We went to the Pennsylvania German Heritage Center in Kutztown. I goofed up on my research and it turned out to be closed that day. But we got photos! Since we’re Fancy Dutch, not Plain Dutch we don’t know how to actually farm anything these days, but it is part of our story. The last […]
We are at the beach! So, that’s what waves do… Thar be Boogars…
After years of trying, I finally discovered how to get Chloe to wear a hat.You give her $20 for food and tell her she can get anything she wants. Frog. It’s not breakfast without Arnold Ziffel. Star Damage – yes, Chloe got some sunburn. And French toast.Of the two, which would she get again?
While at Ocean City, New Jersey we stayed at The Tahiti Inn. As you can see, this helped feed Dad’s Tiki obsession.The big win for us was being just a half-block off the beach and boardwalk. The waterfall feature is blocked by my hat. Dang!If any tiki fans are reading this, at the south end […]
Shady Cat continues to find his turkey costume oddly comforting. Garage sale! I seem to be the only one in the family who actually likes to wear hats.Not pictured is ball cap from the Valdez Pipeline I picked up. Not the worst one dollar I’ve ever spent at a garage sale.That’s another story altogether. Chloe […]
So, we held Mondo Croquet in the park. It turned out there was a Samoan Cultural Festival going on. Ok, so I found the tiki chicken at Goodwill. It has nothing to do with the Samoan Cultural Festival. These lovely ladies were part of the festivities. Chloe is ready to play. She’s going to be […]
Foreshadowing Nature! Chloe painted this owl for a friend at school. The artist at work. Competing at the track meet. Chloe playing recorder for the 8th grade graduation ceremony. Use this in case of trouble with the help. Chloe and her friend Sophia having fun. Trying on a more formal look Origami Origami The Dark […]
So, I started this for Chloe by drawing the first panel with the chicken with a hot dog…The order of the panels is a little hard to figure out, but let the epic battle begin! Chloe has one more year at her current school, and we’re planning on getting her into the Arts High School […]
What’s this? Steve didn’t totally forget Fastnacht Day this year? Nope! But he did forget until the day-of, so we went with this recipe which doesn’t need to raise overnight. This year I was smart enough to halve the recipe so that we only have too many delicious donut-like pastries around instead of way, way […]
For the second dance of the year, the theme was “Black and White” in hopes the kids would make an attempt at dressing more formally. Chloe went with white dress shirt, black skirt, stompy-boots and of course, a black tie. This is the “Before” shot. Here’s the “during” shot… …and pooped-out afterwards!