The kids and I got the boot at 9:00am. Scott was antsy to start work and the kids were being... you know... kids. I threw together our beach bag, snacks and bathing suits and headed to the beach. What more...

I had recently been talking to my cousin, Brandon, about Michigan. I distinctly recall him telling me to put Sleeping Bear Dunes on my to do list... which is not possible because he's never been to Michigan. Oops - memory......

So... I'm pretty sure we're going to be stuck at Grandmom's house for eternity (or at least the entirety of this year).  Of course that's not the intention, but we're certainly running into plenty of "opportunities to flex our problem...