A perfect day for a February float on the Meramec with our monthly Sunset Race. JoJo was coming with me and there was just a touch of snow on the ground. Ok, and maybe it was very cold outside! Of course you need fuel to stay warm, and I found the perfect thing. A bag … Continue reading “Sunset Race – 2/11/2016”
Sonora had been begging us to take her ice skating for quite a while. I decided it was finally time to do something about it. I took her out to St. Louis’ outdoor rink, Steinberg skating rink in Forrest Park. Neither of us had been there before. It was easy to find and the facilities … Continue reading “Ice Skating – 2/7/2016”
The St. Louis Symphony was giving a free concert tribute to Curtis Mayfield. We decided to go and check it out. We had never been to Powell Hall before and were quite surprised at how nice it is. We made sure to get there early since there were no assigned seats. We were pleasantly surprised … Continue reading “Curtis Mayfield Tribute – 2/3/2016”
Somehow Mardi Gras has become a tradition with my friends and family (the male ones, but they are all invited). Herman and Henry brought their friend Connor Lewis with them from Kansas City. I wanted to make sure that they all had a good time. All we had to do was prepare and we would … Continue reading “St. Louis Mardi Gras – 2/6/2016”
Our family (mostly Danelle) is involved in Missouri Stream Team. Danelle tends to act more on the organizational and science side of Stream Team. This means running meetings and performing monitoring. The other side of Stream Team is the cleanup side. There are a dedicated group of people that go out many weekends each year … Continue reading “Stream Team Cleanup – 1/30/2016”
I decided to make my first ever angel food cake. Danelle has always made them in the past. I followed the directions to make it per the box. I thought the pan strange and worried that it would leak out, but Danelle assured me she has never had an issue and that things would be … Continue reading “Angel Food Disaster – 1/27/2016”
I wanted to go canoeing and I needed a partner. I couldn’t think of anybody better to take with me that my lovely daughter, Sonora. When I asked her, she jumped up excitedly and was ready to go. I instructed her on the things I wanted her to wear and the spare clothes to bring … Continue reading “Paddling with Sonora – 4/21/2016”
The Girl Scout troop Sonora is in hosted a Dude Daughter dance. Sonora and I went shopping at Goodwill in town and got our outfits matching and ready. They had a DJ that instructed us in line dancing. So I got lots of dancing time with Sonora. A perfect evening to spend with my favorite … Continue reading “Dude Daughter Dance – 1/22/2016”
Corvin started playing the upright bass at the start of this school year. He has been getting better with practice. Here he is at a concert. Its amazing how many students participate at the different grade levels. This concert is at Webster Groves High School and the students take up the whole basketball court! You … Continue reading “Corvin’s Orchestra Concert – 1/13/2016”
Corvin got his braces off today. He’s quite pleased to have his mouth back to normal! Mom was quite excited to see him back to normal too. We had to celebrate, so we went to Burger King on the way home and had a bit of fun… And some more fun in animated format… Hogan … Continue reading “Corvin’s Braces Off”