Posted in Health on February 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
What a pain in the… No, really, it wasn’t so bad!
Since John’s mom had suffered from colon cancer, John got to undergo the procedure a few years earlier than most. But when there was a scheduling snafu last year, he wasn’t too upset. And when this year’s January appointment got pushed to February, he didn’t [...]
Posted in Family, Italy, Vacation on February 25, 2008 | 11 Comments »
For the last few years we’ve talked, sometimes fancifully, about the possibility of taking Grampa back to “the old country“, from where his father had come to America in 1902. As his 80th birthday approached, the time seemed more right than it might ever be again. So, last March 29th, we presented him with a somewhat [...]
Posted in Sports on February 23, 2008 | No Comments »
Joshua and Jake both played intramural “in-town” basketball this year.
Jake played as one of only two 5th graders on his team in the combined 5th/6th grade league. It was pretty easy to tell who was a fifth grader - the 6th graders were a foot taller! But Jake more than held his own with good [...]
Posted in Scouts on February 12, 2008 | No Comments »
We had a blast at Pack 731’s 2008 Pinewood Derby!
Jake’s car took second place in the Webelos II division this year!! Jake was actually quite excited about this as he’d taken first place the previous couple of years and was actually cheering for his buddy Nathan to beat him this year - and he did!!
John [...]
Posted in Sports on February 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Josh played two sessions of indoor soccer with some of his teammates from his fall team and a few other guys. Here’s a picture of him making a save on a pretty much point blank shot which illustrates two things: 1) he’s a pretty good goalkeeper and 2) it’s hard to get a sharp picture [...]
Posted in Church, Family, Scouts on February 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A scout is reverent.
And a father is proud when he gets to go to Scout Sunday service with his two boys.
