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And Wrestling season begins again …
And here we are spending Sunday mornings in random high school gyms as the season for wrestling tournaments is yet again upon us. Morgan skipped the first tournament of the season for asthma reasons. Yesterday we found ourselves at the Francis Howell North gym where Morgan competed as a 70-pound Novice. He had a quick… Continue reading
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You smell surprisingly like lemon Pledge
“You smell surprisingly like lemon pledge.” Well if that isn’t a pick-up line … Continue reading
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No milk and cookies for Santa this year …
What is it about the toy aisle at Target that inspires a serious questioning of beliefs, especially of the belief in Santa Claus? On two separate trips this weekend each of the boys questioned me about the “realness” of the man in red. For Tyler is was a more general – “so you help Santa… Continue reading
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Professor Life: Three Miles in Two Hours
I cannot make it in today. I spent two hours and made it three miles before I turned around and came home. I have made an announcement on Blackboard. Winter wins. Continue reading
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That means we are doing it right
The boys are preparing for an “epic tank battle” and have set up an obstacle course … Me: “Morgan I can’t walk through the kitchen” Morgan: “That means we are doing it right” Continue reading
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Welcome Zeus and Hermes …
We have brought home two 4-month old boys – feral kittens – the boys have named them Zeus and Hermes (we’re really into Rick Riordan and Percy Jackson right now). We’ve never had a kitten before and they are fun – especially at 10:30 p.m. when you’re trying to sleep and it is showtime! Continue reading
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Goodbye Ms. Callie
After 17-years with our family we said goodbye to Callie. It was a hard decision, but it was time. 20-years is a long time for a cat. Continue reading
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Solomon Family Research — Shereiele, Jerry, and Jim
Recovered Solomon family-history research — August 2014. This consolidates three related discoveries while deliberately excluding private contact details, account credentials, and Social Security numbers from the WordPress copy. Shereiele M. Solomon — Grave Located On August 30, 2014, Mike Brophy reported that he had uploaded a photograph and GPS coordinates for Shereiele M. Solomon’s grave.… Continue reading
About Me
I started this site so my mom could get news about her grandkids without me having to walk her through the process of trying to open and email attachment several times a week. Since then she has passed away and I’ve fallen off the blog wagon, but I’m inspired to pick it up again now.
