I knew I hadn't posted for a while, but didn't realize just how long. I got home from the geobash on Sunday the 27th. My mom called that evening and said they'd be coming on Tuesday night or Wednesday. (She asked if that was ok, of course.) Well, I'd been planning to get the house super cleaned before she came so had to do it all in a day and a half. It was done but not quite as thoroughly as I was planning to. Glad she didn't look in our bedroom!
We had an enjoyable 6 day visit with my mom and my stepdad. Most of the time, we watched movies, played on their wii, and just sat around and talked. We did make a trip into town to use the internet at the library, and went into town to get haircuts as well. The guys went to the driving range a few times and a few other errands. And we all (except Steve) went to Eric's church with him on Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday were full work days for me. I'm trying hard to keep the house looking nice; for those who may not be aware it's not my strong point.
Yesterday, though, I really needed to get out there and cache. After a 10 day break, I was ready! And no, not just to feed my "addiction," I really needed to go to Belding and find a certain cache that could only be opened by a key which was in my possession. Automatic FTF!
So I set out just before 8 a.m. and headed for Belding. Did a few caches on the way there, then headed toward the certain cache. There were people nearby so I went to another nearby cache first, then went back to this one. People were still there! So I went down the road some more and did a series of 3 caches along a trail. Nice ones. Then back and finally I could get the certain cache. Now I had to drop the key (with travel bug tag) in a different cache so someone else could find it. Only 2 caches left in Belding. The first was one that Carolyn and I had tried back in May. With a nudge from the owner, I spotted it this time. Then the last one, which involved a 3/10 of a mile walk each way in a nice quiet park. The best walk of the day, and I put the key inside. Moved on from there to Ionia as it wasn't even noon yet. (I remember having 16 caches by just before noon.)
Did some serious caching in Ionia the rest of the day, and I have the city pretty well cleaned out except for a few DNFs. Also got over to Lyons/Muir, a few miles east, and found a cache at a beautiful little park overlooking the river. I found my #1900 milestone in Ionia. Liked it so much I kept the cache. (There was a swarm of bees in the lightpole skirt, I was lucky not to get stung when I lifted the skirt. Luckily the cache fell out. But every time I tried to lift the skirt to replace the cache, they swarmed again. Since I'm seeing the cache owners next week, I just kept the cache to give to them when I see them.)
Arrived home about 5 p.m., and just as I was unloading the car, Steve came home from work so couldn't have timed it any better!
This morning, just puttering around, then to work. Needing to prepare for my children's church lesson on Sunday and my Geocaching 101 session at Gilda's next Wednesday.
Enjoyed reading your recent post. Good to hear that you are trying to keep up with the house. It's when you let it slide that it gets overwhelming...think you should give the dusting job to Eric...Anyway glad you had a good time doing your geo cashing. Love and Hugs Mom
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