Somewhere in Wisconsin we visited an organic farm for a day of picking, pulling, cutting, washing, preparing vegetables for a feast that Jim (member of the Porch Community and owner of the farm) wanted to host at the gathering that night. It was a grand ‘ole time. A first for us and definitely worth it. [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 9, 2009
X & Y
“What is that little thing?” Theresa said, “not the umbilical cord, right?” “No I think it’s his finger, or wait, maybe his leg…” Tom stated inquisitively. “Nope, nope… that is the penis and there’s his little scrotum, I could say that it’s safe to say you’re having a boy!” These words confirmed what our neighbor [...]
September 5, 2009
25 – the year I became a dad!
Today we celebrate two fun things – my birthday and our friend Rita’s wedding. Woke up this morning to breakfast in bed and a treasure hunt! It was a lot more challenging than I thought but it led to a great surprise gift of concert tickets. One of the best parts of the day however [...]
September 1, 2009
Minnesota State Fair
Working the corn roast once again, Theresa is scheduling those who roast, shuck, dip in butter and hand out thousands of cobs of sweet corn each day. One of Tom’s best friends since kindergarten, James moved to Minneapolis about a month ago and this seemed like as good of an idea as any to “be [...]
