Growing up I had a dog named Lucky. She lived 16 years and was truly a part of my childhood. She’s the dog that scared the crap out of the neighbors, but would sleep cozily at the foot of my bed each night. She bit open my lip when I was 10 years old while trying […]
After enjoying a great day in the snow last weekend, we thought we’d give it another try today. The difference between the two weekends is that we bought the “Blue Bomber” sled for the kids last Thursday and would take it on its inaugural run! We first thought we head up I-90 and find a […]
Our little girl ascended her first mountain, well a 3-foot slide, but it must have seemed like a mountain to her. She hit a few rough spots during the summit attempt, but with an excellent belay by her mother, she pulled through. The past few weeks she has really learned how to crawl, stand up, […]
Strudel and bratwurst…sounds like names for twins or a set of dogs. Or it’s the delicious meal I enjoyed at Chicago’s 15th Annual Christkindlmarket, a German Christmas festival nearby my hotel. The festival attracts American, German, and other vendors from around the world as they offer an assortment of handcraft items. There are nice items […]
What am I talking about when I type, “Why we do what we do”. This short post is about why we continue to maintain a website and write what we write….oh and about November 2010. Our website has been public since spring 2004. At the time, we set it up to share photos and stories […]
Throughout the year you could find some sort of holiday music being played in our house. Why celebrate the most wonderful time of year only once a year when you can set the mood early and often. In that spirit, we headed out yesterday and selected our Christmas tree. Usually we head out the week […]
