Mid-Week Recap

On Friday morning, I got home after working my 13 hour shift and had to stay awake. My father-in-law was going to pick up the kids for a sleep over that afternoon. There were some errands I had to do before he arrived, and when I got home I was truly fighting to stay awake. … Continue reading Mid-Week Recap →

Weekend Highlights

In all the years that 7-11 has given away free slurpees, I've never been able to get one. I'd always be told that they were sold out. What that meant was that they were out of the "Free Slurpee" cups. To me, this never made sense. The free slurpee is a small slurpee. If the … Continue reading Weekend Highlights →

Life’s a Beach!

Since we didn't get to watch fireworks together, we decided that Monday would be a family day! While my wife caught a few hours of sleep, I packed us a picnic lunch, packed the swim suits & towels, and got us beach ready. I'm not sure why, but we always seem to go swimming at … Continue reading Life’s a Beach! →

Our Fourth Was Missing Our “Fourth”

In all the years that Sam and I have been together, our city has always done fireworks on July 4th. Sam knew that she'd have the 4th off, so neither of us had to take any time off of work. Well, for whatever the reason, our city moved the fireworks to the 3rd of July … Continue reading Our Fourth Was Missing Our “Fourth” →

Friday Photo(s) Flashback

Yesterday I posted about my daughter’s last day of kindergarten. After that post, my wife and I were surprised with some photos we had taken a week or so ago in honor of the occasion. The timing was perfect! I wish I had room to share them all, but instead, here are my favorites! She … Continue reading Friday Photo(s) Flashback →

Looking Back 38 Years (An Updated Summer Rerun)

The year is …. Ronald Reagan is President of the United States. It cost 24 cents to mail a letter. A gallon of gas was 91 cents. Minimum wage was $3.35 The Washington Redskins beat the Broncos in Super Bowl XXII The Winter Olympics were held in Calgary. The average yearly salary was $24,500. Emma … Continue reading Looking Back 38 Years (An Updated Summer Rerun) →

Birthday Shut Out

To celebrate my wife’s birthday, we took in a Detroit Tigers game at Comerica Park yesterday. It’s been over 10 years since I’ve been to a game. The last actual Tigers game we attended was in 2018 when we went to a Spring Training game in Florida. We got married the day before that game! … Continue reading Birthday Shut Out →

Life’s Little Moments

My brother took some time off from work last week and came up for a visit. Sadly, I worked most of the week, but we had some time during the weekend to catch up. The kids are always happy to see their uncles. We got to spend Friday evening with them before the kids went … Continue reading Life’s Little Moments →

Book Recommendations – This Book Made Me Think of You

This is one of those books that the title caught my attention. When I read what it was about, the premise peaked my interest. Before I go on, here is the Goodreads synopsis: Twelve stories. Twelve months. Once chance to heal her heart... When Tilly Nightingale receives a call telling her there’s a birthday gift … Continue reading Book Recommendations – This Book Made Me Think of You →

(Sort of a) Friday Photo Flashback

Earlier in the week, I recapped our Memorial Day Weekend. I found a couple pictures that I wanted to share, but didn't necessarily feel that any one of them would be worthy of an entire blog. So technically, we are "flashing back" but only a little bit. Our dog, Mabel, is spoiled. She assumes that … Continue reading (Sort of a) Friday Photo Flashback →