MARCH 2017 / TIME FLIES

I will start by stating:  I am a bad blogger!


I have such great intentions and then I guess life happens ..... or something.  So much happens in a year, month, and days.  Maybe if I act as if this is a journal and make it a priority before hitting the pillow at night I would do better??  Well, I'll start again and see where it takes me LOL - I won't recommend holding your breath to anyone.  I love reading other people's blogs and am always impressed at their dedication to posting each day.  There is a fellow I follow from Bayfield, and it sounds like he has intentions of moving as soon as his home sells.  I am sad about that because his blog gives me a little insight as to what is going on in the area that I spend a lot of time in during the summer months.  Funny how you get sucked in to blogs - I especially find I follow mostly food associated blogs.  On a rare occasion I follow someones recipe for something that sounds fabulous.  As in all recipes some are hits and some are sure misses.  Now back to my own agenda - I think it is a mixed bag of subject matter.  It is somewhat journally (sp) because I am usually updating what I've been doing at that point of time.  I love posting pictures (which is really frustrating at times!) and I really loved the time you could have music playing in the background.  Susan Branch has her musica
(LOVE) and another blog I used to follow had music playing in the background of her blog while you read. She was sooooo interesting and crafty actually; and then her blog went private.  I miss it!!
Of course, then you have the BIG bloggers that I love to follow :  Pioneer Woman, and Susan Branch; both successful women and so interesting.  Oh well, enough said on all that lengthy chat.


I guess I'll start with a brief overview of this new year of 2017.  We heralded in the New Year at the condo in Bayfield, with the Provo's and Johnson's.  It was a very festive occasion on New Year's Eve, spent at the Johnson's. Steve made a wonderful dinner - a Nicoise salad that was delicious!!  We rang in the New Year with champagne and good cheer.  We also were able to see Dan and Cheryl (who did not join us because of other plans with Marion).  They brought us a snowman and reindeer, made from birch or aspen wood by Dan.  Adorable!!!


January was cold but not much snow.  Mike is embedded in his coaching gig with wrestling.  My car died and Steve had to give me a jump and I had a new battery installed.  I also had the steering column replaced (recall).  And the refrigerator needed a repair - we'll see how long that lasts.


February 3rd I flew to Chicago with Emily and Amy for a dance competition/convention.  It was fun for me to go back to an area where family lived many long years ago (49 to be exact).  Cindy flew in to be with us and we just had a great time.  We really didn't leave the confines of our hotel much so we got in a lot of visiting.  Nephew Mark and his family came to watch Emily dance on Sunday afternoon and we walked to a restaurant nearby (Irish) for dinner and that was just a great time.  Mandie introduced us to French fries and gravy!!!


Renee Jordan's mom Edie passed away and Mike and I attended her funeral which was on Valentine's Day.  The service took place in a small town west of the City so we stopped at 6Smith restaurant for lunch on the way home and that was fun and delicious!!  (it's in Wayzata - we saw a car through the ice on Lake Minnetonka - a tow truck and police were assisting - it was close to the shoreline.  Just after the sheriff had gone on the news warning people to stay off the UNSAFE ice!!)
We watched the little boys wrestle a few times - Isaac has fizzled out and Landon is doing quite well-especially when he doesn't have to wrestle some older guy!!  His size puts him at a disadvantage most of the time (in my humble opinion).


We had a dinner with the Arendt's at Mancini's one evening which was great to catch up.  Also went to The Mad Hatter Tea House with Ruth and Barb P.  which was ok.  Ruth was NOT impressed with the food or the atmosphere especially.  Oh well, you can't win them all!!  LOL  Another fun event was the St Stephens Mardi Gras, which we attended with Steve and Angie.  It was really a fun night and Angie did a great job in the decorating of the event. 


MARCH - ahhhh, long awaited March!!  Why you ask?  Well, a sister/daughter vacation trip to Florida!!!  It was a great break from winter and clouds of home - great bonding, beaching, shopping, and binging on 'This Is Us'!!  Even got in a few games of Farkle and Triominoes .  Got my Pina Colada at Crabby Steve's - a great little bar ON THE BEACH :-)  Beautiful white sand beach and emerald waters. 


Now I am back home to dentist and eye appointments, and the usual routines.  Marilyn Anderson, the mom of Sue and Ron (Stage Door and now Northern Force) passed away and her funeral was this last Monday.  It was very melancholy and made me realize how quickly our lives really pass - LIVE EVERY MOMENT..is the message I took away.  On that note I will seize the day and hopefully keep better tabs on this blog LOL.  We shall see.......