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End of summer
Had an awesome night with the kids, I made grilled chick, acorn squash and broccila from the farmers market. All I have to do is put fresh garlic on veggies and kids devour them. We then played football, Ethan is really getting into playing catch with me and punting it. The little shit even told [...]
quiet times
Deb and her kids moved out. Its actually been very nice. Totally enjoying peace and quiet and able to focus on and enjoy my kids more. Went for a walk with kids and gonna hit Gilles for ice cream
Chicago
In Chicago for day meeting with a BCBS partner, went very well. Took them to lunch at an awesome place and I had seared tuna, yum I took the train in and slept most of the way. I had to get up at 3:45 AM to catch train
Bullseye
Ethan got 3 bullseye’s in the BB gun activety which he was quite proud of, they have a little free time before lunch and most of them are on bunks just chillin and talking. One boy was taken to medical station becuase he tried to pick up a rock and it fell and crushed his [...]
Camp
Well day 1 of camp and both ethan and I are having a blast. Kids went to sleep and played some poker with the adults. I won everyones chips (blind luck) but still was a lot of fun. Ethan passed expert swim test and scout leader thinks he set a camp record for being youngest [...]
Mauthe Lake
So came back to Mauthe lake camping with kids as we left for couple days due to thunderstorms. Dam racoons slit a hole in tent and ate all the smore stuff, hoped they puked on it. Had a nice dinner with hot dogs from Brockmans meat market, yumm went out for ice cream [...]
4th of July Parade
At the 4th parade and poor Ethan is almost dead last, poor thing on the way here he turned to me and stated “I will make you proud dad” I wanted to cry, I love them both so much. Gonna get some fireworks and grill out. Gonna be a blast.
day 2 camping
Well both kids asked to go to bed at 930 as they were both up at 545 this AM were gonna hit the beach tommorow and they both were already planning on how big they are going to make the sand castle. I got a new car and really like it, its a [...]
camping
Taking kids camping at mauthe lake for 11 days, got a spot right on the lake, forgot my sleeping bag, woke up like a popsicle, bringing tent heater tonite
mobile boarding passes
I just had my boarding pass emailed to blackberry and didn’t need to hassle getting a paper boarding one. I pulled up the boarding pass via email and the machine scanned the image, pretty slick. They are still rolling this out to airports but pretty soon they will all do it. I can’t wait to [...]
Charleston South Carolina
In SC for three days for a conference. Its warm as heck here I am coming back late thursday and then go on Ethans field trip on Friday. All signed up for Ethans cub scout camping in June, gonna be a lotta fun. He is all excited too. The kids behavior has improved [...]
Ethans field trip
Went on a field trip to maywood with Ethan. It was a blast. We went down to pond with nets and wading boots and caught bugs to look at under microscope. We learned earthworms are not native to WI and they do more harm than good in forests. The weather was warm and sunny. Ethan [...]
St. Louis
Headin out to St. Louis for three days for work. I will miss Deb and the kids but also nice to get a break. I will be at a TPA conference. Grass is almost long enough to cut UGG….kids are nagging to set up the pool ….too cold. Waiting to be warm enough to go [...]
Financial Reform
Let’s hope that there is enough common sense among our legislators to realize there is no need to rush into anything which we will later regret. No matter how much Obama beats the drum and tries to create an emergency, there is always time to do it right.
There are already agencies in place who were [...]
bonfire and turtle
The kids found a pretty big turtle in the woods today, they wanted to keep it as a pet, hell no!! Having a bonfire and makin smores, I am thinking I like the smores more than the kids I went into makennas lunch to coax her to eat more. Due to meds she [...]
Waging War on Obamacare
Michael G. Franc and Gary Andres
April 15, 2010 4:00 A.M.
Waging War on Obamacare
Obama and his allies won the first battle. Market-oriented reformers can still win the war.
The cloud of Obamacare has a faint silver lining. Both the substance of the bill and the way it was passed have boosted the electoral prospects for right-leaning [...]
Ethans class
I went to Ethan’s class today for junior achievement and he was thrilled to pieces. It was his class and one more. It was a lot of fun. Makenna and Ethan are at Kellys and I miss them a lot. I have been getting swamped at work. I am going to St. Louis for three [...]
Easter sunday
Took kids to park yesterday, chopped firewood and had bonfire last night. We had a lot of cleanup from full bathroom being put in the basemet, concrete floor had to be cut and drilled for drain, lots of dust. Two bedrooms are fully finished now. We had to have a lot redone in one bedroom [...]
Junior Achievement Business Challenge at Acuity
Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8IzrFY07s8 Its Junior Achievements Annual Business Challenge hosted by Acuity. I made this video to hopefully spread it around by students to recruit more students. They literally give away over $80k in scholarships. I had a fun time shooting and making the video….
Night at the muesum
Well we survived the night at the museum, Ethan and I had a blast. He really enjoyed the flashlight tour of the dinosaur exhibit and the I Max dinosaur movie. We slept on air mattress in the Indian exhibit. We didn’t get to sleep until almost 1:00 AM oh god I am getting old. I [...]