Well we are fresh back from dropping Maverick off at kindergarten. The ladies (Karin & Betty) are off shopping to give me some quiet time before Karin puts my ass to work cleaning the house in preparation for her party tonight (I love my days off).
This morning started with one excited boy, he was [...]
This Friday is my son Maverick’s first day of kindergarten. I can hardly believe that he is six! It seems like yesterday that I was holding this little bundle of crying boy child in my arms and wondering what his life would be like. Wondering how I would be as a [...]
Its about time I did something with our iMac’s iSight camera. I’ve turned it into an iCam for shits and giggles. Originally I had its web interface enabled, it was wicked cool. I could see my kitchen from work! What a marvel of technology!
And then I called my wife.
Wife: “Hello?”
Nutball Husband: “Hey babe [...]
So this last weekend we were up at the Great Wolf water park again, this time with our good friends Dan & Julie and their boys, joining Maverick was his cousin Z-Dog. The water park was its usual cavalcade of fun — insane slides, a great pool, a lot of stairs.
What must be mentioned [...]
A Long Dead Tree, originally uploaded by Eleven 22.
This weekend we attended a Fox Valley FCC event in Yorkville, IL. It was at a forest preserve that we have driven by at least fifty times but have never visited.
Among the usual suspects there were a few new faces in the crowd. I am [...]
Every year for more years than I can remember, we have gone to Coon Creek Days in Hampshire, IL. Usually the first weekend in August, its basically a carnival plus fireworks. What makes it great is the party that my Uncle Fred & Aunt Carol put on each year.
They just have a great [...]
Setting Sail Captain, originally uploaded by Eleven 22.
Well how cool is this, I am posting this message and photo directly from my Flickr account! Simple pleasures for a simple mind I guess, LOL.
I would have killed to be able to listen to Maverick’s thoughts going through his head when he launched this balsa boat [...]
Our last day in Vermont had finally arrived and we awoke with a lingering sorrow in our hearts. It was pretty amazing how much fun we had and how much we liked Vermont. I still can’t get over how much fun the hiking was and how laid back the towns seem compares to [...]
Finally re-cooperated from the hellish trip home, I give you Part 5 of the Vermont Adventure …
The next day we awoke with satisfied memories of our dinner at the Bearded Frog. I was almost immediately chastised by Phlerb that my entry did not give enough detail to the appetizers or desert items. So, [...]
A slight correction, Borat was watched on Friday (Part 1), the new King Kong was watched on Saturday (Part 2), and I am just too lazy right now to go back and change my earlier posts. But I digress…
Cranky and cantankerous we awoke to yet another dreary day. After what [...]
