Courtyard By Marriott Grand Rapids Downtown

Molly is the newest addition to the family - a chocolate lab and springer spaniel mix - she was a rescue from a local shelter. She is about 1 1/2 years old and has been a real joy. Like all labs she loves to carry things around the house in her mouth, she's very friendly, loves to cuddle ...

Grand Rapids, MI... I have nothing to say really. It decided to start raining like crazy the minute we crossed the Michigan border. Needless to say, I didn't feel like exploring much in the rain. But, our show went well, we had an excellent crew in a great space, so I can't really complain. I just hope Michigan gets a bit better.<br>

... black and lifeless and filled with evil behind her black rimmed glasses. When she spoke my blood ran cold. &#8220;May I?&#8221; she menaced offering me the coffee pot like a child for sacrifice. I think I may have been channelling some ridiculous English Oxford graduate called Tarquin at the time because I found myself saying things like &#8220;Smashing&#8221; and &#8220;That&#8217;s simply delicious&#8221; and &#8220;If you don&#8217;t mind, that would be ...

So I head off today on this big adventure! I will be in Amsterdam for 3 days and then I head off to Arusha on Sunday with my group. I am full of excitement and nerves and I can't wait to learn and experience everything this semester will offer. There will be many stories and photos (if I can find somewhere to upload them) to follow. <br>Love and peace to everyone I will miss you!<br><br>-Molly

Well, this is just a welcome to my newly-formed travel blog. I've been in Holland for most of the summer, and I am going home in a day and a half to spend the next two weeks with my family. Holland has been good for me... I don't think I could have spent another summer working at my high school job in Red Wing. But hey, who says you can't go home?<br>

... few paved roads, an inadequate supply of potable water, minimal utilities, and depleted forests. <br><br><li>About 60% of the population lives in abject poverty. <br><br><li>Less than 20% of Haitians age 15 and over can read and write. <br><br><li>Fewer than 75% of children attend school. <br><br><li>40% of the Haitian population does not have access to primary health care.<br><br><li>The United Nations estimates 6% of Haitians are infected ...

... that is the Burren (including the Polnabron Dolmen); visit the 700-foot tall Cliffs of Moher, Lahinch Village (drive by the famous links golf course there), Liscannor Rock shop, to Bunratty Folk Park and Castle. We'll stay tonight and tomorrow night at Crystal Springs Bed and Breakfast in Killarney Town, just outside the National Park Friday, Sept. 5 ...

... pain hit and wiped me out for two days. Better at home than at PAP! I have to admit this is the first day, Monday, July 2nd that I have felt back to normal. I caught a lot of sleep over the weekend and groggily caught up on some stuff. If you left messages or email I apologize for my slacking. I miss my "Haiti Family" though. They all mean a lot to me. The fact that these totally different people can come together ...

... Richard, Lorrie, and the Dianes stayed with Bill and Marla. Tom stayed at Bev's with us. Bill and Marla's was the base of operations in Marshall, so we did lots of eating, drinking, and socializing there. On Sunday, 4 April, we drove to Brookfield to visit with Steve's family. Fred especially enjoyed the grandchildren with Annie being a special attraction. After our visit there we drove to Milwaukee to stay with Cath and ...

... them on a $40 bet that he could throw a folding chair, using his left-left-left tentacle, blind-folded, and knock over only the five-pin. My middle heart was broken. Though I'd known the mysterious vixen for only a second, I must admit, I'd been in love. Crushed, I would return to work the next day, and return to digging through the mud after oysters too. Luckily, I have two hearts more. Luckily, I'm not Ernie. And luckily, this poem only took ninety seconds to type.