Driving through New York State to Danbury by way of New Jersey is a beautiful drive. New York has some gorgeous big farms and rolling hills - real hills - much bigger than our hills. We picked up a cache in New Jersey before we got to Danbury.
Danbury, Connecticut is right on the state line. The city limit sign is right next to the Welcome to Connecticut sign. It's a very nice place - the home of Western Connecticut State University. Driving around looking for caches we saw some absolutely gorgeous big homes on streets with names like Nursery Road and New Road. We had a great time driving around that palatial area - we found a cache called the Bennett Tree cache.
Also, at St. Peter Church in Danbury there is a cemetery that began in 1684.
Yesterday a gout attack overtook me, and today I realized that I was going to need some meds for gout. The pharmacies all said that there was nothing over the counter for gout and that my doctor would have to phone in a prescription. Well that's what happened. I called Dr. Burke around 2 p.m. and before 4:30 Barbara called and said that she had just called in the prescription to the CVS Pharmacy that I had told her about. So now I have the meds, and I'm hoping that will take care of it! The Pharmacy was very helpful as well.
Dick wasn't pleased with the motel because we couldn't access the internet there, and they had a bad breakfast. I kind of liked the recliner, though! It felt good to elevate my toe!
This is Mother's birthday. If she were alive, she would be 100 years old today!
Monday, September 08, 2008
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Sunday - International Day
We drove through Canada, from Port Huron to Niagara. Ontario is a lot like Michigan, until you get to the Lake Ontario area. Then it starts looking more like an escarpment area.
New York state from Niagara to Corning is very beautiful - it has many outstanding features - rock faces, huge hills, scenic valleys - great scenery!
Dick wanted me to tell about this place we stopped at called The Barn - but I told him that there are some things that you just don't want to remember - we ate somewhere else!
Dick found 4 caches here in Corning. One was at a boat launch on the Chemung River - I took a couple of pictures because it was such a pleasant area.
Corning, New York is the home of the Corning Glass Works. They make Corning Ware and Corelle dishes, for example. They have a huge museum in town, and there are historical plaques everywhere. Steuben Glass is there, too. Steuben opened up later and for a shorter period of time.
Market Street is the tourist area here - but a lot of things were closed because it was Sunday - so we just had pizza in the room. Note to self - cheese bread from Pizza Hut is not good. It's nothing like Jet's or Mancino's.
New York state from Niagara to Corning is very beautiful - it has many outstanding features - rock faces, huge hills, scenic valleys - great scenery!
Dick wanted me to tell about this place we stopped at called The Barn - but I told him that there are some things that you just don't want to remember - we ate somewhere else!
Dick found 4 caches here in Corning. One was at a boat launch on the Chemung River - I took a couple of pictures because it was such a pleasant area.
Corning, New York is the home of the Corning Glass Works. They make Corning Ware and Corelle dishes, for example. They have a huge museum in town, and there are historical plaques everywhere. Steuben Glass is there, too. Steuben opened up later and for a shorter period of time.
Market Street is the tourist area here - but a lot of things were closed because it was Sunday - so we just had pizza in the room. Note to self - cheese bread from Pizza Hut is not good. It's nothing like Jet's or Mancino's.
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Miami of Ohio
At kickoff, it was 20 degrees cooler than last week's kickoff! There was an occasional light breeze, so it was much more comfortable. Believe it or not, I stayed in my seat for the entire game - I'm so happy!
As for the football - there was not that much to be happy about. We did win the game 16 - 6, but the team still doesn't really have its act together. There was only one play in the entire game that was well executed and resulted in big gain. We kept waiting for something effective to happen, but it wasn't to be.
It remains to be seen how much tougher Notre Dame is than Miami of Ohio of the MAC - it's going to be a long season.
After the game we began our trip out East by driving to Port Huron to spend the night. Ate dinner at RumRunnerz - a fun place right on the water. Dinner got off to a slow start, though, because we couldn't find each other! Dick dropped me off and went to park the car. I was seated, ordered beverages, got a refill, and he still hadn't arrived! The waiter hovered around me being very solicitous - I think he thought I was being stood up. I was picturing Dick maybe having an accident in the parking lot and with nobody knowing where I was! It turns out that he had gone into the restaurant next door and was waiting for me over there. I think we were separated for over a half an hour with no clue what was happening to the other one.
Tomorrow we plan to drive through Ontario to Corning, New York. Let the caching begin!
As for the football - there was not that much to be happy about. We did win the game 16 - 6, but the team still doesn't really have its act together. There was only one play in the entire game that was well executed and resulted in big gain. We kept waiting for something effective to happen, but it wasn't to be.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan Stadium)
Score: Michigan 16, Miami (Ohio) 6
Records: U-M (1-1), Miami (Ohio) (0-2)
Attendance: 106,724
Next U-M Game: Saturday, Sept. 13 -- at Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.), 3:30 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan football team held Miami (Ohio) without a touchdown, repelling two drives inside the U-M 10-yard line, while the offense scored a pair of quick-strike touchdowns to begin the first and fourth quarters, helping head coach Rich Rodriguez earn his first win with the Maize and Blue in a 16-6 decision Saturday (Sept. 6) at Michigan Stadium
It remains to be seen how much tougher Notre Dame is than Miami of Ohio of the MAC - it's going to be a long season.
After the game we began our trip out East by driving to Port Huron to spend the night. Ate dinner at RumRunnerz - a fun place right on the water. Dinner got off to a slow start, though, because we couldn't find each other! Dick dropped me off and went to park the car. I was seated, ordered beverages, got a refill, and he still hadn't arrived! The waiter hovered around me being very solicitous - I think he thought I was being stood up. I was picturing Dick maybe having an accident in the parking lot and with nobody knowing where I was! It turns out that he had gone into the restaurant next door and was waiting for me over there. I think we were separated for over a half an hour with no clue what was happening to the other one.
Tomorrow we plan to drive through Ontario to Corning, New York. Let the caching begin!
Friday, September 05, 2008
Football / Travel
We're in Ann Arbor again this weekend - gluttons for punishment. Tomorrow we'll see how badly Miami of Ohio can beat us - oh well - I think the only way Mich. fans can be happy this year is to have a good memory!
After the game tomorrow we're off on another road trip. This time we're going to New England. Dick says we're touring the "News" - New York, New Jersey & New England. His goal is to find a cache in every state in the union, and I think I heard him say that on this trip we can collect 8 states. We hope to be back home on the 13th so we can watch Notre Dame eat us alive on TV. Heavy sigh.
After the game tomorrow we're off on another road trip. This time we're going to New England. Dick says we're touring the "News" - New York, New Jersey & New England. His goal is to find a cache in every state in the union, and I think I heard him say that on this trip we can collect 8 states. We hope to be back home on the 13th so we can watch Notre Dame eat us alive on TV. Heavy sigh.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Concerns
Jim's shoulder is still giving him lots of trouble. He can't drive yet. His therapy is painful and bothersome. I'm so sorry that he's having these problems.
Tim is slated for surgery later this month - not really fair for someone who is physically fit and spent his career as a phys. ed. teacher! He should be immune from all of this stuff. If I ruled the world.....
James of JamesandSheryl suffered a heart attack last Saturday. Apparently he came through it OK and he's doing well. It's still very worrisome.
From the gym, Lee and Lucy are going through a crisis - Lucy is in ICU with a blood clot on the brain. Apparently she's not doing so well. I think I heard somewhere that Lucy was Shelly's first grade teacher. (9/14 update - Lucy has passed away - tests showed no brain function - quite sudden and very sad.)
Sharon V., one of our stadium seatmates, had uterine cancer surgery in January and is still receiving chemo treatments - she has three more to go. She's in excellent shape and so she's recovering well, and seems to feel fine except for when she's recovering from chemo.
Dan, our friend for 45 years, has bone marrow cancer. He's about to begin a series of chemotherapy treatments.
Amy has been put on bedrest until her baby arrives, near the end of October. She's allowed to be up and around for 20 minutes each hour.
We're hoping for the best possible outcome for all of these great people!.
Tim is slated for surgery later this month - not really fair for someone who is physically fit and spent his career as a phys. ed. teacher! He should be immune from all of this stuff. If I ruled the world.....
James of JamesandSheryl suffered a heart attack last Saturday. Apparently he came through it OK and he's doing well. It's still very worrisome.
From the gym, Lee and Lucy are going through a crisis - Lucy is in ICU with a blood clot on the brain. Apparently she's not doing so well. I think I heard somewhere that Lucy was Shelly's first grade teacher. (9/14 update - Lucy has passed away - tests showed no brain function - quite sudden and very sad.)
Sharon V., one of our stadium seatmates, had uterine cancer surgery in January and is still receiving chemo treatments - she has three more to go. She's in excellent shape and so she's recovering well, and seems to feel fine except for when she's recovering from chemo.
Dan, our friend for 45 years, has bone marrow cancer. He's about to begin a series of chemotherapy treatments.
Amy has been put on bedrest until her baby arrives, near the end of October. She's allowed to be up and around for 20 minutes each hour.
We're hoping for the best possible outcome for all of these great people!.
Monday, September 01, 2008
Bye Bye
Dropped Laurie and Dylan off at the airport before 6 a.m. They got home before we did! I was really surprised - they called before noon and said that they were on the ground in Florida. We got home around 1 p.m. Tom and Brandy are scheduled to leave at 7 p.m. They are planning to tour the Arboretum this afternoon and then to tour Beautiful Belleville on the way to the airport.
And that was the end of our idyllic weekend.
And that was the end of our idyllic weekend.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Labor Day Weekend: Sunday - Campus Tour
Laurie wanted Dylan to see the University of Michigan Campus up close and personal, so we set off for Ann Arbor, and met Tom and Brandy at the Cube behind the Union.
Dylan proves that he is a Cube Twirler.
Standing on the Diag.
Relaxing at the Grad.
The Engineering Arch, often referred to as the Engine Arch. I guess it's still the Engineering Arch even though the School of Engineering has been moved to North Campus. Brandy's degree is in Engineering - Nanotechnology Engineering.
After the campus tour, we left Tom and Brandy, who were off to get some bubble tea (?). We agreed to all meet back at Sniders around fourish - Bill was doing a cookout for us - such a great deal!
The rest of us headed back to Belleville to honor a request from Jana to have Dylan see the handprints in the driveway at 17287 Haggerty Road. When we pulled up in front, there were two cars in the driveway, so Dick went to the door and rang the bell, but no one answered. I figure that they were walking in the park. Anyway, we got good pictures of the handprints, and of Dylan fitting his hands into each one. The cement was poured in July, 1974, and besides our three kids, there are the prints of our dog Penny, and two cats - Tiger and Champagne. It was a real blast from the past!
Back at Snider's, we had a great cookout, followed by Unbirthday Cake! Yum!
Laurie and Dylan's plane tickets were Dick's birthday present to himself, so we had an early celebration!
Dylan proves that he is a Cube Twirler.
Standing on the Diag.
Relaxing at the Grad.
The Engineering Arch, often referred to as the Engine Arch. I guess it's still the Engineering Arch even though the School of Engineering has been moved to North Campus. Brandy's degree is in Engineering - Nanotechnology Engineering.
After the campus tour, we left Tom and Brandy, who were off to get some bubble tea (?). We agreed to all meet back at Sniders around fourish - Bill was doing a cookout for us - such a great deal!
The rest of us headed back to Belleville to honor a request from Jana to have Dylan see the handprints in the driveway at 17287 Haggerty Road. When we pulled up in front, there were two cars in the driveway, so Dick went to the door and rang the bell, but no one answered. I figure that they were walking in the park. Anyway, we got good pictures of the handprints, and of Dylan fitting his hands into each one. The cement was poured in July, 1974, and besides our three kids, there are the prints of our dog Penny, and two cats - Tiger and Champagne. It was a real blast from the past!
Back at Snider's, we had a great cookout, followed by Unbirthday Cake! Yum!
Laurie and Dylan's plane tickets were Dick's birthday present to himself, so we had an early celebration!
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Labor Day Weekend: Saturday - Football Game
We didn't let the poor performance by our team ruin a great weekend for us.
The heat had a better chance of ruining the day, but it couldn't come close. The six of us all sat in good old Row 65, but the two oldest of us left at halftime for the first time in recorded history. The heat was beastly, the team was beastlier, and it felt good to get in the car with the air conditioning and head for Sniders to watch the rest of the debacle on TV. The kids all toughed it out to the bitter end.
Tim Knowlton, Tom and Laurie at Steve Koss's tailgate.
Applying sunscreen in the AAA parking lot.
Dylan and Laurie having a picnic in the shade before game time.
Here we all are sitting in the hot, hot, hot, hot sun. It was hot.
New stadium construction.
A shot of the scoreboard pre-game - before it could show that we had no rushing yards in the 1st half. Holy Moly.
After the game, Brandy was dropped off at the motel to recuperate from the heat - the rest of us all had pizza at Sniders.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Michigan Stadium)
Score: Utah 25, Michigan 23
Records: U-M (0-1), Utah (1-0)
Attendance: 108,421
Next U-M Game: Saturday, Sept. 6 -- vs. Miami (Ohio) (Michigan Stadium), Noon
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Despite rallying from a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to pull within two with over six minutes remaining, the University of Michigan football team fell to Utah 25-23 Saturday (Aug. 30) in the 2008 season opener at Michigan Stadium.
The heat had a better chance of ruining the day, but it couldn't come close. The six of us all sat in good old Row 65, but the two oldest of us left at halftime for the first time in recorded history. The heat was beastly, the team was beastlier, and it felt good to get in the car with the air conditioning and head for Sniders to watch the rest of the debacle on TV. The kids all toughed it out to the bitter end.
Tim Knowlton, Tom and Laurie at Steve Koss's tailgate.
Applying sunscreen in the AAA parking lot.
Dylan and Laurie having a picnic in the shade before game time.
Here we all are sitting in the hot, hot, hot, hot sun. It was hot.
New stadium construction.
A shot of the scoreboard pre-game - before it could show that we had no rushing yards in the 1st half. Holy Moly.
After the game, Brandy was dropped off at the motel to recuperate from the heat - the rest of us all had pizza at Sniders.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Labor Day Weekend: Friday, Pick up Laurie and Dylan
Tom and Brandy arrived last night around 8 p.m. and are staying at the Marriott in Ann Arbor. We plan to see them this evening for dinner with everybody.
We picked up Laurie and Dylan at Metro around 2:30, and then went on a mini-tour of Belleville so that Dylan can see where his Mommy grew up. Lucky for all of us, Laurie once worked at Frosty Boy!
While we were at Frosty Boy, we ran into Laurie's 6th grade teacher - a cosmic co-incidence!
Then we moved Laurie and Dylan into Snider's condo - Thank you Sniders! We spend the afternoon unpacking, getting settled in, and catching up on the latest news.
We met Tom and Brandy at 6:30 at Benihana! (It's everybody's favorite place!)
B E N I H A N A
Benihana Afterglow - we went back to Snider's for ice cream, and we watched a lot of Dylan's videos and stories on the laptop.
We picked up Laurie and Dylan at Metro around 2:30, and then went on a mini-tour of Belleville so that Dylan can see where his Mommy grew up. Lucky for all of us, Laurie once worked at Frosty Boy!
While we were at Frosty Boy, we ran into Laurie's 6th grade teacher - a cosmic co-incidence!Then we moved Laurie and Dylan into Snider's condo - Thank you Sniders! We spend the afternoon unpacking, getting settled in, and catching up on the latest news.
We met Tom and Brandy at 6:30 at Benihana! (It's everybody's favorite place!)
B E N I H A N A
Benihana Afterglow - we went back to Snider's for ice cream, and we watched a lot of Dylan's videos and stories on the laptop.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
First Underwater
We've found caches on islands, in all kinds of parks, on bridges, on boardwalks, in the tops of trees, in gazebos and on and on. The name of this cache says it all - "First Underwater"! This one is located in Twin Lakes, near the Gilbert Lodge. Tim and Dick decided that is was better to try it with two divers rather than one at a time. We set the time, planned dinner together, and headed for Twin Lakes.
Here are our intrepid adventurers setting out on their mission:
By George, I think they've found it!
Mission Accomplished!
The Victors!
Afterwards we all ran errands for a while and then met again back at our house for dinner. We provided burgers, sweet corn and cherry pie. Susie provided - omg! - pasta salad, baked beans, blueberry pound cake with fresh blueberries and Cool Whip!!
Yum! It was a very successful day.
Here are our intrepid adventurers setting out on their mission:
By George, I think they've found it!
Mission Accomplished!
The Victors!
Afterwards we all ran errands for a while and then met again back at our house for dinner. We provided burgers, sweet corn and cherry pie. Susie provided - omg! - pasta salad, baked beans, blueberry pound cake with fresh blueberries and Cool Whip!!
Yum! It was a very successful day.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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