Happy birthday, Amanda!

I’ve got to take a moment to say a quick happy birthday to my wonderful wife, Amanda. She turns [AGE REDACTED] today, and–if at all possible–she has become even more beautiful, captivating, amazing, and inspiring than she was the day I met her nearly ten years ago. Happy birthday, sweetie! I love you! (I would […]

Who are you? Where am I?

I’ve always had a bit of a lousy memory. But there must be something in the air these days, because lately, I have completely and absolutely lost any and all ability to recall just about anything. In just the past week, I’ve forgotten to call people to set up appointments (such as our realtor — […]

Good weekend ahead

Hopefully! A nice, relaxing weekend is in store for me and mine. Father’s Day means getting pampered! And along the way, pampering my own father. We’re planing a gigantic family outing Sunday. We’re all getting together for our once-every-five-years family photo, and then treating dad to dinner at Champp’s. Since the house is all clean […]

Homeowners (again)

Well, we did it. We signed our lives away once again. My wife and I signed the papers to purchase a brand new townhome in Waukee last night. The deal is obviously contingent upon us selling our current home. But in order to pull that off, we need to get in gear and get the […]

Happy birthday, Kevin!

My wonderful friend Kevin–one of only two groomsmen at my wedding–finally turns 30 today, several months after me. Kevin has been living the high life out in LA, working hard at becoming a struggling actor/producer. Uh, no, that’s not him. No, not him either. Ah, there he is! Well, anyway, he’s my friend, and today’s […]