January and February Sunset races seem the hardest to get people to show up to. This month we had repeat new people, Ken and Mark, to paddle with us. Mark is fairly new to paddling and we needed to share some warm weather gear with him, but its fun to have new paddlers! Hogan Haake
Seems like a stupid title for a post, but this winter was colder than many in recent memory. Maybe not by average temperature, but there was about a week long cold spell that hand hundreds of burst pipes around the city. I found this one near my office spilling a huge quantity of water! What … Continue reading “Winter Is Cold – 1/8/2018”
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”
Danelle and I wanted a bit more storage space in our kitchen. We had a space where we put stuff on the floor, but that was just a bit messy. We decided a small cabinet on the end would do the trick. We went out to a local kitchen and cabinet store. We took a … Continue reading “New Kitchen Cabinet – 12/29/2017”
Danelle and I decided to go out on a date. So we headed out to Third Wheel Brewing in St. Charles to see Jack and Tracy , The People’s, playing. We had a great time hearing many of our favorite songs and being together! We didn’t try their beer as we’re not micro-brew people. Hogan … Continue reading “Date Night and The People’s – 12/16/2017”
We met college friends at Josh and Jen’s house for an annual get together. Its traditionally been at Laura’s house, but we’re making due. Mark and Jung couldn’t make it since they just had a baby, but we used video chat to see them. It was a great way to catch up with friends. Hogan … Continue reading “Christmas Party – 12/15/2017”
Corvin’s Jazz concert was today. Henry and Carol came out to see it with us. And of course, the concert. Hogan Haake
Earlier in the week, Danelle and I were at Lowes and came across some extremely discounted flooring. Sonora has wanted a wood floor in her room for a while, so we decided to give it a go. We started Friday night ripping out all of the existing carpet in her room. Then we had to … Continue reading “Sonora’s New Floor – 12/2/2017”
There were lots of photos of Coatrack this month. I’ll only make you look at one 🙂 There were some abnormally warm days and I ended up in a sleeveless shirt after a walk with the family. Danelle deemed it “No Sleeve November”. And of course, lots of unicycle riding! Hogan Haake
Sonora had another orchestra performance. I was able to record most of it on my phone. Danelle’s parents came out to see it. Hogan Haake