I am mini Patti

Hi all,

My boss, Patti Lacy, is off to China for two weeks and I've been charged with keeping her Facebook, email, and blog running smoothly in her absence. I was just thinking this might be a good opportunity for y'all to to check out her stuff and make it look like I'm really doing my job! Here are the links to her Facebook and her blog, if you feel the urge to add her as a friend or submit a comment. :)

http://www.facebook.com/patti.lacy
www.pattilacy.com/blog

Love, Erin

My Rooster

Thanks, Pam!

Ski Trip Pix

Halloween

Here are a few pictures from Halloween. Enjoy. Others can be viewed at
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=TiffanyAnn.Clark&target=ALBUM&id=5399696575378783713&authkey=Gv1sRgCMvMjtjx5-_vyQE&feat=email

Rachel's Shower

Here are a few pictures form Rachel's shower.

Wine weekend

Andy and I went on a wine trip with some friends this weekend, and Rachel and her friend Laura met us in Marion. It was a lot of fun!

At Steve and Pam's new house

Grandma Tates 99th Birthday

Summer Update

Hi everyone, it has been a while since I have updated the blog. At the end of August we took a vacation to Leelanau State Park and visited the Sleeping Bear Dunes area. We had a great time, a great site, we went hiking, we climbed dunes, went to the beach and we also went wine tasting. We had a great site, looked right out at Lake Michigan. Last weekend Rena, Adam and Nicole, Mackenzie, Dan and I all went to the zoo. Here are some pictures, enjoy. If you would like to see more pictures you can go to (for our vacation):
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=TiffanyAnn.Clark&target=ALBUM&id=5366283134617319313&authkey=Gv1sRgCOLQ7vfTj_nauwE&feat=email

(for the zoo):
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=TiffanyAnn.Clark&target=ALBUM&id=5371482091596718401&authkey=Gv1sRgCNnBpozkss-kXQ&feat=email

Home on the range

Mammoth Hot Springs (Don't jump!)

Andy taking a video of a buffalo from inside the car

Through my sunglasses

Old Faithful

Hot springs

The Badlands

Andy and I just got back from a road trip vacation to Yellowstone. We had a blast! We started out at the Corn Palace in Mitchell, SD, which was surprisingly neat. We toured the Badlands, which was one of my favorite stops - lots of prairie dogs and buffalo. We also saw Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse monument, Devil's Tower and Custer State Park, where the buffalo got up close and personal with the traffic. They did the same thing in Yellowstone, where we saw a couple grizzlies and had several close encounters with elk. We finished up with a float trip in Grand Teton National Park and then visited a few friends in Omaha, NE, and Moline, IL, on our trip back home. After about 3,500 miles, we were ready to get out of the car! A few pictures are above.

Our First Apartment!

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to let you know that we are officially renters now. We closed on the house on Fair Oaks on the 8th. Here are a few pics of our new tiny home. I must say, that so far, we really enjoy it. Quick to pick up. And, when there is a problem, we just call the maintenance man. So far, we have experienced a gas leak, a leaky ceiling (the apartment above us sprung a lead), and a broken air conditioner!

Harley is adjusting well to his new surroundings with the help of a special collar to eliminate his unnecessary barking!

Dan and Tiffany are only 15 minutes away. Now, Mackenzie comes to Grandmas house on Mondays and Fridays.

Steve starts work tomorrow after a 2 week shut down. It wasn't much of a vacation for him as we spent it loading PODS and moving. It will be a much shorter drive for him!

I guess that is it for now.
Love you all,
Pam

Summer Fun

Hi everyone, it has been a while since I have posted an update. The summer is busy, full of work and fun. A few weeks ago we finished putting up a new fence, garden and sprucing up the landscaping a bit (well a lot a bit). In mid June we went on a small weekend camping trip, the first camping trip of the season and the first one with Mackenzie and Zach. Here are a few pics, you can see others at: http://picasaweb.google.com/TiffanyAnn.Clark/2009CampingJune1214SterlingStatePark?feat=email#
We have two more planned trips this summer; another camping trip to Leelanu State Park later this month and a trip to Mackinaw Island in August. We might be do some more smaller weekend ones also. I hope summer is going well for everyone.

Happy 50 to Tom!

We threw Dad a surprise 50th birthday party at the airport - and we actually got him! Well, almost. For the first time in his life, he didn't want to stop at the airport. He drove straight on past on his way to G&Gs and Mom had to 'fess up to get him to turn around.

Buck on the deck

Scooter Dudes

Dauphin Island

We saw dolphins this morning from our deck, and we've already made one trip to town for ice because we lost power. The house is beautiful, and Andy promptly climbed into the rafters. We're still trying to get a kite in the air. The foosball table has been a hit, too!