Tag Archives: summertime

Goodbye Summer 2014

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Alan

  Well…so there ya go. ANOTHER summer come & gone. It seems the summer months FLY by and if you blink…they’re over. It was a great summer this year with trips to Denver and Cedar Point. We visited Grandma & … Continue reading →

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Another Summer Ends

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Alan

Well…another summer come & gone. Today is the first day of school for Ava & Christopher. He is making the leap to middle school, starting the 6th grade. And Ava begins the 4th grade, which is considered to be one … Continue reading →

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A Fleeting Glance

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Alan

11:07am on Monday, August 6th. I am mowing the front yard when Christopher comes out of the garage with his bike. I’m less than 5 hours from boarding a plane and being gone for almost 2 weeks. This past weekend … Continue reading →

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Dessert Is Served!

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Alan

Today was “Daddy Day” as Stephanie had to work and so I was left to my own devices as far as entertaining the kids. Although this might sound like a daunting task for some fathers, we all know that filling … Continue reading →

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Back In MY Day…

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Alan

Last weekend, Paul Daugherty wrote an interesting editorial for The Cincinnati Enquirer that talked about summer. In it, he compared modern day summer with summer’s past and how different they are. “I remember when I was a kid…” and “Back … Continue reading →

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When A Cousin Comes To Town…Day 4

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Alan

Today was a fun day and the rain held off. We went to the driving range (after making many stops to the bank & the steam cleaner place & another bank) and Alarik & Christopher hit a bucket of balls. … Continue reading →

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Rainy Days & Wednesdays…

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Alan

Day 3 of Alarik’s visit this week. We had oh so many plans for the day…a trip to the zoo, a trip to the Bengals football stadium, Christopher’s practice. Many things that would have been more interesting than sitting in … Continue reading →

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A Saturday Full Of Fun!

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Alan

Today we helped our friends celebrate their 17th anniversary by watching their 4 children. I love their kids as my own, so this wasn’t a problem except for one thing…it’s 6 kids total running amok in my house. For a while it … Continue reading →

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