A little bit of everything

March 27, 2011 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, Geek, Gymnastics, HKS, PAS, Volleyball.

This blog is supposed to be about our family, right? Apparently, nothing happens for a month, something short is written, then another month goes by, then a quick post is written, rinse, repeat. Since it’s been a while – oh, about a month – I’ll get in a bunch of updates here. On the vehicle • Read More »

Get to work!

February 25, 2011 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS.

Late this afternoon my ladies and I were waiting for mother to come home and I decided to clear the driveway of the thick layer of ice. I had started the task the day before but couldn’t get much traction. It was warmer today and the ice was starting to melt. Strike now! She was • Read More »

Proud Moment

January 24, 2011 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS.

Tonight was one of those times where things worked out better than expected. The Sunshine Place in Sun Prairie is a single point of access for the local food pantry as well as other community-focused charitable organizations. It opened in 2007 and serves the growing Sun Prairie Community. Our church provides volunteers to the food • Read More »

Merry Christmas 2010

December 24, 2010 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: Christmas, CMS, HKS, MMS, PAS.

In case you missed it, here is our collage photo included in our Christmas card this year. Again, I used Google’s free Picasa software to select and organize the photos and create the collage. I added text to each photo (also in Picasa) to help give context to what are seemingly random shots. Clarifiers MHS • Read More »

Today is Wednesday

December 22, 2010 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS, PAS.

Living outside of the school district which the girls attend has always posed logistical challenges. Before- and after-school activities, half-days, last-minute changes, and differences between teacher and student schedules have our vehicles making the trek between Sun Prairie and Marshall practically on autopilot. Last night everyone was made aware that today’s schedule would begin extra • Read More »