Wednesday, August 31, 2011

#4 Manistee County Historical Museum – A. H. Lyman Store 1883

TAKE A WALK THROUGH HISTORY...
Manistee County Historical Museum – A. H. Lyman Store 1883


425 River St, Manistee 231-723-5531
Dedicated as the Russell Memorial
Building, this structure remains as it was
in 1905. Museum displays include the
Lyman Drug Store, period rooms, and the
most extensive collections of Victorian
antiques and photographs in the state.
$ 5/couple. Open: Mon - Sat, 10 am - 5 pm,
June thru September:
Thurs - Sat, 10 am 5 pm,October thru
December.


On Friday August 26th, CWM3 and I headed out for breakfast downtown Manistee at House of Flavors, they have excellent food {breakfast} andwonderful service :) After Breakfast we headed to the Museum: It's only $5 per couple and takes about 1 1/2 hours to go through. The smell in the museum is dusty and moldy but the stuff to look at is super cool and well worth the $5.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Anniversary Weekend

On Thursday I headed up to spend the weekend with CWM3 for our 2nd Anniversary. It was a pretty low key weekend. We did manage to go Salmon Fishing and to the Museum.




Saturday Morning we met Floyd for Breakfast in Ludington @ Old HAMLIN

{They have an excellent breakfast and brunch buffett}



Sunday was officially our anniversary, We stayed at LRCR


Monday, We Visited Ludington State Park before I headed home.


Tuesday, August 23, 2011

another busy weekend

Friday I left at 9am to be upnorth for Kurt's Funeral. Kurt is a family friend. My Friend Stacey's older brother. Mason's Dad! Kurt you are sadly missed.
After the Funeral, CWM3 and I had to head to Turtle Creek for Chuck's Parents Anniversary and Chuck's Dad's Birthday Dinner...




On Saturday Night we headed to the Melting Pot in
Grand Rapids for Mom & Dad's Birthday's


{1st time @ the melting pot}





On Sunday Mom and Dad took us out on the boat to Gun Lake.

It was A FUN WEEKEND!!!!!

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

If you give a mouse a cookie...

"If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. When you give him the milk, he'll probably ask you for a straw. When he's finished, he'll ask you for a napkin. Then he'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache. When he looks in the mirror, he might notice his hair needs a trim. So he'll probably ask for a pair of nail scissors. When he's finished giving himself a trim, he'll want a broom to sweep it up. He'll start sweeping. He might get carried away and sweep every room in the house. He may even end up washing the floors as well! When he's done, he'll probably want to take a nap. You'll have to fix up a little box for him with a blanket and a pillow. He'll crawl in, make himself comfortable and fluff the pillow a few times. He'll probably ask you to read him a story. So you'll read to him from one of your books, and he'll ask to see the pictures. When he looks at the pictures, he'll get so excited he'll want to draw one of his own. He'll ask for paper and crayons. He'll draw a picture. When the picture is finished, he'll want to sign his name with a pen. Then he'll want to hang his picture on your refrigerator. Which means he'll need Scotch tape. He'll hang up his drawing and stand back to look at it. Looking at the refrigerator will remind him that he's thirsty. So... he'll ask for a glass of milk. And chances are if he asks you for a glass of milk, he's going to want a cookie to go with it."


we made white milk mustaches out of white paper and put it on straws since it goes with the story. We made ch. chip cookies, and made paintings with paint, {millie took a nap} dirk hung drawings up with scotch tape, then enjoyed our cookies with milk :)

{I wish they would have swept the floors and washed them...hehe}

Millie 21 months

Millie 21 months old.


She is growing into a little lady!


Her hair is finally growing!


She loves her blanket and pacifier.


She LOVES milk.


She takes great naps.


Loves to run!!!
Loves her brother!!!


Eats String Cheese everyday!


and Hates Mac & Cheese.




















Tuesday, August 2, 2011

difficult anniversary



If heaven wasn't so far away
I'd pack up ..... and go for the day!

I love you baby!
Love~ Mommy

Monday, August 1, 2011

Western Michigan FAIR {part TWO}

Chuck and I had plans to go to the Demo Derby on Saturday Night, but for some reason I had a headache that I couldn't get rid of. I decided not to be a sissy and got ready and went to the Fair. We met up with some of Chucks friends and since they had ride passes, and had an extra, we decided that he would ride the rides :) good thing, because my headache got worse and worse. I know I was no fun :(
We did stay till almost 11pm. We also had plans to go cat fishing at the dam. I feel asleep on the way there and slept the whole time. Sunday Morning Still had a headache. It wasn't my finest weekend, I would have rather been home and in bed, but CWM3 made me feel loved <3 Have I mentioned how much I love him!!!


























# 3 The Ramsdell Theatre

take a walk through history!!!







On Friday July, 29th, I headed to Manistee: So Chuck and I decided to visit on of our stops on, take a walk through history: It is a beautiful building!




{We are going to see Sweeney Todd in October}




# 3 The Ramsdell Theatre







The Ramsdell Theatre
101 First St, Manistee
Business Office: 231-723-7188
Box Office: 231-723-9948
Designed by famed architect Solon S.Beman for local lawyer and philanthropist Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell at a costof $100,000 a century ago, this ornate theatre boasts an act curtain by Walter Burridge, the scenic artist who designed the sets for the original stage production of “The Wizard of Oz”; a 26 ft. gilded proscenium; and original murals bedecking the dome and newly restored lobby. The Manistee Civic Players present theatrical productions and the Manistee Art Institute hosts art exhibits in the T. Walter Hardy Hall.