Sam had is annual Spring Sing at Challenger School today. I worked from home in the morning so that I could go with Nancy to see the program. Sam did a good job of singing and dancing this year. Last year he fell and scraped his knee on his way into school and so he… Continue reading Singing Sam
Month: May 2007
Summer Rolls
Nancy has become a pretty good Asian food cook. She has learned to make a variety of Vietnamese, Thai, and Japanese dishes and we probably eat Asian food at least three times a week. Our favorite cookbook is Quick and Easy Vietnamese by Nancie McDermott. So far, every recipe we’ve tried has been relatively easy… Continue reading Summer Rolls
Landscape Diary
Our landscapers began the landscaping project this week. I would have liked to save money by doing the landscape myself; however, I know myself well enough to know that tackling a handyman project that large would be a disaster. My handyman skills are maxed out just by installing blinds. Installing a drip irrigation system? Fuggedaboutit!… Continue reading Landscape Diary
A Midsomer Murder Date
Nancy and I enjoy watching the BBC Midsomer Murders series. We first saw it on BBC America and, now that we are without TV, have been working our way through the library’s collection of DVDs. Each episode is about two hours long so it makes for a nice quiet date/evening at home after the kids… Continue reading A Midsomer Murder Date
Play Ball!
In addition to soccer, Sam is also playing T-ball. T-ball is even more painful to watch than soccer. Everyone gets to bat during T-ball and, because there are no outs, the game doesn’t really make any sense. Unfortunately, my agressiveness theory of youth athletics holds true in T-ball as well as in soccer and Sam… Continue reading Play Ball!
Soccer, Soccer, Soccer, and More Soccer
With four kids playing soccer, Saturdays are pretty much shot during the months of May and June. Nancy and I take turns transporting the kids back and forth to the soccer field because the games are spread out all through the day. Today we had two games at 11:00, one at 2:00 and one at… Continue reading Soccer, Soccer, Soccer, and More Soccer
Home Improvement
When we bought the house we debated whether we should spring for plantation shutters on all the windows. We eventually decided against spending the money and figured we would put up venetian blinds ourselves which are significantly cheaper. We did all of the windows in the house shortly after moving in but left the french… Continue reading Home Improvement
Go Bees Go
The summer months aren’t usually that fun from a sports standpoint but May has been pretty good what with the Jazz in the playoffs. Tonight the Jazz were idle so I went to a Salt Lake Bees game with some guys from work. Thursdays are “Thirsty Thursdays” where all beer is only $2.00 so it’s… Continue reading Go Bees Go
Go Jazz Go
Lately I’ve been going over to a friend’s house to watch the Jazz games on TV. (We haven’t had any TV service since moving in back in December. I’ll hold out as long as I can but I’ll probably break down and get TV during football season. )I haven’t been a big Jazz fan since the… Continue reading Go Jazz Go
Les Mis Review
No, this isn’t the kind of review that you would read in a newspaper – this are just my thoughts on the date Nancy and I went on last night. Last night was also the Great Rocky Hannity Debate at the University of Utah’s Kingsbury Hall which isn’t too far from Pioneer Memorial Theatre so Nancy and I… Continue reading Les Mis Review