I wrote a blog yesterday on birthday cakes. I ended it with a teaser about the next one. So here it is: For those of you not up on all your Pokemon, this is Whismur. Whismur is a mauve, bipedal Pokémon with a spherical body. It has two stubby arms and two round, yellow-tipped feet … Continue reading Whismur
Category: Family
Through the years in Birthday Cakes
Usually I like to write my blogs in the evening, and schedule them to post the next morning. Last night that just didn't work. After a 15-hour work day followed by a 13-hour work day, each with at least 2 hours of study and writing for the Master's Program I started this month, the brain … Continue reading Through the years in Birthday Cakes
Happy 17th Carly!
For her 17th birthday we took our daughter to Cinzetti's in Overland Park, KS. It was her first time there. As every time we come there, they asked us if we have been before. And told them Betsy and I had, but Carly and Nathan hadn't. So they offered the tour, and Nathan and Carly … Continue reading Happy 17th Carly!
Not all Shark Bites are deadly….
This is what my son and I did last night, and it worked, but not as easily. We had a pipe freeze in the crawl space, and when it thawed yesterday, it started leaking. Since I was at work, Betsy and Nathan looked it over, and apparently it was leaking in the same spot that … Continue reading Not all Shark Bites are deadly….
A vote for the “Strenuous Life”
"The game is to have them all running around with fire extinguishers whenever there’s a flood; and all crowding to that side of the boat which is already nearly gone under.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters This blog will feature three stories, and a conclusion, that intuitively to me seem to relate to the starting quote … Continue reading A vote for the “Strenuous Life”
The Twelve Days of Christmas
It remember growing up, that my dad always enjoyed the time after Christmas more than the build-up before Christmas. Growing up on the farm there was a wonderful time in the winter when we were off from school, and could truly enjoy the time together as a family. Winter slowed things down so dad could … Continue reading The Twelve Days of Christmas
Boxing Day — stocking up for next Christmas
Well, the above picture shows my main haul from Santa, and my main present from Christmas. In the center is "The Organists' Manual" -- a gift from my mother and sister I asked for, so I can start formal organ practicing instead of the pickup I have done over the years. But the rest of … Continue reading Boxing Day — stocking up for next Christmas
Sofia — To Latvia, With Love
Though she won't be flying away until Aug. 23, yesterday afternoon was the farewell party for my niece Sofia, who will be traveling to Latvia to spend her senior year of high school as an exchange student. The party was held at her home in Kearney, where her parents recently greeted a German exchange student, … Continue reading Sofia — To Latvia, With Love
Outcast Hero
For today's blog I am pulling up something from a year ago January. See my Facebook comment to the picture above: This is great! My daughter, Carly, is having her 15th birthday party today, and she asked me to make a Marlon Cake for her birthday. "Marlon?" I asked. Turns out he is a character … Continue reading Outcast Hero
At The Rainbow 