While September 1st brought the first day of school to the ladies of the house, they headed off in different directions for the first time ever. Hannah, a senior, and Clare, a sophomore, continue their studies at Marshall High School. Monica, meanwhile, begins her tenure as Principal of Park Elementary school in Cross Plains, part • Read More »
Sightings
August 29, 2011 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: Geek, PAS.I finally figured out what to do with Google maps in order to put pins in a custom map. Over the years, I’ve been collecting e-mail messages from Schommer’s around the world and keeping them in a table. I knew you could customize maps, but I never had the time to do anything about it. • Read More »
Day 8: Going home
July 5, 2011 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: Vacation.Our grand plans of taking a little over 2 days to get home was officially put in the trash when we hit the Missouri River near the middle of South Dakota today. We were supposed to roll into La Crosse on Monday, get Monica settled for her (final) class, catch some fireworks, and the girls • Read More »
Day 7: Big Thunder Gold Mine
July 4, 2011 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS, MMS, Vacation.For our last day in the greater Rapid City area, Hannah wouldn’t be denied her chance to pan for gold. The other option was Devil’s Tower in far eastern Wyoming, but that choice was voted down. After doing a bit of research on the available choices, we decided on Big Thunder Gold Mine in Keystone. • Read More »
Day 6: The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, SD
July 3, 2011 | By Patrick | No Comments | Filed in: CMS, HKS, Vacation.Hot Springs is about an hour south of Rapid City, and its top draw, the Mammoth Site, was on our agenda for the day. In a nutshell, it’s an actual mammoth dig site in a nicely covered building with a museum and gift shop (are you noticing a trend?). On the guided tour they explain • Read More »