Keeping in touch with old friends is a lot of fun, especially when it turns into a giant sleepover! Danelle traveled to Springfield, collected Sonora, and finished the trip to Michael’s house and family farm for a weekend getaway. Among our many activities was practicing being cattle – err, taking a walk around the old … Continue reading “A visit to Springfield – 11/16/24”
October is for cats. At least in our house. Gimli loves being in his triangle. We had some lovely sunset races at the lake. Stinks that the season is winding down. My office moved after nearly 12 years to a different floor. This is me saying goodbye to the space. With moving, we got some … Continue reading “October 2024”
Its family weekend at Missouri State and Sonora wanted us to come down and visit. We started by driving down on Saturday morning early and going for a hike at the Springfield Nature Center. And we all wore matching (ish) Missouri State University shirts. We were silly together. Telling stories and acting goofy, and it … Continue reading “Family Weekend At Missouri State – 9/28/2024”
Sonora has been gone to college for two weeks, but came home for a 3 day weekend to be with us. We missed her and were happy to have her back in the house if even just for a short weekend. She wanted to visit some of her friends while she was home. Eva came … Continue reading “Sonora Home Again – 8/31/2024”
It’s super early in the morning and I’m sleeping on and off. I took a few random walks with Corvin and Danelle getting steps in. I slept in my chair. Then things got weirder. First, the Lima airport has no water fountains. If you want water, get out your wallet. Second, they started setting up … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 20 – 1/11/2025”
Our final day in Argentina! We got slow start since the kids stayed up late last night. Danelle and I took an early morning walk. (There might be a pattern developing here!) We went to Vinnie’s to get super cheap breakfast plus coffee. The first Vinnie’s didn’t have their coffee machine working so we found … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 19 – 1/10/2025”
Another morning walk with Danelle. Nothing super duper exciting to report. We wandered by the local medical school. Oh, and one strange thing. We purchased some candy at a large grocery store. When we went to check out, the lady said something in rapid fire Spanish, then took two pieces of candy away. Danelle thought … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 18 – 1/9/2025”
Our time in Argentina was coming to an end quickly, and many of us were tired after two and a half weeks away. It was decided that today would be a rest day (aka, laundry day). That meant a lot of pacing for me around the place. I have energy to spare and I wasn’t … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 17 – 1/8/2025”
Danelle and I went out for an “early” morning walk to pick up breakfast. We came back with bread, jelly, butter, and the worst donuts I’ve ever experienced. After our walk, we went back to relax with the kids for a bit until setting off around 11 for today’s activity. The first stop was lunch … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 16 – 1/7/2025”
This morning we walked to the city’s Japanese Garden. Bordered in the city by tall buildings, and short of space, the garden made the most of the space available. The plants were lovely in summer mode and the water features fun. There was lots of stopping for photos. Danelle even viewed some read headed bird … Continue reading “Journey to Argentina, Day 15 – 1/6/2025”