Visitors & We have a Porch

Wow what a great week. First our friends David & Linda Cypcar arrived on Wednesday afternoon just in time for Happy Hour. For those who don’t know our friends they had a lot in our park down in Texas up until a couple years ago when they purchased a home not far from there. They were the first couple that we meant after buying the lot and we just hit it off from the start. They made a side trip to our place after visiting their daughter in St Louis and left this morning for son’s in Ohio. We did find out that our kids are only 45 minutes apart in Ohio so possible another get together this summer if they come back there.

Thursday morning we took them to the Michigan Historical Museum which was really interesting. Dave/Linda retired out of the U.P. so they have history here in MI. Then that night we meant Larry/Stint/ Nadene at Finleys for dinner so they could meet some of my siblings. Bob/Diane are up to their place in Houghton Lake with family so they weren’t able to make it. After dinner we went to Nadene’s for strawberry pie, which was sooooo good.

Friday we meant up with Retama Neighbors Lon and Pat Garvey for lunch in a little place in Ionia and got caught up with all their news since leaving Texas, which happened to be watching the helicopter during the OK tornado not only on TV but from their hotel window. Talk about scary.  Then over to Lon/Pat’s for desert. Can you see a pattern here of Lots of Food. We decided that dinner that night was going to be a easy and a light one. Had a great evening sitting together through a very extended Happy Hour and just visiting. But good things always come to a end and they left this morning.

So the other news this week is our contractor showed up early Monday morning and started on our front porch. Between the rain, cold and inspector he and crew were able to get all but a little done on the porch by Friday. Larry and I will do the finishing which I call the “pretty part” once we figure out what we want.

Well of course there’s pictures

Before

After

Like I said we need to do the finishing touches and get the shrubs and flowers out front but that will come.And it sure would be nice if it would warm up so we could sit on our new porch longer then 10 minutes.

So that’s our week.  Hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend and drive safe out there if your on the road.

Till next time……………………………….