Nate and Grammie Denise roll into San Fran on the 11th of Nov.  We are... officially... ahead of schedule!  Ah yes... I remember you, old friend.  "Ahead of Schedule".... I've missed you.  You make my type A, always-wear-a-watch, show up 2...

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......

Warm, in bed, just waking up... the kind of wake up that's happy and not rushed.  From downstairs I hear Evie, "Ahhhhhhh... No!  Not again! Nooooooo!"  Zero to tangled up in the sheets, tripping out of bed, looking for pants... clean...