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Turkey Hunt

Thanksgiving is a wonderful day. I am thankful for many things. My family is at the top of the list and is very important to me. The opportunity to give to others is also important. We cannot forget our freedom as well. There are many things that we can be gratefully for. There are many […]

Boar or Badger – That is the question

Eric has taken up shaving with a safety razor. He likes the way they shave. He really likes the Merkur Futur. The 1963 Gillette Super Speed was not quite aggressive enough. He will use it if he needs to shave quickly and wants to be assured that he will not get a nick. Knowing that […]

The Big Day – at least for Eric

The look of a concerned driver

Today we arrived at the DMV so that Eric could take his behind the wheel drivers test. We began by sitting in line to wait for a driving test administrator. We saw each driving test administrator come out, go to a car in front of us, do […]

Curtain Closes

Tonight was the final “Road Show” performance. The Road Show is a 15 minute performance that includes the stage set up of props, doing the production and then taking everything off stage so the next group can get on. It has been a long five weeks preparing the props for the production. We created three […]

18 years ago tomorrow

The children are growing up. Eric will reach his 18th birthday tomorrow. To celebrate we went to dinner at Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que. We had a great time and the food was good. We started off with some nachos. Emily and Scott really liked them.

Disappearing Nachos

We also proved to be a thirsty […]

Project Delivered

Project Delivered

Tonight Eric delivered his last two tables. They are all in place in the lunch area at his school. The school art class chose the color of light blue through a vote. The white table is primer and the art class will be painting it. His project has been signed off […]

Shave of the Day – Teen meets the past

The old style safety razor meets the new kid on the block

Tonight Eric came into our bathroom to shave. He usually shaves in the shower, but has not in a few days. He had is Gillette Mach III in hand and I let him know that was not the proper instrument. I […]

Driving Shoes

Emily was visiting the other day. As I walked her and she opened the car door, I took note of her selection of driving shoes. It appears that there is a pair of driving shoes for most any occasion. Ladies, start you engines and do not forget to choose the right pair of shoes.

Eagle Project – True Blue

Eric’s Eagle Project is winding down. It has rained on an off for the past couple of weeks. However, he scheduled a work day today and he had two shifts of painters. Three tables are the blue that the Art class chose and the fourth table is primer white. The art class will paint that […]

NASCAR

A good friend had four tickets to NASCAR and the boys wanted to go. I had never been to a NASCAR race and Eric said that you need to go at least once in your life. We got to the racetrack early enough to wander around and see the many exhibits. Every driver seemed to […]

Climbing Instructor Training

It is only Saturday evening and the weekend seems long already. Eric an I are taking the BSA Climbing Instructor class. It started Friday evening at 7:00 and we went home after 10:00 Today we met at the base of Mt Rubidoux at 8:00 in the morning. We put into practice what we leaned, setting […]

21 years ago tomorrow

It is amazing that time has passed so quickly. Tomorrow is Emily’s 21st birthday. She has grown so much in many ways. She is just plain old growing up. We celebrated her birthday tonight. We went out to diner and then came back home for presents and ice cream. She received two cookbooks, my favorite, […]

Sanding Bee

It was another work day in the life of Eric’s Eagle Project. Eric and I put together one table over this past week so that the scouts could begin sanding on it when they arrived. As the buzz of sanders shattered through the one hundred plus degrees of heat, the rest of us put tables […]

Cross Country

Jacob has joined the Beaumont High School Cross Country Team. In one way it is difficult to believe that Jacob is in High School. Well, he is and he is having fun. Today they ran against Hemet out by Diamond Valley Lake. Jacob did well and the team won best overall.

Beaumont High […]

Time Continuum

Another day passes and I have clocked another year on the planet. Thanks to the many who have wished me a Happy Birthday. There was also a special dinner for yours truly. Janet for getting date, time an place set up. Also thanks the the sly Walter and Emily that picked up the tab before […]