Brad's On a Jet Plane

Brad has left for CA. Brad, Mom, and I left the house at 5AM. We got Brad to the airport in plenty of time for his jet plane. The new, non-Northwest terminal (I have no idea what they call it) looks great and Brad says that it is very "NEW" inside and nice. As Brad would say, "Way better than the old one!"
It was great having Brad home for Thanksgiving.
We will all see Brad in three weeks for Christmas. Can't wait. Travel safe my son.
Love all of you,
Dad

The Houses Are Up

This is just a great big shout out to the whole family for all the help putting up the New England Village on Thanksgiving Eve. Lot's of work, but you guys got it done in record time. And, it looks amazing.
What's better than family fun and good food? Well, maybe they could throw in a football game on Wednesday night! What do you think?
Love,

Mom and Dad

Getting ready for the BOXES!

I just took everything off all the flat surfaces and under those surfaces in the garage. That's so we can take stack all the boxes stored above the garage. I think I will wait until Monday to take the boxes down and have Brad help me.
Lucky Brad!
Love you guys.

Dad

R-A-W

Raw fish, that is....lol. The "Old Man" and I got out today for some good eats. We decided to go some original/never fail choices, but decided to thow in a "random" this time around which happened to be SURF CLAM!! I know, strange. It was split 50/50 colored red & white. Nothing too it though, not fishy, not sweet, not...anything. Oh well, I wonder what we'll try next time. As for the rest of the menu......a lil white tuna (sweet & delicious), some mackerel (cant miss), a bit o' salmon (classic), a Hawaiian Roll (pineapple & caramelized sweet sauce), a MI roll (a spicy MUST have) and the every tatsy dessert piece, THE EEL!!!! LOL, never finish without it. Thanks Dad! I know Mom's particularly jealous, but Brad and TJ shoulda been there. Maybe we can get a little fishy when everyone's home. I have two spots in mind. Let me know.
Its getting close to the Holiday, so travel safely Broadway and TJ too ;) Later Fam! Love ya and I'm out.

Thanksgiving is coming! Thanksgiving is coming!

It's that time of year...and here comes Thanksgiving. Mom and I are really looking forward to all of us getting together for the long weekend. I will be cooking up a storm. Wednesday should be fun.
The current menu looks like this: Brew House Chili, Cornbread, snacks and beer. Anything else you guys want to add to that? I'm off all week so no problem.
Now for Thanksgiving of course we will go over to Aunt Judy's. That should be fun what with all that is going on with GM and the auto industry.
But, I plan on cooking a turkey for us for the weekend. But, what else would you all like to have around the house for the Thanksgiving weekend? Breads, cookies, cheesy broccoli, stuffing, etc?
Let me know what dishes you would like from you childhood or recent history and I will get to work.
Love you all,
Dad

Fitness Challenge

Mornin'
Today should be the day to see how I finished amongst the competitors in the Fitness Challenge. I think I did good, not great. Thanks to my awesome work schedule I barely worked out on a Saturday or Sunday....oh well. The gains I made have paid off already. I can lift more, run farther and I even sleep better!!! I tried on a pair of jeans yesterday and even with them zipped and buttoned I was able to take them off. Couldnt do that last year :)
I'l let ya know what happens later today and I'll post my "stats" too. Take care everyone. Love ya and looking forward to Thanksgiving Week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go Blue????

Mom and I traveled to Ann Arbor to visit Tim, take him out to lunch and watch the Michigan/Northwestern football game.
It was raining and snowing outside and we are glad we were inside.
The food was good. The TV worked great. Pam Oliver stunk as usual (you know your football team is really bad when you draw Pan as the announcer every week!).
Tim was in a good mood, looked too skinny, and is growing up way to fast (about time Tim! LOL).
Michigan look awful as usual and they need a lot more than a new quarterback!
Will RichRod make it?
Only time will tell.
And some really good news: Tim found a couple of girls to take over the lease for the second half of the year. Should be finalized on Monday. Keep your fingers crossed for him.

A Squared Trip

Yo Fam,
Just wanted to post up and let you all know that TJ and I had a great time in Ann Arbor. A couple BTB's, some Miller Lites and a couple Irish Car Bombs for dessert. Also, we watched a pretty sweet football game....given it was Wed night and it was a MAC game. Go, Fire Up Chips!! Hope everyone is staying outta trouble. Catch you all later.

MOVIE QUOTE:

"His helmet was stifling, it narrowed his vision. And he must see far. His shield was heavy. It threw him off balance. And his target is far away."

Thanksgiving Tradition

Hi, everybody! This will let you know that we want to start a new Muir tradition. On the night before Thanksgiving (Wed. evening), we will have dinner here and put up the Christmas Village (like you did last year - remember?) I've talked to Greg and Danielle, Brad will be in town, and Tim should be arriving from AA that evening. I've sent an e mail to Wade and hope he can join us, too. We have tried to contact him before, and he seems reluctant, but I'm going to try and persuade him to be here. Let's try to do this every year, ok????? I would like to suggest a few appetizers and a casual kind of dinner - any suggestions???? (and lots of drinks/wine, too!!!)

Mom's Car is In the Garage

A big thank you goes out to Greg for helping me get Mom's car in the garage. Greg took everything out of the garage before I got home. Then Greg, Danielle, Mom and I had some Grandma meatloaf for dinner.
Next, Greg and I found a home for all the stuff in the garage and put it all back in (with some going to the basement) so Mom could park her car inside all winter.
If Mom is happy, we are all happy.
God I love your Mother.

Love you guys,

Dad

Danger Will Robinson!

Just had the alarm go off in our building here at work. Everyone from the building was evacuated. I have no idea why. The fire trucks did not come. And, there was no sign of a terrorist attack. LOL Everyone, including me, is fine.
Back to work!

Happy Birthday, Me!

Hey guys, just wrapping up my birthday and winding down for bed. Thank you so much for calling me to wish me a happy birthday and to Mom for driving out here for lunch even though I could only spend about an hour with you.

Pretty boring birthday today, didn't do a whole lot. Although if you count last night on the Diag with about 2000 people chanting for Obama it was kind of crazy. I thought they were all there for my birthday but it turns out that wasn't true :(

After class today I went to Stucci's on South U for my free scoop. Then after my group meeting (which I would describe as good, not great) I went to the Stucci's on State Street for my free scoop. Hell yeah working the system, although I know some people get more than just a couple scoops of ice cream. I also went out to 7-11 to see if they broke the street date for Gears of War 2 to see if I could get my hands on it a little early, but I was foiled by some greasy long haired Seven Ereven employee. Oh well, going to go tomorrow night to Meijer with John and pick it up. Should be a good time.

Forgot to hit post... here it is later

Happy Birthday Tim!

Today is Tim's birthday. He came home yesterday to vote (good for you Tim) and he stuck around to have dinner with us. What fun.
Tim is growing up. He did homework between the time he voted and dinner. What did the aliens do with our kid? LOL
He has a goal in mind and will graduate in December of this year! Well we hope it is this year! LOL.
We love ya Tim.
Happy birthday!

Mom and Dad

Publish Post

ROCK THE VOTE!

How lame does that title sound? lol, anyway i hope all voted.
Well, this is the final week in my "fitness challenge". I'll be posting my results here by next week. Wish me luck.
Everything's going well on Fairfield Drive and in Sterling Heights.
Everyone stay safe and out of trouble. I'm looking forward to doing this more often.
Love You Guys!

MOVIE QUOTE FOR THIS POST:
"Is it better to be feared or respected? I say, is it too much to ask for both?"

Happy Election Day!

Happy Election Day Muir Family!
Here's a recap of how dumb this year's election has been:
http://thisfuckingelection.com/

That Old Leather Couch -- End of an Era

Well, today, that old leather couch from the family room is going to wherever old couches go. It is being picked up for free and hauled away.

Lots of good memories reside in that couch. Great family fun watching movies. Great naps. And, yes, Tracker licking it to death!

So, please, let us have a brief moment of silence for that old leather couch.

Thank you.

Mom and Dad

Happy Anniversary to Us!!

Dad and I just went to Kruse & Muer for dinner (fabulous food and bread) to celebrate 36 years of wedded bliss (tee hee). Seriously, there have been some rough spots over the years but we're happy that we're together and hope we have lots more years, too. Thanks to all 3 of you for calling today and remembering!! Had a nice long chat with Danielle today, too :) (Greg: did you remind them??? haha)

Just realized that Greg has written a few posts (sorry I didn't see them before) and I agree that we should all be using this as a way to keep in touch. (I know that I was the one who wanted to do this originally, and then I dropped the ball - sorry) Remember how important family is???? And since our family is going to be all over the country, let's all try to add something at least once a week, ok? Dad just set it up so that each time we have a new post, you will receive an e mail. Can you set yours up that way, too?

Tim is coming HOME to vote and will be here for dinner tomorrow evening and then go back to AA. I'm making enchiladas if anyone else wants to come for dinner :) He's working very hard at school and just wants it to be over (I think). Right, Tim? I look forward to every day we can spend with Tim because he will be moving soon............

So let's keep this going - I want to hear from you, ok?

Happy Anniversary!

Hi Mom and Dad! Happy 36th Anniversary! You guys are awesome. :D

Love,
Brad!