Category Archives: Family

Travelogue, Day 5 – Geyser day

We woke up after a cold night on lumpy ground to air filled with mosquitoes. While trying to warm up the car and simultaneously get it loaded, each of the kids suffered several bug bites. Camp was quickly struck, and … Continue reading

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Travelogue, Day 4 – Yellowstone

We awoke this morning with Yellowstone in our sights. Kristi was up at 5:30 local time, and after packing, showering, and breakfast, we were on the road by 7:30. We stopped for a quick coffee in Bozeman, then it was … Continue reading

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Travelogue, Day 3 – Big Al

Today we visited the Museum of the Rockies. We intended to take Brett to Laramie, WY to see Big Al the Allosaurus at the UofWy Museum. However, it’s closed. So we decided to stop in at MoR and see what … Continue reading

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Travelogue, Day 2 – on the road again

We awoke to a bright sunny day in Missoula, all ready for a day of fun on the road. After a non-starter attempt to get coffee at an espresso stand, we again headed back across town to the college area … Continue reading

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Travelogue, Day 1 – new frontiers

The family is on a road trip to Yellowstone and other points in Montana and the near West.

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The darndest things

Brett has always come up with some awesome one-liners. The latest: “Aquaman is a mermaid”

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The weather outside is frightful

We got our first snow of the winter this weekend. It rained a little on Saturday morning, and then the cold front hit very suddenly around 11am. It snowed pretty good for the rest of the day, but not a … Continue reading

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Tooth Fairy, stop here!

Another milestone was reached tonight; Brett lost his first tooth. His lower first incisors had been wiggly for some weeks, but I guess he’d finally had enough and bit down on something pretty hard, and out it came. He’s having … Continue reading

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He’s a gamer, Bob

A funny thing happened this Christmas. For years, I’ve been heading over to Anthony’s house the day after Christmas for a GameStop shopping spree and a couple days of hard videogaming. This year, I spent some time with him, sure, … Continue reading

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I grew up today.

I had been thinking about selling the Prius and getting a new car. Then my Mom suddenly needed a car, and offered to buy the Prius, thus accelerating this process. I looked hard at the Nissan Leaf, but Kristi and … Continue reading

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