We took Coty out to hike at Fort Belle Fontaine. Its a hike we’ve done before and enjoyed a lot. It started out a bit brisk, but warmed up as we went along. We started off from the car and just started hiking. We were all in good spirits. It didn’t take long before we … Continue reading “Fort Belle Fontaine Hike – 2/25/2023”
The Big Muddy Speaker Series is a free monthly series of presentations on Missouri River ecology, history, biology and more by experts in their field. For February, my wife, Dr. Danelle Haake, presented on chloride (road salt). I really enjoy hearing Danelle speak about her research. Its a side of her I don’t see often. … Continue reading “Big Muddy Spear Series Featuring Dr. Danelle Haake – 2/8/2023”
I was attempting to vacuum and it just smelled like the belt was burning. The only solution is to take it apart and remove the hair that is preventing it from freely moving. I’m not sure how many times I’ve taken our Oreck XL apart to clean it. Occasionally replacing parts. First, start with getting … Continue reading “Vacuum Repair – 2/7/2023”
Lets get the cat photos out of the way first. Coatrack finished up the dip for us. Coty has decided Sushi is her favorite. We’re having fun being silly with Coty. Here she is getting ice cream. The girls are staying warm on the couch. And more couch time. Sonora is either sitting on the … Continue reading “January 2023”
We picked one of the coldest days of the year to take Coty to the confluence. Its a really awesome place and I wanted her to experience it. So Danelle, Coty, and I set off to visit. Its a long drive down gravel roads to get there. Once we hopped out of the car, we … Continue reading “Coty at the confluence – 1/29/2023”
Sonora and Coty both went to the “Blizzard Ball” or Winter Formal at the Webster Groves High School this year. Here is Sonora with her super tall date, Drew. Coty and Sonora, my “twins”. That was about as much time as I could get out of them before they had better things to do than … Continue reading “Winter Formal – 1/28/2023”
Danelle and Sonora aren’t big fans of fish, so it was of no surprise that they don’t want to eat sushi. I’ve never had sushi that didn’t come from a buffet, so I was curious to try it from a restaurant that specializes in it. Coty was curious as well, so off we went. We … Continue reading “Sushi with Coty – 1/27/2023”
Sonora and her classmates in the Statesman String Ensemble were selected to perform at the Missouri Music Educators Association conference. This multi-day event was held at Lake of the Ozarks. I had the opportunity to go along as a chaperone and photographer. The day started off with a long bus ride. Thankfully we were on … Continue reading “Webster Groves HS Performs at MMEA – 1/26/23”
Unfortunately for us, winter break was over. That means that Corvin has to go back to school. We were enjoying having him home again. Danelle and I would drive him back and get a hotel, then finish coming back the next day while Sonora and Coty stayed back at the house by themselves. We planned … Continue reading “End of Winter Break – 1/22/2023”
While Corvin was home for winter break, he wanted to visit his grandparents. We got lunch at the grocery store and brought over lots of food for us to share and extra for them to eat later. After lunch, Danelle and her mom talked about the seeds they put in the bird feeder. Corvin had … Continue reading “Lunch With Grandma – 1/20/2023”