I was invited to my goddaughter’s first communion. I would have brought family along with me, but the mass was at 7:30 am and I had stuff to do late the day before. So I left at 5am Sunday morning to drive to Jeff City. I don’t think they expected me to show up, but … Continue reading “Pheona’s First Communion – 4/15/2018”
I needed to get out of the house and Danelle needed some peace and quiet for her school work. So I packed up the kids and drove to Castlewood State Park. There, I wanted to hike a trail that overlooks the Meramec river. We did hike it for a short time, but the kids and … Continue reading “Cold Day at Castlewood – 4/1/2018”
The kids participated in their last orchestra together until Sonora gets into high school. It was in the Webster Groves high school gym. The Niemeyer’s came out to listen to the kids. Forgot to record the concert, but had fun with friends! Hogan Haake
What a super cold month! So cold in fact, there were pipes bursting all over town. One popped in my office building giving us some unexpected time off… I tried to turn my driveway into an ice rink. On a few of the warmer days, I got in some unicycle riding. My parents came in … Continue reading “January – 2018”
After a few months without a car, I took Henry and Carol to the dealership to get a new car. If you forgot, their car was totaled at an intersection when coming to feed our cats. They learned about several valuable services like grocery delivery while they went without a car. Its an interesting position … Continue reading “Henry and Carol’s New Car – 2/3/2018”
For Christmas, we got family tickets to see 2 Cellos. With both of the kids in orchestra, we though this would be a nice treat. The concert was at the Fox theater, which is also cool. Here is a short video near the end of the concert. I left the concert with mixed feelings. I … Continue reading “2 Cellos – 1/29/2018”
One of the lights in the kids bathroom went out. So I made a trip to Lowe’s to get a replacement bulb. Once I installed the bulb, it didn’t work. I was only halfway surprised as the box didn’t look in great shape. So I returned it and bought two new bulbs, as another would … Continue reading “New Bathroom Light – 1/27/2018”
We decided to hang out as a family. So we loaded up the van with too much gear and headed north to Souix Passage park. We started out playing tennis for about 2 hours. We knew it was time to quit when most of the kids hits sent a ball over the tall fences. We … Continue reading “Sioux Passage Park – 1/21/2018”
Sonora was recommended by her music teacher to participate in the St. Louis All Suburban Orchestra. This involved her learning new music on her own and going to several practices after hours with the rest of the group. We were lucky that my parents were able to come in from Kansas City for the weekend … Continue reading “St. Louis 6th Grade All Suburban Orchestra”
My last post for 2017! Here are a few things that didn’t get their own album. Corvin dressing up at the meme Dat Boi. Danelle’s parents making silly faces with me. Sonora playing Corvin’s bass like a violin. 200,000 miles driven in our van. Now aiming for 300,000. Carol got her car totaled in an … Continue reading “December – 2017”