It was bittersweet to come to our last high school track and field award ceremony. This was our sixth time coming to this ceremony. Sonora was also full of mixed emotions as this was the end of her high school track career. Of her 4 years, it was her third year being the captain of … Continue reading “Track And Field Awards – 5/16/2024”
Today is Sonora’s birthday. She wanted to go strawberry picking for her birthday. It seemed like the perfect day to make this happen. Of course, picking strawberries by yourself just wouldn’t be as fun. While I was working, Danelle was able to be there. Ohh, and I forgot to mention, Corvin was home and three … Continue reading “Strawberries and Friends – 5/15/2024”
Corvin is home from his second year of college. He is learning how precious time is with the people he cares about as he is away from us for longer periods of time. He wanted to make sure that he visited his grandparents in STL while he was home. We spent a lot of time … Continue reading “Visiting Grandma – 5/12/2024”
Danelle went to pick up Corvin from college. It was the end of his sophomore year and we were anxious to have him home! She started driving Thursday night and figured she would see how far she could get. Unfortunately for her, she got tired and would not make it the whole way. Worse yet, … Continue reading “Getting Corvin – 5/10/2024”
Sonora participated in Senior Night for the orchestra. She spent four years working to make better music and learning. Tonight she was recognized along with her fellow seniors. We sat in the front of the upper level. That is how we go this photo of Sonora. Here she is in the front with all the … Continue reading “Orchestra Senior Night – 5/8/2024”
The Ozark’s Mountain Challenge is a 7,980’ elevation (The height of Mt. Olympus) challenge. The goal is to hike up Mudlick Moutain trail in Sam A Baker state park 9 times. After going up, you are driven back down the mountain where you start your ascent again. It is approximately 17 miles of hiking to … Continue reading “Ozark Mountain Challenge – 5/4/2024”
With the recommendation of her head coach, Sonora applied for the Carl Fricks Sportsmanship Scholarship. Not surprising to her adoring parents, she won a $1,000 scholarship for college. While Coach Potts could not make it to the award ceremony, we did catch her at practice. We appreciate her nominating and motivating students to be their … Continue reading “Sonora’s Scholarship – 5/1/2024”
Every good month has cats in it. Gimli has his “toy” and he carries it all over the house. He looks quite proud of it here! Danelle went to a fundraiser with Laura and Katie. Normally the senior posters are put up at your home track. However this year the track is under construction. Instead, … Continue reading “April – 2024”
I was invited to Herman’s birthday weekend camp out. I try to stay in touch with family and this was a perfect opportunity to see Herman and Henry. Just a few days before I left, I learned that there would be inclement weather that weekend and the camp out was cancelled. Instead we would meet … Continue reading “Herman’s Birthday Weekend – 4/27/2024”
I mentioned that I got a new riding mower a few days ago. Today, I was going to play with it for the first time. I loaded it on our trailer and drove it out to Danforth to mow. I’ve push mowed Danforth a few times and it takes a crazy amount of time and … Continue reading “Bad Day Mowing – 4/21/2024”