for a flight. Problem was, we were short on crew. A few text rejections, and I ended up telling my kids that they'd be crewing tonight. It's been a few years since they've come along.... Continue reading

Posted Jul 12, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Morning Walk

We, Mark and I, planned to start our day this morning with another nature hike. The sunless morning had us sleeping a little later than planned, and we were going to make a full day of it - taking in... Continue reading

Posted Jul 12, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Kids and Birds

Allan popped in for a couple hours yesterday - walking in the door just as we were leaving for Swim Camp. Brian played the good host and made him some scrambled eggs. Mark and I were back home before Al's... Continue reading

Posted Jul 10, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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Quick Trip North

Just a few quick days after this year's Balloonfest and St. Ignace happenings, we headed north. On the 4th. It was a treat to get to see the large flag flying from the north tower of the bridge. It only... Continue reading

Posted Jul 8, 2019 at Live from Tormville!

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