Monday, October 12, 2026 I went to work today, which felt as foreign as anything could. I was working for someone who is really good at her job, so that makes the job feel easy, knowing my plans would be so well prepared, but also a bit intimidating, because maybe the kids would notice I
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Sunday, October 11. 2026 I think the river boat annual pass has just been a wonderful thing. While we were driving through the glorious West Virginia (I just learned that West Virginia broke off to be a state of its own from Virginia because of slavery. They were against and VA was for it. Interesting
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Saturday, October 10, 2026 We went to the Ordway to see the jukebox musical Mystic Pizza tonight. The Julia Roberts 1988 movie was not a musical, so the show is actually called Mystic Pizza: The Musical. Tee hee. Neither of us remember anything about the movie – including if we ever saw it. I enjoyed
Friday, October 9, 2026 We were scheduled to drive the 10 hours from Traverse City to home today. I was planning to leave by 8am, stop as quickly as possible for gas and food, see one Troll, use the in-our-favor time zone change, and get to Woodbury in time for a brass band concert at
Thursday, October 8, 2026 What better way to use your tiny pretend food than to make them into magnets? Good idea, Elizabeth!
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 Benjamin and Elizabeth have a whole jar of gems topped with a giant diamond. OoOoOoOo I drove home. Weird, I know, but I thought Keith could rest. I suggested we order a Rocky Rococo pizza in Eau Claire. The gas gauge was dipping ever lower, but it seemed reasonable to stop
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 We started the day by sending a message to Jerry and Barbara that Keith has a cough and cold. We were scheduled to arrive at their house tonight and to spend two full days enjoying their company, but we didn’t want to just show up with germs without letting them know.
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Monday, October 5, 2026 We had a delightfully slow morning. We had a late breakfast/lunch at Joanna’s. We ordered “smaller” skillet breakfasts, since the “meals” seemed daunting. The skillets were daunting. We actually made pretty good progress but had to surrender. I hope they can compost. (This is the before picture) My brother David recommended
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Sunday, October 4, 2026 There was an artist collaboration called The Best of West Virginia very close to our hotel, so before we set out on the road, we wandered around. It was so interesting! So many gorgeous things. Keith asked why we are so cheap, because we didn’t buy anything. I asked if he
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Saturday, October 3, 2026 Before I forget, I have to say Keith’s new rule. Driving in the mountains must be done in the day and hopefully in the sunshine. We are really going to have to start planning our trips before we leave. The alarm went off at 7am so we could get packed up