Quiet weekend at Houghton Lake. Wish you were here!

Actually it became a weeeee bit less quiet a little while ago when my s-i-l The Beautiful Liz pulled into the yard. A welcome surprise! 💜 This is a Rocket Trip for us, to pick up the Lyme Lounge. We drove up at 0-skunk-30 this morning, stopping at our fave Best Choice Market for some steaks on the way. After a walk (meeeee) and a nap (the GG) and a snacky lunch, we launched the Flote Bote for a fishing expotition.

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The fish weren’t biting so eventually we moseyed over to the Muskegon River.

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Since we were in the area, we stopped at the tiki bar. Just one, thank you very much.

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I wonder if The Commander could have foreseen that her son-in-law would end up using her purse. If he hadn’t commandeered it, I’d’ve prob’ly dumped it at Kiwanis or somewhere long ago. I’m not sure what’s in there. Tools, I guess. Or fishing gear? Hopefully he won’t leave it in the Mission Hill graveyard.

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It wasn’t the warmest day out on the bote and I cannot fit the sleeves of my polartech jacket over my cast or whatever this contraption is, so I wrapped myself up in a beach towel like us kids used to do after swimming in Gitchee Gumee on a cold summer’s day. The sun did deign to make a glorious appearance on our return trip across the lake.

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Steaks and corn on the grill, salad and Yukon golds or whatever. Had a hankering for a good steak and caved to it after a month or so of rather up-and-down appetite. And I was able to cut salad veggies today, meaning my hand (as a system or unit) is stronger overall – again, since it got to about this point pre-surgery. Five days. Onward and upward! 🚀 And good night! 💜

2 Responses to “Quiet weekend at Houghton Lake. Wish you were here!”

  1. Pooh Says:

    The Commander’s bag looks like it’s big enough and sturdy enough to take home a folder or two of papers to grade. If it can stand up to that, it can stand up to a lot! Hurrah for a second life for it.

  2. Margaret Says:

    Great use of your Mom’s bag; I love how it was re purposed! You are making lots of progress and I know that feels great–normal life and activities are most treasured when we lose them, even temporarily.