I tend to be a creature of habit. I generally go the same way every time when going someplace. When I go to the river, I go to the same ramp and paddle the same stretch. While many will see this as boring and tedious, I find things that I’ve never seen before. By some… Continue reading Meramec Spring – 6/28/2020
Tag: Hannah
Home Made Pasta – 6/10/2020
After a fabulous hike, Hannah decided to make my birthday extra special and make home made pasta! We had a pasta machine, but had never used it before. Today was the day to try it out. Hannah started with a lemon pasta mix. From there, Hannah, Sonora, and Danelle took turns running the dough through… Continue reading Home Made Pasta – 6/10/2020
Hughes Mountain – 6/10/2020
Who doesn’t want to take a day off of work. Add to that the fact that its their birthday, and you can see why I took the day off work. I also noticed that my driver’s license expired today. With the COVID-19 pandemic going on, I waited a bit too long to get to the… Continue reading Hughes Mountain – 6/10/2020
Paddling On The Meramec – 6/8/2020
I think we need to have Hannah in town more often. I’m paddling more than ever. Better than that, I’m bring lots of people with me. Today, Hannah and I paddled the turd while Danelle and Melissa paddled our small aluminum boat up the Meramec river. we didn’t go too far,but had lots of fun!… Continue reading Paddling On The Meramec – 6/8/2020
Paddling at Creve Coeur Lake – 6/6/2020
We decided to paddle a second day in a row. With 3 boats loaded on the trailer and a 10×10 pop up, we were ready to weather the sun and hang out for the morning. Corvin and I hung out in the shade while Danelle and Maggie paddled in the canoe. Sonora followed next in… Continue reading Paddling at Creve Coeur Lake – 6/6/2020
Family Paddle at Simpson Lake – 6/5/2020
Paddling is something that I mostly do and the rest of the family puts up with. We don’t do it enough together even though we have enough boats. Since we got a trailer earlier this year, there is no excuse not to get the family out together and paddle! So here we go! You can… Continue reading Family Paddle at Simpson Lake – 6/5/2020
Herman’s Wedding – 8/31/2019
My brother Herman is getting married! He lives in Warsaw, Mo, but is getting married in Sedalia. Family of course came in town to see the big day. In traditional Haake fashion, we did it our way. I started off the party of weirdness when the lady at the hotel desk asked for a description… Continue reading Herman’s Wedding – 8/31/2019
Onondaga Cave With Hannah – 7/28/2019
Yesterday we were at the annual Stream Team Picnic. Hannah won a few prizes during the raffle and one of the prizes she got was 4 tickets to Onondaga cave. We didn’t have time to visit the cave on Saturday, but we realized that if we didn’t use them on Sunday, they would probably expire… Continue reading Onondaga Cave With Hannah – 7/28/2019
Stream Team Picnic – 7/27/2019
My sister Hannah was in town for the weekend. We took her to the annual Stream Team picnic held on the last Saturday in July. Danelle is involved, so we had work to do, but Hannah didn’t mind. During the drive down, I wanted to impress my baby sister by showing her how cool I… Continue reading Stream Team Picnic – 7/27/2019
Holly Moving – 6/21/2019
My sister Holly is moving to Kansas City after being in Wichita for about 10 years. This is super exiting for me as i don’t often see her as its a very long drive from St. Louis. Now she will be closer and we can see her and her family. This moving journey starts out… Continue reading Holly Moving – 6/21/2019