Fireworks

Yesterday we drove to Windsor to see the big fireworks show over the Detroit River.  My sister- and brother-in-law got a room on the 14th floor of one of the hotels downtown and they invited us to watch the fireworks with them.  What an experience!  The Windsor/Detroit fireworks are always a great show–it’s the biggest [...]

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Reflections on bike riding

Peter is still loving the Trail-A-Bike; we all are.  On Father’s Day, Don’s wish was to go out for breakfast.  So we all rode together to a restaurant about two miles away.  After breakfast, we rode through campus, got on the bike trail, and rode along the river to a park with a playground.  All [...]

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Going to school

Yesterday morning, Peter and I happened to be outside shortly before 9 am, on our way to the nearest playground in our housing complex.  We saw an amazing sight.  From every corner of the complex, kids were coming.  Kids wearing backpacks.  Kids walking alone, with a parent, with other kids.  Lots of kids.  All headed [...]

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I Survived the Move

I am still alive.  I just haven’t had much computer time since my last day of work, which was also the day I moved for real.  (I moved my stuff on Saturday, a week ago, but I didn’t actually move into my new house to stay until Tuesday night).
So far, I’ve been busy with unpacking/organizing [...]

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Busy, busy

We are busily getting ready for our move.  Make that, Don is busily getting ready for our move.  He’s working his tail off packing and running errands and calling people and taking care of all the details while I wrap up the school year at work.  I am so lucky that he is such a [...]

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Switching tracks

Last week, after writing about my second thoughts about going to graduate school, I e-mailed the link to Don.  I also sent it to three women whom I respect: an academic, a retired teacher, and a lawyer-turned-homeschooling mom.  I hoped each could offer some useful advice and that their different perspectives would help me look at all [...]

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Pictures of our new place

Here are a few pictures of our new place, showing the front entrance, the kitchen/dining area, and the living room.  There’s also a basement and an upstairs (with two bedrooms and a bathroom), but those pictures didn’t turn out well.

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Getting the keys

On Monday, we got the keys to our new home and checked it out.  There are a few small things that need to be done, but overall, it’s in good shape.  They are supposed to be painting today; it’s good that we haven’t moved in yet so they can get that done while the place [...]

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