After a big supper on Tuesday night, we scaled back and shared dessert.

March 5, 2014 – Wednesday

10 above/clear/calm

Green Bay, Wisconsin

It’s going to be a fast log this morning. We’re in Green Bay and have an obligation to attend a bit later this morning. More about that in a minute.

Brutus took time out of his busy schedule on Monday morning to Skype with my son, Luke, who was in Maine. They're buddies.

After shoving a couple of Dramamine tablets down Brutus’s throat early Tuesday morning, we locked the house and headed towards the doggie boarders in Iron Mountain. Brutus gets carsick and we were so proud that he’d made it the entire way without emptying the contents of his belly. Sargie opened the back door, he started to step out… and threw up…. inside the car. Six more inches would have seen it spew onto the snow outside. We had his traveling blanket covering the seat, but still, it wasn’t pretty. I wadded up the blanket, threw it in a shopping bag, and placed it in the trunk. As I earlier told someone, you can’t kill him, you can’t live without him.

We stopped halfway to Green Bay and threw the blanket away and purchased a spray can of Lysol. We’ll have to purchase another cheap covering before we pick Brutus up tomorrow.

Our time in Green Bay has been a lot of fun. Sargie shops at her girl places and I walk the opposite direction to those that are more worthwhile for a guy. She went to TJ Maxx, I headed to Office Depot and the tool department at Sears. She looks at girl and baby (grandbaby) stuff and I go to the farm/garden and sporting goods section at Fleet Farm. She looks at interior lights for the kitchen and I look at outside security lights for the barn. It all works.

A hairdo that says, "Business in front. Party in back."

Along with Sargie’s sisters, who are driving down from Iron Mountain, we’re attending a ceremony this morning at a local grade school honoring Sargie’s nephew, Regan, who is an elementary teacher receiving the Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching. We’ve been invited to surprise him, so it should be a lot of fun.

We plan to head on down to Oshkosh to knock around the outlet stores after the ceremony. I’ve never been there, so at least it will be new territory for me and no doubt, I’ll enjoy it… as long as there is a man store or two. If not, I’ll simply grade assignments or people watch. We’re back in Green Bay tonight, will hit Sam’s Club and Harbor Freight Thursday morning, then drive north to pick up Brutus and head home Thursday afternoon.

This Irish girl is getting ready for St. Patrick's Day.

 Time to get another cup of coffee and get ready for the day.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road…

A man's work is NEVER done.