We awakened Friday morning to 8 inches of newly fallen snow.

 February 24, 2019 - Saturday
17 degrees/cloudy/calm winds
Gladstone, Michigan

Boy oh boy, I must be losing it. I see where I wrote entries over the past two days and neither were uploaded. So, knock yourself out. There's plenty of reading past today's entry. 

I know how it happened. I either write the night before or early the next morning. It is usually composed, then set aside for a bit before returning to edit. In both cases, I was interrupted the past two days and simply forgot to push the "publish" button. 

With the possibility of another 8 inches of snow to fall tonight, I decided to go ahead and clean the drive Friday morning before we left for our weekend getaway. I'm glad I did. It could have been a real mess by the time we arrive home Sunday afternoon.

We met Ross and Holly in Iron Mountain later in the morning then made our way to the Buck Inn in Gladstone for lunch. Nancy and Ron, Jeanne and Boyd, were there to meet us. The weekend had officially begun.

Holly, Jeanne, and Nancy

Friday afternoon found us sitting around the pool or soaking in the hot tub. 

Ross, Boyd, and I, wiled away the afternoon hours while soaking, letting the steaming hot water cook all the stresses of life from our bodies. 



It's fun sitting in the large Florida room on the shores of Lake Michigan watching the ice fishermen. Hard to believe, we're sitting in 80 degree warmth while just on the other side of the glass, winter has a firm grip on the weather. 

We stayed at the resort and had supper in their dining room last night. Beforehand, we enjoyed sitting in the lounge. Star of stage and screen, world renowned JC Penney model, Nancy, made time in her busy schedule for a quick pose.

Note the delicate posturing of Nancy's pinky finger. The girl is all class. Even sister Jeanne's bunny ears show some promise of a future hand modeling career for her.

The evening ended by celebrating life while enjoying a huge meal with all the side dishes. Sargie and I both had fried walleye. Tuna steaks and salmon were enjoyed by others.

We're slow getting around today. I think the girls are going to do some shopping. We men? I imagine we'll head over to the local Menard's Lumber Yard and nose around. No doubt, we'll end up back here at the resort, sitting around the pool, soaking awy all the of day's stresses while sitting in the hot tub.

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

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...

The Milligan motorcade all lined up in a row.
Donny and Tricia will be along later today.