Go, Matt!

Yet another Rochester Hills pic We’re attending the Grand Haven–Grandville football game tonight. I haven’t been to a high-school football game since…well, since I was in high school. We’re going to be rooting for the Buccaneers and Matt Wade, varsity footballer extraordinaire. I’ve known Matt since he was eight and […]

He’s approved!

Snapped in Rochester Hills Sorting through the mail today, I spied an official-looking letter from Citizenship & Immigration. Finally! We’d been waiting for Devin’s visa approval. That’s the big step when the U.S. clears him for travel into the country and then forwards the approval to Korea. So, we’re hoping, […]

Bread pudding

I won’t quit my day job to become a food stylist, that’s for sure. This Sausage, Apple and Onion Bread Pudding smelled (and tasted) oodles better than this picture could possibly convey.

Bruuuuuuce

Rogue River Dam We attended the R.E.M.-Bruce Springsteen-John Fogerty-Bright Eyes concert in Detroit Sunday night. Much good music. Much loudness. Much bouncing in my seat. Much screaming and applauding. Much fun. While I was there to see (finally!) Michael Stipe and fellas, the rest of the crowd was definitely there […]

A day at the dog park

Making friends Today was Dog Day Saturday. We’re pretty excited that this is finally happening in Grand Rapids, after two long years of petitions, city commission meetings and planning with the parks department. Even though Pete’s unsociable behavior makes him canine non grata, Scott has taken part in the committee […]