Friday, August 21, 2009

A weeklong darkness

Did you all feel lonely and lost without "Life and Times ..." posts to read the last week? Apparently I've be negligent in getting my ramblings out there. So sorry, I'll try to be more timely!

Here's what's happening with the Wildwood DeVries:
  • Cyndie drove Emma and her cousin Sarah to meet my sister Jane on Friday. The girls spent the weekend with Auntie Jane and had a blast. They set the DeVries clan record for number of parks visited in one day at 21, went tubing (Emma LOVES that), and generally had a great time together. She arrived back home on Monday evening tired, but excited to see Papa Lee and her new cousin.
  • Cyndie's Dad was here from last Friday evening through yesterday morning. We had a very nice visit!
  • While I helped some friends move last Saturday, Lee and Cyndie went to an auction. They bid on a couple of boats, but didn't come home with anything! Oh well, maybe next year.
  • On Saturday night we all went out to watch a water ski show ... they were doing jumps and pyramids and all kind of fun stuff.
  • Sunday after church we went to see some power boat races at a small nearby lake. That was interesting. We also got to walk through the pit area and see the boats. Good stuff.
  • Wednesday night we went to the Lake Geneva Venetian Fest. That's the local carnival/festival, etc. It was rainy that evening, so the kids got to walk on to all the rides (we got them the wristbands so they could go on unlimited rides). They had a blast, and were soaked when we left for home!
  • Cyndie got her new computer for work. She's going to start up a bit again this fall with Tim in school and needed to upgrade from her 5+ year old machine. She was pretty excited!
  • On that note, Cyndie's been busy trying to get some work done for a new client and I've been pretty busy with work too, on a new project for Kraft.
  • Today we're headed to the UP (that's Michigan's Upper Pennisula for the un-initiated). We're going to stay for a long weekend with a friend from college who's family has a island on a small lake up there. Should be fun!

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