Getting divorced in the 30s in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was already shocking, so the family thinks maybe they were “together” long before anyone knew.

My dad's side of the family lived in the UP from the 1890s through 1990. (The Iron Mountain and Marquette areas.) Maybe our families knew each other.

When I get nerve blocks, I remember ita talking about getting them and how painful they were. So I figure if she said it hurt, it must really hurt, and my pain is justified. They're short, thankfully, but jesus christ.

Timelies all!

So very tired...

::waves::

I am stupendously tired. I could probably just go to bed right now but that would mess me all up for tomorrow.

Sorry I do not have the energy to actually respond to anyone. I have been thinking things as I read!

Calli, my mom is from Escanaba. Not too many people up there in the frozen North, so you never know!

Sorry I do not have the energy to actually respond to anyone. I have been thinking things as I read!

Full credit!

One television successfully delivered and wall mounted. One hour long zoom call with NBC documentary maker. One daughter signed up for six months at the gym because she wants "to get beefy!" One long conversation with EM at the old apartment regarding Emmett & monies and all the family history my sister recently shared.

Step count today: 12,782 for 5.2 Miles and 20 Flights. Still not running the steps because every day there's either a contractor or delivery happening in the morning.

But still getting my steps in.

One daughter signed up for six months at the gym because she wants "to get beefy!"

Well, that's splendid!

David, I suspect you have people lined up, but if Matilda ever wants to try indoor rock climbing, give me a shout? I'm not beefy, but I've been doing it for 35 years or so, so I think I'm fairly safe.

I got home from work and went to sleep for 40 minutes. Dunno why, just wiped by just one day in the office.

Tomorrow I have to get up early bcz I set up a 7AM (!) meeting: had to get folks on the East Coast on. Anyway we get to argue about who goes to a pretty-important short-notice site visit in Seattle next week. I'm kind of hoping not me, except for the fabulous rooftop bar in the hotel we stayed in last month. And the prospect of maybe sneaking into the Pink Door for after-dinner drinks.

Ooh come to seattle Suela! Or don’t if travel is sucky. But it’s a good time of year to be here! I went over to a friend’s and hung out in their backyard because one’s mom was in town and was like “but do I get to see meara??” Aww.

Calli, my mom is from Escanaba. Not too many people up there in the frozen North, so you never know!

Yep, there might be some contact with grandpa's side of things. They were born in the Wakefield area, but some of his six or so siblings probably ended up in Escanaba for at least a while, as it's the closest there is to a big city in that part of the state.