What an action packed month. Sonora asked us to show up for the 4th fireworks. We managed to sit on the concrete for the discus ring. Gimli managed to climb up to the rafter in the basement and got stuck. I went out to Danforth to work on a wet day and got the RAV4 … Continue reading “July 2024”
We wanted to meet with the Neimeyer’s before the girls both headed off to college. We decided to meet for bowling. At the first bowling alley we tried, there was a tournament going on. I also noticed a screw in my tire while we were figuring out what to do next. We found an alley … Continue reading “Bowling – 7/20/2024”
I had previously posted the obituary of my father in law Henry Boeckmann. Today was his funeral. Brian and Kelly getting ready. A small sample of his art and some of his history. It was a somber day, so I didn’t get many photos. We saw a ton of people from his life come in … Continue reading “Henry Boeckmann’s Funeral – 7/16/2024”
Danelle has been asking the construction company to come out and service the silt fence for a while now. It just wasn’t important to them and they continued to ignore us. Today, Danelle happened to be up in Alton when it was raining and drove by the property. There, she came across water in the … Continue reading “Clogged Drain – 9/23/2024”
I got some new headphones for my birthday. I’ll wear at them at the office to mess with my co-workers! When I’m working in the basement, Gimli just can’t seem to leave me alone. He doesn’t want me to hold him, but he doesn’t want me to leave either. I’m still unicycling a bit. Not … Continue reading “June – 2024”
For every even year since I was born and for many more before that, the Meiners-Hodes family reunion has been going on in Kansas City. There are over 4000 living descendants of Katherine Hodes and Henry Meiners. This newspaper clipping is from the KC Times 6/29/1970 to put this event in perspective. Since I got … Continue reading “Family Reunion – 6/22/2024”
We have company at Danforth today. Steve, Jackie, and Nathan came up to help. Nathan is in Scouts and wants to go to Philmont. This was one of my favorite and memorable high adventure scout trips. I wanted to make sure he is able to go and not cause stress on the family. I offered … Continue reading “Father’s Day Scholarship – 6/16/2024”
We left the last update with some partial framing in the basement. Those walls were the load bearing walls. We needed those, to get the joists and sub floor laid. When we came back today, we found just that! One of the things we really liked and it was just by accident, was having our … Continue reading “An Expected But Welcome Update, We’re [sub]floored = 9/7/2024”
Danelle and I opted for a mini adventure date this evening. We packed up the canoe and headed out to Minie Ha Ha boat ramp. We took a leisurely paddle down to Meramec Marina. Its been a few years since I’ve been here. I try to take my Sunset Race group there once a year … Continue reading “Paddle Dinner Date – 6/15/2024”
We had a functioning construction fence that kept our dirt out of the street. Over time, it has just been ruined/used by the dirt piling against it. Its now flowing over blocking the drain in the street. We make occasional fixes, but really want the construction company to come fix the fence.There is actually a … Continue reading “Framing – 8/28/2024”