Several months ago, Danelle and I were at an event in town and met the proprietors of The Peers Store. Connie asked me to let her know any time I was coming out on the Katy Trail which goes right in front of her store. The Peers store was an original train stop when the … Continue reading “Unicycling The Katy Trail – 11/1/2025”
Sonora’s away at college 3 hours away from us. She was talking to mom on the phone and complained about how cold she was. Also that she forgot her coat at home in St. Louis. We didn’t have much going on that weekend, so we decided to just drive to Springfield and bring Sonora her … Continue reading “Sonora’s Coat – 10/24/2025”
The weather was warm and I wasn’t burnt out on paddling after lots of races the past month! Sonora came out to try the weekly Creve Coeur 5k race with me. I brought my two fastest boats. Sonora would be in the Epic V7 which is more stable. I would paddle my Northstar Landick II. … Continue reading “July – 2025”
The saying “no good deed goes unpunished” became very true for our family this year. This time specifically, Corvin came home to St. Louis to visit us. I was feeling generous and offered him money to fix the air conditioning in his car. Its been broke since we purchased it several years ago. This all … Continue reading “Car Swap – 8/10/2025”
Corvin came home and was at the finish line of the MR340 this year. It was a lovely surprise getting to see him back in St. Louis. He was only here for a week. He definitely missed the cats! Its still up in the air if they missed him… Part of the reason he came … Continue reading “Corvin’s Home – 7/11/2025”
We started our holiday celebration on the third. Danelle was invited (with the family) to the Audobon Center to view Alton’s fireworks. There was a nice gathering there. We started by viewing the sunset over the river and it didn’t disappoint. I was busy teasing Sonora while we waited for the fireworks to start. It … Continue reading “Fourth Of July – 2025”
Later this year, Danelle and I will have been married for 25 years. Not surprising, I’m still quite fond of her. In fact, I’m still doing my best to impress her. This is difficult to do as Danelle has some sort of internal GPS cause she always seems to know where she is when I’m … Continue reading “Date With Danelle – 5/22/2025”
Its spring break and both of the kids are scheduled to be home. Even better, Corvin is bringing Madison with him for the week. Corvin has bee teasing Sonora that he’s going to break up with Madison before spring break so she won’t get to meet Madison. Of course this didn’t happen. So we opened … Continue reading “Spring Break – 3/17/2025”
Canoecopia is an annual event put on in Madison Wisconsin. Its represents the opening of paddling season with a collection of vendors filling a conference center. We’ve been once before in 2016, but it seemed like a good time to go back. I remember from last time that we were able to walk the convention … Continue reading “Canoecopia and a Conference – 3/8/2025”
This year, I’ll have been married to Danelle for 25 years. With the kids both away at college, its more important than ever to continue connecting with her. I’ve seen other couples focus on the kids and grow apart. This is something I’ve wanted to avoid. To that end, even being married as long as … Continue reading “State Park Visit – 2/1/2025”