Finally!   It is only the first coat of asphalt down,  but it is down!  So it looks beautiful to just see blacktop!   Now they may not be back for a few days, and then we will have more weather to deal with,  but we have this instead of dust and gravel.  Well lately mud and gravel.

And we are only getting a few days break before the next front comes through with some more moisture.  But it feels good to not have cold damp winds.  So we will take all we can get.  This may be our Indian summer.  Not dry enough to work on the garden, so still don’t know when that time will come.  But still making progress on some of the other things around the house that need to be done before winter.

And Friday night down to Milwaukee for Al Miller’s Hallowine party, and do some shopping for Mom.   Then back home and hopefully get some more done.  Saturday night is the time change, so next week I won’t be able to do anything outside after work!  Remember to check those clocks!

It is almost the end of October,  even though it has felt like November for weeks!    But slowly getting ready for the winter.   We could use some rainless days so I can get to the garden, but with Noel’s help this weekend we accomplished the biggest project.  The docks are out, and the boat lift is moved into winter position.  So we worked hard in a northwest wind but accomplished a lot.  A little fine tuning at the lake yet when I get a good day.

Our road is dug out and waiting asphalt.  They are scheduled to be back tomorrow,  but with all the rain today I am not sure it will classify as ‘weather permitting’.  It is supposed to be a good day tomorrow but I think they prefer a dry base to put the asphalt down.  But we will see what tomorrow brings.   It would be nice to have something besides dirt and pot holes.

So we made it through Monday,  I visited the dentist today (so far so good),  tomorrow I give blood at the company blood drive.   Hopefully get a couple of issues fixed, and the work day will be over.   Hey we are almost to hump day.

Another week gone by. It seemed like a quick week,  lot’s going on at work,  I had my homebrew club exec. board meeting here Wed, did the newsletter and sent it out, down to Milwaukee Friday night, Packer game today.   We did get the Bayliner into the storage, Chris cleaned it up during the week and when we got home from Milwaukee Saturday afternoon we put that into the boathouse.  Then we pulled out the pontoon boat and set that into the driveway for the winter.  And managed to dig out the carrots, everything else is frozen.  I’ll look for a chance to start roto tilling the garden.

Today was an invite to the Packer game with a company.  They have nice inside club seats I was able to sit in once before.  A very nice way to enjoy Lambeau Field!  And of course always better when topped off by a win.  Photos on the Album page; the view of the field, the club level of Lambeau (the carrot cake is great!) and various shots of the parking area and vehicles.  The revamped ambulances have TV’s, liquour cabinets and cooking areas.

this week Chris and I are going to an Octoberfest dinner, I have an SOB meeting, and Friday the SOB’s are volunteering for a church fundraiser in Neenah (serving good beers of course)

Back home again,  a little while ago.   Made good time coming back from Detroit,  although from MJ and John’s house to here I don’t think we ever got out of the construction zone.  But Sunday a good day to travel we still moved along well.   Before we left we bought a GPS we were thinking of .   It was a great addition.  It made all the trip and running around in Detroit very easy.  Amazing technology.  Still more to learn about it but we got our money’s worth the last 4 days.

The trip to Detroit we took the ferry from Milwaukee, expensive but worth it.  Left Mlwaukee 6 am Thursday morning.  Got to watch the sun come up on the lake, do some napping and relaxing.   Could not have done that driving through Chicago,  well maybe the nap.    Then just over 3 hours once we landed in Muskegon, after a 2.5 hour ride.   Much quicker and more relaxing than the drive would have been.

Looks like a hard frost must have been here while we were gone.  All the plants look done, even the marigolds.    It is supposed to be a well below normal temperature week.  Hopefully we get some warmer weather to end the month!

Mary Jane’s mother in law passed away this morning.  Our prayers especially for John and his family.   She had gone in the hospital last Wednesday not feeling well.   They were not sure if it was the flu at first but it turned out she had some sort of blood infection.   It first settled in her head, her lymph nodes in her neck swelled and were cutting off her breathing, and on Saturday they sedated her and put in a breathing tube.   Apparently last night the infection attacked her heart.

She was a wonderful, kind person and will be missed by all.