My little nephew Evan was born a month ago on 8/8/08. His early claim to fame was that he was 8 lb. 8 oz.
Mom and Dad went out to VA to see him this weekend. Sharon and I want to go soon, but things keep happening to keep us from going. I don’t know if [...]
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My Little Nephew
Posted in Family on September 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Homage to a Furnace
Posted in Family, Life, Weather on January 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“This is what I am talking about,” said Sharon, standing in front of the open oven door. “Real heat.”
We had been cold all day and were never able to quite get toasty enough.
“Do you remember the days of our old furnace?” I asked her, joining her at the oven door. And so we [...]
Bad Memories
Posted in Family, Misc on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
So my dad went fishing today with my uncle Joe who is from Kansas and is visiting for the week. I can’t even remember the last time my dad went fishing, but when I heard he was going to go, I was reminded of a Very Bad Memory that happened when I was six years [...]
Fun with Selena
Posted in Family on November 6, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Seven Aunts and One Uncle
Posted in Family on July 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
What’s better than having a puppy to love? A niece! I now have a puppy AND a niece! Aunt Kris. Sounds pretty sporty, I think.Her name is Selena Hope, and she was born last night at 5:45 pm. Little Selena has a total of seven aunts and one uncle–all of whom are willing and [...]
A Treadmill Story
Posted in Family, Life on March 10, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Well, beings that Germany is coming up in a couple months and knowing how much walking one does in Europe, Sharon and I have decided to work on the exercise bit again. Our strategy at this point is to walk on the treadmill. And that has, in fact, been the plan since the first of [...]
"You’re on My Pillow!"
Posted in Family, School on October 14, 2005 | 4 Comments »
Ouch! How come no one ever told me about fuel injectors? I didn’t know anything about “Techron…” before today, that is. And to the tune of $425, I might add. They say you need a lot of grace to watch your parents age; I maintain that the same can also be said of watching an [...]
A Crank Call
Posted in Family, Life on August 29, 2005 | 1 Comment »
The first I became conscious of movement was when I bent down to pick up the phone. The time: 1:30 a.m.“Hullloo?” I said, my words slurring just a bit.
“Is Kris there?”
“This is Kris.”
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“Well, I was sleeping!”
And the little twerp laughed! I could tell the voice was that of a freshly post-pubescent [...]
My Coaster Theory
Posted in Family, Friends, Life on August 8, 2005 | 2 Comments »
So maybe my theory was a little wrong. Alright. Completely wrong. So wrong that I shall dedicate this post to the education of other ignorant folks like me (are there any?).We had been wanting to go visit Alvin and Doretta before school starts again, so Martin, Sharon, Jolene, and I made our way out to [...]
Regarding Roller Coasters
Posted in Family, Friends, Life on July 17, 2005 | 3 Comments »
It didn’t turn out the way it was supposed to. There it was–on my List of Things to Do Before I Die: Ride a Real Roller Coaster. One of the dreams of my childhood was always to go to a theme park and just revel in all the rides. And I dreamed of how a [...]
