Personal Articles
Here are some short, quick insights on a variety of personal things I find interesting. Thanks for visiting... Enjoy!
Poison Ivy
Daniel has learned his leaves well. He spotted this right away.
Fishing Trip
Daniel I got to enjoy a morning fishing at Petigrew lake near Tornado. What a wonderful place to go fishing. We had a...
Almost there. 10k steps a day
I've found that I definitely have to do something intentional in order to get 10,000 steps. Either some time on the...
Natures Car Wash
I bought a silver car for a reason... But I'll never turn down a free car wash like this one!
Kristen’s Coke and a Smile
It took a while to find one. But I just love sharing a Coke and smile with my sweetheart!
Deer Deer Deer
We got to enjoy watching this little guy walk right past our backyard patio and enjoy a wonderful dinner of apples...
Baby Roly Poly’s
Daniel picked up a roly-poly bug and then looked at his hands after he put it down. It dropped a dozen little baby...
Backyard Beauty
I wish I knew more about flowers... these are awesome!
My Personal Blog Posting Schedule
I get asked many times how I've organized publishing and posting on two blogs. Here's the approach I use. One or two...
Almost 9,000 steps by 10 AM!
I spent an hour this morning walking around downtown and through the mall. I multitasked and was able to make several...
Daniel’s Lego Jungle
Yesterday Daniel was quiet for almost a half hour. When we looked at what he was doing... Well, it's just amazing to...
Mimosa tree in the backyard
It seems like every summer this tree has a hundred pink blooms on it that last for just a week or two. Beautiful.
Updated Service Lines on Business Cards
We included on the back of the new business cards several simple points highlighting the top service we provide in...
New business cards
Just came in. Trying to keep things simple.
The Soldiers Creed
I still remember it from my Army days.... inspiring. The Soldiers Creed I am an American Soldier. I am a Warrior and a...
We found out who’s been making eggs…
It's our green lizards (Anoles). Evidently we have one male and two females. They lay 8 to 10 eggs over the course of...
Very positive success with controlling food choices and portions
By logging what I eat each day in my Fitbit app, it's created an awareness of the foolish things I was eating, as well...
I fell short on my daily step goal
A great start but it tapered off. My weekend activity is dramatically less. The rest of the week I spent my days...
We have eggs! (Reptile or Amphibian?)
I don't know if they are from the lizards or toads yet, but I expect this might be the reason why little toad follows...
Three lizards and big frog
Everyone is jockeying for position on the best branches and leaves! Can you spot the third green lizard?
Big frog. Little frog.
They are inseparable. It seems like whereever one goes the other follows.
We upgraded Daniel’s terrarium from a 10 to 20 gallon aquarium
He helped pick where all the pools and trees go for all of his creatures. We now have 3 toads, 4 skinks, 3 anoles, one...
Hopping down the bunny trail
Every morning taking the kids to school, at the end of our driveway, we see this little baby rabbit hopping along.
Getting ready for 4th of July!
Let’s do this! We love having some family and friends over for each year with their kids for a little fireworks fun!