So Rayna joined Girl Scouts this year. More specifically, she joined Daisies which is the K-1st grade division of the scouts. She’s had a lot of fun so far and Nicole has had a lot of fun sewing patches onto her vest. 🙂 And now, it’s cookie time. Unless you in Antarctica, you’ve probably been […]
Rayna Begins Her Cookie Empire; Part One-The Daisy Years
February 19th, 2012 · No Comments
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Kaylee Goes to Preschool
September 13th, 2011 · No Comments
Kaylee went to her first day of Preschool today! She was pretty low-key about it but I think she was secretly glad to be going to school just like her big sister. Last night, at the dinner table, I mentioned that her big day at preschool was tomorrow and she just looked at me and […]
Rayna Goes to Kindergarten
September 8th, 2011 · No Comments
If you follow Nicole and I on facebook, twitter, flickr, or just happen to be anywhere within earshot, you already know that Rayna had her first day of Kindergarten today. I’m feeling a lot of emotions tonight about that but the biggest one is wonderment that our tiny little baby climbed up the steps of […]
Six Years and Fourteen Stiches
August 3rd, 2011 · No Comments
We’ve had quite a day today. First off, it is our wedding anniversary. Six years ago, Nicole and I got married and it’s been a wonderful ride. We weren’t planning to do much today, saving ourselves for this weekend when we are going to get away and spend Saturday night in St. Paul. Just the […]
Playing Catchup
July 30th, 2011 · No Comments
Over the years, we’ve accumulated a lot of pictures and videos that never made it online. I’m making an effort to rectify that situation. I’m also correcting some not-so-best practices I used to follow on flickr, which involves reposting a few pictures. So, you’re going to see a lot of out-of-sequence posting in our timelines […]
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Kaylee’s Dreams
July 30th, 2011 · No Comments
Every day, we ask Kaylee if she had any good dreams last night. And, invariably, she says one of the following:1) I dreamed of being a superhero! I could fly and I saved the day! 2) I dreamed about taking Skittles (our dog) for a walk! Occasionally, she dreams about being a superhero taking Skittles […]
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Battle at Bull Run
July 21st, 2011 · No Comments
One hundred and fifty years ago today, the first major battle of the Civil War was fought. In honor of the anniversary, the next book in my Civil War reading project is Battle at Bull Run by William C. Davis. Familiar to many Civil War buffs as a regular on the History Channel and other […]
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Lincoln: President-Elect
July 20th, 2011 · No Comments
After reading up on President Jackson in my last Civil War reading project book, I returned to the start of the war with Lincoln: President-Elect by Harold Holzer. At just under 500 pages, it’s a big book with a very narrow focus: Lincoln’s activities during the four months between his election in November 1860 and […]
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Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times
July 13th, 2011 · 1 Comment
The third book I read for my Civil War reading project is Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times by H. W. Brands. I’ve been meaning to read this book for awhile now, having enjoyed several of Brand’s other books. Why read a book about Andrew Jackson for a study of the Civil War? Because Jackson: […]
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Rayna’s Graduation from Preschool
May 24th, 2011 · No Comments
It seems hard to believe, but Rayna is done with Preschool. Last Thursday, we went to her graduation ceremony at St. Johns Lutheran Church. We have pictures up on our photo page, which you can get to by clicking on the panel on the right sidebar. There are more photos and a video, which I […]