M stands for Mikes on the Water

Here we start again! This past sunday (Aug 28th) David and I were invited to dinner by another couple in our church! We went to Mikes on the water. and wow it was good!

 The menu is also you placemate! Very Cool

It's a seasonal restaurant due to lack of traffic on the lake during the winter time! We will be back before the end of the summer!

Our First Round of Resturant Alphabet

Our official list first round of restaurants!


A- Anna's House -Feb 2015 -GR
B- Blue Tractor -May 2015- Traverse City
C- Clam Lake Beer Company- May 2015 - Cadillac
D- Detroit Coney Island - Feb 4 2016 - with mom and dad
E - East Egg - October 2014 - with Peter- kalamazoo
F- Five Star Cafe- 2015 -here
G- Gina's Restaurant - 2014 - here
H- Harry's of Grosse Pointe - Nov 2015 - here
I- Irish Coffee - July 2014 - here
J- Jays Stuffed Burgers - June 2014 - Plymouth,
K- Kara's Family Restaurant - Jan 18,2016 - here
L- Local Kitchen - June 2014 - Ferndale- with Penny, Eric and Sarah
M- Motor City Brewery- July 2014 - with Corrissa and Eric
N- Noodle Company - April 10, 2015-with Pastor Russ, Carol, and Kim
O- Original Pancake House -2014 -here
P- Pronto - 2014 -Ferndale
Q- The Q Smokehouse - July 24, 2016 - Ludington- with mom
R- Real Foods Cafe - Aug 2014 -GR
S - Shores Grill- 2015- Here
T- The Terrence Room - May 2016 - Cadillac
U- Uncle Harry's Deli - June 201, 2016 -Here
V- Village Grill - July 2015 -Here
W- Whisky Six - Feb 13,2016 - with kim
X- Xochimilco- Oct 11, 2014 - My birthday!!
Y- Your Mothers Bar- Aug 20,2016 - here, with kim
Z- Zeus Coney Island - June 17,2016 - lansing.

Y is for Your Mothers Bar

After the museum we decided  to get another letter for our restaurants. David found up in Mt. Clemen's a Y (about 30 min drive), that we have been needing to close out round 1 of the alphabet.

 my meatloaf dinner! very yummy!!

local museum

Sat  Aug 20th,  Kim was in town and it was a cloudy day! We were concerned that it was going to rain if we did anything outside so David took us to Marvin's Mechanical Museum!

It's an all old time mechanical machines very funny most of them operated on a quarter or 2. Many pinball machines you can actually play! Hands on museum!
It was lots of fun.

Ford House

One of the house on the Ford property is the doll house that Eleanors mother, Grandma Clay bought for Josephine the only daughter of the Fords for her 9th birthday, a life size doll house.!
 However, the story goes that Josephine was quite the tomboy and didn't use it much!

here is kim standing infront of it. Only 3 rooms, kitchen, living area, and bedroom.

Kim come's to visit!

Aug 17th Kim came down to spend a few days with David and I! One of the things neither kim nor i have done was go to the Ford House. Which is within walking distance of where i live now! So we went. We had lunch in Cotsworth Cafe, and then took a tour of the grounds and house of Edsel and Eleanor Ford! Very pretty.

We learned that was the only son of Henry Ford (the car company). Edsel died of cancer at at 46, which is sad. His son Henry II  stepped up to his father's shoes after his passing. Edsels wife lived to be 89 i think and never remarried. she was around 42 when Edsel died they had 4 children.

Up north visit!

The following week,  I found myself back up to mom and dads with a visit for Kelly, Lanie, and Maggie! What a great time we had. Movie's , games, pool, and great food!
Here are some pictures of Lanie while we were waiting for Maggie to be done with camp on wed.