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
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”
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”
There is nothing better than starting the new year off cleaning. Okay, maybe lots of things, but this year we were helping JoJo out. The floor of the warehouse needed cleaning badly and we were smart enough to volunteer. So after showing up, we messed around a bit while we got our act together. Once … Continue reading “Warehouse Cleaning – 1/1/2017”
While we were in KC for Christmas, we realized that we would be coming back a week later for Herman’s Graduation from the police academy. The kids asked if they could stay for the week and I asked mom. She was delighted at having the kids for the week and said she would take care … Continue reading “Herman Graduation – 12/30/2016”