ducks

This morning after getting everyone out the door... i got a phone call. it was bill and the kids in the car telling me to go outside and see our new neighbors.... i didn't know someone had moved in, and i was still in my jammies.. so i just peeked outside and saw a family of ducks that has decided to set up camp at the edge of the road.

this isn't a quiet spot.. cars drive past here all day long.. 25mph and they are just inches from the road. i watched them for a few minutes.. and even as cars went by they didn't budge.. one even tucked his head behind his wing for a nap.

there are lots of quiet, cozy places near here where these ducks could enjoy a rest, or build a nest. there are several ponds, and lakes just blocks away.

my theory is... they are waiting for me to take the cover off my swimming pool :|

they are either extremely stubborn, or not very smart.

its wednesday... i have class today. i haven't had the best week... i was feeling yucky for most of it.. and didn't get to the gym on my usual schedule. it seems to be a cycle tho.. when i don't feel well, i don't exercise, and when i don't exercise, i don't feel well.

i'm not running a fever.. this bug just seems to be hanging on and sucking the life out of me.

i'm starting back on my regular schedule today.. so i'll swim my laps after my class and hopefully things will get back to normal.

bill got home from chicago late last night.. but will leave again tomorrow to travel somewhere (i'm not sure where) the kids don't have school on friday.. and i really wanted to take a few days to go camping.. now i'm not sure that i can do it. :(

i suppose i could just take the dog with me.. since it wont be hot.. he can stay in the car if we need to drive anywhere... i usually avoid taking kip with us when we camp because he thinks that its his job to chase every squirrel within a 10 mile radius. that gets really annoying.

the lakes are still too cold for swimming.. so we will just hike, and cook, and hang out... so maybe i wont cancel the trip after all :)

i do need to think about a destination tho.. and see if i can make a campsite reservation tonight. its about 3 hours to lake michigan..thats the west side of my state. maybe i'll stay a bit closer to home this time, and just take a drive up the eastern side of the state to the tip of the thumb area. my state, michigan, is shaped like a huge mitten. we tend to hold up our hands and point out places where we have been.. or intend to go... :P its like having a map all the time.

on the map below.. the closet city listed to where i live is Pontiac. the tip of the thumb area is really beautiful. there wont be many boats in the lakes yet.. i believe there are probably still chunks of ice in the northern lakes. but there will be light houses, and forests to explore.



ok... i'm off to get ready for my class. wish me luck, i'm not as prepared as i usually am.