Mike’s Family Blog

Yeah, some people just forget themselves when they are using social networking.

Well, I promised a post so here we go.

Summer of 2009 has proven to be a busy one thus far.  What’s been going on you ask?  Well, let’s start with the bad news.  In May, Lisa was informed that she would be laid off from work before she even returned from maternity.  What to do?  After some thought, she decided to open a home daycare with her Mom, in her Mom’s house.  She did some calculations and figured that she could double her previous income.  So ads and word of mouth went out and suddenly people were calling.  With plans to begin on August 1st, she had time to get ready.

The August 1st start date was good.  After I started summer holidays, we spent a lot of time together in July.  We traveled all sorts of dusty back roads while doing the Eastman GPS challenge.  We had just a couple of weeks to visit 30 spots around Eastern Manitoba and record our visit.  Couple that with a lot of Geocaching, and we found all sorts of neat places that were tucked away around the Province.

A couple of weeks back, we were off camping in Birds Hill.  For Lisa, myself and the kids, this was a first.  It’s been something we’ve been talking about doing for a while now, so when tents and camping equipment started going on sale, we jumped on it.  Overall, the kids had a good time.  The adults had a couple of nights with very little sleep but it wasn’t bad for the first time.  We’re hoping to head out one more time this summer, but as always, play it by ear.

Photos in the gallery are up to date.  Enjoy.

Looks like I haven’t posted in quite some time! That’s what happens when life keeps you busy, I suppose.  Look for more posts coming.