I think 2005 was one of the years I put more energy into the home garden. The inherited flower beds became definite vegetable gardens this year. The planting certainly was fun; the pictures show the energy the kids put into the process: We planted onions on one side of the house, and potatoes on … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #60:urban vegetable gardening
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Being Weird with Weird Al
I don't attend rock concerts -- as a general rule. But I did attend one Sunday Night. Weird Al Yankovic was in concert at Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, so I went, equipped with ear plugs, and had a good time. My cultural references aren't that good, so I only recognized parts of the parodies, … Continue reading Being Weird with Weird Al
Fitness Update: Carelessness
I have seen a lot of talk on fitness sites and Facebook fitness posts about tracking and following and using this regimen or that. Discipline, discipline, discipline is the name of the game. While I realize it is important to have structure if you plan to reach or maintain a certain goal, I think most … Continue reading Fitness Update: Carelessness
A Blast of the Past #58: A puzzling situation
One of the Christmas gifts is 2004 was this large puzzle. Here we have pictures of Nathan putting the whose thing together on the floor:
If/Then
Starlight Theatre is having a run of the musical "If/Then" this week. We went and saw it Tuesday night, the opening night. We began the evening with the Best of Broadway Applause dinner club. For once there was nothing to comment on, a little slow getting us our drinks at the beginning, but the food … Continue reading If/Then
#111: What Will You Do with Jesus?
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Jesus is standing in Pilate's hall -- Friendless, forsaken, betrayed by all: Hearken! what meaneth the sudden call! What will you do with Jesus? CHORUS What will you do with Jesus? Neutral you cannot be; Some day … Continue reading #111: What Will You Do with Jesus?
Fitness Update: Heat
This week in fitness had one main theme: Heat. We have been having a heatwave here in the midwest, with triple digits visiting us in both the heat index, and sometimes the actual temperature. What does this mean for fitness? Well, for many people it means they cancel it. For others they just push through … Continue reading Fitness Update: Heat
A Blast of the Past #57: Around the Christmas Tree
Today's blast of the past comes from 2004. Included are shots of Carolers of Note singing in the lobby at the State Street Towers in Downtown Kansas City, shots of trees in our house, and shots of trees in school classrooms.
Disney’s America
This was an interesting idea:
Mini Camp Weekend
When the equipment for the mini camp weekend was setting up Friday night at Avondale United Methodist Church it grabbed a lot of attention from the neighborhood. A lot of kids and parents came by to ask what was up.
At The Rainbow 