Marquette, Kiddies, and Ice Cream Cones

Mom, Mel, Macrea, Sargie, Me

July 22, 2013 – Monday

51 degrees/clear/calm

Pentoga Road

It’s another beautiful day in the neighborhood. Rain and thunderstorms are forecast for later, but right now, it’s shaping up to be picture perfect. The internet boys are supposed to come out and raise the antenna, but we know how that works. It also may rain hundred-dollar bills from the sky.

Here's a big ol' bear captured by the web cam Sunday morning at 7:10 AM. 

We left around 9 AM on Sunday for Marquette. There was little traffic and we made good time. The first stop was to purchase a large rawhide dog bone for Brutus. The last one lasted for almost two months, so in the long run, it’s worth the money to have him chew a three-foot long dried piece of bovine skin than our house.

There was a tall ship festival and we enjoyed looking at a couple of the masted vessels in the harbor.

A stop at the mall allowed Sargie to pick up some needed things for the house. While she and Mom shopped, I meandered around the sporting goods store and ended up purchasing some flies and poppers. No bluegill will be safe now.

We made it to an athletic field by Northern Michigan University in time to see the junior high-age soccer team that Macrea coaches finish their season with an overtime/penalty kick loss. No one seemed too upset. In fact, one of the players produced some water balloons and the kids had a good time chasing their coach around the field.

All of us enjoyed pizza at a small restaurant in downtown Marquette where we ate and talked for well over an hour. Mel’s sister and her boyfriend were visiting and they are wonderful kids. Mitchell’s a physical therapy major and Megan is contemplating going into accounting forensics. Both are students at Eastern Michigan University. Mel’s finishing her degree in hospitality management this year and of course, Macrea just graduated with his bachelors degree this past spring and is the manager of a local branch of Wells Fargo Bank. We were hanging out with a pretty educated bunch of munchkins on Sunday.

Later, for desert, we enjoyed huge ice cream cones at Presque Isle Park along the shores of Lake Superior and soon told all goodbye. Sargie navigated the large loop that features many long distance views of the lake and we were soon driving home.

Sargie, Me, and Mom, all enjoying ice cream cones at Presque Isle Park in Marquette on Sunday.

There are a million little projects that I either need to finish, complete, or work on today. None are earth-changing events. Of course, if the internet people actually show up, I’ll be watching them. After all, a man’s work is never done.

Mom's tickling her BFF

So are the tales from Pentoga Road…

Believe me, ain't nobody gonna mess with Grandma!