We had a fun time last week and somewhat of a surprise. We didn't expect Michele's parents to visit us this fall, but they told us a few weeks ago that they wanted to make the trip. It took Michele a couple of weeks to find a nice cottage that could work well for them and then, voilà, a week later they were here!
September weather is always an unknown in our area. A friend of ours was one of the Chief Meteorologists until he retired a few years ago. He explained that September is historically the most difficult month to forecast--it's all over the map. And, that's about what the week was like. We included some shots of a foggy, rainy evening.
We had good stories, good food, and good wine. We have to mention, of course, that we had great jokes also, but they mostly centering around toilet risers. ;-> To quote Michele's Dad, "Ah, you got to love the golden years!" LOL.
We hope you and your family are doing well too and that you all enjoy each other as much as you can!
Michele and Andy
Thank you. Beautiful spot you found and beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteI love the family photo and the cottage is so nice. Loved visiting with your sweet mom.
ReplyDeleteWish your dad could have made it to the shop.
ReplyDeleteNice to see Michele's parents. And loved the birch trees, I miss them out here.
ReplyDeletelove, Valerie
Thanks Brenda! I love the photos Andy took to remember our visit!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue! My Mom really enjoyed visiting with you and Mike. She said to be sure and thank you two for taking time out of your day to visit with her and that she wishes you all the best with your new shop!
ReplyDelete~Michele
Thanks Val! It was so nice to see my folks, we had a wonderful visit! Lots of laughs and good times.
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Your folks look wonderful, and so does the cottage! I'm so glad they were able and willing to make it up to see you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie! I was soooo happy that they were willing to make such a long trip to see us! It was great fun! Andy and Dad were quite the comedians!
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i spent many summers on a lake in michigan...your photos are a good reminder of the mid west.
ReplyDeleteAll your pictures are so nice to see and how nice it was that your folks had that get-up-and-go spirit to make the trip. I'm so glad that your "tooling around town" included a brief stop at my little cottage. Some more nice memories for all of you to tuck away.
ReplyDeleteKristi,
ReplyDeleteGlad the Lake MI pix bring back happy memories! Where on Lake MI did you visit??
Thanks for reading,
Michele
Sylvia,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your compliments on the pix. (Andy took them all) I too, was impressed that my folks were willing to make the long trip! It sure was a fun week! I really wanted my Mom to have a chance to meet you! (she hears all about the "Hoop group!") She has commented several times "I really liked Sylvia, she has such a happy personality!!!" :-)
Thanks for reading our blog,
Michele
Michele,
ReplyDeleteYour parents look so good, just like I remember them! It looks like you had a wonderful time with them. Do they still live in Hartland? XXOO Sonja
Thanks Sonja! We did have lots of fun! It was great to see them and so nice that they could come up! They do still live in the same home, I think they are quite comfortable there.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading our blog,
xxoo
Michele