March 24

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I mentioned, yesterday, that there was a mini-roadtrip in store.

It was time for the Masters' Swim State Meet.

Last year the state meet was near Grand Rapids. This year it was north of Detroit, just over an hour from home.

Given that our daughter wanted to be in the water by 8:30 am, to warm up for her events (which started, both Saturday and Sunday, at 9:00), she and I stayed in a motel nearer to the pool. My better half decided he'd rather drive more, and sleep in his own bed, so that's what he and Wilbur did.

She swam in three events in the morning. She was very happy to swim some of her best times since college. Yay!



She bought good bread, corned beef, and French salami while I was getting the oil changed, on the 23rd. We took those things, along with other lunchy stuff, and visited Granddad, who doesn't live too far from where our hotel was. We had a very nice lunch, and enjoyed hanging out with Granddad for a few hours.

This lovely magnolia is across the street from Granddad's house.

Eventually my better half and the dog went back to Ann Arbor, and we went back to the hotel room to crash for the night.

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