Christmas Day and the alarm goes off at 5:56am. Today, we have another plane to catch. The plan was to meet the kids in the kitchen area of the hotel at 6:40am. We were down by 6:30 waiting for Corvin and Sonora. Corvin arrived at 6:41 without Sonora. He started eating breakfast and Sonora was … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 3 – 12/25/2024”
What can I tell you about a 10 hour flight? It was freaking long. I watched a whole movie and still had time to play games and get horrible sleep in my nearly upright seat. We were in the very back again. The flight attendants had lights in their work area and used the 3 … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 2 – 12/24/2024”
This morning came fast. We still had packing to do for our trip to Argentina and wanted to prepare the house so it wouldn’t be a complete mess when we got come. By 11:20am we had it all together and took bags out to the car. Ryan was walking up the street just on time … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 1 – 12/23/2024”
Corvin has been involved in his school’s triathlon club for two years now. He loves the challenge and the competition. He decided that he wanted to do an Iron Man. Unfortunately there were a few things going against him for competing his own Iron Man. First the entry starts at $900 for the cheapest one. … Continue reading “Corvin Week – 8/24/2024”
What an action packed month. Sonora asked us to show up for the 4th fireworks. We managed to sit on the concrete for the discus ring. Gimli managed to climb up to the rafter in the basement and got stuck. I went out to Danforth to work on a wet day and got the RAV4 … Continue reading “July 2024”
Corvin is moving up to LaCrosse, WI to live over the summer. We’re sad to have him moving out, but understand as we both did it many years ago. First, we need to get him a bed to sleep on. His room in the rental isn’t big enough for the full size bed he has … Continue reading “Corvin To LaCrosse – 5/31/2024”
My favorite musical group, The Longest Johns, was on tour in the USA. They are a UK based group that performs sea shanties and other folk music. Like many people, I heard “The Wellerman” shanty during COVID times and got interested in this music. Next thing I know, I have a Pandora station focused around … Continue reading “The Longest Johns – 5/21/2024”
The day is finally here and Sonora is at her final official high school activity as a student. She invited lots of family, but being out of town only a few showed up. Her friend Tania showed up and they rode together to the ceremony! We arrived at St. Louis University’s arena and found or … Continue reading “Sonora’s High School Graduation – 5/18/2024”
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”