Maple's fiasco

Join us June 18!

May 29, 2026

The unthinkable happened here: somehow, someway, Maple* was left outside for the entire night!!! Nelson came out of his room and saw her at the back door - with this look on her face.

You would not believe the accusations that flew in the aftermath - our family barely withstood the storm.

We all thought the other one had her. In our defense, she sleeps in our room, Nelson’s room or the living room. This house isn’t that big, but neither are our communication skills, apparently. The good news: she had a covered deck or a 2-car garage to sleep in.

However, she had no food. No water. And apparently no issues. She never even barked (that we know of). Her journey through the night was spiritual and a little cold, we believe.

When we realized that she didn’t even have her collar on, no tags at all, a new wave of accusations set in.

In the end, her only punishment for us was leaning into the couch, half turned away, a forlorn look on her face - until Nelson offered her a bite of toast. Then, without another word, all was forgiven.

*For the record, she had only one eye to begin with.

Join us for the June 18 MiGirl luncheon!

The details:

Thursday, June 18
The Hagerty Center, Traverse City
11:30am-1pm
Lunch, laughter and a live conversation
The topic: Women & Finance, with speaker Tammy Stoerkel with Beck Bode.
Tickets are $65 each or buy 2+ for $60 each — bring a friend!

The sponsors:

A shoutout to the Presenting Sponsor Beck Bode!

And our feature sponsors Jimmy John’s, Two Men and a Truck, Rebecca Galsterer with Real Estate One, West Shore Bank, Crystal Mountain, and radio sponsors Z93 and Good Vibes 107.5, along with media sponsor MyNorth & Traverse Magazine.

Also we are welcoming two new sponsors week: Clean Business Homes, owned by Jenny Craig and Copy Central/Traverse Repro, owned by Lisa Palmer! YAY!

I will be on Bill Froehlich’s “Good Day Northern Michigan” show on 9&10 News at 9am on June 3 - more on that next week!

Join us! 🩷 Tickets here!

Dirty Dancing Chicago - Sept. 11-13
2 rooms left!

I have 2 rooms left for the Michigan Girl Chicago trip - when we are going to see Dirty Dancing, the musical! Email me if you’d like to join us!

The dates - Sept. 11-13 (Friday-Sunday). We leave TC at 8am on Friday, Sept. 11 and return to TC Sunday, Sept. 13 at 4pm. Pickups in TC, Cadillac, GR and Benton Harbor-ish.

The hotel - Marriott’s Hotel Chicago, Autograph Collection is downtown in River North, next to the Riverwalk. We can explore the other side of downtown - and it’s within walking distance of the James Nederlander Theatre.

The agenda - Dirty Dancing, the musical - Friday, Sept. 11 at 7pm. You have the entire day Saturday to explore Chicago on your own before being wrangled Sunday morning for the nap-required, movie-playing, fat-pants-only ride on the way home.

The bus - We’ll be traveling via motor coach (bathroom on board lol). We’ll have wine, games and movies on the bus!

RATES:
Double: $695 per person; Triple: $645 per person; Quad: $595 per person; Single: $945 per person; show tickets are an optional add-on at approx. $88 each. Rates include two nights lodging in downtown Chicago, motor coach transportation, and MiGirl swag, wine and fun along the way.

The group - Join us! This is open to all women (no membership needed) and many women get on in TC and scoop up feral friends en route at our various pick-up spots to make a girls weekend with no worries - no bus or hotel or driving or show logistics!!

RESERVE: Email kandace@MichGirl.com to join us! I need a $200 deposit per person to hold your seat. Send names for everyone in your group and I’ll let you know how to make your deposits! If you want to jump on the Michigan Girl 🩷 Facebook Group page, you can see some chatter and look for possible roomies!