I haven’t posted anything in a great while and that’s a good thing.  I just haven’t felt like writing anything.  Now that it’s January 1, 2008, I felt I should write the first post of the new year.
So, what’s been happening in my life?  Well, I’ve been enjoying the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.  I [...]

This past Saturday and Sunday were spent with family in Wisconsin whom we hadn’t seen for quite a while.  The occasion for the visit was the marriage of one of Michele’s cousins.  It was particularly nice to visit a bit with Michele’s paternal grandma, whom I admire and respect.  She, like so many unfortunate others, [...]

Yesterday (and the night before it) were pretty difficult for us because all three of the little ones were sick with colds and fevers. But we still had a bit of fun when, yesterday afternoon, I managed to pull a second loose tooth from the front of Tristan’s mouth. Thus the title of [...]

Those who know me well know that I really, really dislike video games. That’s unfortunate especially for my son Keegan, whose world seems to revolve around them most days. As a combination Christmas and birthday present, he got a Wii from his uncle Bryan. He is pretty thrilled.
The other night I played it [...]

Christmas Card Photo on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
This is the photo we sent with Christmas cards. It was taken a few weeks ago by Michele.

Well, Christmas is over. I’m tired out and so is Michele. We are still in our PJs and it’s almost noon! The kids are playing with their new toys on the living room floor, recovering from late nights, sugar highs, and excessive excitement. I’m listening to some of the songs I [...]

Tristan has a dragon painted on his face

Originally uploaded by Steve_Oberg.

Last night we attended the Christmas party for my work. The weather wasn’t good and we debated about not going, but the kids were really excited about going so we decided to go after all. Michele had bought the three younger [...]

I hate this time of year.
That may sound harsh, but it’s true. And the more “jolly holly Christmas-y” everyone around me gets, the more I hate it. I don’t like the way that people spend so much money (more than they can afford). I don’t like the extreme commercialism or consumerism that [...]

OK, so it is now 2005. Ho hum. One of my unspoken resolutions of the new year is to be more positive In that spirit, here are some nice, happy, positive things to write about:
One of the positive things that’s happened lately comes out of a big negative. We were [...]

We woke up today to a vastly altered landscape. Several inches of soft, powdery snow fell throughout the night and made everything look beautiful. Times are pretty hard for us right now in a number of ways but I try to remember to be thankful for all of the things that I usually [...]