My brother Henry invited me to play in a doubles disc golf tournament. Henry doesn’t play a ton, but does enjoy it. It helps that his boss at work was part of the team putting on the tournament. I happily agreed to come play a round with him. All I had to do was come … Continue reading “Disc Golf in KC – 4/6/2024”
Sonora is in her 4th year on the WGHS track team doing field events. Most of track and field is focused around the 400M oval with lots of cheering. Sonora wanted to be a part of it. She and here teammates signed up for the thrower’s relay. Its a 4×100 with the field athletes competing … Continue reading “Thrower’s Relay – 4/5/2024”
It was a family affair at our house. We had Danelle’s immediate family over for a nice meal. We were all having a great time and the home made bread didn’t last too long! Nobody told Carol that it was just sparkling grape juice in the bottle. We all sat around the sofa watching some … Continue reading “Easter – 3/31/2024”
We decided to take Danelle’s parents out to the property for the day. First stop was to Duke’s Bakery. We got a photo of them at the sign just outside the bakery. With donuts and fond memories, we headed out to the property. The weather was perfect today. We parked ourselves in chairs and proceeded … Continue reading “Danforth With Danelle’s Parents – 3/30/2024”
With Corvin in his second year of college, we don’t see much of him anymore. We do our best to have phone calls and send him stuff in the mail, but physically being with him is difficult. Having him seven and a half hours away in Wisconsin makes us sad at times. But its all … Continue reading “Corvin’s Spring Break – 6/19/2024”
I’m in my mid forties and I already don’t care too much for my birthday. Not because I’m getting older, but because I’ve already had enough of them. Okay, really cause I have all the stuff that I want. Online shopping has made it too simple to just order whatever you want and have it … Continue reading “Grandpa Henry’s Birthday – 3/4/2024”
Cold months are rather simple around the house. Therefore Danelle and I went out for a hike together.I don’t like the look of the transition glasses on me, but my eye doctor says its better for my eyes… I got a unicycle ride in. And strangest yet of all, there are not any cat photos … Continue reading “February – 2024”
If you haven’t figured out from the other posts yet, we’re building a house. One of our concerns when we started building the house was doing our best the be there for questions and to document the build. We’re very fortunate in our careers that we have some flexibility for that. Actually, I have a … Continue reading “Work From Shed – 2/27/2024”
Danelle and Sonora had a 4 day weekend from school and work. I decided to take a day off and have a whole family four day weekend. We tried to think of what we could do beyond just hanging out at the house. I had heard that dad could use some companionship and we decided … Continue reading “President’s Day Weekend in KC – 2/16/2024”
We’ve been driving past Frew’s Bridal shop in Alton for over a year now. Sonora always looks longingly at the dresses in the window as we pass by. Today on our way through Alton, she had us stop and look for prom dresses. Being a decent drive from our house, she was hoping for a … Continue reading “Prom Dress Shopping – 2/10/2024”