Well I guess it’s time to do a little catching up on this Blog thing. We got back to Michigan about mid June and watched the grandkids while Suz & Don went of to Little Rock Arkansas for their Candy Class. They have the franchise for the Candy Bouquet in the Wixom area, they have all types of candy and instead of sending a floral bouquet they make them out of chocolate and candy. Very unique. We spent just about everyday with the kids at the beach swimming and as Rachel calls it Cardiacking, the rest of us call it kayaking. After a week of this I started to think she was right and I was heading for a Cardiack arrest.
We got BOLO’ed in Livingston County (BOLO police slang for Be On the Look Out for), We had picked up the new car a few days earlier and decided to take the kids to the Zoo in Lansing to put a few miles on the car and get the engine broken in. Well we’re on the freeway in the right lane doing 60mph, minding our own business when this Bandana head Willie Nelson wanna be comes flying up on our butt at about 90 and locks on his brakes about 3 feet off our back bumper. With no other cars in the other lanes he starts beeping and signaling me to speed up so of course I hit the brakes instead which I believe caused everything on his front seat to hit the floor. Now he decides to pass us on the shoulder of the freeway, while he’s doing this he flips Cathy and the grandkids the bird, I still can’t figure out why he was mad at them. He then starts to pull in front of us forcing us into the second lane which is now occupied by a semi truck. Being a fast thinker I threw my badge up in the windshield, he immediately pulled back onto the shoulder and took off at about 90 mph. He got off at the next exit and we continued on our way to the zoo. About 15 miles down the road we see a Deputy standing outside his car shooting radar. As we go by he looks up his jaw drops open and his head swivels around watching us go by. I made the comment to Cathy that this must really be a great looking car. So great that he chased us down with his lights and siren running. It turns out that the Willie Nelson wanna be got off the freeway and called the sheriffs office and told them that there was a crazy guy flying down the freeway hanging out the window with a badge in his hand running everyone off the road. So the Sheriff orders all his deputies to the freeway overpasses to catch us. After fifteen minutes of talking with a K9 unit deputy (the dog was the friendly smart one) and waiting for them to call Detroit PD to verify I was a real cop, they decided to give us a break and let us go. About half way through all this Rachel pops up with “It shouldn’t take this long just to write a ticket”. We did finally get to the zoo and had a really good time. On the way home Nick had us drive by Michigan State’s Stadium to get a picture of him standing in front of it, to make a screen saver for his mom (a University of Michigan Grad).
Suz & Don got back and we let them visit the kids for a day and a half before we loaded them in the motorhome and took off for Mackinac Island for a week. The weather was in the low 90’s everyday and only about 30 minutes of rain all week. We did 4 crossings of the BIG MACK Bridge and spent one day walking around the Island eating fudge and saltwater taffy. The kids got to swim under the bridge, this is the dividing point for Lake Michigan and Lake Huron so Nick named it Lake Michuron, of course the water temp was just a tad above freezing. Fortunately we found a little beach on a bay in Lake Michigan that was pure white sand shallow and about 75 degree water temp so we pretty much lived there for the rest of the week. Cathy wouldn’t let us use the campground pool any more after I beat up the eleven year old (he was a really big eleven year old in my own defense). But that’s another story.
When we left Mackinac we followed US 23 down the coast past the 45th parallel to Oscoda, this was the start of the 4th of July week in Oscoda for the family. Normally we camp near by but this year we just met Don & Suz and dropped off the kids, then went to Wixom to house sit the dog and cats. I was able to spend 5 days washing and waxing the motorhome and 5 evenings at the chiropractor getting straighten out. The kids had a great week and came home and tanned and bronzed from the time on the beach.
Pack up the motorhome and we’re gone for a month of relaxing in Lapeer Michigan. Of course we have to go back for the opening of the store and then for Nick and Don’s birthdays and probably 3 or 4 other things, who knows or as Rachel always sez “Who cares”.
The car we bought is a PT Cruiser, I spent more time in line at the DMV then I did in the dealership buying it. It’s a nice car with lots of room and so far we’re both happy with it. I’m trying to get Cathy to wear a Pink mohair sweater (tight) a Poodle skirt and saddle shoes so we can go down to the drive-in but she’s not having any of it.
Time to relax, later
