The Ringstrom Family

Grandma Ringstrom collected on her annual Mother’s Day present and we all headed to the ballpark to watch the Whitecaps play the Great Lakes Loons. Great game, lots of exciting plays including two homeruns. The Whitecaps are fighting for a playoff spot, so there was a lot at stake. Sadly, it was the hottest day […]

How had I never been here before? It was amazing! The “lake” was shallow (behind the buoys anyway) and no waves to speak of, so Melissa and I could relax on the sand and watch the kids play without fretting about undertow or riptides or any such thing.  The girls wanted to play at the […]

We went to the grand opening of the new library. It’s amazing! I’m sorry to say though one of my first thoughts when I looked at all the great toys in the kids area was I wondered how long they would be there or if they would start to disappear when little fingers got a […]

We went to the fair in Cadillac, and of course did all the usual fair stuff: looked at animals in a smelly barn, got queasy on the rides, and ate overpriced junk food while rock from the 80s blared from the speakers. In other words, the kids had a blast.

Since I was something like five years old, I’ve been going to the Kentwood Public Library on Kalamazoo. I read children’s books, horse books, mystery books (I still remember my unbounded joy to discover a HORSE MYSTERY) plus all the teen classics of my day (THE CHOCOLATE WAR, A WRINKLE IN TIME, I AM THE […]

We decided to see how Lucky would do camping, and he did great! Iffy weather cleared up early, and despite getting lost at first (and driving over the Hardy Dam on the Muskegon River, which was kinda cool but scary) it was a great trip. At least, until Sam got stung by a hornet between […]