When I was in college to earn my MBA, one of my professors assigned an exercise component to the class. I wasn’t one for working out (I’m still not), but I had always wanted to take karate classes. I signed up at the local Kempo Jujutsu Martial Arts Academy. I trained under Dale Hestermann for a year and was...
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About seven years ago, a water main broke behind our garage. I remember that it was toward the end of December, and we thought that maybe the neighbor’s pool had sprung a leak. There was a lot of water. The town came and drove a bobcat through our backyard. It just made a big mess. Workers were digging in my...
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I see the multi-generational appeal of the Shrek movies, but I especially like the Puss in Boots character. When I found out that Antonio Banderas would be lending his voice to the 3-D full length movie spin-off, I knew that we would be taking the boys to see it. I would look silly going by myself. Unlike the rest of the...
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Toddlers can’t always pronounce words that they use frequently, so they go with nicknames instead. In our house, “Grandma” has always been “Ooma”, at least until they can say the right word. Aiden said “Ooma” for the longest time, and now Gavin calls her “Ooma” as well. ...
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The boys went back to pre-school today. Although Gavin went to a few sessions with Aiden last year, this will be his first whole semester in preschool. He’s very excited. He picked out a Batman backpack to carry with him. They ask that you send a change of clothes (just in case), and then any school work or crafts then...
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Chrissy had a work seminar scheduled for the last day of our vacation, which left me at home alone with the kids for the day. This would usually mean that I get to clean the entire house while waiting for Chrissy to come home. I don’t believe that vacation days should be spent vacuuming and doing laundry, so I decided that...
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Late last spring, Chrissy and I made a list of all of the things that we would like to do over the summer. The biggest thing on the list was a trip to St. Louis, which was pushed back to the end of the summer. Although plans were made, we had to skip the trip due to inclement weather. But there was a backup plan, which would...
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We took Aiden and Gavin to see Cars 2 today. Aiden has proven to be very good in movie theaters, but this was Gavin’s first trip. He didn’t act very well at all. Gavin didn’t want to sit in his seat, and he didn’t want to wear his 3D glasses. When he did wear them, they kept falling off, so he...
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