It was amazing, very human, and omg, I'm so in love with my family. Have a peek if you want; family vacation pictures:
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In two weeks, Mike and I are going up to Negaunee to see Luke and start the remodel of the house. This trip, we're pulling up a wood floor, maybe putting down a new sub-floor, and checking on the wiring. We'll do some cleaning up of old stuff, and take a load of Carl's stuff down to him in Lansing ( Read more... )

So, first, this happened:

"Hi Lisa, we had another offer that did not involve a land contract and have accepted it last week. I thought I should let you know about this immediately. I'm sorry it did not work out."

And the next day this happened:
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A walk in the woods, just as it started to rain --

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A walk in the woods, just as it started to rain --

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We're putting the garden to bed this week. It was a pre'good garden, though there were some disappointments. On the good side, we had a ton of tomatoes -- I made sauce, paste, and salsa. Tonight I'm going to be making a green tomato and mango salsa with the last of them. One disappointment with the tomatoes is that the main crop was a lovely ( Read more... )

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Another October birthday for us! My grandson Elliot has made his appearance -- just little over an hour ago. Pictures pending. Mother and son are well.

Edit: Pics!


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More baby pics! Here's Eleventy, also known as Carli Aurora:


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