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Back Yard Adventures

Well, the back yard is finally shaping up for us. Last fall we had some guys come in and clear out the woods, taking down about 100 trees and tons of brush, roots and stumps, then bringing in some fill…

Tragedy at Tech

Yesterday a gunman took 32 lives at Virginia Tech in what they’re calling the worst such shooting spree in history. For now, anyway. Every day I work on a university campus with a lot of young people very much like…

April (Snow) Showers Frost Our Flowers

What with all the warm weather and sunshine lately, we decided to buy some plantings for the yard a couple weekends ago. Laura and the boys had fun adding flowers to the various beds and things were looking better than…

A Day At the Circus

Last weekend we took the boys to the circus for the first time. In retrospect, we probably should’ve waited another year. We started off well enough, with Jason laughing hysterically at every inane thing the clowns did, and the elephants…

Lust in Space

So let me see if I’ve got this straight. One day she’s a brilliant young Navy captain and astronaut with a space mission behind her and more to come, the next she’s weilding a BB-Gun and pepper spray in a fight…

Scotty Turns Two!

Where does the time go? Scotty turned two last Saturday, and had a great time opening presents and being sung to. He practiced blowing out candles for about a week ahead of time, so when the big moment came he…