Today we ventured out of the cabin in search of a day out and a few possible gifts. We departed shortly before noon; the sun was shining off the snow. Roads were clear and empty and we cruised into Indian River and noticed the car began to stall. Instantly I knew what to do. I pulled off at a roadside fruit stand, currently out of season. I popped the hood, and noticed a loose plug wire. I fidgeted and commented about it, quite negatively, but then rigged it up and we were back on the road again.
Soon we were rolling into Petoskey. I couldn’t find an auto parts store to save my life, and Kmart (yes there are still a few left!) had every type of auto part except sparks and plugs. Typical Sunday, anything having to do with cars is closed. Great changing station in the bathroom!
Soon we pulled into downtown. It was desolate compared to a summer Sunday, which was nice. The warm weather offerered no wind, snow, or ice. We popped into a few shops; I was looking for something for Karrie since telling her that I would bring her something home. We found nothing so we popped into the Roast and Toast which is a cool and funky coffee shop that also serves great sandwiches. Isaac was geeked, and I got him some soup and a vanilla steamer. He loved it, but soon was only interested in the toothpicks in my veggie sandwich. I was tempted to have a nice big Italian, but my heath has been marginal so I pushed toward the healthier option. Isaac, in the meantime, was waving and making friends with everyone from little girls to big ones.
Leaving there, we popped into a few more shops, notably a bookstore where I bought them an all ages card game. This later turned out to be a real show stopper. At the time, Isaac was also more interested in the Choo-Choo trains at Grandpa Shorters, and he was being so good in the store that I should probably take him back soon to get one.
We headed onward down the sidewalk, with him cruising along next to me. We had lots of fun, every place had great people, there was a local artists market where I think Karrie could sell some of her photos, and a consignment shop where they had a small play area that was just in time, if you know what I mean.
We had a nice time out, and it was an extremely notable day since I usually have both kids out, and it was also great since it reminded me of the early days before Isaac, where I would typically take Mead out and go just about anywhere.
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