Under the Lights

Robinson Finds Roundtree with Two Ticks Left, Michigan Overtakes Irish

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	Roy Roundtree

Sept. 10, 2011

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan Stadium)
Score: Michigan 35, Notre Dame 31
Records: U-M (2-0), Notre Dame (0-2)
Attendance: 114,804
Next U-M Game: Saturday, Sept. 17 -- vs. Eastern Michigan (Michigan Stadium), Noon

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- For the third straight season, the University of Michigan football team overtook Notre Dame in the final 30 seconds, as junior quarterback Denard Robinson (Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach) completed a 16-yard pass to senior/junior wide receiver Roy Roundtree (Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison) with two seconds remaining to give the Wolverines a 35-31 comeback victory in the Under the Lights contest on Saturday (Sept. 10) inside Michigan Stadium. In front of a record crowd of 114,804 fans, the Wolverines clawed their way back into the game from a 14-0 deficit in the first quarter, tallying 28 fourth-quarter points.

Retiree's Breakfast

Oh Boy, we got to go to the Bomber! It's in the rundown section of Michigan Ave. in Ypsi. The food is good, the servers are friendly and efficient, regardless of the purple hair :)

We had a great time - it really is a blast to see all of the former faculty members - some of them are getting really old. Come to think of it, I believe that Dick and I are now the oldest of the old at this point.

I especially enjoyed talking to Jan, Bill, Kay, John, Dan, Cindy, Diann and Linda. Diann and Jan and I plan to go see "Contagion" next week.

We gave Notre Dame game tickets to Dan and Bill for Saturday's game. The guys are going to the Wolverine Den for a pig roast before the game! Should be quite a time!

Phooning. Phooning?

We ran into Melissa P. at Meijer, and she said, "Are you coming tonight?" Huh? Seems the South Lyon Trekkers Meet and Greet is tonight in South Lyon - we had thought it was tomorrow.

We made it over there, and I had so much fun talking to the kids who came - it was their first day of school, and I loved hearing all about it from the kids' perspectives! Daniel (1st grade) showed me his broken thumb - it's a little crooked. He said he broke his thumb in the Thumb! Then he said, "It was a day of irony."

I also enjoyed talking to andrew.r.brown and his son Jason (3rd grade) - such nice people!

Then we were told that we had to Phoon, and this is the result:

Fooning Fools (proving that you don't have to be young to be foolish.)




@ Biggby Coffee
22729 Pontiac Trail
South Lyon, MI 48178
N 42° 26.913 W 083° 39.059
This is a challenge for those geocachers who attend our twice monthly coffee shop event. To complete this challenge, have your picture taken while phooning in front of this coffee shop. (Don't know what phooning is? Check here: http://www.phoons.com/ ) The picture must be of your entire body (so we can see proper form of the phoon). Each person who claims credit must upload a picture of him or herself phooning at this location. Make sure the coffee shop is recognizable. Have fun!

Sweet Sunday

Almost a whole day with Tom! Hooray!

We slept in and just foraged for breakfast. Then we took a drive around North Campus and some old haunts.

Zingerman's Roadhouse is the perfect spot for Sunday lunch, and that's where we headed. I had wonderful mac and cheese. Tom had an oyster poorboy, which I guess was not that wonderful.

Back to the apartment for rest and relaxation and conversation - holy cow - we even talked about Beth! I guess Beth and Lani's husband both work for the DNR, or DEQ or whatever it is now.

Dropped Tom at the airport in timely fashion. A nice hug and a wave, and he's gone again.

This is Football Weather?

The Gimper approaching Section 37:

Sept. 3, 2011

Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan Stadium)
Score: Michigan 34, Western Michigan 10 (declared final with 1:27 left in third quarter due to weather)
Records: U-M (1-0), Western Michigan (0-1)
Attendance: 110,506
Next U-M Game: Saturday, Sept. 10 -- vs. Notre Dame - Under the Lights (Michigan Stadium), 8 p.m. (TV: ESPN)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Senior weakside linebacker Brandon Herron (Stafford, Texas/Dulles) became the first Wolverine in school history to post two defensive scores in a single contest, helping lead the University of Michigan football to a 34-10 win over Western Michigan in the 2011 season opener, which was declared final with 1:27 in the third quarter due to weather on Saturday (Sept. 3) inside Michigan Stadium. The victory is head coach Brady Hoke's first at the helm of the Michigan program.

Although the opening kickoff featured 90-degree heat and sunny skies, storms from the southwest rolled over Michigan Stadium in the second half. The game was suspended twice in the third quarter after lightning was spotted within six miles of the stadium. The first suspension resulted in only a 30-minute delay, but the bleak outlook of the second suspension forced Michigan and Western Michigan officials to call the game with 1:27 left in the third quarter and declare the Wolverines the winner. This is the first Michigan football game to end due to weather before all 60 minutes of regulation have been played.

The game with Western was quite the experience. It was amazingly hot, hot, hot followed by amazingly wet, wet, wet and windy.

The rains came (and thunder and lightning!):



The students didn't want to leave!



At least it cooled off by 10 degrees or so. Tom and Dick hung in there until the end...I left after the first quarter - just couldn't handle the heat and no shade. Wimpy wimpy wimpy. During the storm, the thermometer in the car said 84.

When we got back to the apartment there were trees and branches down everywhere. What a storm. We ordered pizza and the delivery person actually found our apt.

We had a great time with Tom - he loved the game and had a good time, weather notwithstanding. He wanted the game to continue, claiming that 8 year old girls play soccer in the snow!

Speaking of Tom, our plans have changed and we're not going to Tom's in Dec. Chip has made Captain and will be flying reserve - most likely will have to fly on Christmas Day, and will not be as able to adjust his time off for a while. We're all going to Florida again, and we figure that we'll have Christmas on whatever day he can be home.

Our First Full AA Day

What a mad social whirl (for us!)



We met Dennis and Chris at Zukey Lake Tavern in Pinckney for lunch. They are leaving Sunday for two months in Australia! We always enjoy their company, and love listening to their stories. They are now the grandparents of two, a girl and a boy.

The new baby is named Tiberius James - which we thought was interesting and unusual. Later, Tom pointed out that on the TV show Star Trek, William Shatner's character is named James Tiberius Kirk. Chris' son must be a Trekkie!

Then, after a lovely lunch, we went out to dinner with Sniders and Grignons at Carrabba's in Canton. Good food, good friends, good conversation, and anticipation of picking Tom up at the airport after dinner. What a nice time!





We picked Tom up without incident, and now we're all ready for tomorrow's game!

The Village Green

Here's the Village Green Apartment, our home away from home for a while:

Apartment 105



Bedroom #1


Bedroom #2



The well-stocked kitchen



The living area


Dining area


Big closet

Bessie's Ready

Dick likes to set Bessie out on the riverside deck to greet kayakers. Today he equipped her in all kinds of U of M paraphernalia. I think we're excited about the approach of football season!

Dick's a Lumberjack!

And he's OK!

(I dare you to click on the title!)

This is one of the target trees!



Nice load of firewood



This will keep us warm in January, 2012!


OK now, just split it and stack it!


Here's my lumberjack after some felling!

Great Summer Day

The Charlands came out to go kayaking - it's the perfect day for it! Chris spotted the trailer at Beitner, and is running to our house! It gives me a chance to enjoy Shelly and Drew! Dick is still at the Visitor Center.





Dick discovered that the J&S has a new paint job. I think that yellow jeep ragtop really sets it off!

Mr. Marshal

Marsh came to see us today, and we had a lovely visit. He and Dick traded books as always. It was nice to catch up on the latest news.

His Dad has been in assisted living for a couple of years now, and so at the Canadian Lakes house it's just Marsh and his Mom. He's the primary care giver, and it's hard for him to get away for one or two days.

We had fun reminiscing about old days and old friends. One of the highlights was the golf cart tour of the property - we had a great time! He stayed for a dinner of burgers and sweet corn. A very nice day.

TCC&VB

Today Dick set up and manned the Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau table at the G.T. Resort for the Regional Convention of Medicare and Medicaid Employees.



When he got home, he took some time to appreciate our beautiful river!

Oatmeal? Really?

Gym in the morning followed by breakfast at the new Grand Traverse Pie Co. downtown. What does one get for breakfast at the G.T. Pie Co. you may ask? Oatmeal. No kidding. They were out of the yogurt parfait.

Caching in the afternoon - you can see that we're gradually getting back to normal.

08/04/2011 You found Oh Crap Visit Log
Well the company's all gone and the weather is great so it's a perfect day to get the Jeep out of the barn and get into full "Caching Mode". We never knew about a ropes course back here. In fact the only one we ever saw was up at the hospital. This was a fairly quick find. signed log, took nothing and left our card and a #8 Hot Wheels. Thanks for showing us this trail and adding to our fun today.

08/04/2011 You found Stuck In The Middle Visit Log
Many great memories of this area. As a teen I learned to ski behind Bensley's boat, their cottage was just up the road in Crescent Shores. When we were young marrieds, we rented a cottage up the road on Mickey Lake. We got in "Caching Mode" this afternoon and got out the Jeep and took a ride. This was our first attempt at caching using our I Phone. After a fruitless search, we were about to give up when we figured out how to find the hint. BINGO!!
Took nothing but some trash that was on the ground, left a punch ball. Thanks for the memories.

08/04/2011 You found Extra Crispy Booty 2 Visit Log
This one has been sitting there for quite a while but we never seemed to be in "Caching Mode" when we drove past. Singed log and traded tags. TFTC

All Gone !

Gillespies and Jana are all leaving today. Gillespies are driving from here to Florida by way of Pittsburgh. They left this morning.

Jana is flying out tonight to D.C. - it was kind of a late flight to begin with, and she was delayed in Detroit - her flight didn't leave until 10:40 p.m. - and she goes to work tomorrow!

Oh no! I think this means that they're really leaving!

Kayaking

This was the last day of College for Kids - Dylan really enjoyed his class, and spent a lot of time practicing on the computer here at home.

The afternoon was perfect for a short kayak on the river - everybody loves that.









In the evening there was Friday Night Live. The theme tonight was Dancing in the Street.