I tried to capture photos of the girls on Saturday but my phone kept dying. I write kept, because it was still half charged. With single digit temperatures and falling snow — the phone would shut down. Back in my the warmth of pocket I could restart it. But it would die right when I took a […]

Yesterday Megan called. The oven was broken. There was a pop, then she looked inside… white fire flames were rising from the bottom. Frankly I was impressed. Baking over an electric fire will surely be a new food trend. But in reality this will put a crimp on Christmas snacking. While our January bodies will praise us, yesterday Megan was sad… Thankfully the fire went out […]

Santa takes us, as kids, on a imaginative journey. As a toddler the whole concept is easily believable. After all Mom and Dad are not only giants, they seem able to pull things out of thin air. But soon enough reality starts to set in and there are conundrums to ponder. How does a plump man […]

Yesterday morning I posted a blog on our vote and this election. I had written it with the idea that anyone could win. But as most everyone else I assumed Hillary would win. After a finance meeting, I guessed I would come home to see a blue board… but I was startled. The night progressed […]