Dec 31 2009
Those Cute Moments
Laura was laying down with Nathan who was being pouty. He declared, “I’m crying.”
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Nov 30 2009
Over The River and Through The Skies
Grandmother came to our house for Thanksgiving this year. I took Friday off to be home as much as possible. I was the only one in my department to do so - is the world just becoming less thankful these days?As is traditional, Laura made more food than we could possibly eat. The new twist this year was to augment our failing fridge … Laura will tell you that it is literally being held together by duct tape, but it’s actually a combination of duct tape and electrical tape … we used a box out in the sun room as an ad hoc fridge. We just set extra dishes out there and let the 40 or so degree weather act as a chiller.I did my best to supplement all my meals for days with the pies, dishes, and sides from the outdoor chiller and the fridge. I think I’ve been binge eating for 5 days now.Nathan has made a big change in that he now can face Grandma Gee Gee and not roll his eyes or try to get away. She’s now an accepted part of his world.With our thankfulness complete, it’s now time for Christmas plans - decorations and “stuffs.“Another rarity was that we took advantage of an in-home Grandma babysitter to head out and watch “The Little House on The Prairie” play at the Fox. I was drowsy in the dim lights before the curtain went up - but I didn’t snooze a wink. That was Laura’s criteria for my success, so woo hoo!We’ll have some end of the year thoughts in the next few weeks!
Sep 13 2009
The Kelsey's Podcast - Episode 4
Our podcasts are getting a little longer, 21 minutes for this one, but we were able to knock it out in two sittings. One for recording and one for editing and post production. If you want to know what we’re up to - give it a listen!
Aug 31 2009
The Kelsey Kids go to see Tim Hawkins
At the end of August, I got some tickets to go see Tim Hawkins (who’s that? Well go see and then come back here! ;) ).
Jul 07 2009
Doing the 4th - Kelsey Style
Here is how we like to celebrate Independence Day. This is a little tradition brought about by necessity. Since we’ve had small children for over a decade, it seems that someone is always uncomfortable with the loud fireworks displays. But fireworks beyond what you can light in your yard have been a part of my 4th since the Music Man band and VP fair of the mid 80’s. So we’ve found a compromise. We normally head out around 9:20 or 9:30 for Steak-N-Shake. We order milkshakes and sit on a hill and watch 3-4 different displays: Hazelwood, Florissant, and Maryland Heights. All from a kid friendly distance. We get there just in time for the big finally. Forget the warm-ups, we just want to be dazzled. (Hannah discovered this year that we weren’t there from the beginning and was complaining that Mommy and Daddy had been tricking the kids! The jig is up!) That’s just about enough time to finish off the shake and get in the car and go home. Mission accomplished: total celebration in about 1 hour. You couldn’t do better if you produced it for reality TV!
Jun 30 2009
Just another crazy evening
Tonight Laura took Caleb and Nathan with her and went to talk about getting ready for VBS at the end of July. I was tasked with taking Hannah to the Library to do some crazy shirt painting exercise. It was going to take an hour, so I just stayed and read a portion of a Thomas Sowell book.
Jun 18 2009
Podcast Episode 3 Is Here!
It took us a while to get some audio together, but it’s here now. This episode features the debut of Laura - she’s on the last segment, so you’ll have to listen all the way through. This episode is a little longer than the others (17 minutes).