Author Archives: Brian

The End of the Latest Blog Series

Now that I’m back from vacation and VBS is done at church, I now realize that I am once again looking at another radical change in my life.  Change happens — you can either fight it or embrace it.  I … Continue reading

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Yeah, Olympics

Today would be “clean the garage day.”  It was also my Wednesday morning breakfast with the lads, so I got the Porsche out and went to breakfast.  While I was away, a friend of ours (the one who stayed at … Continue reading

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An expensive day

Someone stop me before I kill my dog.  My wife is working out in the garden and the bunnies are out so my dog is at the back door whimpering and barking.  It is one of the most annoying sounds … Continue reading

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VBS setup

We did absolutely nothing on Saturday – just rested, but on Sunday, me and four other guys put up this 25 foot tall stage set using our church’s lift for VBS.  By the end, none of us could lift our … Continue reading

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2012 East Coast Trip – Day 27 (The return home)

Our morning started at 3:45AM.  In order to do all we wanted to do, we needed to leave no later than 4:25.  For the first time at the lake, it was raining while we were up (there was that one … Continue reading

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2012 East Coast Trip – Day 26 (Lake Day 16)

The morning was spent sanding our wood projects.  Jeffrey and I did a lot of sanding!  Towards the end of this, Barbara and Courtney decided to take the kayaks out and go on a long ride. Jeffrey and I decided … Continue reading

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2012 East Coast Trip – Day 25 (Lake Day 15)

The highlight of the day for me was doing some woodworking with my dad and my son.  Dad was very patient in teaching Jeffrey some of the more advanced woodworking techniques.  Dad somehow didn’t remember that I had had extensive … Continue reading

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2012 East Coast Trip – Day 24 (Cornell University)

Today, Barb and I went on an all-day date to Ithaca & Cornell University for our anniversary.  The drive there was lovely… in our air-conditioned car.  It was due to hit 97 degrees today.  We sure felt it when we … Continue reading

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2012 East Coast Trip – Day 22 (Lake Day 12)

The weekend was quite a marathon.  Sure, we did swimming and boating activities (like a two hour sail down the lake and back); we’re on a lake after all, but the big thing on Saturday was to install four fence … Continue reading

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2012 East Coast Trip – Day 20 (Lake Day 10)

For some reason, my legs were fine today, but everything (muscular) from the waist up hurt.  I don’t know what I did to get this way.  My dad didn’t walk this morning, but instead took Kevin and the kids on … Continue reading

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