School has Started

And with it the snot nosed kids (at school) bad hinge habits have found their way to our home!!! YUCK!!

as i type this Cindi is passed out on the couch, not dealing well with this bug.
i started to feel not so good last night, and i awoke at 4 a.m. with a head full of snot and that oh shit I'm not gonna be able to function at work feeling, DAMN IT anyway!!! so at 4:30 a.m. i made the call into work that i won't be in today.
how is it that the kids aren't sick, but the adults are??
our Jenna starts her 2nd year of head start on Monday, and she is really looking forward to it!!!
go Super J go!!
Cindi and i had a choice to make as far as Jenna goes.
during the last week of head start last year they did testing of all the kids in J's head start class, and Jenna tested out at a 6th grade level!!! she is the youngest child in her class, and all i can say about that is WOW!!!!
so they told us we should move her on to 1st grade.
well, Cindi and i talked, and we said NO, she'll stay were she is.
if in the future she gets bored or things are coming to easy for her, we'll move her up a grade.
oh well here's to another school year!!
Peace...................

Hinckely with Family.................

We left for a family function in Hinckely, Mn. Saturday afternoon. we stopped in Floodwood to pick up a geocache, and then made our way to Hinckely.

of course we brought our bikes!!
the kids had a blast!!

then it was bedtime, at around midnight!!! LOL

i was cooking burgers Sat. night, and this was the view i had looking to the west from our Villa.

Cousins hanging out waiting for the bus to the indoor pool.

PEACE!!! :)

Playing Monday afternoon before we left.

yes i brought the "Fats" too.

i got a lot of slow pavement miles with the kids, which was awesome for them, and i have to say not bad for this old guy!!LOL

all in all it was a great time.

Sept. 19th I'll be doing a ride for Pancreatic cancer http://www.pancan.org/purpleride/html/index.html in Maple Grove.

it's a big family ride for Cindi's Uncle Mike (who is no longer with us), it should be a grand time, and yes i'll be doing the 50 mile pedal.

here's to us hoping everyone else had a great long weekend too!!!

Peace............................

what it's really all about!!!!!

1/2 Day of Work = GREAT FUN!!!!

As i sit down to post this, I'm hammering down a nice steak off the grill, and a couple Summit ESB's!!! damn good if i do say so myself.
anyway, i bolted from work at 11!!!!! what?? my work was done, so "F" it!!!
i get home, pack up the kids and head out to do some geocaching, with the highlight of our 6 caches being Bird Lake (GCG3NX). what fun!!!!
we had about a .35 of a mile hike, and we found the cache in the 1st place we looked.
this cache has been out in the wild since 2003, and the poor coffee can hasn't held up well over time. so today the kids and i replaced the old beat up coffee can with a brand new ammo can!!!
anyway, it was a great day!!
Peace.....................................

A Weekend in Gheen

This was the theme of the weekend, at least for me!!!
Cutting wood, and cutting more wood.
Papa Peter and Papa Dale needed a hand so the kids and i headed up around 7ish Friday night, and stayed till Sunday.

i was playing around with my camera, here's a 3 i liked.




Ice cream in Orr. YEAH!!!

Pedaling around downtown Gheen!!?? LOL


Sitting around the fire Sat. night.

The 4 Yr Old.................

Asked for her training wheels to come off!!
That's right, just outta the blue!! WOW, that's my girl!!!
the boys were pedaling around the yard, and Jenna looks at me and says "Daddy take my wheels off", please????
between Thomas and myself, she gave a us a good workout before she had enough!! LOL





Jenna pulling the turtle, all the while laughing and having a blast!!

Then it was time to relax around the fire for the night!!
Peace.............................

The Return of Thomas!!!

After 9 months, my oldest son has come back around, and i couldn't be happier!!
Nice to have ya back Tom!!
i know Z and J are very happy to have you around again, and Cindi feels the same way!!
here's to more fun times!!
Peace.............

New Bike......................

Well, here's Zack's new bike,
brand new and shiny!!!
Mom said he has to keep it clean until his actual birthday on the 24th!!??
we can go for rides, but no iron ore trails til after the 24th.