While these photos are not mine, I wanted to share them with you. First Place Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News When 2nd Lt. James Cathey’s body arrived at the Reno Airport , Marines climbed into the cargo hold of the plane and draped the flag over his casket as passengers watched the family gather...
Monthly Archives: April 2009
What’s better than having a good buddy live just down the road, and one with sweet BB gun skills to boot.
Last time he wore shiny shoes and fancy pants he was only six years old. This time it’s not for a relative’s wedding. It’s for prom. Prom is Latin for “nervous wreck” and Grand March might just be the end of Kevin because even though he wrestled in the state tournament, in front of 8,000...
Darren has nothing on my father who carries around 50 pounds of miscellaneous goods in his pockets but he’s definitely on par for the heavy pockets award.
The announcement has been made. The Principal has decreed. All the children in the land of our elementary school have been encouraged to wear GREEN for this Wednesday’s Earth Day Celebration. Now I love our school district and quite frankly, I’d take a bullet for it. Go ahead and be jealous because we have the...
This is the best explanation I’ve seen for the credit crisis we are facing in America. The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo. I’m not rich and I harbor no animosity towards those who are, but somewhere along the way the love of money overruled common sense and good decision making. And...
Right on, Bonnie Hunt. You’re absolutely right.
Today is Logan’s thirteenth birthday and while most children look forward to becoming a teenager, Logan has been waiting for this day since he was two years old. Apparently that’s when I began making promises. Yes, there are times when I have taken the easy way out in parenting. Like when Logan came to me...
Our 18 chickens are enjoying spring. Here they are gossiping about the hen that lays every other day instead of every day. The lazy hen ignores the insults. Hens can be so mean.
When you have many siblings, chances are pretty good that one or two of you are going to become very close, best friends for life even, simply because statistics are better for having a brother or sister that meshes with your personality. Such is the case with Kaitlyn and Nathanael, my eldest and youngest child....
For two kiddos who swear they can’t stand each other, they sure do play together alot.
We have a knack for collecting ugly dogs. Walter was dropped off by his owner on the road in front of our house. He adopted us. And Bingly, the small, black rodent-type pooch? Well, he was Kevin’s Christmas gift to us two years ago and you can’t return live Christmas presents. No matter how benevolent...
I’ve taken countless photos of my children, enough photos to fill a 320 GB hard drive, but this is one of my all-time favorites. There’s nothing technically complex about it yet there’s something about Nathanael’s missing teeth and fresh face that I love. This photo was taken in our yard while the kids were out...
Imagine being too small to take part in one of doghood’s greatest pleasures: drinking from a toilet. Thankfully we were able to provide an alternative for Mr. Bingley. Now if only we could find a miniature fire hydrant…
Today there was a fire, a giant fire, to the east of our home and while there was a huge plume of smoke being carried high into the sky, I could not determine the distance of where exactly the fire was located. Darren and I, along with the kids, jumped into the van so that...
I shouldn’t complain because at least our snow is gone. However, Minnesota is covered in the pre-spring shades of gray and dullness which is almost unbearable after a long, cold, colorless winter. The memory of the scent of fresh cut grass makes my mouth water. My eyes ache for green and I’m looking forward to...
Our home’s main level is mostly comprised of ceramic tile and hardwood flooring. We have a small area in our living room that remains carpeted. So when Nathanael fell asleep at dinner time last night, he naturally chose to find a spot on the soft carpet in the busiest room of our home. My kids...
I was silly to think that the wrestling season ended with the conclusion of the state tournament. After taking about 5,000 wrestling photos and attending countless wrestling meets, I WANTED the season to be done in a desperate way. But that was before Darren learned of a Freestyle wrestling club being led by a wrestling...
This only took about 45 minutes to do. I’m guessing it takes one bus ride to undo but there’s something wonderful about seeing Elly’s eyes get huge with hair happiness.