Corvin has been involved in his school’s triathlon club for two years now. He loves the challenge and the competition. He decided that he wanted to do an Iron Man. Unfortunately there were a few things going against him for competing his own Iron Man. First the entry starts at $900 for the cheapest one. … Continue reading “Corvin Week – 8/24/2024”
We’ve started getting involved in the Mississippi River Water Trail. Today, they were hosting a sunset paddle leaving from Piasa harbor. I drove up from St. Louis with a canoe. I brought dinner as a surprise for Danelle. Unfortunately it was too much of a surprise. She was later than me and we didn’t have … Continue reading “Sunset Paddle – 8/21/2024”
With the new house being built (slowly), we need to start sprucing up our existing house. Years ago, we painted the kid’s bathroom with some discount paint. Well, you get what you pay for. The color is horrible. We’ve known it for years, but left it. I went out of town for the weekend and … Continue reading “Kid’s Bathroom Revival – 8/18/2024”
Year four of Muscle Monitoring. While things have changes, many have stayed the same. Many of the same faces and some new ones. The most interesting thing to me this time was a very large insect that caught my eye as I went down the path. Best I can tell, its a Black Giant Ichneumon … Continue reading “Muscle Monitoring – 8/10/2024”
I’ve been a big proponent of office pranks my whole career. As long as the person you’re pranking has a high likelihood of enjoying being pranked and that you do no damage to anybody’s property or person. Earlier this year, I took a screen shot of my boss Erwin during a meeting. I sent it … Continue reading “Office Balloons – 8/8/2024”
I heard a strange noise inside my house. Its always best to investigate the noise in my experience. If something bad is happening, you can prevent worse damage. The noise was from the kitchen. Lucky for me, it wasn’t water related. What I found was not in the kitchen, but outside. It seems that my … Continue reading “Gutter Help – 8/1/2024”
What an action packed month. Sonora asked us to show up for the 4th fireworks. We managed to sit on the concrete for the discus ring. Gimli managed to climb up to the rafter in the basement and got stuck. I went out to Danforth to work on a wet day and got the RAV4 … Continue reading “July 2024”
We wanted to meet with the Neimeyer’s before the girls both headed off to college. We decided to meet for bowling. At the first bowling alley we tried, there was a tournament going on. I also noticed a screw in my tire while we were figuring out what to do next. We found an alley … Continue reading “Bowling – 7/20/2024”
I had previously posted the obituary of my father in law Henry Boeckmann. Today was his funeral. Brian and Kelly getting ready. A small sample of his art and some of his history. It was a somber day, so I didn’t get many photos. We saw a ton of people from his life come in … Continue reading “Henry Boeckmann’s Funeral – 7/16/2024”
I got some new headphones for my birthday. I’ll wear at them at the office to mess with my co-workers! When I’m working in the basement, Gimli just can’t seem to leave me alone. He doesn’t want me to hold him, but he doesn’t want me to leave either. I’m still unicycling a bit. Not … Continue reading “June – 2024”