The 2020 Cross Country banquet is totally virtual this year, well almost. For the select athletes that are receiving an award, the plan is to meet at an outside shelter for a quick meeting. Then everybody would go home and finish the banquet in a virtual platform over Zoom. Corvin was set to get an… Continue reading XC Banquet – 11/10/2020
Voting – 11/3/2020
We got in line early to vote. Holy cow the line was long. Between social distancing and people wanting their vote counted, the morning turnout was large! Image is on the “wrong” side of the building as it wrapped a long ways around. We ended up in line about 2 hours. Found out later that… Continue reading Voting – 11/3/2020
October – 2020
All I can say is CATS! Brawndo is HUGE, blocking the whole laptop keyboard and still growing. And yes, I should clean my desk! Good thing I don’t need to write too much! Our two biggest don’t like to be photographed. Out with Sonora! Hogan Haake
2020 Cross Country District Championships – 10/31/2020
One of the more amazing things about 2020 is that the Cross Country season wasn’t ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The meets have been very different this year. Most of the meets didn’t allow spectators. When they did allow spectators, we needed masks on. More surprising yet, almost everybody at the meets complied and… Continue reading 2020 Cross Country District Championships – 10/31/2020
Landing in Alton – 10/25/2020
We have been considering purchasing land or a house in northern St. Louis area to move when the kids are out of high school. We have seen lots of places at varying price ranges, but none of them said “buy me”! That is until we came across a few acres in Alton, IL. This is… Continue reading Landing in Alton – 10/25/2020
Lost Creek Road Cleanup – 10/24/2020
West of St. Louis near Warrenton Missouri is a road called Lost Creek Road . See the dot from the Google Map. Its a mostly gravel road that follows Lost Creek. I’ve motorcycled on it a few times and found it exciting and semi-remote for as close as it to the city. While browsing online,… Continue reading Lost Creek Road Cleanup – 10/24/2020
High Five Mirror – 10/23/2020
Corvin was at a friend’s house and was getting ready to come home when I got a concerned call from him. Somebody had done a hit and run on the car. When I got to the car (he was only 5 minutes away driving), I saw the damage. I called the local police to make… Continue reading High Five Mirror – 10/23/2020
Waterfall and Root Docking – 10/22/2020
Danelle went out to Waterfall today to meet up with a friend, Jay Doty who is doing some work for us. But first, Danelle found a Wheel bug and managed to get a fantastic photo of it on the deck. She wants you to notice the ridges just behind its head. No back to her… Continue reading Waterfall and Root Docking – 10/22/2020
11th Annual Race To The Dome – 10/10/2020
Race To The Dome is a paddle race on the Missouri river and a fundraiser for Missouri River Relief. There is a long and short version of the race. This year was my second time participating and paddling the short 16 mile course. I was on a team with Sonora, Melissa, and Bernie in the… Continue reading 11th Annual Race To The Dome – 10/10/2020
September – 2020
Another month has moved by quickly. We’re still home more than we want with COVID-19 around. You can tell by the number of cat photos we have this month. Trying to capture Brawndo looking stately. Somehow a sink is the same as a cat bed. Not something I encourage, but I often get overridden. Coatrack’s… Continue reading September – 2020