Danelle has been asking the construction company to come out and service the silt fence for a while now. It just wasn’t important to them and they continued to ignore us. Today, Danelle happened to be up in Alton when it was raining and drove by the property. There, she came across water in the … Continue reading “Clogged Drain – 9/23/2024”
I got some new headphones for my birthday. I’ll wear at them at the office to mess with my co-workers! When I’m working in the basement, Gimli just can’t seem to leave me alone. He doesn’t want me to hold him, but he doesn’t want me to leave either. I’m still unicycling a bit. Not … Continue reading “June – 2024”
For every even year since I was born and for many more before that, the Meiners-Hodes family reunion has been going on in Kansas City. There are over 4000 living descendants of Katherine Hodes and Henry Meiners. This newspaper clipping is from the KC Times 6/29/1970 to put this event in perspective. Since I got … Continue reading “Family Reunion – 6/22/2024”
We have company at Danforth today. Steve, Jackie, and Nathan came up to help. Nathan is in Scouts and wants to go to Philmont. This was one of my favorite and memorable high adventure scout trips. I wanted to make sure he is able to go and not cause stress on the family. I offered … Continue reading “Father’s Day Scholarship – 6/16/2024”
We left the last update with some partial framing in the basement. Those walls were the load bearing walls. We needed those, to get the joists and sub floor laid. When we came back today, we found just that! One of the things we really liked and it was just by accident, was having our … Continue reading “An Expected But Welcome Update, We’re [sub]floored = 9/7/2024”
Danelle and I opted for a mini adventure date this evening. We packed up the canoe and headed out to Minie Ha Ha boat ramp. We took a leisurely paddle down to Meramec Marina. Its been a few years since I’ve been here. I try to take my Sunset Race group there once a year … Continue reading “Paddle Dinner Date – 6/15/2024”
We had a functioning construction fence that kept our dirt out of the street. Over time, it has just been ruined/used by the dirt piling against it. Its now flowing over blocking the drain in the street. We make occasional fixes, but really want the construction company to come fix the fence.There is actually a … Continue reading “Framing – 8/28/2024”
Most Tuesdays in the summer, you can find me at Creve Coeur Lake paddling a 5K. We paddle everything from rental canoes (I did this once) to expensive composite race boats. Tonight, I was blessed to have Danelle and Sonora come out and paddle with me. While they were not going to race the 5K, … Continue reading “Tuesday 5K with my ladies – 6/11/2024”
You may remember reading about my bad mowing day earlier this year. Its taken us a while, but we’re finally doing something about it. What exactly are we doing? First, I purchased a trailer for the mower. This will make it easier to move dirt around the property. The first step is to get dirt … Continue reading “Moving Dirt – 6/8/2024”
I took Sonora to the eye doctor to get her eyes checked. While we were waiting, she decided to try on a bunch of glasses that she never wanted to own. I got photos of the ones we thought were the worst for her. Here they are for your enjoyment. Hogan Haake