Welcoming Sara at the Traverse City airport
The Mighty Mac (Mackinaw Bridge) and the lighthouse.
'Superman' flavored ice cream + Grace = blue teeth
Downtown Petoskey
The drive back to IL was beautiful. The grey skies couldn't dim the fall colors. Sara really got to experience the spectrum of life with little kids on our road trip. They were really good, but still... it was 9 hours in a confined space with a 4 and a 2 year old.
Once home, Sara cheerfully helped me with all my house wife antics. We cooked and cooked for the opening night of the book club I've been asked to head. She helped me get everything ready for Gracie's birthday party. She changed stinky diapers and made breakfast. So lovely. We made an outing to Galena (Yes, apparently I'm obsessed with this place. There isn't much to do in our hometown, okay?) Sara treated us to a fancy lunch. The kids got a free cookie from Chef Ivo at the Galena Canning Co. AND we managed not to spend much money.
Thanks Sis! We love you!
4 comments:
Do post your bookclub results! I was asked to do one, too, and have already had mild controversy over my first choice of book. I decided every other month we are just going to have a "book report" where a couple of people report on books they've liked recently.
Jen- So interesting you should mention that about your book club. Our book club is running wholly on the 'book report' format as book selection was the demise of the last book club attempt- or so I heard. So I proposed that we just get together and discuss what we are reading. It is a great model. Those who read lots can share. Those looking for stuff to read can get ideas. Those who only want to read a few books a year won't feel left out. Our first meeting was well attended and more sisters have signed up since.
Every month, I'm selecting a short story to read at our meeting with some accompanying questions to help sharpen our analytical skills in addition to what ever book reports are prepared. This month we read "The Cask of Amontillado" by Poe- Halloween and all.
Please let me know how the book reports work out in your club. I was careful to emphasize the importance of brevity- I think that long windedness (myself included, obviously I have a hard time shutting up) could be the set back to the plan.
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