The Kleiber Family Timeline

Category: General Day to Day

General Events

  • 2023 Concert at the Token Lounge

    The whole family went out Tuesday to the Token lounge to hear some blues music and have a good time.

    The venue was the Token lounge on Joy road near Middlebelt.

    The performers were Selwyn Birchwood / Frank Grimaldi and they were awesome. The guitar player reminded us a little of Richie Blackmore but with a little more blues mixed in. We heard some really great music and are looking forward to their new album which should be released in late spring or early summer.

    The only minor issue was that the Token lounge does not have snacks of any kind to munch on during the show, other than that the night was perfect.
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  • 2023 All Michigan Academic Team

  • 2023 All Michigan Academic Team

    James was selected to the 2023 All Michigan Academic Team and the whole family is extremely proud of his accomplishment. James had to leave very early to make the hour and a half trek to East Lansing (just outside the Breslin center) with snow all the way there and back, but it was worth it for the honor. After the ceremony a lunch was served but James decided to leave to get back to his class which was scheduled at 1pm. Perhaps James’ dedication to school is one of the reasons that he made the team this year.

    Congrats James!
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  • Holiday Bowling with VIP Camp 2022

    VIP Camp put on another great event with a Holiday bowling party with the VIP campers. The event started at 11am and went through till 2pm which included drinks and food for the campers. James had a great time with his friends and stuck around at the end to get some pictures taken with them.

    Usually this event included pizza but the bowling alley said that due to inflation it could not afford to provide pizza anymore so the campers got chicken nuggets and french fries which went over good. A great time was had by all and congrats to the VIP Camp.

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  • Phi Theta Kappa 2022

    We were all excited and proud when we found out that James made Phi Theta Kappa at Wayne County Community College. The event began at about 6 pm and lasted about an hour and a half and was very well done with several guest speakers. James attended rehearsal the night before so he kind of knew what to expect, but Mom and Dad were very impressed with the ceremony and thought all the kids (or young adults) did a great job.

    Afterwards we spent about a half hour taking pictures and celebrating the achievement with others from the College.

    Very proud of you James! (more…)

  • Haunted Garage Sale 2022

    Another event which has become an annual tradition for us is the Halloween Garage Sale. While the venue changes every couple years the quality and fun remain constant. This year it was again held in Dearborn at the community center.

    Once again we picked up some of the cartoon pictures for our small bathroom. We now have about a dozen of these pictures and while they are not really scary, they are funny in a Halloween way. For example the Charlie Brown gang sitting around a campfire at Camp Crystal Lake.

    We also picked up some animatronic hangings for the hallway and several t-shirts. (more…)

  • 14th Grade (2022)

    James began his second year of college today, or as he likes to say, 14th Grade. James is enrolled at Wayne County Community College and is really doing great. We hope he makes it to the Deans list as well. Most of Dads family made it to the Principles list but somehow I don’t think its quite the same thing.

    James plans on graduating with a two year degree in Spring of 2023, and then heading off to Wayne State Community College to complete his four year degree.

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  • Mackinaw Second Visit (August 2022)

    Our second trip to Mackinaw was a quick one, but we still had a blast. It was a one day visit and the weather was perfect. James got to spend a little time at the beach and Mary got to see a sunset. Our main purpose in this trip was to see the Northern Lights which were supposed to be very visible, but unfortunately we did not notice anything special in the night sky except the lights from the bridge.

    The next day we visited the Deer ranch in St. Ignace (which was our reason to cross the bridge. James fed them carrots but kept his mask on as he wanted to make sure the upper peninsula was safe from any lower peninsula germs. (more…)

  • Screamers Dream Cruise 2022

    Our friends at Screamers had a huge event today, a sort of dream cruise event. The creepy cars were parked in their parking lot (which was nearly full) and all their items were 10 percent off in the store. The line for the store was huge so we spent most of our time enjoying the outside events.

    Lets recap this weekend. Seeing a spook show on Friday and then going to a Spirit Halloween opening on Saturday, followed by a Screamers event on Sunday – all in early August – we had to say that it just doesn’t get any better than that.

    Or as Jim Harbaugh says, “who has it better than us? Nobody!! (more…)

  • First Halloween Shop Open 2022

    After spending the night in Coldwater after watching the Spook Show at the Abbott Get Together we stopped off in Jackson on the way home and were shocked to see that the Spirit Halloween store in the indoor mall (just of 94 and 127) was opened. We went inside and bought a few items for our upcoming party in October. We are hoping to have 3 skeletons jumping out of bags and were happy to find 2 of those in stock at this store. Only 1 more to find and our Halloween needs will be complete, at least for now.