February 14, 2013: Madeline Becomes a Teenager

Happy Birthday to my niece Madeline who turns thirteen today! Dad got essentially no sleep last night so I ended up staying home so that he wouldn’t be left alone with the girls.  That would have been too much for him.  They are exhausting at the best of times. Liesl made me the sweetest valentine’s …

February 13, 2013: Starting Side Yard Gravel

Back to the office today leaving dad and Dominica to take care of the girls.  They went to Home Depot today and picked up projector mounting supplies as well as some pea gravel that we are going to try out on the side of the house against the fireplace where there used to be a …

February 12, 2013: SpiceCorps DFW in Coppell

Dominica and I had to get up early together today so that we could do a conference call before I left for the office.  So we were up just after seven thirty.  No fun. I was running a bit late after doing the call, catching up on email, showering and trying to get out the …

February 10, 2013: Brunch and Yard Work

This morning we got started a little slowly and then decided that the best thing to do was to pack up the girls and all drive down to Brookhaven for their Sunday brunch.  That made for a nice start to the day.  Dad really enjoyed the food.  It was pretty busy there as the weather …