Baby Girl scored us tickets to a Phillip Phillips concert at WSU. As a current student (Masters program) she gets the student price on tickets $5 tickets. Yes. Please. Us “oldies” figured we’d watch the concert from the bleachers. That lasted for about 5 minutes — before we were down on the floor with … Read More
Funnel Cakes
We were here. At the Zumbro River Community Festival. Way back in June. The 23rd. Twenty twelve. We took the VIPs who were spending the weekend at “Camp Cottage” for some fun, food, and fireworks. These young gymnasts and their little brother dominated the bungee jump! The kiddos had a blast at all the festival … Read More
goodness
“Only bad news makes the news.” We’ve all heard it said. Sometimes I avoid the news just to get away from the negative “news” of people stealing, being hurt, etc. There are security cameras everywhere capturing so much of the bad. Here’s another take … if security cameras capture footage of “bad” could they be … Read More
Mr. D’s Cylinder Index
This is a post for the men who read this blog …. I’m going to attempt to explain Cylinder Indexes, also known as C.I.’s. to the women who read, and maybe to a few men out there. What is a Cylinder Index? A Cylinder Index is a measurement in which the total number of internal … Read More
5 inch heels?
Danae buys new FIVE INCH HEELS, Mom wants to try them on. Nate documents the event, in photos and on the blog. Results: Comparing footwear. Learning to walk again. Too much work. Hobbling off to bed. What do you think? Can she rock them? Mom tells me she is buying 3 pairs this … Read More
Parent Retreat
Last weekend friends of ours went on a little parent retreat to the Arizona warmth and sunshine. I’m sure they had a great time. But I like to think Mr. D and I had an even better time with their 4 kiddos. We had our own retreat here at The Cottage. The massive winter snow storm meant … Read More
Can you do this?
When you have an hour to wait before a concert starts — how do you entertain yourself? Earlier this month, as we waited for Aaron Shust to begin his concert, Our Boy, Baby Girl and BF Mike proved to be all the entertainment we (or the concert-goers seated behind us) needed. They were a three-person … Read More
To quote Mary Poppins, “I love to laugh.” I love it when a great movie makes me laugh. I love it when an uproarious comedy makes me laugh. I love it when DIY Guy laughs. I love laughing with my kids. I definitely don’t laugh often enough. Then there’s other times, when whooooheee, heeeehaaawwww I just can’t … Read More