Parking next to the Dome - $25.00
Dome Dogs and other - $30.00
Gas to Dome and back - $64.00
Seeing the last Twins game in the Dome with my Son - $Priceless
Removing Home Plate to take to the new Target Field Twins StadiumSaturday, October 24, 2009
End of an Era
2 Tickets ALDS Twins vs. Yankees Game 3 - $164.00
Parking next to the Dome - $25.00
Dome Dogs and other - $30.00
Gas to Dome and back - $64.00
Seeing the last Twins game in the Dome with my Son - $Priceless
Removing Home Plate to take to the new Target Field Twins Stadium
Parking next to the Dome - $25.00
Dome Dogs and other - $30.00
Gas to Dome and back - $64.00
Seeing the last Twins game in the Dome with my Son - $Priceless
Removing Home Plate to take to the new Target Field Twins StadiumFriday, September 11, 2009
Parade Time
Sioux Valley had their homecoming already this week and ended the week with a parade and football game tonight. This was the first year Julia was alone on the side lines which meant no more candy collection competition from Abbie...except that Julia brought a friend along anyway and the candy collection was still good.
You know you are in small town school when your teacher drives her John Deere tractor to school to drive their parade float. And Abbie's first grade class all held onto a fire hose working to put out the fire from the Garetson Dragons.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Happy Birthday, Mom
As you may have noticed, I am about 3 months and 30 thoughts behind in keeping with this blog. My mom's birthday was last Tuesday so I thought I'd dedicate this one to her. No, I'm not late in wishing her a 'happy birthday', just late in letting you know about it.
As you may not know Mom has always liked music. She would always play the piano for us kids and make up songs with our names inserted as if they were written just for us and all of us brothers learned to play an instrument or two.
Growing up in the 70s, people liked to buy electronics combined with furniture and they were so heavy, they could not be moved unless absolutely necessary. Our home was no different as we had the 'living room stereo/picture frame holder hutch" It was about 6 feet long, 3 feet tall, and seemed to weigh 800lbs. It was terrible if you lost a toy behind it for it was not readily retrievable without multiple brother help. This magnificent piece of acoustical furniture featured a state of the art 4 button, 8-track player with 6 tape storage, in the middle was a large vertical radio with a 3 inch dial to smoothly run the arm up and down the dial, and on the right was the record player.
We had many fun times with that old stereo. I can remember having many records with the likes of: Eternal Echoes, BJ Thomas, Elvis, Tom Jones, Grease soundtrack, Star Wars-Empire Strikes Back Soundtrack, Statler Brothers, ABBA, Lowell Lundstrum, Johny Cash, Burrel Ives, and Anne Murray. Ooohhh...Anne Murray...any time that smooth, alto voice would grace the halls of our house, Mom would be heard singing along. It was remarkable at how much mom would sound just like Anne Murray.
So here's to you, Mom. Anne Murray from 1973. Thanks for the memories and Happy Birthday..last week.
Your #1 Son.
As you may not know Mom has always liked music. She would always play the piano for us kids and make up songs with our names inserted as if they were written just for us and all of us brothers learned to play an instrument or two.
Growing up in the 70s, people liked to buy electronics combined with furniture and they were so heavy, they could not be moved unless absolutely necessary. Our home was no different as we had the 'living room stereo/picture frame holder hutch" It was about 6 feet long, 3 feet tall, and seemed to weigh 800lbs. It was terrible if you lost a toy behind it for it was not readily retrievable without multiple brother help. This magnificent piece of acoustical furniture featured a state of the art 4 button, 8-track player with 6 tape storage, in the middle was a large vertical radio with a 3 inch dial to smoothly run the arm up and down the dial, and on the right was the record player.
We had many fun times with that old stereo. I can remember having many records with the likes of: Eternal Echoes, BJ Thomas, Elvis, Tom Jones, Grease soundtrack, Star Wars-Empire Strikes Back Soundtrack, Statler Brothers, ABBA, Lowell Lundstrum, Johny Cash, Burrel Ives, and Anne Murray. Ooohhh...Anne Murray...any time that smooth, alto voice would grace the halls of our house, Mom would be heard singing along. It was remarkable at how much mom would sound just like Anne Murray.
So here's to you, Mom. Anne Murray from 1973. Thanks for the memories and Happy Birthday..last week.
Your #1 Son.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
What a Summer!
Tennis Lessons, Bible School, 40th Anniversary Celebration, Black Hills vacation, fireworks, fun on the lake, weddings, birthday celebrations, four-wheeler rides, jet skiing, lemonade stands, fishing at the river, golf, swimming pool, play time with friends, camp fires, horse rides, s'mores, corn on the cob, visits with cousins, bike rides, baseball games, lawn mowing, overnight guests, ice cream cones, lazy mornings, laughter, story telling, hard sleeping, and some nights of tucking kids in a little too late, but what sweet memories.......
