I’ve been uni-cycling for about 10 years now. In the last year I’ve gotten more serious about it putting in some serious mileage. I logged 200 miles in 2015 and plan to do that much again this year. I decided that it was time to go big and really get more miles in. So I … Continue reading “The Big One (Unicycle) – 3/26/2016”
Hogan Haake and Jo Newbold are participating in Mixed Tandem for the MR340 race this year. They start at 8 am Tuesday July 19th, 2016. They are listed as boat #0306, team “Donut & Maple Syrup”. The team name comes from their respective nutrition needs. Hogan prefers good old fashioned junk food, but always donuts … Continue reading “Missouri River 340 Race – 2016”
It was a Friday bordering spring break. The kids and Danelle had the following week off, but I still had to work. We had talked about what do and if we should take a trip out of town. I got a social media reminder about the largest canoe and kayak expo around. I had talked … Continue reading “Madison Wisconsin Weekend Getaway – 3/11/2016”
I decided to participate in the Avery Play this year (more to come about that in a later post). During rehearsals at the Steger 6th grade center in Webster Groves, we had issues with the stage curtain. They had been broken for several years. So when the curtains were closed, somebody had to stand center … Continue reading “Steger Curtain- 2/25/2016”
So the real reason Hannah and mom came into St. Louis for the weekend was for a school project. Hannah needed to observe a small child for her teaching. Of course I offered Nathan up with his Steve and Jackie’s permission. So we “rented” him for a few hours at the science center. Kalie and … Continue reading “Science Center with Nathan – 2/20/2016”
Hannah’s friend Shelby was coming to St. Louis with a Kalie for a job interview. Hannah couldn’t come at the same time, but decided to come later. Mom wanted to join her for an excuse to visit us. We were not complaining, getting to see my mom and sister at our house! We always try … Continue reading “Mom and Hannah in STL – 2/20/2016”
We visited KC this weekend. 2 things stick out in my mind still. First, we went bowling and had a great time. While we were there, we saw a guy with “Strikezone” on his bowling shirt. He was there the last time we went. Sort of a crust old man that seems to only be … Continue reading “Kansas City Weekend – 2/13/2016”
The St. Louis Symphony was giving a free concert tribute to Curtis Mayfield. We decided to go and check it out. We had never been to Powell Hall before and were quite surprised at how nice it is. We made sure to get there early since there were no assigned seats. We were pleasantly surprised … Continue reading “Curtis Mayfield Tribute – 2/3/2016”
Somehow Mardi Gras has become a tradition with my friends and family (the male ones, but they are all invited). Herman and Henry brought their friend Connor Lewis with them from Kansas City. I wanted to make sure that they all had a good time. All we had to do was prepare and we would … Continue reading “St. Louis Mardi Gras – 2/6/2016”
Our family (mostly Danelle) is involved in Missouri Stream Team. Danelle tends to act more on the organizational and science side of Stream Team. This means running meetings and performing monitoring. The other side of Stream Team is the cleanup side. There are a dedicated group of people that go out many weekends each year … Continue reading “Stream Team Cleanup – 1/30/2016”