Back in the Mitten!!

Wednesday, April 13
Got up and hit the road.  Decided that getting to Charlevoix was probably a bit of a stretch today.  But there is a new puppy at Isla’s house, so we decided it was a great opportunity to see the MI WonderKid, her parents and Rufus.   So that’s where we aimed the truck.  Our route took us past Fort Wayne….have a great niece in the hospital there, so we decided to make a quick stop on our way through.  Got to see nieces, nephews, sister and brother-in-law while there. 
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Not much happening in our world today except for driving, eating, and dozing along the way…me, not Kim.  No side stops…well, except for the hospital visit.  When we were leaving the hospital, we started the search for a bathroom. Took a few more minutes than I would have liked but eventually found them.  I was waiting for Kim to come out and noticed a man doing the same kind of searching we had been doing.  Also noticed the look of relief on his face when he saw the ‘restrooms’ sign hanging from the ceiling.  As he came around the corner in the direction the arrows indicated, eyes still searching for the door, he muttered, “Trying to find a bathroom is like trying to find Waldo.”  Well said, sir…well said!
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Felt a small thrill when we passed the “Pure Michigan” sign.  Back to The Mitten State and our own time zone!!  We’ve had some minor bumps along the way, but overall it’s been a great trip.  But as with every lengthy time away, it’ll be good to get home and back to our life.  J  We’ll have to get the coolant issue checked out on the truck and we’ll have to determine the extent of the damage on the bikes.  I’m expecting to be bombarded by work calls next week….I had our home phone forwarded to my cell so I could deal with work calls as they came up. Told people I’d be back to work on the 18th and to give me a call back then.  So I’ll be facing that music next week, but until that time I’m just going to enjoy being back home…maybe do a little tap dancing.  J



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