Sunday, January 12, 2014

 
 
The grandkids are growing up- quickly!
 
This is a goofy picture that is almost 6 months old already.
Grace, Lincoln and Morgan
I think they are ready for the white tees picture like the rest of the family.
 
 
 
 


 
 
See, I told you it needed work!!  Here is the before shot of the kitchen.
Lovely? Maybe- 20 years ago
We will start with the inside for now.
 
 
 



This is what we have been working on. MUCH Better!
A little more to do, but very liveable. Feels much more like home.
 
 

Friday, January 3, 2014

 
Finally, I get back to blogging. Been a heck of a ride since the last post!
We sold our house on the river and bought the house pictured at
2703 Hiawatha Rd in Cedar Falls.
Awesome property- but of course - Needs work!
 
 
 
 


More to come

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

 
Spring break 2013 at Orange Beach, Alabama
 
 
 
Where we stayed. Nice quiet condo with always a great view of the water!


The flip-flop deposit for those awesome walks on the beach.
 


Even though there is a HUGE Tanger mall, great golf courses, and tons of other stuff to do,
it is still about the beach....
 


Back bay at night from the elevator lobby area on the 8th floor. Great picture Kellers!
 

Had lots of fun with all the gang and a special shout out to my buddy Joel for helping me fly the kite.
Now we are ready for a good old fashioned nice spring.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

 
 
 
Ice jam of the Century according to the locals that have been around awhile. Amazing stuff
 
 





Crazy right! Yes, we must be crazy to live here....

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Sunday, February 24, 2013

This is looking real good right now......



19 days and counting.

Sunday, February 17, 2013



Quotes that hit the nail on the head:

"February is merely as long as is needed to pass the time until March"
                 Dr. J.R. Stockton

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant"
                 Anne Bradstreet




Sitting here looking at the frozen river and wishing/hoping/praying for the channel to open up.
A true sign of spring!

I will try to remember to post a picture when that happens.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

 
Had fun with our little overnight visitor. I think he did too!
 
 
 

 
 
 
Loves the tape measure!
 
 

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Winterfest 2013

I wasn't actively involved, but did attend long enough to join in and have a couple beers. Here is what river rats do for fun in the winter.......



The fire is just getting going. They did have about half a dozen christmas trees and a whole cotton wood from upstream on this fire. Maybe you can pick out the couch, lounge chairs, picnic tables, grills, etc. Fun stuff!!



They did have plenty of races up until about 8pm. Then they started to race the pick ups up and down the river. The three wheeler(not in this picture) was definately the fastest and the driver was amazing!

It takes all seasons to make fun on the Cedar! For me, I can't wait for spring!

Thursday, December 27, 2012

 
More Christmas 2012........
 
The whole crew
 
 
 




We did have a great time. Pajama theme this year obviously. Next year's theme TBD.
Priceless......
 
Christmas 2012 cont.....
 
 

A scarf for Christy.

 
 

A fleece for Kellers.
 
Darts anyone?



We lost a couple. I think they both have one eye open just in case.....





 
Christmas 2012
 
“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.” ~ Andy Rooney
 
I love this quote as it is sooo true!! We had a great time celebrating Christmas this year.
 
 


More assorted pictures from the day......



Em and Nateria try to get a cheer going with Morgan.



A sweater for Em.
So soft..........It is really cashmere and Rob did such a good job shopping for this color!!


A hat for AJ.
Remind you of Randy Quaid from Christmas vacation??


A necklace for Nateria.
Goes well with that cookie monster shirt!


More pics on the next post........


Thursday, October 25, 2012

 
A few pictures from the pumpkin patch near Ft.Dodge. A great day for grandma, grandkids, Nateria, and Christy.
 
 
 
 






Saturday, October 6, 2012

 
 
Lincoln came for an overnight. We had a great time with him. Such a big boy! Almost 14 months.
Can't wait to see the halloween costume.
 
 






Sunday, September 30, 2012

 
Today(Sept. 30th) we hit the Waverly to Readlyn trail. It was an awesome day and the leaves were perfect!
 
 



Sunday, September 23, 2012

 
Now that summer is over, I had to add summer shots from bike rides/trips.
The first one is from Lanesboro - east trail. We love this barn and small silo.
Got to get in some more trips before it gets cold and not so much fun.
 
 

 
 
One morning before work. This is the dam by the ice house.
 
 
 


Ragbrai 2012. I think this is the Shellsburg stop. Steve Kelly and I rode one thursday.
We had a blast!
 
 

 
Another early morning trip before work.
 
 
 

Friday, September 14, 2012




Congratulations to Emily!!  Passed her life insurance and health insurance certifications!


No pressure really that she had accepted a position contigent on this and left her other job
at Slumberland about three weeks ago. BUT it will be worth it! Awesome job Rawls!