My Michael is Being Stalked 'Story'

Hope every ones' Mother's Day was a smashing success.  Hope all who qualify got a gift, a card, a call, or a visit.
We drove through snow and went to Duluth to simply work on projects of home and self improvement and ended up veggin', and (I 'll admit) drinking.  The plans we had for bigger things did not get done. As promised over lunch ("Thank you very much C.C.") I didn't pick up a paint brush. Ron didn't study his catechism either. We were hooked on episodes of "Breaking Bad".
But, alas my partner in crime; the sauna, got lit too!

We managed a 4.5 mile walk down the road Saturday and as the water is very low, walked around the shoreline of Bear Island on Sunday.  Fast forward to today and my personal trainers need to know I am at day 71!    (!#$%^&**&^%$!!!)

Michael's arrival rendered the most amazing "story".  He brought a friend and co-worker who grew up in Eyota, MN (near Rochester) who happened to have met him this spring on the job in MSP: graduated from UMD, used to work at the Red Star Pub in Duluth, and also worked clerically in almost every real estate office in the Twin Ports in 'them-there' college days...and Ya Ya Ya.  Well as part and parcel of his means of impressing her he decides to drive her by "The house where I was raised".   
                                                       TA-DAH!!

She emailed me these pictures.This picture was on her phone. THIS PICTURE WAS ON HER PHONE? On Her Phone? She and Mike hadn't planned this ride to Duluth...Cut to the chase and for those who don't know;  this is the house where Mike was raised.  This is the picture of the house we lived in in Duluth from 1992-2003.  She turned the tables on Mike.  She impressed the sh__ out of him!  Or else she is a STALKER!  (Keep in mind Mike was in La Crosse 2004-2009. Also keep in mind Mike isn't stalking material. Don't forget there are hundreds of these houses in Duluth...Well maybe not hundreds.)

This was also on her phone......................................................and so was this....................................

Where there more than three pictures on this 'stalkers' phone? Yes there were four in total.  The 2nd Place picture has just another house down Fifth Street too.  She is an apparent Art History Major who was intrigued with Duluth Homes.  This was her selection for best Roof Line 2004, 2005, 2006,or 2007.

Well I just had to share that.

Since the girls haven't 'blogged" I will tell you they are both enjoying Josh's return from the field. Meg dropped her iPhone (ca-pute) in the rain but now has a Lan line which works well with Penny Talk. They both are planning to be home in the first part of June. They continue to explore Europe while dodging volcanic ash.
Speaking of volcanic ash: I am told by Meg this winter will be the coldest since the 1814 eruption of some other volcano as this volcanic ash will block the winter sun sooner than later.  Well there's a Google moment.
Goodnight John Boy....
Goodnight Mary Ellen.......

Another Amazing Techno Advance

So Grrr Skype's me today almost in tears as Mike has responded per FaceBook he is not doing the Rud Family Barbeque where I am hoping to welcome Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Kirschling and this is just a Mom's Wish.  The elopement is not happening jus because I "wish4it'. So Grrr and I figured out how to conference Skype Michael and we all got to talk. (This is the 'Another Amazing Techno Advance' part of this note.) Mike didn't know he had responded to her picnic.  Mike will be there & asked to give a speech too.

I was looking at the electric bill and thinking it was a bit high for two people so I started to investigate. I started with the washer. We have lived here for four years this August and my washer has never done a cold water wash.  Every wash has been HOT.  The color coding on the spigots is reversed..Red is cold and Blue is hot.  I also found out you can now buy a solar powered hot water heater. And I found out that a geo thermal hot water heater is a kinda an oxymoron. The good news is I don't need a new water heater...but when I do:  I am thinking solar.

Talked to the girls this weekend and yelled at Grr to get on with her Blog.  She has promised she will try.  She doesn't want to talk about Josh's deployment so I told her to talk about the fact she is not going to talk about Josh.  She can talk about her expertise on Belgium beverages or running the Champagne France Relay in costume with water stops being champagne stops.  I have two Hefer cow costumes which I will get to her for next year. These are my costume creations which Ron refused to wear one Halloween so we stayed home.  I am sending them to Grrr.  They are hysterical if I may so be bragging.

And this May 6-12 2010 is National Nurses Week.  Grrr reminded dad.  Of course this might be a good time to do something nice for Ron from this nurse. I am so on a mission to plan a Wednesday surprise.   (Turn the Tables.)