I had several vacation days to burn before the end of the year, so I took the day off. Corvin wanted to go on a unicycle ride with me and the weather was good. We decided to ride to REI since my CamelBak water pack was leaking. Most important is that Corvin is getting much … Continue reading “Unicycle With Corvin – 12/22/2016”
Danelle’s PhD research involved deploying equipment into storm sewers to measure lots of stuff and make the world a better place. Its best to check out her research website cause I’ll just get it wrong! Anyway, time was getting away from her and she needed to get her equipment deployed. So I took a day … Continue reading “Storm Sewer Deployment – 12/13/2016”
Laura wanted to check out Tilles Park’s Winter Wonderland. We decided it would be best to visit on a carriage. So we split a large carriage and invited Josh and Jen to join us. We all met early as we were quite excited to get our ride. The kids were super excited and we all … Continue reading “Christmas Lights With Friends – 12/7/2016”
I decided to participate in No-Shave November this year. I took a photo every day for a month. And the full experience! Hogan Haake
All of our Thanksgiving plans with family fell apart this year. We didn’t plan to out of town, so we improvised a last minute camping trip. It has been three years since our last Thanksgiving week camping adventure. The kids seemed to miss the camping this time of year. So we quickly shopped for food … Continue reading “Thanksgiving Day Camping – 11/24/2016”
In an effort to get away, I took the kids out to bike on Grant’s Trail. It was a bit cold outside, so Sonora was quite bundled up. Corvin and I unicycled and he did a great job! And as a treat, we had hot chocolate out of the thermos when we finished our ride! … Continue reading “Grants Trail – 11/20/2016”
When I got into my van this morning, I didn’t realize how cold it was, the back window had a ton of frost on it that I could see in the mirror. But as I sat down, I heard a noise that changed my mind and saddened me at the same time. Somebody had broken … Continue reading “Broken Window – 11/14/2016”
We came into Kansas City to visit family. It was a rare weekend when Corvin didn’t have a soccer game and we took full advantage of it. Corvin and Sonora were most excited to meet Heidi, the new puppy. Planning ahead, I brought my unicycle and had a nice ride with Herman. I couldn’t get … Continue reading “KC Visit – 11/5/2016”
Two guys from the office, Jeff Hug, Eric Ent, and I decided to go for a Saturday morning motorcycle ride. Its fun to share hobbies and motorcycle people like to ride together. The plan was to ride down the river road in Illinois and catch the ferry to St. Genevieve to get back home. I … Continue reading “Saint Genevieve Ride – 10/30/2016”
We had a large sweet potato in our kitchen that started sprouting in the summer. I was annoyed, so I took it outside and planted it in the ground. It just became a pet project of mine and I continued to water it all summer. I finally decided it was time and decided to see … Continue reading “Sweet Potato Harvest – 10/24/2016”