I purchased a Northstar Landick2 canoe from Some Beach Outfitters earlier this year. I’ve paddled the boat a few times and I enjoy its potential. Part of its potential is outfitting it the way that I enjoy best. Not being a purist and focusing on paddle racing, I realized I didn’t enjoy the boat without … Continue reading “Landick 2 Rudder and Dad – 10/12/2024”
Danelle’s dad always had something going on. He was a focused engineer that would chip away at a project till it was near perfect. Unfortunately, he isn’t with us anymore and left some projects unfinished. He had removed a railing on the side of the house and some of the wood due to rot. Danelle’s … Continue reading “Repairs – 10/2/2024”
Its family weekend at Missouri State and Sonora wanted us to come down and visit. We started by driving down on Saturday morning early and going for a hike at the Springfield Nature Center. And we all wore matching (ish) Missouri State University shirts. We were silly together. Telling stories and acting goofy, and it … Continue reading “Family Weekend At Missouri State – 9/28/2024”
They are making more progress on framing. The weather is lovely and the trusses are being assembled. Did I mention how unbelievably huge they are? The footprint of the house is approximately 60×60 feet. This means the trusses are nearly 60 feet long. Laying out on the ground. And a partly assembled one. There are … Continue reading “Framing Update – 12/19/2024”
The trusses went up on the roof and its starting to look like more of a house. Lets hope this progress continues! Hogan Haake
Danelle and I volunteered to be a safety boat for the Mississippi River Rendezvous. This is a new event put on by the Mississippi River Water Trail(MRWT). The general idea was to get a large group of paddlers of different skills out on the water together. There were a few different distances of paddling. Danelle … Continue reading “Mississippi River Rendezvous – 9/21/2024”
When you’ve been married for a long time, your partner can tell when you need something. Today, Danelle could just tell that I needed to get out. She sent me out for my normal Tuesday night 5K paddle early. Tonight I started early with a unicycle lap around the lake first. I set a personal … Continue reading “Landick and Unicycle – 9/3/2024”
This month, I guess I went a little crazy. Normal for me, is a unicycle ride on a local trail. And then, I’m at work with my new kitty unicorn headphones jamming out. Then Danelle caught me test driving a new car. Needless to say, she wouldn’t let me get it 🙁 Then one weekend … Continue reading “August 2024”
Sonora has been gone to college for two weeks, but came home for a 3 day weekend to be with us. We missed her and were happy to have her back in the house if even just for a short weekend. She wanted to visit some of her friends while she was home. Eva came … Continue reading “Sonora Home Again – 8/31/2024”