Weekend Update

Any reason for cute pictures of Lilian is a good one in my book.


Kyle and I have both been very busy doing school work. He's been working on his books for his apprenticeship and is happy to say there is only one book left before he is done with them for five months! I have less than one month to go till this semester ends! I've been signing up for classes too and will be taking EN111 and Psychology the first summer session (which lasts up untill the end of June) and will be taking Chemistry 107 and EN211D on Saturday mornings unless I can get into a web course, but at the moment they are all full. I am hoping someone drops the course and I can get in!


Lilian also played with her friend Jack this week and we got some adorable pictures of the two. Lilian was pushing Jack around on the riding toy and they were being especially kind to one another.

Aren't they an adorable pair? As long as Lilian isn't biting Jack....lol.


Saturday morning Kyle, Lilian and I went to D and J's in Skandia to look at wood stoves. We've been tired of paying Nine-Hundred dollars every few months to heat our house. We are looking to get a nice wood stove to supplement heat so that we can at least prevent one fill of our propane tank a year. It's also good in case Amerigas accidentally forgets to fill our tank again. grr..... Any way....at D and J we found that all their prices were just too high for us, so we are back to square one. We then had to go into town to buy Lilian a new car seat because she's two and a half pounds away from being ready for the next seat up.

On the way out of Skandia we saw that the old bar on the highway had changed names and is selling questionable food items. We had to stop and take a picture of the sign. See if you see what we see.....*hint first line plus the first word of the second line....TERRIBLE! ;)


My brother Jake and his lovely girlfriend Mandy came over Sunday morning for breakfast and brought some really great Michigan bacon. We made pancakes and eggs too. I have had a cold so I wasn't the most pleasant person to be around with all my sniffles, but they didn't seem to mind too much.

We all went to my parents Sunday night so that I could take a sauna and hopefully cleanse out that cold....it worked a little but not enough as I am still sick!! Hopefully I get better soon.


Alright one more picture of Lilian and then we are going to go play. Lilian is trying to take her shirt off in this picture. She was getting tired and ready for nap time when Jake and Mandy were over and got stuck in her shirt.

Also I should say Lilian has learned another word (she is so smart I swear she already knows so many!) She can now say "Apple." Clear as a bell!!


Alright I love you all!! Have a great day!


Sally

Silver Lake

Yesterday was a road trip! Lilian, Marilyn, Mary (mom) and I went out to Silver Lake Resort, which my Dad's sister owns. It is in a beautiful area a few miles past Republic, Michigan. They are kind of like your one stop shop of the area, they sell gasoline, pantry items and have a restaurant. It is also a camping ground in the summer! If you ever get the chance to go that way, you need to make sure you stop by at least to grab a bite to eat! While we were there, we did a little shopping in Patti's store. I purchased a super cute brown Silver Lake t-shirt and some home made dog treats for Nina, and my mother and aunt bought a post card to send to their mom. I guess the reason they felt compelled to buy a post card was because the last time they went to Silver Lake years ago was before my Aunt Patti owned it and they sent a card to my grandmother and she still hangs it on her fridge! Lilian cared little about our purchases and instead I think wanted us to buy all the candy in the store! The candy rack was at her level and she was going wild trying to take candy off of it. She did get us to buy a Three Musketeers Bar, but that was only because she started chewing it in the wrapper and we could not put that back on the shelf! No need to worry, my mom and I ate it for her!

After we looked around the store we went to the restaurant portion of Silver Lake Resort and had lunch. We all ordered something different and it was delicious. My mother really loved her spaghetti and I really loved my meat loaf. There is nothing like eating meat loaf from a good old country like restaurant! After lunch we ordered dessert! The pie looked delicious but so did the cheese cake so I settled on a piece of amaretto cheese cake. It was heavenly, but so rich I couldn't finish it!

Once we were all completely stuffed, we left and headed back to Marquette. Lilian was rather crabby on the way home, hitting her face and saying "owey." Turns out she has not one but THREE teeth coming in, two of which are upper molars! We made a pit stop at Target so we could buy her some baby Motrin and some Orajel. I think she started feeling much better after that.

We left Target and went to chit chat and visit at my brother Jake's house. Jake gave me two gifts, a soup/tea cup and matching plate he made at Hot Plate and some locally made salve called "Grandma Salve." (visit the website here: GrandmaSalve) Lilian and Jake had lots of fun playing together but Lilian was constantly keeping him on his toes. She seemed to get into everything she wasn't supposed to and Jake said she was worse than a dog! No, Duh!


All in all it was a pretty eventful day and now I think I need a mental health day from all the excitement. Too bad I have tons of things to get done around my house and in town! A mother never rests. Love you all! Stay Warm!


Sally

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