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A Busy Weekend!

After a busy week the weekend was finally upon us.  We picked up Chinese food on the way home and bought dinner for Michelle's parents also.  We enjoyed our food and then settled in and watched TV shows till it was time for bed.

Saturday morning was Brendan's first basketball game of the year.  We got there early and did not see anyone from his team.  I was a little concerned that I got the time wrong.  Shortly after that the coach arrived.  Brendan was pretty excited and soon the game began.  He played really well and they won.  He almost scored also.  He played a lot better than last year and he is on a good team.








As you can see I took some photos.  Which means I used my new Dakine Mission Photo 25L.  First thing you notice is how lite this bag is compared to the old bag.  The shoulder strap design is also much better.  I did find that my larger lens does not fit upright in the bag.  I was still able to fit it in the bag. First experience with the bag was very good.

After getting home we had leftovers from Friday for lunch.  This led to Michelle and I taking a little nap.  After the nap we went to the basement and started to do more cleaning and organizing.  It has been a long ongoing task.  We made a great deal of progress and filled the back of the van with another load of things to donate.

I also managed to install the Surly Rim Strips on the Vortex.  They are a great upgrade for any Fat Bike! Now that I have a system for removing the tubeless ready tires that task was much easier.

We got to bed late, tired and a little sore.  We slept really good and Brendan woke us before 8:00am to get ready for church.  We went to the Methodist Church here in Burt.  It was a nice service and Michelle's mom was giving the message.  Near the end of her message a woman setting behind began to have trouble breathing and blacked out.  911 was called and there was another member of the church that is a paramedic and gave aid.  She was taken to the hospital and was doing well when they were leaving.  Michelle's mom finished her message and we were on our way home.  

I made breakfast while Michelle made chicken soup.  Michelle and I then headed for mom's.  One of my aunts had passed away on Thursday.  The showing was in Auburn today.  Irene was 93 years old and would have been 94 in May.  She had been sick for a while.  We also got to see some family that we only seem to see when there is a funeral.

Irene was married to my dad's oldest brother Herb.  Herb had passed several years before dad.  I do have a fond memory of aunt Irene.  Some 40 years ago (or more) I spent a day on their farm.  She showed me how to do a lot of things on the farm that day.  The one that stuck with me most was how to properly pick strawberries.  She would pick on and put it in the basket and then eat two.

We wanted to take mom out to dinner but she did not feel up to it.  Probably a good idea given how cold it was tonight.  Michelle and I stopped and ate a Coco Loco in Saginaw.  This is one of our favorite spots.  We had a good meal and then headed home.

Weekends go by way to fast and it is now time to get ready for the new week.

Stay tuned!


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