I’ve been to Mardi Gras too many times, and this is just one more. I’m the bridge between two groups that all come together to get drunk and walk the streets. This year, Hanna’s friend Jen came to join our crew. The first step is always getting in costume. After the pink suit I wore … Continue reading “St. Louis Mardi Gras – 2/25/2017”
The boss wanted to get a group photo of the office. I volunteered as the guy with a DSLR camera. I forgot the normal tripod, so I had to set the mini one on top of several boxes to get it right. I never quite got myself in the frame, but here we all are! … Continue reading “Work Group Photo”
After the shelter fell, we took a few days to think what our next plan was. We decided to look into a RV trailer. After lots of looking and research, we ended up buying this 5th wheel. Buying it was the easy part. But we then had to take numerous measurements to figure out how … Continue reading “Waterfall Upgrade – 1/30/2016”
Every year, Avery Elementary takes their 5th grade class on a field trip to Hidden Valley to ski. I did this two years ago with Corvin. I told Danelle she had to take Sonora cause I don’t like skiing much. Fast forward two years later and Danelle is teaching school and can’t get time off … Continue reading “Sonora Skiing – 1/25/2017”
We made a trip out to Waterfall as we had not been there in over a month. There were mixed emotions as we pulled up to our shelter being knocked down. I had mixed emotions about the shelter being knocked down. I wasn’t sure how we were ever going to make it stable. There were … Continue reading “Waterfall Shelter Fell – 1/21/2017”
The day finally arrived, The Amazon Event! We were here to see the film “Peeled Faces on the Amazon” by West Hansen. JoJo masterminded the event getting West Hansen and Jeff Wueste to come up from Texas to present their expedition. My part of the story started earlier in the evening, picking up Laura to … Continue reading “The Amazon Event – 1/14/2017”
Our friend Laura gave Sonora a “spa day” for Christmas for her and a few friends. Today was the day all of them could come together at our house for their treat. Danelle and Laura set up the stations and prepared for the girls! After delivering the pizza and getting this group shot, Corvin and … Continue reading “Sonora’s Spa Day – 1/7/2017”
So St. Louis had an ice storm. Most people worked from home due to all of the warnings all over the news. Not this guy! I braved the 2 mile commute to work and put in nearly a full day before calling it quits. While I called it a bust, my van thought it was … Continue reading “Ice Storm – 1/13/2017”
Eric Ent from work came over with his model steam engine. He got it running recently and I found it fascinating. We thought trying the propane torch would really make it move, and it didn’t disappoint. It is a Wilesco steam engine, possibly a D4 model. It worked much better with the propane torch, but … Continue reading “Steam Engine – 1/6/2017”
There is nothing better than starting the new year off cleaning. Okay, maybe lots of things, but this year we were helping JoJo out. The floor of the warehouse needed cleaning badly and we were smart enough to volunteer. So after showing up, we messed around a bit while we got our act together. Once … Continue reading “Warehouse Cleaning – 1/1/2017”