Family and Friends

Thanks for a great summer!!!

2008-10-19T14:05:00.000-07:00

Had a great summer spending it with my family. Here are a few pictures from our vacation to Portage Lake......

Christian Lost his first tooth!!

2008-01-08T12:15:00.000-08:00

Christian lost his first tooth yesterday at school during snack. He was very excited to be visited by the toothfairy for the first time. He got 2 dollars for his tooth.

Fall is here

2007-10-15T07:35:00.000-07:00

Fall is here now but it sure didn't feel like it this day. It was nearly 90 degrees out. We were joking that it must feel like this in the Grand Cayman for fall.
Rex and the horse just kept touching noses, it was pretty cute.
Going on the hayride.
On the search for the perfect pumpkin. We had to go back really far to find good ones. They are a lot smaller this year with the lack of rain over the summer but we managed to find 4 great ones.

Christian was pretty proud of them.

Great Wolf Lodge

2007-10-15T06:57:00.000-07:00

Christian was so glad to be here. He had such a great time
Here he comes down the waterslide.

Christian was getting pretty serious about this game.
Waiting to be seated for Dinner.
Yes, the burger basket comes in a mini shopping basket. Christian thought this was just crazy.
Here comes the wolf with milk and cookies.
MMM, they were so good. Nice and warm with ice cold milk.

REX

2007-09-19T08:30:00.001-07:00

Sorry it took so long here are pictures of Rex. Can't wait for you to meet him!!!!

A day in Fishtown.........

2007-07-31T09:16:00.000-07:00

We spent the day in Leland, otherwise known as Fishtown. We did some shopping, had lunch and then headed to the sanddunes. Christian took the picture of the umbrella because he said it looked just like Nana's.

Nana's umbrella

Sleeping bear dunes, Christian knew the whole story of the dunes & the Manitou Islands. He told us all about it. His school went there a couple weeks ago.
He said that a mother bear and her two cubs lived in Wisconson and a forest fire forced them to swim across Lake Michigan. The two cubs never made it and thier spirits made the 2 island that are now called the Manitou Islands and the mother bear waited and waited for her cubs and her spirit turned in to the sleeping bear dune.
Well I read the handout you get when you go there and he was exactly right.
The ship anchor

Christian trying to pick up the chain to the ship anchor.........
The cheese store, we had to go there of course!

ALMOST AUGUST

2007-07-25T10:48:00.000-07:00

Hi Dear Family,
Can't believe summer is 1/2 over now. Of course, if we lived down in the Carribbean, it wouldn't be. We have been enjoying it though... Trying to put a years worth of activities into 3 months.
Weather here has been beautiful this week.... High 70's and low 80's. Nice break from that hot, humid weather.
Robin and I are looking forward to coming down to the Cayman Islands Oct 31-Nov 4. Will be a great time. Am also looking forward to the trip up north here shortly August 9-12. Will be fun trying out a new place. Glad Ryan, Teresa and Christian can make it. Will miss Frank and Christen, but once they get back here in Michigan, we will do a trip all together.
Heading up north August 25th for Christian's pirate birthday party..... Will be alot of fun... Can't believe Christian is going to be a big 6 years old...... The fishing should be fun there in the bay. Got a charter set up for Saturday night up there. Then Sunday morning, we will be heading to that great restaurant that has the big buffet.
Our weekends are booked up until September 8th so far. Whew!!!
The pictures on Frank and Christen's blogspot are so neat. Christian will love the turtle and stingray pictures. Can't wait until they can all visit there....
Work is starting to pick up a little here. Gas went down to a whole 2.95 a gallon.... Still crazy. I think the government thinks we all have money trees so that we can supply them with money to waste..... Don't get me going on that. ha!ha! This post would be really long....
Glad to hear things are going well for you all. What exciting lives you all are living...... I am so happy for all of you and so very proud......
Teresa said that the camping trip was fun. I miss camping... It is so relaxing and such great family time. The birthday girl!!!
We went out with Mark and Julie for his birthday. It is on same day as Teresa's. Last thing I heard when they pulled out of the driveway to go home. (Julie): Mark, don't sit on the birthday cake. (Mark) Help!!! He was afraid of Julie's driving...
Well, not much more going on here....Take care and I love you all so very much.....
Love,
Mom

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

2007-07-02T19:16:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has taken so long to post something here. Seems like this past month has been so busy.
Had a great time in Niagara Falls. Christian's favorite thing to do was to swim in the dinosaur pool and go to the arcade where he won lots of goodies. Everytime we went there, someone gave him free tickets... Too cute....Weather there was perfect. Got a picture of Christian standing by the falls with a rainbow in the background. Hopefully Teresa can download some pictures on here of Niagara since I can't.... Darn!!! He is quite the swimmer now. Swam underwater for 1/2 of the pool.
Getting ready for the 4th of July party. Wish you all were here, but you will be in my heart. Hope you all have a great 4th of July.
The weather has been beautiful this week. 80 during the day and in the high 60's at night. There for a while it was so hot, it was unbearable.
Hope Frank and Christen have fun with her Mom. Rick and the girls there. Know you all will.
Can't wait until Teresa, Ryan and Christian can visit and me too.....
Once again have a great 4th of July and remember that I love you all so very much..... Am proud of you all.

Take me out to the ball game........

2007-05-21T11:55:00.000-07:00

Well Christian has started T-Ball and had his first game last Saturday. Christian did really well but they don't actually keep official scores but I think they won....... His team is the Muckdogs and thier first game was against the Bees. He is number 6.

Happy Anniversary

2007-05-14T18:52:00.000-07:00

Happy Anniversary Frank and Christen!!!!
Hope that you had a beautiful day.
I love you,
Mom

Happy Easter!!!

2007-04-10T11:06:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures from our trip to Grand Rapids. We had fun. Christian loved Chuck E Cheese of course and he was so happy the Easter Bunny visited him at our hotel room. Christian and Ryan really enjoyed seeing all the animals at the Reptile Expo.

SPRING IS HERE-HAPPY EASTER

2007-04-06T10:10:00.000-07:00

Well, kind of. Last week it was 78 degrees and sunny. It is now about 30 degress and snowy.
Maybe Frank and Christen will bring home the sun with them when they come to visit. And Teresa can leave the 5 inches of snow when her, Ryan and Christian come down...ha!ha!
Not been up to too much.
We are having our living room, kitchen and hallways painted on Monday. Am pretty excited. Finally got Rick to do "a little color". Light tan with a darker tan accent wall in living room and kitchen.
Looking forward to the end of the month when all of you are here. We are going to have such a fun time....... I cannot wait.... It will be like Christmas!!!
Hope that you all have a wonderful Easter......
I love you all so very much,
Love,
Mom
xoxoxoxo

IN LIKE A LION, OUT LIKE A LAMB

2007-03-02T09:47:00.000-08:00

IT'S MARCH!!!! Winter sure did come in like a lion this month. It is cold outside, the wind is blowing. One minute it will be calm and the next a whiteout!!!
Sure will be glad when spring gets here. The warm weather will come and so will all of you. Frank and Christen coming from the Cayman Islands and Ryan, Teresa and Christian coming from Traverse City. That will be a fun time!!!! Can't wait.
Nothing new been happening here. Rick is getting ready to go goose hunting.
Going to see that new HOG movie tomorrow. Can't think of the title. Will let you know how it is. We will have to keep eachother updated on movie reviews. Bad ones and good ones!!!
Rick and I (and Frank & Christen) didn't care for Babel. Wierd movie.... Teresa said Employee of the Month isn't very good. We also say Flags of our Fathers. It was on the boring side. Not what we expected. There is that other one Letters from Hemogima (spelling???) but they say it is all in another language with the words at the bottom. Yuck!!!
The cat "Butch" is doing good. Think he likes Rick better than me. Quite fiesty..... He likes to spend alot of time outside which is good.
Looking forward to seeing more pictures of Christian. Always makes me smile. Sure loved the hot fudge brownie sundae. When Teresa, Christian and I met up in West Branch, we went to Big Boy and he had already eaten so he got the big double brownie hot fudge sundae with ice cream and ate it all!!!!
Well, you all take care. Have a wonderful weekend and always remember that I love you all so very much.
Love,
Mom
xoxoxoxo

Christian being silly again....

2007-02-07T06:57:00.000-08:00

Thought you would like these pictures. Hope you are enjoy the warm weather and it won't be to long before we see you guys!!!

Hello

2007-01-24T15:47:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to say hello!! Don't have any more pictures yet but probably soon. Well it is supposed to be the coldest night of the year here tonight, like 10 degrees. We wish we were there. It looks like you guys all had fun last week together. Things are good here just busy like usual. Christian is doing really good in school. He is keeping up with all the important academic stuff but he just cannot keep his hands to himself. He likes to be the center of attention at school. We are working on it though. He got in trouble today for throwing snow balls on recess. He definately keeps us busy. I will try to post some more pictures this weekend. Have a good week and talk to you later.
Teresa

PS: Do you get American Idol on TV down there?

Saturday

2007-01-08T05:59:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday we took Christian to the science museum because there was no snow, he had a lot of fun. Then we went and fed the ducks. There was a lot of them. Hope things are going well for you guys and hope you have a nice time with Mom next week!!

Driving the pretend frieghter!!
Playing at the water table.
Cranking the wheel which makes it thunder and lightning all over.
Still driving the freighter
Coloring a picture.

Happy New Year 2007

2006-12-31T13:36:00.000-08:00

Just want to tell you that I hope you all have a safe, happy, fun, prosperous and wonderful new year...... May all your dreams come true and if you make any new year resolutions, I hope that they come to pass for you... I love you all so very much and am so proud of all of you..
Love,
Mom
xoxoxoxoxoxo

Christmas Morning

2006-12-28T06:07:00.000-08:00

My first look at all the presents!!
Leaving milk and cookies for Santa
Putting out magic dust for the reindeer
Cool new snowboard
Plenty of presents
Remote control snowmobile
Wrapping paper everywhere
My new V-smile

Christmas Morning

2006-12-28T05:36:00.000-08:00

Power Rangers Training kit!!!
Playing with all his new cars
The stretchy ball/hat he had to have...
I think these will fit Mom!!
HIs cool new car with Hydrolics

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2006-12-27T07:11:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Ryan
Happy Birthday to you!!!!

Hope that you have a wonderful and fun birthday today.
Love,
Mom (Debbie)

A BIRTHDAY IS COMING!!!

2006-12-26T08:12:00.000-08:00

Just an early birthday wish for you Ryan for tomorrow. I am sure I will talk to you tomorrow too, but just wanted to tell you that. Hope that you have a wonderful, fun filled day.
Glad that you all had a nice Christmas. Missed you all but was thinking of you all day long. Had a nice day, but just isn't the same without my wonderful family here... I love you all so much. Can't wait to see all the pictures.
Going to take it easy today and not do much today. Gloomy outside today. So what is the weather in the Cayman's and Traverse City?
Hope that you all have a wonderful day and a Great New Year!!!!
I love you,
Mom
xoxoxoxoxoxo

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN

2006-12-24T11:42:00.000-08:00

It's Christmas Eve...... Just want to wish you all a great Christmas Eve and a Merry Christmas.... Hope you all have lots of fun. Please remember that I am thinking of you all and wish I could be there with each of you (I am though).
I am so blessed to have you for my son, daughter, grandson, daughter-in-law and son in-law.
You all are so wonderful and so loved.
Merry Christmas,
Love,
Mom

THREE DAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS

2006-12-22T06:50:00.000-08:00

Well, I think I have it right now. (not 12 days) ...Just want to wish you all a fun filled weekend leading up to the big day that Santa visits. Can't wait to see pictures of you all on both blogsites of opening presents, the excitement, etc. Wish I could be with you all on Christmas Day, but like I said before, I will be with you all in my heart....
Hopefully we will get some snow here so that Christian can try out his new snowboard. Maybe you could take him to the ski hill Teresa. When you and Frank were younger, the ski resorts let the kids play on the smaller sledding hills for free.
Wish I could send snow down to the Cayman's, but I don't think that will happen.... Sorry...
Well, you all have fun and I look forward to seeing all the pictures of my wonderful family whom I love so very much and am so proud of.... Have a great weekend...
Love,
Mom
xoxoxoxo

TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

2006-12-19T06:17:00.000-08:00

Only 12 more days until Christmas... Hope that you are all ready. The party went well on Saturday. You were missed Frank and Christen, but everyone was thinking of you. Envious of you two being down there in that warm, sunny tropical island.
Grandma didn't make it. Wasn't feeling well. She is almost 80 (next year) so that is normal. She is still doing well though.
The weather here has been good. The past week it has been in the 40's and 50's, with no snow. No quite the weather the Cayman Islands have, but better than in the teens.
Want to thank you all for the nice presents Frank, Christen, Ryan, Teresa and Christian. Loved them all......You always pick out such neat presents.....Rick said I had to smoke the cigar first... ha!ha!
Christian was really cute opening his presents. I put everything in a big red bag and I got a picture of him practically inside it completely getting his presents out, with just his little behind sticking out. Like always, he looks at each present and checks it out before he opened the next one. Before he opened them, he said to Ryan and Teresa to open theirs first and then he would open his. How cute.... He picked me out a ring from his school store. Really cute.
Wish I were able to post pictures on here. Luckily we have Teresa to do that. I need to get the high speed internet. Amazing how quick the computers get outdated.
Went out to dinner last night with Rick's cousin and his girlfriend. She is from Germany. Quite the accent, but really nice. Went up to the Blind Fish for crab. Were quite small this time, not like when we went there Frank and Christen.
This Friday is Rick's company party. Should be fun. Just so much to do this week.
Well, you all have a great week. Relax and enjoy the Holiday season. Wish I could be with you all on Christmas Day, but know that even though we are apart, we will be together in our hearts. (Hmm, that rhymes.)
Love ya all,
Mom
xoxoxoxoxox

Christian and Nana

2006-12-10T16:00:00.000-08:00

Next to our Christmas tree

Reindeer

2006-12-10T15:48:00.000-08:00

Christian painting an ornament after visiting the reindeer
Inside the ice cave
Nana and Christian

Ryan and Christian visiting the real reindeerThe giant snowman we seen on the way

Hi Frank and Christen,
Today Ryan, Teresa, Christian and I went up to Sutton's Bay to see Santa's reindeer. Then we did a little bit of shopping there and visited the Fudge Shop. The weather was really nice today. Probably about 40 degrees out and sunny. Had a lot of fun.

Traverse City Northstars

2006-12-04T11:01:00.000-08:00

Christian had a great time at the hockey game. He ran in to a lot of his friends from school so he played with them and they got to hang out with the mascot. Everytime the music came on they would play thier air guitars.

Snowstorm

2006-12-04T10:52:00.000-08:00

Here is the snowstorm we got over the weekend, this is our back deck!!

Thanksgiving

2006-12-04T10:41:00.000-08:00

Christian hanging out with his cousins at Thanksgiving and our Turkey!!!!

WINTER HAS ARRIVED

2006-12-01T07:42:00.000-08:00

Hi,
Well it looks like winter has arrived here in Michigan. Went from 67 and sunny this week to cold, raining, ice and snow.... Tried to get Rick to put up the Christmas lights while it was warm out...... Oh, well.... It has been raining since we got up this morning and we are suppose to get alot of snow tonight here. Don't know what they are suppose to get up in Traverse City.
Not much going on here. Santa is just busy Christmas shopping!!!
Hunting season is over and this is the 2nd year that we haven't gotten a deer. Mark got 2 bucks. One on opening morning of bow season and the other on opening morning of gun season. We will miss the venison sticks....
Teresa e-mailed me this morning. She was the 3rd caller for a contest at the radio station to win 4 tickets to the the minor league hockey game at the civic center tomorrow night. Way to go Teresa!!!! Have fun getting your tree tomorrow too. Maybe you should buy a lotto ticket today since your having a lucky day.
Saw Bev and Dave the other day. He is getting around good since his minor heart attack and the motorcycle accident. Bev's nose has been bothering her so she went to a specialists and come to find out she had also fractured her nose in that accident. She is doing good though. They both are lucky. Could have been worse. Dave said he is going to drive his dune buggy in it next year. ha!ha!
Jaci and John went out to Arizona for Thanksgiving. Also went to Las Vegas. Last I had heard, she was breaking even. Said they were all having a great time. Talked to JJ and he said that he loves the warm weather.
I wish you all a wonderful day and weekend........
I love you all so very much,
Mom
xoxoxoxoxo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTEN

2006-11-25T06:29:00.000-08:00

Dear Christen,
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Christen
Happy Birthday to you

Hope that you have a wonderful birthday!!!!!!
Love,
Debbie & Rick

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

2006-11-23T09:05:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving Frank, Christen, Ryan, Teresa and Christian,
Hope that you all have a great thanksgiving and a wonderful dinner. We are going over to Rick's mom's house at 4:00. Miss the smell of turkey though since I am not cooking one. Made a relish tray and a pumpkin roll. Wish I could be having dinner with all of you, but I am in my thoughts. Know that I am thinking of you and love you all very much,
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!
Love,
Mom & Rick

IT'S ALMOST TURKEY DAY!!!

2006-11-22T08:06:00.000-08:00

Dear Frank, Christen, Teresa, Ryan and Christian,
I just wanted to tell you how thankful I am for all of you. I am truly blessed. Not a day goes by that I don't think of all of you all and wish you the best in life. Thank you Frank and Teresa for being such wonderful children. Thank you for making me so proud. Thank you for bringing Ryan, Christen and Christian into my life. I am such a lucky mother, mother-in-law and Nana. You all mean the world to me and you couldn't be loved more.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving and know that I am there with all of you in my heart....
I love you,
Mom
xoxoxoxoxo

Dear Santa

2006-11-20T07:33:00.000-08:00

On Saturday Christian and I went to have breakfast with Santa at the festival of trees. It is a charity event and all the money goes back in to the community. Each one of the schools decorated a tree for auction. Christian is standing next to the one his school decorated. He had such a good time. He told Santa he wanted a snowboard. That was news to me. He was able to write a letter to Santa and they had a mailbox there for him to put it in. Then we all got served breakfast and then the kids sang carols with Santa and the elves. Hope you guys are doing well and we will talk to you soon.

SNOWY DAY IN MICHIGAN

2006-11-20T06:37:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,
Well, we have snow on the ground and it is about 30 degrees outside today. Suppose to be 55 Wednesday and Thursday. Heat wave. ha!ha!
Wish I could get this computer to download pictures, but it just won't do it. Good thing Teresa downloads pictures for us on this site. Really enjoy them... Can't wait to see the pictures of Christian having breakfast with Santa. That was cute Teresa, that Christian finally sat on his lap and said, "that wasn't so bad, that was just like sitting on your lap." How cute. Seems like just yesterday you two were little and I was taking you to see Santa. I remember when Frank was little and he had breakfast with Santa. He was the only child to show up and had the whole hour with Santa eating breakfast and laughing and talking. Do you remember that Frank?
When I see the pictures Frank and Christen have posted on their website, I can't wait to get down there. It is so beautiful. I love seeing the pictures and hearing what you two are up to.... Thanks for having the site. Enjoy that experience down there you two. If we could all be there with you , we would.
Do you realize that you all live in such a beautiful places? Frank and Christen in the Cayman's and Ryan, Teresa and Christian in Traverse City. You all know how to enjoy life and I am so happy for you all.
Rick and I haven't been up to a whole lot. Pretty much just hung around the house this weekend. Rented some movie, Deep Water and it was terrible. Don't waste your money. It was really bad.
Haven't seen any deer out hunting. The property Rick leases is pretty wet and with all the rain, each day he goes out there, it has crept closer and closer to his blind. Already had to move it once cause it got flooded. I haven't went out since Saturday. Was pretty boring when you don't see anything. It was funny, Friday night Mark and Rick were hunting so Julie and I met them at the Cascaddin for fish dinner afterwards. When I was pulling out of the driveway, just as I turned on the road, there were 6 deer standing in the road, one of them a buck. Rick just said "that figures". We put some corn out in the yard, so maybe we can get one here.
Christmas sure in coming up quick. Been trying to get some shopping done here. Need some more ideas from you all. For Teresa and Christen: Gold or Silver???
Looks like it will be a busy week for us all. Thanksgiving and then someones birthday on the 25th. Hmmmm.... Will probably go see Grandma in the morning and then to Rick's mom's for dinner. Hope you all have a wonderful and happy thanksgiving. Will be thinking of you all. Looking so forward to Christmas and coming to the Cayman's.
Take care and know that I love you all very much,
Love,
Mom
P.S. Rick says hi to all......

HAPPY MONDAY

2006-11-13T06:53:00.000-08:00

Good Morning Everyone,
Hope that you all had a great weekend. Can't believe that it is November already. I was thinking yesterday how close Christmas is here. Seem like all of a sudden it just came up so quick. Just trying to get things ready for the Holidays and do some Christmas shopping.
The times that I am most excited about is when Teresa and I meet up to do some Christmas shopping, when Ryan, Teresa and Christian come down the 16th for Christmas and then when I come to the Cayman Islands January 13th to see Frank and Christen. Being with my family will be the best present of all!!!!!
Well, deer hunting season starts this Wednesday. I am going to go out with Rick for a bit. Will keep you posted. Hope I get one the first day. Want some venison to make some venison sausage. Going to take whatever comes in, buck or doe, it doesn't matter. He leased that property again north of Lapeer. Glad he has the blind and heater. Makes it alot nicer to sit out there.
Met up with Robin on Saturday. Thanks for sending Christmas presents Frank and Christen. Will make sure everyone gets them. Her and Rick's house is looking good. You won't recognize the basement when you come home. It is in the process of being remodeled so it is a long way from being done, but the plans they have are neat. Someone would be able to live in the basement. What a beautiful house they have.... One day I would like to have our remodeled. Cleaned it out yesterday.
Was pretty chilly outside yesterday. It is right at that time of year when there isn't much to do outside. Think I am going to have to go to the tanning booth again here to get some rays. Haven't seem them in awhile.
Glad things are going great for you all... I am so very proud of all of you.....
Have a great day and a wonderful week and remember I love you all so very much,
Love,
Mom
xoxoxoxoxo

Snorkeling in the tub......

2006-11-09T07:06:00.000-08:00

Christian is practicing for when we come and visit!!!

All Dressed up..

2006-11-06T09:57:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from jarod and Tracy's wedding. We had a nice time. It was good to get out for the evening. Christian stayed the night at his friend Morgan's house. She has a new dog so Christian had a good time.

The truck was really busy on Friday and then really slow today. So there is just no predicting how the sales will be from day to day. We have pizza now and that is going pretty good.

Well it looks like you guys are having a great time with Dad there to visit. Have a good week!!

Here Comes the Sun!!!

2006-11-06T07:51:00.000-08:00

It has finally been pretty nice outside. The sun has been shining the last couple of days and the weather has been in the high 50's. Not quite as warm as down there, but I will take it. Managed to get my plants cut down for the winter and yesterday Ieven mowed the lawn. Needed to get outside. Seems like we have been shut up in this house with the nasty weather we have had lately.
Friday night we went to dinner at the Blind Fish. The last place we had dinner before Frank and Christen left for the Cayman's. That was a fun night, wasn't it? Rick and I ususally end up just splitting a dinnner. By the time we have eaten all the delicious bread and appetizers, we are too full for dinner. Saturday night we went over to Jim & Denise's. Her and her daughter were having a candle party so the girls hung out while the guys played poker. Rick didn't win much, but he didn't lose much either. Kind of broke even.
Yesterday we pretty much stuck around the house. Rick went to the pheasant place in Grand Blanc for awhile. I have been in the cleaning/throw away mood. Trying to get the house ready for the Holidays...... Coming up quick.... Want to get the tropical bathroom painted here soon so I will be working on that.
The kitty we have is getting alot bigger. The plan was to have a barn cat, but he hasn't seemed to make it out there yet. The softer side of Rick is coming out and so the cat spends alot of time in the house. Still have all his bedding out in the garage and he runs around the yard and in and out of the house. Have this heated pad that he likes to lay on. It is fun having him around. Rick named him "Butch". Oh, well, could be worse. ha!ha! He follows Rick around like a little puppy. When he goes to get the mail, he walks down there with him.
Well, you all have a great day........
I love you all so very much,
Mom
xoxoxoxoxoxo

Trick or Treating

2006-11-01T13:44:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures from Christian Trick or Treating. I couldn't get to many because he was running so fast. We went with some of our friends and thier kids so he had some kids to go with. We went downtown Traverse City and he got quite a bit of candy. I found him this morning before school eating some in the living room. You must be excited to have dad there to visit soon. Hope you guys have a nice time.

IT'S BEEN A BUSY WEEK

2006-11-01T13:02:00.000-08:00

Hi Frank, Christen, Teresa, Ryan and Christian,
Well, it sounds like it has been a very busy week for all of you. Your birthday Frank, celebrating Halloween, school parties, carving pumpkins and trick or treating. Thank you all so much for the neat pictures and stories on both blog spots. I never got around to carving pumpkins this year so it was fun looking at the different ones that you all came up with. Christian, you looked great in your police costume. I heard you had fun trick or treating. Hope you got lots of yummy candy.
Booked our trip today to come and visit you Frank and Christen. January 13-20th it is.
Been trying to get some Christmas shopping done here. Would like to be done the end of November. Looking forward to meeting up with you again here soon Teresa to do some Christmas power shopping like we did last year. That was fun.... For you all, please pass along your wish lists!!!! Have to get it to Santa......
Hope you all have a great week and remember that I love you and I am so proud of you all.
Love,
Mom
xoxoxoxoxo

Happy Birthday!!

2006-10-30T08:40:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of Christian in his Halloween costume for school. He was pretty excited about being a cop. He was writing tickets all morning. Hope you have a great birthday.
Love
Teresa

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRANK

2006-10-30T06:54:00.000-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST FRANK
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!

Just want to wish a wonderful birthday to a wonderful son. Hard to imagine that my once little bundle of joy has grown into such a fine young man. Your a great son, husband, brother and uncle to us all...... Have a great day and always know that I love you so very much.....
Love,
Mom

ONE MORE DAY UNTIL FRANK'S BIRTHDAY

2006-10-29T17:13:00.000-08:00

Well, it is almost October 30th which is your birthday Frank. Happy early birthday...... You couldn't have picked a better place to be to celebrate it . You have grown from a wonderful little boy into a wonderful young man. And I say young, you could be turning 50 like I will be soon. Ha!Ha! I couldn't be more proud of you.
Glad you had a nice birthday dinner Saturday night.... Sounds like it was alot of fun.
Today it was nice outside. Probably in the high 50's. Tomorrow it is suppose to be 62. A big heat wave..... Met with Aunt Jaci and Aunt Bev today for lunch. Was nice. Said to tell you both hi and also to tell Ryan, Teresa and Christian hi..... Jaci and I talked and this coming year she would like to come down and see you both there in the Cayman's and also take a trip up to Traverse City to see Ryan, Teresa and Christian.
Didn't do much this weekend other than that. Rick had the boys this weekend.
Loved the pictures on your website of the dives. They came out really good. Can't wait to go snorkeling and see all of that in person. Won't be long....
Well, you take care and I will touch base with you on your birthday.....
Love always,
Mom

Pumpkins

2006-10-27T13:28:00.000-07:00

We carved our pumpkins last night. Here are some of the pictures. Christian did his all by himself. His is the one on the far left.

Still Rockin

2006-10-23T17:22:00.000-07:00

Hello

2006-10-23T13:30:00.000-07:00

Hi,
I tried to post Christian's school picture for you but I could not get to post from the scanner. I e-mailed it to you but it only came through in black and white so I will mail you one soon. Hope everything is going well for you guys.
We have just been busy with the truck. The business has been steady, it just needs to pick up a little.
I talked to Amber for a while the other day and she said to tell you hello. She should be coming up to visit again soon. Have you guys kept in touch with all your friends in Michigan?
Dad is probably excited to come see you soon. Do you have anything special planned?

Christian had his last soccer game over the weekend and he got four goals. He really enjoys playing. Then I had Tracy's bridal shower on Sunday. Our friends Jarod and Tracy are getting married in November. They got a pretty good deal at a resort here called Timberlee.

It has been pretty cold here. It snowed again a little today. It is supposed to be like that the rest of the week. Hopefully it is nice on Halloween. I will post pictures of Christian in his costume for you.

Well have a good week.
Love
Teresa

Latest Happenings in Michigan

2006-10-23T07:48:00.000-07:00

Hi Frank and Christen,
Not much happening here. Been hanging around 50 degrees and raining quite a bit. The leaves on the trees around here are falling off quick.
The exciting thing is Michigan right now is the Tiger's..... Go Tigers!!! They lost Saturday night 7-2 but came back last night with a 3-1 win... Was a scary last inning.
Went to a euchre game at Jim and Denise's on Saturday. Didn't win the grand prize, but I did fairly well. There were 16 people playing. Was alot of fun... Yesterday we pretty much just relaxed. Didn't get to sleep until after 2 am by the time the card party got over with.
Wait until you see Christian's school picture. It is so cute. Such a handsome little boy. I made him a police uniform for Halloween. Turned out really cute. Teresa said everytime someone comes over, he puts it on for them to see. I am sure you will see a picture of him in it.
Saw Bev and Grandma the other day... Grandma is doing good. She is going to be 80 next year. Hard to believe, isn't it? We want to have a surprise 80th birthday party for her next year....
Other than the above, not much has been going on here. I really enjoy reading your blogspot with all the neat things that you guys are experiencing there. Makes you realize how many things you miss out on when you live in a colder climate. Wish I had summer year round. Alot more things to do.....
Well, you two take care and remember that I am very proud of you both and love you very much...
Love,
Mom
xoxoxoxoxoxo

Just being goofy

2006-10-14T17:58:00.000-07:00

Christian wanted to say Hello

2006-10-14T17:56:00.000-07:00

Tuna

2006-10-13T12:03:00.000-07:00

Hello,
Christen had mentioned that she bought a bunch of Tuna. This is a recipe that we use on salmon but the recipe actually calls for tuna. It is excellent on the grill. Thought you might enjoy it.....

Ginger Teriyaki Fish Steaks

3/4 cup Teriyaki marinade
2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon ginger
4 Tuna steaks

Combine teriyaki, brown sugar, and ginger. Remove and reserve 1/4 cup. Pour remainder in to large ziploc bag along with the fish steaks. Press all the air out and let the fish marinade for 30 minutes, turning bag once. Grill about five minutes on each side or until flaky brushing with reserved sauce.

Let it snow................

2006-10-12T11:18:00.000-07:00

We woke this morning and discovered it had snowed last night, already!! Here is a picture in front of my work. Enjoy the warm weather. Hopefully this will cure any homesickness you are having.................

I LOVE YOU!!!!

2006-10-11T07:10:00.000-07:00

Hi Frank and Christen,
Sounds like your having a lot of fun there. Things have been going good here. Has been raining all night and is overcast today. Think it was 54 when we woke up this morning. Well, the Tigers won their first game last night against the Oakland A's in a series of 7 games. Everyone is hyped up about it around here. Kind of like when the Piston's were winning all the time. If they win this series, they go to the World Series....
Rick went out goose hunting. Him and Cliff got 3 and Mark didn't get any. It was funny. Rick got up Saturday morning at 5:30 to go out and I planned on sleeping in. At 7:15 a bunch of geese flying over woke me up. Here if he had been setting out in the yard, he would have gotten some here.
So happy that your doing so well in school Christen. Keep up the good work.
Frank, the diving sounds like so much fun. Especially with that motorized thing. How exciting for you.... Have you taken any underwater pictures yet? When you do you will have to post them on the blogsite.
You two look so tan and so happy in all the pictures. There is that twinkle in your eyes!!!
Keep on having fun and doing all the exciting things that your doing.... Like I said before, this is an experience of a lifetime....
I love you,
Mom
(Debbie)

Score!!

2006-10-09T10:21:00.000-07:00

Christian had soccer on Saturday and he scored 2 goals so he was pretty excited. Then we went to the pumpkin patch and picked out some pumpkins and took a hayride. We decided to do the corn maze which was actually pretty difficult. We couldn't find our way out so after about a half an hour we just cut through the corn to get out.

We found another vendor in town to supply us with more hot items such as soups and goulash, etc. Ryan said they have been selling pretty good today. He seems to really enjoy the work. Well have a good day.
Love
Teresa

Pictures...

2006-10-09T07:13:00.000-07:00

More sandwiches please...

2006-10-06T08:14:00.000-07:00

Hi Frank and Christen,
It feels like so long since we have seen you guys. The time should go fast for you since you are both so busy. Christen definately sounds like she has her hands full with school and you with work and scuba diving. We read your blog everyday. Christian loves to see the pictures of all the fish and water. He is doing well in kindergarten. He loves the gym and music class which are new things to him. He has soccer again tomorrow and then we are going to the pumpkin patch.

So the lunch truck has been busy. We are selling so many sandwiches which is really good but not our biggest profit. We are having to order more almost daily. I think we are stressing the guy out at the deli. We should have all our numbers smoothed out in the next couple of weeks though. My job has been really slow lately so that has been good and given me some spare time to help out Ryan get started. Things are kind of slow up here for the staffing area since a lot of the automotive factories are laying off. We see a lot of people daily that have been looking for work for months and can't seem to find anything.

Well I will post some pictures this weekend for you to see. Have a good weekend!!
Love
Ryan, Teresa, and Christian

It's a Sunny Day in Michigan

2006-10-03T11:15:00.000-07:00

Hi Frank and Christen,
Today is a beautiful day ...... Your so lucky, you get this weather everyday!!! There isn't a cloud in the sky (well maybe a couple) but it sure is nice from the weather that we have been having. Will probably get out and do some yard work here in awhile. It sure needs it.
Well, the neighbors across the street Penny & Brian came over the other day. Wanted to make sure we kept the cat in the garage since they saw a coyote outside their bedroom window the other night. Guess he was howling like crazy. They were surprised that one came so close to their house. That is the big excitement in Hadley....
My friend Kim, from Alaska flew home this morning. She will be here for a month. They have that house in Lapeer on 75 acres. Beautiful place. She needed a break from building their other house up there. Looks like we will all be able to go to Alaska one day. Yeah!!! They are building a house and 2 cabins. They live right on the Kenai River which is 4 football fields across. A moose and her babies came stampeding down their road the other day and almost ran right into the side of her van. She hasn't saw the 9 ft. bear anymore since her encounter that one morning.
Everyone here is doing fine. I saw Teresa, Ryan and Christian last weekend. Watched Christian while they flew out to Arizona to get their new catering truck. Business has been good for them. Christian and I spent a night at the Great Wolf Lodge. Had alot of fun. He had his friend Skyla come spend the night there with us and they had so much fun on the water slides, etc. They have this big bucket that fills up slowly with water and then it makes this clicking sound and dumps over on everyone. He was running up to go on the slide and didn't hear the clicking sound and just as he got to the stairs, it dumped over right on him. He didn't seem to mind. You will have to ask him about the big wolf Wiley that came to the room at bedtime with milk and cookies..... Also went to his soccer game. He is on another team now with older kids. Scored a goal....
Well, you both take care and know that I love you both very much....
Love,
Mom (Debbie)

2006-09-30T16:14:00.000-07:00

Fall Weather here in Michigan

2006-09-30T13:16:00.000-07:00

Hi Frank and Christen,
Well, I think I figured this out with Christen's help. (thanks Christen). Now if I can just figure out how to put in some pictures. Just want to fill you in on what is going on here in Hadley. The weather is gloomy and rainy today. About 50 degrees. I am jealous knowing you two are there in 85 degree weather with the sun shining...... Rick just got back from bear hunting in the UP. He didn't get anything. He was pretty disappointed. However, he did bring me back a bear. One of those hand carved bears made out of wood that says welcome on it. Going to put it by the front door. He is really cute.
Just got some deals from Spirit Airlines so I am going to check them out. I really want to get down there and see you two.
Hope you have a nice day at the beach, dinner and the movie.
I love and miss you,
Mom

Love from Home

2006-09-28T17:42:00.000-07:00

This site has been set up especially for Frank and Christen. They created a blogsite for us so that we can keep updated on what is going on with them in the Cayman Islands. It sure helps. Hopefully we can all contribute to this site and keep them updated as to what is going on here in Michigan.