2020 MR340 PRE RACE This year is an exceptionally strange year. COVID-19 has caused lots of social and safety issues. I was thinking about paddling in the MR340 with Jo Jo. Then Melissa Nilson called me and suggested Jo Jo and I join her on a dragon boat for the race. After talking with Jo … Continue reading “2020 MR340 – 8/4/2020”
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”
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”
We had some family over and somehow it became a thing that we wore a cloth bag over our heads… Little did we know, we would need face masks just a few months later… OK, just kidding, we were playing a game. They brought over a bag of Skittles. The test was to see if … Continue reading “January – 2020”
We got a new cat and we named him Brawndo. If you’re wondering about the name, it came from my favorite movie, Idiocracy. Brawndo is a pure bred Maine Coon. We were picking him up from a breeder just west of Kansas City. We drove through an ice storm the night before to ensure that … Continue reading “Brawndo – 1/17/2020”
Sonora tried out for and was accepted for the 8th grade All Suburban Orchestra in St. Louis. This consisted of multiple practice sessions at a local school and many hours of at home practice to master the music. Today was the day they presented their music to the public. We were lucky enough to have … Continue reading “All Suburban Orchestra – 1/11/2020”
That a great month. I finally ended my no-shave November. I started with a goatee. It didn’t take long before that was too much and I went to just a creepy mustache. It did keep me warm on some winter walks! Poor Coat Rack never gets any peace, but Sonora is happy! A great month! … Continue reading “December 2019”
You don’t often brag about how dirty something you own is, but I’m going to now. We’ve had Danelle’s car since it was new. Its now 7 years old and its never been cleaned. Ok, it has been cleaned, but never detailed. We’ve done the occasional vacuum, but it was never clean like new. I … Continue reading “Clean Car – 12/12/2019”
We decided to get a real Christmas tree this year. Our first ever. We picked up Danelle’s dad and headed out to one of his friend’s farm in Washington, MO. It was extremely cold outside and we did get snow flurries while we looked for a tree. Danelle in her coveralls. Henry was colder than … Continue reading “Christmas Tree – 12/1/2019”