Recovered Peter Zeimet estate correspondence — February 2018 through January 2019. This draft consolidates the house and household-auction side of the estate; the Packards and Fuller-family coins are preserved separately. February 2018 — the giant do-list Before the house could be sold, Jo laid out the full estate triage: repair and repaint the house, replace… Continue reading

Earlier in the month we had been asking around to see whether Harris Elementary had an Eagle project Morgan could take on. Then something else came through. Morgan wrote to Mrs. Wilson: “I have found an eagle project I would like to work on. The St. Charles West wrestling coach is looking for a rolling… Continue reading

RANT REVISED – ok some guys showed up today get the rest of the fort – in the dark. So here we are trying the take it apart -in the dark – and they showed up with a van -with shelves that are not wide enough – so we have spent more time trying to… Continue reading

RANT … So I put our playhouse on #craiglist for free – you just need to come and get it. Had a ton of responses. Being fair I gave it to the first inquiry. He came by, checked it out so he could see what he was getting into. (HE SAW IT IN PERSON –… Continue reading

“Mom, who sings the raspberry parade song?” I guess it loses something in translation … Continue reading

Me: “Do you need to take anything with you to the game tomorrow?” Matt: (silence) Me: “Will you need the checkbook?” Matt: silence, then he looks up … “there are some” Me: (befuddled and exasperated) “That is not an answer to any question I asked you” Matt: “Meow?” Me: “no” Continue reading

“But I did put the cup in the dishwasher” Continue reading

I go to fill my glass with ice from the maker and a wooden superhero corpse falls into my cup Continue reading

I am back – but underwater a bit – Maryville is done next week so I can come up for air – if it can wait that long. I do have time to meet Friday if that works at all for you. Danielle Continue reading

Dear Mrs. Smith Do you have time before or after a meeting to review and sigh off on my personal fitness merit badge? Please let me know when we can meet. Thanks,Morgan Oser A few days later Morgan clarified that he had everything in the workbook and all of the requirements finished, including the full… Continue reading