Part of Sunday was spent watering the garden, picking green beans, listening to the humming birds hum and watching the butterflies flit to and fro.

December 29, 2014 - Monday
-9 degrees/clear/calm
Pentoga Road

It's chilly out there today... in fact, I noticed when I walked across the deck a bit ago, it creaked and groaned, the wood frozen solid. The house was only 53 at 5 AM, but after building a fire in the stove, the indoor thermometer is currently registering a comfortable 71 degrees. 

This is Mom's last day in the UP, darn it. It seems as though she just arrived and now we're packing her up to go home. Mom is so much fun... we spend our days talking, running an errand or two, and when Sargie arrives home from work or is off for the day, she and Mom have no trouble making conversation. I'm sure most of their talks center around tactics on how best to pick on me. They know I'm delicate and sensitive.

Mom with cucumbers picked just before the Green Bay game.

Sunday's highlight was the Green Bay/Lions game where the Packers defeated Detroit and won the NFC North Championship. Yooper Brother Mark and I texted back and forth and I imagine he's probably as exhausted as I am after spending three nonstop hours coaching our favorite team to victory. I was also communicating with my buddy, John Holst, in Sitka. John, the former superintendent of schools in Sitka, was born and raised in Wisconsin and is a Packer Backer, but living in Alaska. The poor guy was forced to watch the Seattle/St. Louis game and rely on others for insights into the Packer's contest. 

Mom, Sargie, and I, made our way into town shortly after noon and then drove to Alpha for Sunday lunch, but found the restaurant closed. We returned home and enjoyed left over pizza for lunch. Supper was a catch-can affair of popcorn and and/or leftovers. I'm relatively sure there was at least one food group included somewhere. 

Sargie works early today. I'm going to walk my five miles this morning then spend the rest of the day with Mom. She wants me to give her some lessons on her computer, identical to the Chromebook I recently purchased. Other than that, I'll continue to chuck wood into the stove and think deep thoughts.

After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...

Whoops. BUSTED!
 Todays' pictures were taken last July when Mom was here for her last visit.