Some Special Times

Sometimes are special not because what you are doing, but who you are with.

Children's museum Grand Rapids Style

We have never been in the children's museum, so this week having Emily here in GR, we were excited to go. I guess it just looks funny to go into a children's museum if you dont have a child with you.

Great things there to do, from a construction zone with wheelbarrows and "dirt" in the form of ground up old tires, to making bubbles, and shopping carts with play food. To much to do for a few hours time before the melt down begins.

Robinettes with Grandma

On a beautiful fall day the end of September, Pop and I took Grandma out to Robinettes for lunch. She took all of us out there so many times, and we thought it would be a wonderful treat for her to be there. She ate her lunch but had her eye on a large chocolate covered carmel apple that pop had bought and a bag of peanut brittle that we had bought for her. She loves her sweets. She kept moving the two closer and closer to her, until we cut a piece of the apple for her. We packed her a bad of a small piece of the apple to take back to the "manor" with her and we couldnt get it out of her hand to put her coat on. She had it clutched so tightly, I think she was afraid we would change our minds and take it from her.

A Years Worth in One Posting

From Elmwood to West Elm

Joel moved to West Elm which is in the heart of downtown Chicago.  We helped him move in, or rather we helped him assemble his furniture from Ikea.  Thank goodness for power tools.  He has a beautiful apartment with an amazing view not only to the South down State and Rush Streets, but also to the East where you can see Lake Michigan.

Pop, Joel and I went on a boat tour to see all the amazing buildings that are in Chicago especially those around the Chicago River