My employer does a good job trying to engage their employees beyond just traditional work. They also include families. They were having a kid’s coloring contest for families. I think I messed up the instructions, but my kids looked great when I was done! Coloring Sonora. Coloring Corvin My finished product. Hogan Haake
Sometimes we just go paddling cause its fun. Today I got Danelle out with several friends. At the waterfall where Simpson lake drains into the Meramec river. Mark in the background. Paddling with Danelle Melissa in the foreground and JoJo and a friend in the background. We had a great time going out on the … Continue reading “Random Paddle”
What in interesting month. COVID-19 is now a serious thing in the United States. I took all the supplies from my office I need to do my job and brought them home. I’ll be working from home for a few months. I also purchased my first ever coffee machine to make working from home acceptable! … Continue reading “March 2020”
Due to the COVID-19 virus and everybody sheltering in place, I was going a bit crazy. I needed something different. I figured motorcycle therapy was the right choice. I would be alone unless I was getting gas and could see something new. The ride was a long one, picking random highways trying to get away … Continue reading “Motorcycle Therapy – 3/29/2020”
Sometimes you must need to paddle on the river. Today was one of those days. Jo Jo, Mark, and I went out. We got upstream. After a while,we took a detour on Fishpot Creek. The water was high and we were able to paddle back a ways. We stopped to try and identify a very … Continue reading “3/22/2020 – Meramec Paddle”
We purchased a giraffe unicycle that is 5 feet high. It got the needed repairs and was ready to ride, but we wanted to wait till Corvin was out of his sports seasons to ensure if he got hurt it didn’t interfere. You’re unlikely to see video of him solo mounting this unicycle as its … Continue reading “Corvin on the giraffe unicycle – 3/21/2020”
3/16/2020 We had an early ride planned before a full rest day! We were riding just outside Raleigh, NC on the Neuse River Trail. It looked interesting on the map with a few bridges that would be fun to cross. Parking was interesting, not because there was not enough, but because it took two tries … Continue reading “State 33 – North Carolina”
Sonora participated in Fortnightly again this year. Its an etiquette class that meets about once a month to teach the kids. The final event was held at the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC). This is close to where Laura lives. She is a member and loves going over there with guests. We dropped Sonora off and … Continue reading “Laura and the MAC – 3/6/2020”
Sometimes you just go outside to have fun. We often go to waterfall and end up just working on it. Okay, we may have dome some minor work like sealing the roof and mowing.Sonora even pitched in! Eventually, it was time to do our favorite thing, have a big fire. Sonora chopped some wood to … Continue reading “Waterfall – 3/1/2020”
3/16/2020 I’m not sure what to think when the signs tell me, Virginia is for lovers. We started off with hotel breakfast and then drove directly to High Bridge Trail State Park. Here, our goal was to encounter a very large bridge and ride across it. It probably would have been better if we had … Continue reading “State 32 – Virginia”