When we heard there was going to be a wedding, the first thing I thought was: How am I going to convince a couple of teenage boys to get dressed up for the night? But it turned out that it would be the beginning of an adventure involving bow ties, elastic and Kohl’s cash. Oh, […]
The Hardware Hunt
I’ve finally become the son my father always wanted: I’m a regular at the hardware store. It started a few months ago. Our neighbors had a snowmobile dying a slow death in their yard, and Nelson finally worked up the nerve to ask if he could haul that thing home and resuscitate it. Imagine his […]
Dish Duty
It’s almost time for traditional huge holiday meals that fill an entire kitchen with enough food for 20 people for a week. Especially if your parents and grandparents are from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. When I was growing up, holiday meals were a big deal. Times two. Two Grandma’s houses. One in Curtis. One […]
Motocross Mayhem
Motocross has entered our family life, much to my protest. It started with my 13-year-old son Nelson asking to race his four-wheeler. When I said no, he narrowed his mission: just one race? When I still said no, he went one smaller: one race and he would come in last. It’s hard to deny someone […]
15th Anniversary Highlights!
This month marks the 15th anniversary of GTWoman! Here are our top 10 highlights over the years, whether we like them or not: 1. The time on our first motor coach trip to Chicago when we decided to go to our first-ever drag queen club. The bouncer eyed 10 women from Northern Michigan, as green […]
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