Category Archives: Family

And that’s how we do that. November 30, 2002 – January 27, 2018

Well, it’s over. There are still a few details to be decided, and papers to be signed and so forth. The process takes a few months. But tonight, we told the kids, and that ends any need for secrecy. The … Continue reading

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Brett Favre, quarterback

He’s from Mississippi (you have to make the sound effects) em-eye-ess-ess-eye-ess-ess-eye-pee-pee-eye. Gets drafted by the Falcons, sits the bench behind some other QB, gets late games with big leads, &c. He leaves after a couple years, gets picked up by … Continue reading

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Hunter T. Dog ( April 2006 – September 17, 2017)

We met when he was about 1-1/2. He was a happy young sausage of a dog, Champ was delighted. Our young family jumped from 3 to six in 23 months. It had been me and K and the dog for … Continue reading

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Labor Day vacation in the Gorge

Nine day trip, wind for two days. 🙁 After a very cold and wet winter (got bored of all the snow), the summer has been very hot and very dry in the interior PNW, seems like The West has been … Continue reading

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Four days in The Gorge

It finally rained in Portland and Seattle, knocking down the smoke from the BC wildfires. Rain in Troutdale Sunday morning, sunny and cranking at The Hook. You gotta love physics. Both kids really enjoyed the weekend, lots of progress with … Continue reading

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He is confident…

Brett carries a scar from an incident when he was about 18 months old. He was running around before bedtime, tripped and fell, and hit his head on a laptop power brick. He’s heard the story again and again, how … Continue reading

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News from the B front

Mom came home from her business trip, and B and I stopped in at the Lego store on the way to the airport to surprise her. He seemed intent on a project, and about 45 minutes after we got home, … Continue reading

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Travelogue, Day 8 – There and back again

We set an alarm this morning, so we’d be on the road bright and early. Kristi and I had every intention of getting back to Hilltop today. It’s Brett’s birthday (his “actual” birthday, as he’d call it) today, so we … Continue reading

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Travelogue, Day 7 – Winding down

We awoke in Boise, ID this morning knowing that the trip was winding down. We stopped at a local grocery store for a few extra supplies, a quick gas stop (ran through the touchless car wash, too — there was … Continue reading

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Travelogue, Day 6 – Deliverance

We awoke in Pocatello, ID this morning, bound for Craters of the Moon National Monument and points west. A quick gasup (notable for being the first time we’d found a Shell station on the trip — grumble), and we were … Continue reading

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