Somehow Mardi Gras has become a tradition with my friends and family (the male ones, but they are all invited). Herman and Henry brought their friend Connor Lewis with them from Kansas City. I wanted to make sure that they all had a good time. All we had to do was prepare and we would … Continue reading “St. Louis Mardi Gras – 2/6/2016”
I decided to make my first ever angel food cake. Danelle has always made them in the past. I followed the directions to make it per the box. I thought the pan strange and worried that it would leak out, but Danelle assured me she has never had an issue and that things would be … Continue reading “Angel Food Disaster – 1/27/2016”
I wanted to go canoeing and I needed a partner. I couldn’t think of anybody better to take with me that my lovely daughter, Sonora. When I asked her, she jumped up excitedly and was ready to go. I instructed her on the things I wanted her to wear and the spare clothes to bring … Continue reading “Paddling with Sonora – 4/21/2016”
The Girl Scout troop Sonora is in hosted a Dude Daughter dance. Sonora and I went shopping at Goodwill in town and got our outfits matching and ready. They had a DJ that instructed us in line dancing. So I got lots of dancing time with Sonora. A perfect evening to spend with my favorite … Continue reading “Dude Daughter Dance – 1/22/2016”
Corvin got his braces off today. He’s quite pleased to have his mouth back to normal! Mom was quite excited to see him back to normal too. We had to celebrate, so we went to Burger King on the way home and had a bit of fun… And some more fun in animated format… Hogan … Continue reading “Corvin’s Braces Off”
We hadn’t been to the City Museum for a long time. Sonora was begging us to go for a while and the timing seemed perfect. One of the favorites that they kept going back to was the outdoor ball pit. We made several trips to play in it throughout the day. This outdoor shot really … Continue reading “City Museum – 1/3/2016”
Hannah came to visit us during her winter break from school. We didn’t waste any time, from the moment we picked her up, we headed out to Waterfall. 141 ramp from I-44 was still closed as they were cleaning up debris from the flooding. You can see extra water where there normally isn’t any. The … Continue reading “Hannah in STL – 1/2/2016”
Christmas day had great weather and we decided to take advantage of it. We headed out to Rockwoods Reservation to hike the Lime Kiln trail. The trail head for this hike is hard to miss. The start has a large lime kiln. The weather was perfect, and we had a good time exploring and goofing … Continue reading “Christmas Hike – 12/25/2015”
Today was a day of pain, opportunity, and luck. It started out as the previous two had, in a motel room quickly getting ready before the sun came up. I had about an hour’s ride before I got to Silverton, CO, the northern gem of the Million Dollar Highway. From there south for at least … Continue reading “Colorado Motorcycle Trip – 9/20/2015”
I woke up to a brisk 41°F this morning. I didn’t want to waste any sunlight, so I packed quickly and got some gas station breakfast and headed out. I made it all the way to Denver and a little past on a single tank of gas, getting 220 miles without hitting the reserve. I … Continue reading “Colorado Motorcycle Trip – 9/19/2015”