Monthly Archives: May 2008

My Birthday

By admin | Published: 31 May ’08

I have a wonderful family. We woke up early. I mowed some of the yard. Colleen got the ribs ready for me to grill. I’ve never grilled ribs before, I don’t grill much. They turned out rather tasty. Colleen was told a couple of time the potato salad she made was the best ever. Pretty [...]

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One more

By admin | Published: 29 May ’08

Mason was an angel for the entire trip. Here he is in his button down shirt and tie…

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More Iowa pictures

By admin | Published: 29 May ’08

I’m going to post one picture at a time and only offer brief nuggets of my trip to Iowa. At some point, I WILL gush about what a great mother my sister is and how proud of Max I am, but that day is not today. Just look at the picture for a while…

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Graduation Pre-show

By admin | Published: 27 May ’08

Max graduated! Way to go, Max!

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Noggin

By admin | Published: 21 May ’08

Violet is occasionally (at least once a day) allowed to play games on noggin.com, a wonderful kids tv channel with an equally wonderful kids website. Her particular favorite game, or it might be my particular favorite game, would be “Wubbzy’s Amazing Adventure.” I am on the phone, making a somewhat important phone call, when Violet [...]

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Drool

By admin | Published: 20 May ’08

Mason and I are preparing ourselves to travel to Iowa on Thursday. We are getting on an airplane at 6 in the morning, that means we have to leave the house at 3:30. That’s insane. It’s well worth it, though. We are going to see my nephew graduate from high school and visit Eldridge, Iowa [...]

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Desperately in need of a haircut…

By admin | Published: 14 May ’08
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We had a field day…

By admin | Published: 14 May ’08

There were ponies, inflatable bouncy things, and snacks. Tonight, while sitting on the couch, I had a field day. Violet put her arms around my neck and said, “You’re the best dad ever!” Blew me away. You can click on any of the pictures above and you will be sent to flickr to see the [...]

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Flower

By admin | Published: 13 May ’08

Look at what my beautiful, talented wife made:

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Belated Birthday Post

By admin | Published: 7 May ’08

First off, if anyone is interested in getting me a birthday present I got this book from the library and I want to own it. It’s “The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper” by Lynne Rosetto Kasper and Sally Swift. Ms. Kasper hosts this radio program called the Splendid Table. When Colleen and I first [...]

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35 Minutes to Party

By admin | Published: 3 May ’08
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My Own Personal Three-Year-Old

By admin | Published: 3 May ’08

Everyone should have a three year old for, at least, a while. Violet turns three today. There will be cake, and people, and games, and food. Wish you could be here! I’ll share pictures with you later today.

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