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To say this was a crazy busy weekend would be an understatement. Here is an overview of what we went through. Déla and I got up and left the house about 7:40, a little later than we had hoped. We had to get downtown to the convention center where she was competing in the Emerald…
Apparently I had one of these (supposedly) regular installment posts ready for last Friday but for some reason I never posted it. Whoops. A double-dose this week, so let’s get started. Tevye got a hold of the baseball equipment one day. I took August and Déla to see The Jungle Book. There were three different displays…
The annual Folklife Festival is coming this upcoming Memorial Day weekend, May 27 – 30. As the whole event is “family friendly” it takes something special to set itself apart. The Discovery Zone is just the thing. In addition to specific kid-centric performances and workshops there is, pardon the expression, more to discover. Think of this…
I was introduced to Charles Bradley in Belgium. A few of his earlier singles were gathered up and a few extra songs put together on his 2011 debut album No Time For Dreaming with 2013 seeing Victim Of Love arriving. For whatever reason I never did pick up either of his albums at the time. To…
We have reached that part in toddlerhood where trucks are the “be all end all” of the world. Dump trucks. Cement trucks. Most importantly, garbage trucks. Wednesday is the greatest day of the week. That’s the day we have two trucks come down our alley, one for garbage, one for yard waste. Every two weeks,…
We signed the kids up for the Mariners Kids Club again this year. Well, three of them. The increase in price was one major factor, from $15 to $20, and the number of games that we would attend this summer is sort of, well, we already have a packed schedule. There are games when I…
This past weekend was a milestone for our family. Ciaran received his first communion. It was a great ceremony, and I was surprised mass didn’t run overly long. Additionally, August and Dela were altar servers at the mass, and Dela was altar server #1, which is sort of a big deal considering she is only…
A lot has been going the last couple of weeks. unfortunately there are events where I couldn’t get a good picture or things were so busy I simply didn’t get to take one. Here is what I did manage to get. One night was Sounder’s night for the youth group, so I was able to…
I was invited to see an advance screening of the film Ratchet & Clank. I asked how many tickets I could get away with asking for and wound up being able to take three of my kids – August (12), Dela (10) and Ciaran (8). August in particular was anxious to see the film and…
This month’s Geek Fuel box has arrived and here is August opening it up. Let’s take a slightly closer look at what was in that box. August was thrilled as you could tell from the video to get the Doctor Who comic with the variant cover. That bobblehead also was most welcome. He likes the…