Every night we put Mia to bed she has a list of items she needs to do to prolong the staying up and to put off the laying down. These things include: getting a drink, taking her vitamins, turning on the light, changing the hall lightbulb, tucking her in, laying down with her, and [...]

We had some family pictures taken on Saturday by my good friend Jacob Heisterkamp. Here are a few previews.

This summer we went on our bi-annual excursion to Winter Park, Colorado. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been going up there for the past 26 years (with a couple missed here and there). Not much has changed except for a few stores. The town and the resort are nearly exactly like [...]

Time for the requisite family and friends update.
I have been getting a lot of emails from family and friends with all the cute and cuddly details about their lives. And since my email habits are like my phone habits (I try and spend as little time on both as possible) I’ve been feeling a [...]

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Everyone is back home and all that is right and good has been restored. The balance in the force is back…
The girls’ trip went well except for one small tiny detail: When Mickie dropped off Mia at her parents she left her suitcase and took Mia’s to Indiana. Whoops. Mickie ended up [...]

I’ve decided that it’s much easier to post photos than write. I guess I am truly a product of the video game generation… So here is another photo. It’s one of my favorite pics of my sister. This is the famous “photo tree” where all us kiddies and many others have [...]

What a breath of fresh air, and warm-er air. I went on business this past week to the bay area in the California and decided to bring Mickie along for a much needed “just the two of us” vacation. We arrived (via separate flights) on Tuesday night. I had some [...]

I was all set to do my version of our year in review when out of nowhere I got a call from Ted Koppel. It seemed that is lieu of his retirement he missed the excitement of the tough interview and wanted to get back in the saddle one more time. Coming to [...]

I survived my weekend in Green Bay - though I think they entrusted me with some of their lovely viral specimans… I should have rented a car instead of walking everywhere in the sub-zero temps. Live and learn.
My brain is slowly putting itself back together. The training was very good, and it [...]