{"id":818,"date":"2010-09-12T03:48:56","date_gmt":"2010-09-12T10:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/?p=818"},"modified":"2010-11-10T18:08:54","modified_gmt":"2010-11-11T01:08:54","slug":"september-in-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/?p=818","title":{"rendered":"September in Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September was a busy month for us. Erika was busy visiting with friends and looking for a new job (which was more difficult than we had anticipated). Mira was busy settling into a new school and getting the lay of our new yard. We decided to rent a house for a year and get a better lay of the land here in Rockford, Michigan. We found this little 3 bedroom ranch on a dirt road that&#8217;s off a dirt road which is about 8 miles outside of Rockford. Yeah, we live in the sticks. The closest house is at least a football field away, something that we&#8217;ve never known. Mira seems to like it. I think she especially likes being able to run around with minimal supervision. This particular day she decided that she wanted to draw on the sidewalk and wear a winter hat in 80+ degree weather. Fun!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_819\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4710.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-819\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-819\" title=\"IMG_4710\" src=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4710-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4710-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4710-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4710-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4710.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drawing Pictures!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had to take a couple of pictures because it looked so ridiculous. Short sleeve shirt and the flannel hat, gotta love the fashion tastes of a four year old!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_820\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4715.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-820\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-820\" title=\"IMG_4715\" src=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4715-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4715-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4715-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4715-400x599.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4715.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What todo next?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Luna is about to crawl. It&#8217;s nearly official. She&#8217;s doing these &#8220;baby pushups&#8221; as you can see here.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_821\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4724.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-821\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-821\" title=\"IMG_4724\" src=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4724-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4724-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4724-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4724-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4724.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Almost there!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And of course Mira is getting sassier every day. She loves having people take pictures of her now and always wants to see the picture after you take it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_823\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4728.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-823\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-823\" title=\"IMG_4728\" src=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4728-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4728-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4728-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4728-400x599.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4728.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-823\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dancin girl!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And Mira started her first day of school as well. Yes, she is walking down the driveway and yes it is a dirt driveway. She was so excited to see an actual yellow bus take her to school!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_824\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4733.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-824\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-824\" title=\"IMG_4733\" src=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4733-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4733-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4733-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4733-400x599.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4733.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1st day of school<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yes, John Walz has his pants down in this picture. Dances with Dirt came and went again. My team won the race for the 8th time this year. It&#8217;s pretty amazing considering there is close to 400 teams in the race. I&#8217;d like to say that John and I can still run pretty well, but this year we brought in a bunch of super fast young guys to carry the load. They did a great job. And our theme was square cut speedos. We&#8217;d have all modeled properly for the photo but it was raining and super cold.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_826\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_47641.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-826\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-826\" title=\"IMG_4764\" src=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_47641-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_47641-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_47641-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_47641-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_47641.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2010 DWD<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Erika also ran in the race with her dad and a few other guys who stepped in for a team with multiple revolving spots it seems like. Nate Garza (middle) and Ryan Otter (the tall one) were the new guys this year. They had a blast and there were only minor injuries.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_827\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4771.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-827\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-827\" title=\"IMG_4771\" src=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4771-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4771-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4771-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4771-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4771.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&quot;Pops and the kids&quot; 2010 DWD<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Erika said she stepped into a 3 foot muck hole and a root hit her calf. This was the bruise a few days later. Ouch! It&#8217;s still pretty sore over two months later!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_828\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4800.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-828\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-828\" title=\"IMG_4800\" src=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4800-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4800-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4800-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4800-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">War wound<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What would a Mitchell Story post be without a smiling picture of Luna? Luckily, we&#8217;ve got more than a few of these!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_829\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4807.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-829\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-829\" title=\"IMG_4807\" src=\"http:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4807-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4807-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4807-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4807-400x599.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mitchellstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_4807.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glad to see ya!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September was a busy month for us. Erika was busy visiting with friends and looking for a new job (which was more difficult than we had anticipated). 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