Summer Wanderings

  On Sunday August 7th Gramma got home from Florida as Mark picked her up in Flint. We had her over for a ziti dinner and Andrew came over. I subbed at Horizon a day before we took 11 days in Grand Haven with Phillip, Winston, Lukas and Simon. Jon, Sharon and Silas came up the 2nd weekend and except for that Saturday afternoon with rain the weather was great. Silas had a great time at the beach Sunday morning and did some walking by the water with Jane. We went to the library daily and watched the Olympics and the musical fountain show twice. We went to 2 concerts and Lukas treated us to dinner at Porto Bellos and a trip to the Lakes Mall one day. I went to Silver Sneakers 3 times at the Grand Haven YMCA. Simon is living with us as April decided she wanted him gone, so we picked up most of his stuff yesterday. We went to see the Obama date movie today at Celebration Cinema and then to Texas Roadhouse for Simon's 36th birthday. We have had 16 days over 90 degrees this summer and have made up the rain deficit this August so the flowers actually looked better when we got back from vacation. Jane had her tooth removed by Dr. Rashid after Midwest Dental tried a root canal that probably was unnecessary.  It was good to get away and be carefree in times as troubled as these with no way to delay the trouble coming everyday.

The Joker Went Wild

    I am a regular at Silver Sneakers now and have made some friends and enjoy the classes. I am going 3 or 4 days a week and have Yoga 2 times a week as well as the whirlpool on Wednesdays.. We went to Remus to visit with Jim and Betty the 26th of June and had a great time. We had to cancel July's visit as Jim had Rotor cuff surgery but is doing well. The 7th of July Jane and I went to Valpo to visit Silas and stayed until the 10th and picked blueberries for the 1st time. On the 16th it was the Alvarado family reunion at Hawk Island without Petra being in charge and it was very enjoyable. Jane left for Canton the next day to help Phillip with his new puppy, Winston. Sunday morning at 9 she left by Greyhound bus and arrived in Cleveland at 4. Phillip picked her up to spend 12 pampered days with them. I picked her up on the 29th in East Lansing at 9:45. While she was gone new french doors replaced the sliding glass door and the family room has improved tenfold, to go along with the front storm door that was replaced in June. I attend some various music and dance shows and a play to keep me busy while Jane was gone.  We went to Olive Garden for Lukas' 28th birthday on Sunday. Jane and I both went for our health fitness appointments and are doing good with some minor changes to my allergy meds and her vitamin D and bone density needing to be checked. The conventions are over and Trump and Clinton leave us our choice for president without any major rioting breaking out. Over, Under, Sideways, Down, when will it end, backwards forward running us around. They are coming to take me away to the funny farm as I revisit this week in 1966 on the 60s Satellite Survey. Cherish is the word but perish more than applies to our dreams. I'm Mr. Dieingly Sad pray tell me to be mystifyingly glad.