Leelanau Whippersnapper

Looks like they grow more than just Corn in Iowa.

Well for those of you who have been hiding under rocks, you can now call me Uncle David!  Sarah and Brain are now proud parents of a healthy baby boy - Christopher Wallace Peterson.  Both mom and son are doing well and I suspect as I write this my folks are on their way down to Iowa to do a meet and greet.  I’m so happy for both Sarah and Brian and wow, I wish them the best of luck as they bring up this child.  He will be surrounded by so many wonderful people, it’s hard to imagine what great things he will accomplish in his lifetime.  So that’s the big news right now.

In other news, I am still continuing to look at apartments.  So far, I’ve seen 2 complete DUMPS that these landlords are trying to pass off as livable places.  What a fucking joke.  I was told in my pursuits here that I have only a year before I can really afford to buy my own place.  I just need to find somewhere that is not infested with roaches and mice to live for a year.  I am going to see 3 condo’s this weekend in Traverse, hopefully one of them will be what I am looking for.

On a sad note, the pets are really hurting my chances at finding something worth while.  One complex I am looking at is brand new, gorgeous, has all the amenities that I require HOWEVER, they allow only one dog and one cat.  I have 2 cats.  That place is also the most likely place that I can get into and I hate to say it but if it comes down to choosing an apartment or my cats I have to say at this point I have to choose the apartment.  I intend to do everything I can to accommodate my own children but even though I do treat them like my own kids, they are still all pets.  They don’t pay the rent (and in fact eat me out of house and home) and I may have to make a choice.

Work is crazy right now.  I’ve managed to put in about 55 hours for 2 weeks straight now and next week looks like more of the same.  Major re-set’s going on with lots of new product hitting the floor for fall.  It’s really keeping me on my toes and lucky for me, my team has sensed my urgency and really started to perform up to my expectations for speed.

Tonight I am painting the vanity in the bathroom so now it’s off to do a second coat.  That is the one thing we never finished when we redid the bathroom so I am finishing it now so that it looks like we did what we said we were going to do.  Enjoy your weekend!

I thought that I might not write again until Monday however I didn’t mention this in my last post and wanted to do so before I forgot about it.  Today was Sarah’s baby shower and I got to hang out with the ladies for a while this afternoon.  Quite pleasant really, no drama, lots of fussing, and I didn’t have to do anything but sit back, watch, and take pictures all afternoon.  Not bad really.  Sarah looked like she really enjoyed herself (why wouldn’t she…she and Brian have made out like bandits with lots of loot for baby Christopher).  I’m getting very excited for them, Brian and Sarah will both make great parents, it will be fun to watch their family grow.

I was going to rant tonight about my experience almost getting a ticket at the beach the other day but I’ve decided that those people who might have found this story amusing have already been told.  I didn’t get a ticket but suffice to say I won’t be making many trips to the national lake shore this summer.  Way to loose the support of a local dip shits.  Clearly the feds want nothing to do with me or my dog.  They sure want my money though.  I’ve got mixed feelings about what happened but I’m still not really that happy about it.

Awesome weather here lately…all over the country really.  Sarah and Brian go back to Iowa tomorrow, from what we understand most of the state is now under water.  It should make for an interesting trip home for them.  Saw some really great clouds tonight.  Check out leelanauphotography.com for more but here is a sample.

Another rainy day here in Northern Michigan.  I am gearing up here for quite a busy 3 weeks.  This weekend is Sarah’s baby shower so all the relatives are up here.  I’m going over to the cottage at 2 on Saturday to take pictures of the festivities.  Typically baby showers are girl events (dad, Brian, Lou, and Frank) are going golfing.  I’m not your typical guy I guess.  I don’t really mind hanging out with the ladies.  I’m sure they don’t mind it either.  Anyhow, it should be fun.  Sarah received a diaper cake (I’ll post a picture next week) and I’m curious to see what else baby Christopher will get.  All the fuss about a new baby makes me want to get in line for one..no, wait, they are cute for about 5 months, then it’s all about them for the next 18 years!!!  Sorry, my ego can’t take that kind of blow.  I’ll be content to be the uncle who can spoil the kid rotten and at the end of the day when he’s crabby and whiny, send him back to mom and dad so they can deal with him!

Well the weather is getting pretty violent here so I won’t write more tonight.  Next post will be early next week.