My parents had a train table in their basement that my grandfather built for my brother. They didn’t want it anymore so we brought it back to our house. It has a large mountain on it that is not finished. I had the kids work on finishing it with their hands. They were a bit … Continue reading “Mountain Preparation – 2/25/2014”
We joined a two day cleanup of the Meramec Bottoms area in south St. Louis. It was a two day event focused on the collection of tires and trash. On the first day, Danelle went out early in the morning and the kids and I met up with her after lunch and Corvin’s basketball game. … Continue reading “Stream Team Cleanup – 2/15/2014”
For the February Sunset Race, number 62, I was the only participant. Its hard to carry the torch for an event that isn’t well attended by the public. You might ask why I do it on a dangerously cold dark night. You could say its for the tradition of the event. While that is a … Continue reading “One Is the Loneliest Number – 2/13/2014”
Over the last few months, Danelle and I have had increasingly difficult battles with Sonora to get her hair combed. The argumentalways ends in tears where Danelle is combing out the tangles as Sonora won’t comb her hair on a daily basis. Leading up to this day, I had two times where I just forced … Continue reading “Sonora’s First Haircut 2/11/2014”
This is a guest post by Jo Newbold, originally posted at Rivermiles.com. Its about a 40 mile paddle from Washington Missouri to St. Charles Missouri on the Missouri River. ======================================================================================================== Beautiful, Beautiful day. Not too hot. No wind. 80% chance of rain…but not a cloud in sight. Morning paddle gives Hogan, Cyndie and I the … Continue reading “What Could Go Wrong – 5/26/2014”
Another cold winter month came and went. I took the kids to Kansas City for the weekend at my parents. My old Boy Scout Troop had a celebration for having 100 Eagle Scouts. I came in town specifically for that party. While I was there, my brothers took me to a new pizza place called … Continue reading “January 2014”
The family went out to Sips in Clayton to enjoy the fine sounds of The People’s. Album Hogan Haake
I find wintertime annoying as I like to be outside. So I try my best to find/make excuses to be outside. I was bored and opened up the window behind the kitchen sink and started spraying water out on the driveway. I got it into my head that I could ice over my whole driveway. … Continue reading “Driveway Ice – 1/25/2014”
Each year, the Missouri Department of Conservation celebrates Eagle Days. Its a chance to get out with like minded people and view Eagles in their natural habitat. We have been to official events before, but this year decided to strike out on our own along the river and just see what we saw. We started … Continue reading “Eagle Days – 1/18/2014”
I decided to take Corvin to his first motorcycle show. The Nuclear Cowboyz is a stunt group. Their show is part pyrotechnics, martial arts, motorcycles. But I should back up. Corvin and I started out the day going for a drive. I told him I wanted to go out to eat with him as a … Continue reading “Nuclear Cowboyz- 1/12/2014”