Sonora was making a stress ball using two balloons, one stuffed inside of the other and filling them with flour. Danelle was helping her. I was not… I may have gotten flour on Sonora. Of course no good deed goes unpunished… Hogan Haake
I’ve been to Mardi Gras too many times, and this is just one more. I’m the bridge between two groups that all come together to get drunk and walk the streets. This year, Hanna’s friend Jen came to join our crew. The first step is always getting in costume. After the pink suit I wore … Continue reading “St. Louis Mardi Gras – 2/25/2017”
The school district has the grade, middle, and high schools get together for a massive orchestra concert. The concert is the first time they all play together, and its pretty good. Kelly and Jeff showed up for the concert. And most importantly, the music. Hogan Haake
So I mentioned previously that our shelter fell. We found a nice 5th wheel RV that we are going to make a permanent fixture on our property. In order to make it permanent, we needed to start with a concrete pad for it to sit on. This will help keep it from settling out. We … Continue reading “Camper Delivered – 2/15/2017”
Seibert Park is located in Manchester, MO (14448 Manchester Rd, Manchester, MO 63011) just west of highway 141. It was hand dug into the hill to keep beer cool during the brewing process. I had a quick visit with the kids. Hogan Haake
The boss wanted to get a group photo of the office. I volunteered as the guy with a DSLR camera. I forgot the normal tripod, so I had to set the mini one on top of several boxes to get it right. I never quite got myself in the frame, but here we all are! … Continue reading “Work Group Photo”
After the shelter fell, we took a few days to think what our next plan was. We decided to look into a RV trailer. After lots of looking and research, we ended up buying this 5th wheel. Buying it was the easy part. But we then had to take numerous measurements to figure out how … Continue reading “Waterfall Upgrade – 1/30/2016”
It was super cold outside, but I really wanted to get outside. I thought I would try something new, so I headed to the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee trail. It starts in Chesterfield, MO near the Hardee’s Ice Rink/Taubman Prestige Outlets. Unfortunately for me, It was right around the freezing mark with high winds. Being pigheaded, I … Continue reading “Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail – 1/29/2017”
Every year, Avery Elementary takes their 5th grade class on a field trip to Hidden Valley to ski. I did this two years ago with Corvin. I told Danelle she had to take Sonora cause I don’t like skiing much. Fast forward two years later and Danelle is teaching school and can’t get time off … Continue reading “Sonora Skiing – 1/25/2017”
We made a trip out to Waterfall as we had not been there in over a month. There were mixed emotions as we pulled up to our shelter being knocked down. I had mixed emotions about the shelter being knocked down. I wasn’t sure how we were ever going to make it stable. There were … Continue reading “Waterfall Shelter Fell – 1/21/2017”