Last night we ate dinner & Tim wanted to drive around so we took 31N and just drove to see what we could see. Saw some shopping areas & golf courses. Not an area that I would make a point to go to, or show anyone, but it was nice to see what was there. We then came back & went for ice cream. Tim still has not found any Carbolite ice cream, so he had a diet pop. Shawn had "white i cream" & I had mint chocolate chip.
Tim's lawnmower still is in the shop & the neighborhood kid that he used last week has his lawnmower in the shop, so Tim had to borrow our next door neighbors lawnmower. He was going to go & rent one, but the guy has offered twice, so Tim felt it would be a slap in his face if he didn't use it. This was the first time for him cutting the grass & the hill was a bad as he thought it would be.
While Tim was cutting the grass, Shawn & I went to the library to get a Thomas video. When we came back, Olivia, the 2 year od from next door was out. She came over & played with Shawn & watched movies for about an hour. It gave her Mom a break. Hopefully, she will return the favor soon!!
After he cut the grass, Shawn took a nap & we then went to a mexican restaurantt called the Beltline Bar. It is pretty well known in the area & the food was really good. Tim said the salsa was some of the best he has ever had. We both had their famous wet burritos & Shawn had a taco, applesauce & fries. We all enjoyed our food. We then went to Meijer to walk off some of the food.
Tomorrow we are headed to Holland, MI to see what we can find!
Saturday, July 26, 2003
Thursday, July 24, 2003
This week hasn't been too eventful. I've been working & keeping Shawn occupied. We tried something new from Meijer. It was a gyro kit from Mediterranean Chef. It was a family pack that came with the flatbread, the gyro meat & the sauce. The meat was all ready cooked so you just had to warm everything up. It was pretty good. We'll get it again.
Tim is planning on going into work for a little bit this Saturday. There is a German fest going on downtown & the Whitecaps (minor league ball team) are in town this weekend as well. We'll see what we actually end up doing.
Tim is planning on going into work for a little bit this Saturday. There is a German fest going on downtown & the Whitecaps (minor league ball team) are in town this weekend as well. We'll see what we actually end up doing.
Sunday, July 20, 2003
Drove to Reed's Lake this afternoon. It is about 20 minutes away from us. (straight down Brenton Road, Mom) It was a really pretty lake with picnic tables & benches & tons of ducks. Shawn had a great time running around. The lake was beautiful. There is a small sailing school with the type of boats that Brad & I use to take out at Jolly Rodger. There is a neat restaurant that I want to take Mom & Dad to when they come. It sits right on Reed's Lake & it has a deck that you can eat at. It also has a take out restaurant in town. The menu for both is the same www.rosestakeout.com We then found ourselves about 5 minutes from that in a little area called Gaslight Village. The area was once a amusement park. There was an old fashion ice cream parlor called Jersey Junction that serves hand dipped ice cream, as well as sandwiches. They are open every night in the summer until 10pm, so we wil definitely go back there soon. Check it out at www.jerseyjuntion.com We are now headed out past Meijer on 28th street into the city of Cascade to find a Mom & Pop ice cream shop.
We went to Grand Haven yesterday. Pretty area. It has a long boardwalk that we pushed Shawn in the stroller on. Tons of power boats & people walking to the beach at the end of the boardwalk. We were going to go to the beach to swim, but it was actually cooler there by the water & I didn't want to get Shawn sick.
Shawn did really well until we hit a toy store that had a Thomas train table. He loves pushing the trains around on these tables. Right now, I buy him the die cast metal trains from Target for $4.99-$5.99 a piece. The wooden trains that go with these tables are $9.99 a piece. Anyways, the wooden trains have all of the trains from his movies. I showed him one of the trains from a side view & asked him who it was. He had to turn & look at the train's face & then he was able to tell me that it was Peter Sam. There are probably 50 trains & for him to be able to look at the face & know which train it is amazes me!! We go to leave the store & put Peter Sam back & he started screaming & crying & throwing a major fit. He threw himself down on the floor of the store. We walked out of the store & down to a restaurant, hoping that he would settle down. He cried & was mean for about 20 minutes & then started to settle down. Tim & I both agreed that we were not going back to buy him the train because he was so bad. Towards the end of the meal, he was being so cute & good, and well, somehow, Tim ended up back at the toy store buying Peter Sam. I know, we are horrible parents, but he is so hard to resist!!! Looks like his Christmas gift may be the train table & track!! These trains are the only thing he plays with. No matter where we go, he has to have a train with him. He runs them all over the floor & if one falls over he will say “Sorry, Edward” or whatever the trains name is. He will also talk to the train saying “It’s Percy, Thomas” or whatever else he is trying to say. At this point Mom is probably saying “And you have all of that on video, right Lisa?” That would be a big “No’. I haven’t broken the camera out yet.
We were going to be productive today & work around the house, but Shawn didn’t sleep too well & we are all tired, so we have done nothing today. Shawn went down for a nap at 12:00, so hopefully he will wake up happy.
There is a Social Committee meeting on Tuesday night. This is the committee that plans all of the events in the neighborhood – Garage Sale, Easter egg hunt, Pool party, etc. Not sure if I will go or not.
Shawn did really well until we hit a toy store that had a Thomas train table. He loves pushing the trains around on these tables. Right now, I buy him the die cast metal trains from Target for $4.99-$5.99 a piece. The wooden trains that go with these tables are $9.99 a piece. Anyways, the wooden trains have all of the trains from his movies. I showed him one of the trains from a side view & asked him who it was. He had to turn & look at the train's face & then he was able to tell me that it was Peter Sam. There are probably 50 trains & for him to be able to look at the face & know which train it is amazes me!! We go to leave the store & put Peter Sam back & he started screaming & crying & throwing a major fit. He threw himself down on the floor of the store. We walked out of the store & down to a restaurant, hoping that he would settle down. He cried & was mean for about 20 minutes & then started to settle down. Tim & I both agreed that we were not going back to buy him the train because he was so bad. Towards the end of the meal, he was being so cute & good, and well, somehow, Tim ended up back at the toy store buying Peter Sam. I know, we are horrible parents, but he is so hard to resist!!! Looks like his Christmas gift may be the train table & track!! These trains are the only thing he plays with. No matter where we go, he has to have a train with him. He runs them all over the floor & if one falls over he will say “Sorry, Edward” or whatever the trains name is. He will also talk to the train saying “It’s Percy, Thomas” or whatever else he is trying to say. At this point Mom is probably saying “And you have all of that on video, right Lisa?” That would be a big “No’. I haven’t broken the camera out yet.
We were going to be productive today & work around the house, but Shawn didn’t sleep too well & we are all tired, so we have done nothing today. Shawn went down for a nap at 12:00, so hopefully he will wake up happy.
There is a Social Committee meeting on Tuesday night. This is the committee that plans all of the events in the neighborhood – Garage Sale, Easter egg hunt, Pool party, etc. Not sure if I will go or not.
Friday, July 18, 2003
Well, now that I am home all day, I am going to attempt to start up this page again. This has been the end our first week here. It has been quite an adjustment for me being home with Shawn all day. I have to work a minimum of 24 hours a week & trying to concentrate on that & deal with Shawn has been tough. Tim went out & bought me my own desk so now I have a a true home office with my laptop, desk, fax machine & cell phone. Except for managing Shawn, it is working out pretty well. I have not been able to print from my laptop to the printer, so I have been emailing to our home computer & then printing. My Computer department at work just overnighted me a wireless printer server to attach to my computer so it will work. Tim is going to work on getting that set up tonight.
The neighborhood is really nice. We have met some of the neighbors, but no one has become life long friends yet!! I guess it takes longer than a week. We have only been to the pool 5 times. 4 out of those 5 were with Mom & Dad. Trying to find the time during the day is hard. Not sure if I will get a membership for August or not. We have the grade school within walking distance from our house, just like our last one. The other night we drove our bikes over there & let Shawn play on the playground. He had a great time. The cisty is building a Nature Park next store to the school, with lookout decks to fish off of & trails to walk on. It is not quite done, but what we saw so far is nice. It's nice to have it so close to home!
We have pretty much figured out the city. It has all of the same stores as Toledo, plus a few new ones, so that hasn't been too bad. We had to take my car in to repair the passenger side window (it would go up or down) and the electric passenger door. On the door, we were opening it half the time by the handle & half the time by the remote. If you open it by the handle, it messes it up & then it doesn't close all the time. The reset that, so now it works. The had to order a part for the window, so my car is going back in on Tuesday.
Dauber has to go in for surgery on Wednesday to remove a stich in his ear and a wart on his leg. They will have to give him some happy gas, so it will end up costing us around $285. Not fun, but I guess it needs to be done.
Went to Bunko last night for the first time at the community club house. It is a dice game. There were 20 woman there. I ended up with the most Bunkos (2) and won $26.00!! You put in $4.00 to play, so not bad returns!! It is a monthly gathering. I give it another try & see if I can meet some of the neighbors.
Tomorrow or Sunday, we are planning to drive to one of the lake towns for the day. Not sure which one at this point. From 10-1 tomorrow, they are doing Child ID's at the clubhouse. We are taking Shawn there. We'll see how it goes.
The neighborhood is really nice. We have met some of the neighbors, but no one has become life long friends yet!! I guess it takes longer than a week. We have only been to the pool 5 times. 4 out of those 5 were with Mom & Dad. Trying to find the time during the day is hard. Not sure if I will get a membership for August or not. We have the grade school within walking distance from our house, just like our last one. The other night we drove our bikes over there & let Shawn play on the playground. He had a great time. The cisty is building a Nature Park next store to the school, with lookout decks to fish off of & trails to walk on. It is not quite done, but what we saw so far is nice. It's nice to have it so close to home!
We have pretty much figured out the city. It has all of the same stores as Toledo, plus a few new ones, so that hasn't been too bad. We had to take my car in to repair the passenger side window (it would go up or down) and the electric passenger door. On the door, we were opening it half the time by the handle & half the time by the remote. If you open it by the handle, it messes it up & then it doesn't close all the time. The reset that, so now it works. The had to order a part for the window, so my car is going back in on Tuesday.
Dauber has to go in for surgery on Wednesday to remove a stich in his ear and a wart on his leg. They will have to give him some happy gas, so it will end up costing us around $285. Not fun, but I guess it needs to be done.
Went to Bunko last night for the first time at the community club house. It is a dice game. There were 20 woman there. I ended up with the most Bunkos (2) and won $26.00!! You put in $4.00 to play, so not bad returns!! It is a monthly gathering. I give it another try & see if I can meet some of the neighbors.
Tomorrow or Sunday, we are planning to drive to one of the lake towns for the day. Not sure which one at this point. From 10-1 tomorrow, they are doing Child ID's at the clubhouse. We are taking Shawn there. We'll see how it goes.
Friday, May 23, 2003
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