I let myself get talked into a bad haircut again. I didn’t loose a bet, I just wanted a colored mohawk to celebrate summer and the upcoming South Dakota Kayak Challenge. It started off with Sonora pretending to be a cat, and then a turtle… Corvin decided to get his hair cut first. He eagerly … Continue reading “Bad Haircuts – 5/21/2017”
Sonora crossed over to be an official Girl Scout! Most of the girls in the troop elected to cross over, keeping the troop a good size. Danelle got recognition for being the cookie mom again! And here are all of the girls after the crossover. The party also included a pot luck dinner. It was … Continue reading “Girl Scout Crossover – 5/12/2017”
In early May, we hosted a gathering of the grad students and post docs working in the lab with Danelle. We started out on the porch, but as for all good parties, the action soon moved to the kitchen. We had a few good rounds of Jenga, taking it to the point that there were … Continue reading “SLU Grad Student Party – 8/6/2017”
Mandy and Brandon got married today at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park. We were lucky enough to be invited to the ceremony. This park is a decent drive from our house, so I’m not sure we’ve ever been to it before. When we got there, it was drizzling rain and preparing to storm … Continue reading “Mandy’s Wedding – 4/26/2017”
Corvin had a soccer game in Arnold in the morning and Danelle was out of town. So I decided to take the kids for a hike at nearby Strawberry Creek Nature Area before his game. The three of us set out and walked about 1/3 of the path in the park. I wanted to hike … Continue reading “Strawberry Creek Hike – 4/23/2017”
The wipers on my S-10 truck quit working. I used a multi-meter to identify that there was still power going to the unit. I purchased a replacement unit and realized I had to take the truck further apart than I initially wanted. In the process, I lost track of where the parts were when I … Continue reading “New Wiper Motor – 4/22/2017”
Danelle had a booth at Earth Day this year. It was an advocacy booth to educate people on chloride. Danelle spent time showing people bugs from a local creek and explaining how a small amount of road salt could compromise their lives. Then she offered a holiday ornament, a piece of paper, to remind people … Continue reading “Earth Day – 4/22/2017”
My office closed down a small side business. All of the remaining inventory was offered to the employees first to do whatever they want with. One of the things that I picked up was a model of a Chinese building. I know that Danelle likes building these kind of things. So here is the completed … Continue reading “Burning a Model – 4/16/2017”
I finally got around to installing the solar panels at Waterfall. Eric met me out there to supervise the install. I got all of the panels mounted before he showed up. Then it was a matter of organizing the cables based on what we had and plugging it all in, SUCCESS! Hogan Haake
I love that people are curious. If you have a unicycle in the office, people will be curious and try it out. Here are three of my co-workers giving it a go. Hogan Haake