So last night Lizzy said she wasn't feeling very good. No fever but said she was vomiting during the night. Tina woke up not feeling very well either. Evidently there's a Noro Virus going around our school and over 50 people were sick.  

Tail of an Angry Dog.

Hey check out my teeth!!!

This time I'm writing about our little friend Shadow. Shadow has some issues.  We really didn't understand when or why it was happening. But it seems we have raised a very stressed out dog. As you can see in our first photo the dog has an attitude. Did you know that if a dog has not seen several people and other animals before they reach 12 months old they will never be socialized. Nature shuts down this socializing by 12 months. We had this dog after that period and couldn't do anything about that. But what we can do is help him out and get him back on the right track. As most mad angry dogs, Shadow suffers from anxiety. Before we went to a dog trainer we let him eat whenever he wanted to, he was up on furniture when he wants and sits above other family members. Now Shadow has been demoted as the guardian of the family, and has to work at getting affection, getting attention. Three things hopefully will help out with this transformation. One a "Gentle Leader", "Thunder Shirt", and "Quiet Moments". Now I'm sure that there's a lot of people saying why spend so much time on a dog. But I'll say this, we're not just here on earth to kill things we're given the responsibility to take care of other animals. Dogs have been domesticated for hundreds of years from the Wolf. Our little wolf Shadow will be a better dog if we teach him that we're the leader. He's just too stressed out to be the leader.He much rather have someone else be in charge and tell him what, when, and why of things.

I love my bear!!

Carol's Accident

Sunday morning Carol came home and said I'm going to take the dog out for a ride.  Later that morning I heard her coming up the stairs crying. "That stupid dog". She said that Shadow was doing fine until he heard another dog barking in a house.  The dog jerked the leash and it sent Carol head over the handle bars of her bike.  She said she skidded across the sidewalk.  When she got home I saw that her head had a huge bump on her left eyebrow and her front teeth were chipped.  She had a bridge from a much earlier car accident.  Her right wrist was swelling up and I made the comment that it might be broken.  I told her I'd take her to the E.R. We got to the E.R. and she was in right away.  It actually seemed really fast and we didn't have to wait.  After her X-Ray the Doctor came back and said indeed you have a broken wrist and that we'll need to go to Bay Street Orthopedics to get a cast put on.  He put an a splint for her wrist and they cleaned up her wounds and we were out by 10:00AM.  She getting some sleep today and recovering. Looks like she'll have the next few days off. Which is nice because she's on vacation next weekend and we're going camping in Young State Park.

Grandma 91

Well Grandma didn't make it to her birthday but she did make it into all our hearts.  She has past away at our house Aug 1st,2010. She was the nicest little grandma ever.  She never complained (to me that is). She will be well missed.

Dad

This Summer my Dad had a very serious stroke.  Not that any Stroke isn't serious, but His was very close to the base of his brain. Any closer would have killed him.  We are very lucky to still have him around.  Dad has spent a little over 2 weeks in the hospital and A.R. (Acute Rehab) getting to the point where he can go home.  He has been told he has high cholesterol and will have to make a lot of changes in his diet. He lost a lot of mobility in his left arm and leg.  Currently he is home and working on improving his strength.  God Bless you Dad.

Mac & Cheese

Lizz started a job this summer watching kids, or as we like to call it "Baby Sitting". Which isn't really sitting on babies. She is saving her hard earned money to buy herself a brand spanking new Mac. Mack Book Pro 13", and of course has to have some added programs like MS Office. Her earnings are not to her satisfaction so she has also started looking at housekeeping positions  in hotels around the area.

Shadow

Yesterday Lizz and I walked Shadow down to the Water Front. Shadow did not behave very well as he wanted to go hunting instead of  walking.

AirZoo2010

Lizz's Class this year went on a trip to the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo. I got to tag along and be a driver and take pictures. Everyone had and awesome time.

New Bay Window or "How much is that Doggy in the Window"

The Sutton family is now the proud owners of a brand spanking new bay window. Well not exactly owners yet. We have 12 months same as cash from Home Depot. A brand new Anderson Window now sits where an ugly old single pane, heat not holding in the house, window. Now I know just in time for the winter, Not. But really folks, The old window we could not open and let in air from outside. So this will work out great for the summer time as we'll be able to add proper ventilation to the downstairs living room, now bedroom for my Daughter.

サマーバケーション

我々マッキノーMillcreekでキャンプにはキャンプ場ヒューロン湖で、今年の夏の休暇を取得。なんてすてきなキャンプ場。そこは、スイミングプー ル、店の、彼らが、 WI - FIインターネットが2.50時間、 5日間で私は、多くの価格を保証するために使うとは思わなかった。私はインターネット無料です。私たちは火曜日の午後には多くの時間を費やした後に準備 し、ポップアップでは、キャンピングカーバン電気作業得る到着。 （光信号を）解決するには、一度私たちは、暖かい太陽の下で、静かな湖キャンプ場静穏浸した。我々の火災のピットには完璧だったの湖だった。私たちはとて もよく働いて燃焼させる木材の2つのバンドルを購入した。
次の日はマッキノー島に行った。非常に非常に良いが、一日の大半を過ごす、それだった。フェリーのチケットの割引をMillCreekので、 島の移動に64ドルの砦に入る費やした費用96ドルだった。もちろん我々としてキャロルそれをごまかすときに何をすべきか島後藤と述べていた。リジーの旅 は彼女の友人は毎朝と呼ばれる。彼女はまさに彼女の新しい携帯電話が好きだ。

すべてのすべての我々は非常に楽しい時間を引数または2つの力ていなかった。しかし、人を数える。私は自分のコンピュータから、非常にリラックスした時を過ごす仕事から離れていた。私は実際には私のノートPCを欠場していない。

これは、サットンの家族を人々に署名され、次回まで。

Summer Vacation!

This year summer vacation we acquired a camping spot on lake Huron in Millcreek Camping at Mackinaw. What a nice campground. There's a swimming pool, store, they have WiFi but at 2.50 hour or 5 a day didn't think I would use it that much to warrant that price. I like my internet free. We arrived Tuesday in the afternoon after much time spent getting ready and getting the vans electrical working with the pop-up camper. (light signals) Once settled in to our on the lake camp site we soaked in the warm sun and the quiet serenity. Our fire pit was down by the lake which was perfect. We bought two bundles of wood to burn which worked out very well.
The next day we went to Mackinac Island. Spend most of the day there, It was very very nice. MillCreek had a discount on the ferry tickets so it cost $96 to goto the island and $64 we spent getting into the fort. Of course we had to get fudge as Carol said it what you do when you goto the island. Lizzie called her friend every morning of the trip. She really likes her new phone.

All in all we had a very good time not withstanding an argument or two. But who counting. I had a very relaxing time away from work and away from my computer. I really didn't miss my notebook at all.

Until next time folks this is the Sutton family signing off.

Post From Carol Sutton

Heresのこと、私のために腹を立てる人々が私のすべての職場での政治的な取得を目指している。私は私が左の欄に自分ではそれが私を他の人と聞いているような気が私は同意するものとし 、 、私は怒ってそうねえ!!!!!つもりはないと思う。私もその1人だと思うような考えではない 。 そして 、 私は特定の理由で調査を行うが 、 私の社長studiing自分の信念をしっかりと植えている私たちの国とされていることの偉大さ。私は探して、もっともっと私Cooligeカルバン私が言ったことに同意すると、正確な引用rememeberいないものの、政府はその国の人々は、この偉大な作る方法から抜け出す必要があると私は言い換えている。れない政府。サイレントカルところで社長は30だった。

自 分の考えだけではなく、そのような歴史の中では、私は偉大な人々の多くは、例えば、私の祖父は、アメリカの偉大なのです。彼は自分の自由と私たちの国を信 じていた。彼は一生懸命自分の人生を書いた彼は、デトロイトのジャーナリストとして活躍ニュースは、 40代になると、カラマズーガゼット、結局彼は戻って北東ヨルダンに向かう途中、彼自身の論文では、東ヨルダンニュースヘラルドを開いた。私の祖父母が 走ったが、それ以降の勤務時間、非常におばあちゃんとの開始はほとんどありませんでしたがある時、彼女は首になるだろうし、サブスクリプションを購入する ので、彼女は市場への買いに行くことを望んで座っていた私に語ったこれは、夢と意欲を懸命に仕事を除いて何も持っていなかったし、そこに固執していた hotdogsのパッケージのように夕食を食べる可能性がある。私はこれを共有するだけです。私たちは自由な国では、人が住むにはなれてになりたい。その 後1967年に私の祖父はそうすることで知られていないと、彼にそれを起動するためにお金を銀行の融資はないとされたミシガンmagizineスノーモー ビルの運転を開始した。彼はすべてのビジネスに東ヨルダンに行き、彼らに終了しなかった彼は、彼を助けるまでの話それを始め、それは成功だったともされて いる。それはその国の最初のスノーモービル雑誌だった。同社は今日の偉大な90 、今はやっていた人からの報酬は、仕事がしている私の祖母を行う。もちろん彼は完全に私の祖父ボインシティー週刊紙ゴマ実際には彼が1990年に亡くなっ た後、彼は彼の最後のコラムは、 1日に印刷された死亡した退職者のコラムはありません。


わかりましたので、私については偉 大なんだし、アメリカではあらゆる場所に私の周りの人々についてのスープで泣いているのは最悪の場所をいかに維持され、そこまでは良いオフィスレディー小 浜みんなの世話をするつもりですいくつかの希望にぶら下がっている。はいすべての人が世話をする場合は、私と私はというと自分自身の世話をするように依頼 人がいるのは、スーパーアイデアthats 。お客様の手で突っ立ってどこを取得していません私はたくさんの世話をするために利己的であるが、多分、自分の手では、雨の中を移動開始されるはずの人が 立っていると言っていないよ。

Grandma in hospital.

Friday morning Carol decided to get Grandma in the hospital and that was a good thing as she was blocked up again.  They did X-Rays this weekend and said she is still blocked up but looking better.  She can not even eat until she gets it fixed, so she is on an IV. 

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2nd Dan

I recently received my second stripe on my belt. It is good to have my belt back. I had it all broken in and was starting to break in my other belt, the one with the spelling error. I really like my old belt much better. It is like an old friend.

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Learning Japanese

I recently learned the basic hirgana and katagana. How did I do it you ask. Through flash cards. I bought some from whiterabbitpress.com through Amazon.com. They finally worked for me to learn those silly but beautiful characters.  I just ordered the first set for Kanji characters.  I expect these will go as well as the other flash cards.

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Death Becomes Her

Today I write because my Wifes Mother died last Thursday.  Dawn Peters, age 65, collapsed and died on Thursday Feb 7th around 4:30pm.  Today we are getting the family together at Eagle Hall in Boyne City,Mi.  Dawn had three daughters,Carol(my wife),Sharon, and Jane.  Even though Carol didn't like having to take care of her Mom, because she was very difficult to handle sometimes, she did it anyway.  Carol is real upset of her lost and has many mixed emotions.  It's not easy losing someone especially a mother, even if they didn't get along well together.  I don't have any pictures of Dawn to put up.  If I had a picture I would like to put one up when she wasn't dealing with living with crones disease .  I would like to put a picture of her when she was more there mentally.  I never knew Dawn until after she had her strokes, three of them.  Strokes and the Crones disease does takes it toll on a person.  Now she doesn't have to worry about the pain and doesn't have to fake being someone important,  in heaven everyone is import and no one has any pains

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Happy Thanksgiving

This holiday season should be a time when family gets together and celebrates what they are thankful for.  I'm thankful for a big plate to hold all my turkey:).

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Lizzie had a big night last night!!!!

For everyone who wasn't there and didn't see, Lizzie was tested for and passed her 1st Dan Black Belt Test. She did an awesome job of it too and impressed everyone with her great smile after smile while she did her techniques. For a partner she had her Dad to throw around.

Belt Testing!!!!

James and Tina are going for their 1st GUP belt. One more stripe on the brown belts. One more step closer to getting their Cho Dan Bo and eventually their Black Belt.

This year we went to Kalamazoo's Air Zoo and Chuck E Cheese. Kids had a great time at both places.

This year the kids all went up for a plane flight for Young Eagles. James got to handle the controls this time.