January 29, 2025

275 days / catching up

I couldn't let a month pass without posting ~something~!

It's been pretty quiet - I took Chuck with me to the Comedy Castle on New Year's Eve.  I was there with both my sisters, a brother in law and various friends of theirs. 
My search & rescue team often has training & meetings at the county EMS admin building - this class I attended recently was the first time I've noticed a name on the skeleton - Sherlock Bones! 
Darn Joann's and their cute blowmolds (and sales)
There are several yards in the area around my house where semis are parked.  
I couldn't help but stop and get a picture of Chuck's cousin! 
January 2 was the Grandson's 5th birthday - we went to the Reptarium to see the critters.
2 headed snake (named Ben & Jerry) to go with the 2 headed turtle (named Chopsticks) above. 
Every time we turned around, an employee was there with some sort of critter that we could hold or pet. 
This big guy was gorgeous!  It had an oil slick sheen on it's scales. 
If you're ever in SE Michigan - you need to stop by here.  It's very cool!

Last weekend I flew down to Arkansas to visit with the Spouse who is working remotely from his Mom's house in Hot Springs.  The trip down was very stressful.  I'll have to write a post on my other blog... here's the worst part of it.
The Proton Pack doesn't seem to have much power! 

I did make it to the bathhouse!  That made the trip down all worthwhile. 
I haven't been to Hot Springs since before Covid, so I've missed it! 
We attempted to have lunch at Cracker Barrel on the way to take me back to the airport Sunday, but all the servers pretended like we didn't exist.  So we got up & left.  But I had to stop and grab this blowmold from the store, since I had a coupon.  The Spouse is driving home next week so I left it in his car. 
Since I only had a carry on bag, Chuck didn't fit in there.  He would have fit, but I ended up with my heavy coat & winter boots shoved in there, too.  This little guy went along for the trip! 
But he was pretty boring.  He made it into the car with me to go to the bath house, but that's all he did!  Chuck is disappointed in him. 

This coming up weekend I'll be heading out to Kalamazoo for a VFW conference / banquet.  I already have a list of cemeteries I want to visit while I'm out there.  Look for posts on those soon!