Saturday afternoon we met my brother Tim and his wife, Linda, and their youngest, Elsie, for lunch. Afterward we went to Volo Bog and had an interesting tour. We had a great time!

This weekend we were able to get a popup camper for free. That’s right, free. You can’t beat free, right? Free is good. Well, the camper needs some TLC and repair, actually, and it’s 36 years old. But still, we’re pretty excited about having it and we are already planning some camping trips. [...]

[Updated 6/5/2008: My wife clued me into the fact that the link to the videos was incorrect, so I've updated that link to allow anyone to access them.]
From Thursday through last night I and my family were on vacation in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. We had a blast. So many interesting sights and [...]

This weekend we’ve had our share of fun and games. Yesterday the weather was cool and rainy but today it was perfect: sunny and in the high 60s. In addition to getting another van, which was exciting enough on its own, we made a trip to the Chicago Botanic Garden along with [...]

Yesterday we were determined to do something fun and outdoors since the weather was so nice. First we went to Farm & Fleet and bought new boots for everyone because we expected there to be a lot of mud and water wherever we went. Then we drove to Volo Bog, a unique and [...]

It’s hard to believe but today is Keegan’s sixteenth birthday!  Wow.  I’m feeling old.  I’m sure I will feel suddenly much older and have even more gray hairs when he gets his driver’s license

Meet Champ, our recently adopted, 1 yr. old Golden Retriever. Isn’t he a beauty? We got him for free, believe it or not. He is a pedigreed dog (not that we care a whole lot about that) whose father was a champion hunting dog. Maddie, our tiny Jack Russell, hasn’t forgiven [...]