I’ve Been Working on the Railroad

Andrew and I went up to the pet store in town to get some dog food for Daisy this week. There is a set of railroad tracks that run directly behind it. We can often hear the train's whistle as it goes through town from our house. When we pulled into the parking lot, Andrew … Continue reading I’ve Been Working on the Railroad →

Another Example of My Not-So-Superior Brain

A little backstory, first. You may recall that last summer they tore up our street, and sidewalks, and almost every one of our front lawns. My front lawn was where they wound up parking all of their bulldozers, excavators, and even their Port-a-John. They told us that when it was all done things would be … Continue reading Another Example of My Not-So-Superior Brain →

Weekend Business

My last blog was a "throwaway." I've had a lot going on, yet I was struggling to find something to write about. I stepped away for a couple days and now I have a few things worth sharing. We Have a Street! They finally blacktopped the street this weekend! They finished the driveways and sidewalks … Continue reading Weekend Business →

Two-riffic Day!

I had the day off yesterday for my son's birthday. It was such a great day with the family. He is all about tools and the construction vehicles that have been outside, so that was the "theme" for his birthday. My dad sent him a tool box earlier this week. It had some cool tools … Continue reading Two-riffic Day! →

Wednesday Randomness

The last few posts have been all about books, so I figured I would just toss out a bit of an update. We Have Curbs The road project is almost done! We have curbs! We should have a street soon and hopefully sidewalks and the rest of my driveway, too! This headache cannot be over … Continue reading Wednesday Randomness →

“Get Off My Lawn!”

The construction continues on our street. That in itself is bad enough. They have pretty much ripped out all of the concrete from the street itself. They had removed all the sidewalks from the other side of the street early in the project. This week, they began ripping up not only our sidewalk, but our … Continue reading “Get Off My Lawn!” →

Gratitude and Laugh on Me

I would like to take a moment and thank each of you who commented, reached out via email, or texted me regarding my last blog. Your love and support means a lot to me and my family. Knowing that so many folks are thinking about us truly warms my heart. I will be sure to … Continue reading Gratitude and Laugh on Me →

Random (and cool) Act of Kindness

As you know, they are working on our street. They are ripping up the water and sewer lines and working on a new water main before resurfacing the whole road. This morning as I was cooking breakfast Sam took Andrew outside because Consumers Energy was out working on something. They had two of their diggers … Continue reading Random (and cool) Act of Kindness →

Random “Crap” (Pun intended)

The work that they are doing on our street has been more than annoying. We're having to park on side streets because we can't get to our driveway. Our mail is not being delivered because the mail lady can't get to our street. Whatever happened to "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers … Continue reading Random “Crap” (Pun intended) →

Weapons of Mass Construction

It is going to be a LONG 4 months! We've known for some time that they were going to be working on our street. It began loudly on Monday morning. We were awaken by someone using one of those big cement saws to slice a line at the end of our driveway. They went up … Continue reading Weapons of Mass Construction →