We're back in FL now, staying with Wiley's folks while he takes two weeks of IV antibiotics. He goes into the hospital in the AM and PM to get them. Meanwhile, I've had a doctor's appointment every day this week. All results are good so far.
Here are a few photos from our adventure (misadventure?) in Michigan.
The hospital where he had the two surgeries was ranked 14th in the U.S. by U.S. News and World Report in 2009. We were quite impressed with the level of care.
We had a small birthday party for Anna before we left the campground. Hamburgers and hot dogs, birthday cake, a campfire (with roasting marshmallows, of course) and a bike ride around the lake. Does it get any better?!
Anna wanted a "real" ring for her present, and I couldn't decide which of these I liked best, so I bought them both. It wasn't too big a splurge, though, because I got them at the flea market and they were a good deal. She really liked them!
I was also privileged to be there for the first day of school for Anna and Margo. Their backpacks are almost as big as they are!
Just before we left, we went by the apple orchard. It was still a little early in the season, and there weren't many apples, but we bought a small bag to bring back to Mag. They have a neat store, right on the Huron River with lots of apple products for sale.
The drive home was uneventful (thank goodness). We stopped at Tamarak, which displays all sorts of Appalachian crafts. I got some Christmas presents!
At our campsite the last night, there was this old barn. I thought it looked neat with the dramatic sky.
This old donkey grazed peacefully just to the right of the old barn, but I couldn't get them both in the same photo.
We continue to enjoy wildlife right here in Winter Park--four young raccoons took up residence for the day in a stack of flower pots in the side yard. We fed them some cat food and called someone to come get them the next morning. We think a project nearby to clean out a ditch probably rousted them from their nest. They were very young. Mama didn't come back during the night to retrieve them, so we called in the professionals.
I probably won't be blogging until we get back into our daily adventures again, but we're all doing okay. We'll keep in touch.
