March 28, 2012
summer in st. louis
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March 27, 2012
uno
86:365Her favorite game these days. We play it every chance we get. Which is fine by me as I've had enough CandyLand to last a lifetime. "Mommy, my favorite cards are the Draw Fours and the Wilds."
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March 26, 2012
custard
85:365Kickin' off the frozen custard season with a quick trip to Fritz's with the Corvetters, as Zoe calls the members of our Corvette Club. Good weekend, with lots of good things brewin' for the future. God willing, some change is gonna come. I'm ready!
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March 25, 2012
spectacle
84:365Shopping today for M's new glasses. Zoe was a HUGE help, selecting almost exclusively from the 70s Porn Star Collection.
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March 24, 2012
light
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I looked up from my desk to see the dark clouds rolling in. The trees, though, were still brightly lit by sunlight. It was like watching drama unfold right outside my office window. The trees were lit for less than a minute after I snapped this picture. I was glad I had looked up just in time.
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March 23, 2012
barn
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March 22, 2012
soccer
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She got to kick off her shoes and play on the inflatables after practice in the Soccerdome. She said it was the best soccer practice ever.
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March 21, 2012
and back again
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March 20, 2012
commute
79:365Days like today, I don't mind the drive. Sunny skies, good music…made me miss my Corvette, though. We are coming back in to sportscar season, and I'm ready. We have some fantastic road trips planned this summer, and today made me yearn for a blue two-seater, a hot guy in the driver's seat, satellite radio, a camera with a clean card, and no deadline to be anywhere, except maybe dinner.
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March 19, 2012
Gone fishin’
All she wanted to do today was take PB&J sandwiches to the park for a picnic lunch and then go fishing. It's all we heard yesterday, it's all we heard this morning. So after church we came home, changed, cut up some bait (hot dogs and cheese), retrieved the ol' Barbie pole from the garage and headed up to our favorite local park. After moving around a few times and trying various combinations, we settled on a routine that maximized our strengths and got us some fish:I bait the hook.
M casts, and then sets the hook when he feels a nibble.
Zoe reels it in, after we call her back from dancing, watching other fisherpeople, and searching for bullfrogs.
I unhook the fish and hold it while Zoe touches it with one finger and squeals that it's slimy.
I release the fish and dig a paper towel from my pocket so Zoe can make a show of wiping off her slimy finger.
I rebait the hook while Zoe takes all credit for catching a fish. Okay, so it shouldn't take three of us to land a bluegill, but it works for us and we left the park happy with our day's efforts. We caught six fish, and made a six-year-old very happy.
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