See Aunty Kathy, I finally made a post!!!!

Wow - I guess facebook has gotten the best of me!

Slade and I went up to the lake house last weekend and I thought it made a good opportunity to write a post! That, and the nudge from Aunt Kathy!!

It’s quiet in the UP - that is the Upper Penninsula of Michigan, where our lake house is.

Slade and I were able to sneak away for the weekend. We went up to the lake house – Slade says we always leave late – but this time we past all records – we left 21 hours late. We were going to drive up Thursday night, but the market went wonky and he decided he wanted to stay to work a bit on Friday morning. So we had a late start – but arrived Friday evening.

It is so quiet up here. So quiet because it is the UP, but also because we only brought Olive with us. Our good friend, Jonel, is staying with the boys. Last night she took them to Noodles for dinner and then to see Iron Man 2! Today she and Zane are watching Seby do his test for yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do.

It was snowing a good part of our drive up! When we first planned on coming up for the weekend we hoped for fair weather so that we could go biking – and I guess we really could – but we might also end up in a large mud hole, not my idea of biking. So, we are walking instead.

We first went to check on the garbage shed, only to find that something (bear?) was able to tear off the lock and get in for some fun. Luckily the trash was not all over the property – but we do need to clean it up and find a more secure system.



There has been some logging early spring, and things look a little different up here.

Here is the big opening (on the right, where Olive is), and the turn into what used to be a bit of a forest!



Here is where we turn right to go on the ATVs to the river, or to the left to go into town.



Here is that same intersection, but from approaching it when one is coming from town.



There are lots of trees planted – but my battery died before I could take any pictures.

We got back and fell into a favorite activite up here – reading!



We went on several walks and decided when we come back again (with the kids!) we will encourage them to ride their ATVs on some planned paths throughout the property - the ATVing really flattens the terrain and makes for easier walking.





It is a week later and I am finally getting this posted. Cody has several friends over and they are preparing to go to the Junior/Senior Prom for school. Much excitement! And takings pictures before hand seems to be a very serious affair. If I get my act together that will be another post!