The saying “no good deed goes unpunished” became very true for our family this year. This time specifically, Corvin came home to St. Louis to visit us. I was feeling generous and offered him money to fix the air conditioning in his car. Its been broke since we purchased it several years ago. This all … Continue reading “Car Swap – 8/10/2025”
Its spring break and both of the kids are scheduled to be home. Even better, Corvin is bringing Madison with him for the week. Corvin has bee teasing Sonora that he’s going to break up with Madison before spring break so she won’t get to meet Madison. Of course this didn’t happen. So we opened … Continue reading “Spring Break – 3/17/2025”
It feels like Christmas to Danelle and I when both of the kids are home. We’re going to Argentina tomorrow, so we need to do our celebrating today. Okay, and a large amount of packing as well. Corvin flew in today and he’s quite happy to see the cats again. We took Carol out for … Continue reading “Christmas – 12/22/2024”
Danelle and I finally had the chance to get up and visit Corvin together. We’ve been empty nesters since we took Sonora to school back in August, but that doesn’t mean that we have nothing to do. Between our full schedule and Corvin’s its nearly two months since we were able to visit him together. … Continue reading “Visiting Corvin – 11/9/2024”
The 24 hours from home challenge is a contest to see how far you can get from your home in a 24 hour period on your feet. This year marks my third attempt at this challenge. As an added bonus, Corvin and Danelle have also signed up. The race window starts at noon on Thursday … Continue reading “24 Hours From Home Triple Feature – 10/17/2024”
It’s super early in the morning and I’m sleeping on and off. I took a few random walks with Corvin and Danelle getting steps in. I slept in my chair. Then things got weirder. First, the Lima airport has no water fountains. If you want water, get out your wallet. Second, they started setting up … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 20 – 1/11/2025”
Our final day in Argentina! We got slow start since the kids stayed up late last night. Danelle and I took an early morning walk. (There might be a pattern developing here!) We went to Vinnie’s to get super cheap breakfast plus coffee. The first Vinnie’s didn’t have their coffee machine working so we found … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 19 – 1/10/2025”
Another morning walk with Danelle. Nothing super duper exciting to report. We wandered by the local medical school. Oh, and one strange thing. We purchased some candy at a large grocery store. When we went to check out, the lady said something in rapid fire Spanish, then took two pieces of candy away. Danelle thought … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 18 – 1/9/2025”
Our time in Argentina was coming to an end quickly, and many of us were tired after two and a half weeks away. It was decided that today would be a rest day (aka, laundry day). That meant a lot of pacing for me around the place. I have energy to spare and I wasn’t … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 17 – 1/8/2025”
Danelle and I went out for an “early” morning walk to pick up breakfast. We came back with bread, jelly, butter, and the worst donuts I’ve ever experienced. After our walk, we went back to relax with the kids for a bit until setting off around 11 for today’s activity. The first stop was lunch … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 16 – 1/7/2025”