Tag Archives: Cakes
That darn shoelace!
Today was the big day… She finally got to audition for American Idol with at least 10,000 other people at Invesco Field! The day started early. We were up at 3:45 A.M., in line by 5:00, in our seats by … Continue reading
As easy as pie
We left Overland Park at 6:00 A.M and arrived in Denver at 2:00 P.M. (Mountain Time) as planned. Outside of 10-15 minutes in a torrential downpour with strong gusting winds that were almost creating waves in the water on the … Continue reading
It’s time to stop talking about it
If everything goes according to plan, in six days my youngest daughter and I will be driving to Denver, CO. We will then spend the next two days standing in REALLY long lines with thousands (perhaps tens of thousands) of other … Continue reading
Yes, I’m sure…
I received another call while I was on the phone with Chief Renegade… It was a young lady calling from the high school. She was calling to see what size “Senior page” I wanted? Senior page??? “Oh, do you mean … Continue reading
Do you want some cheese to go with that?
You won’t believe what I heard when I got home from work… As you probably know by now, my son is rapidly becoming a very good wrestler; good enough to wrestle in college. And, wrestlers generally have the reputation of being pretty tough… One … Continue reading
Theys a who’ lot of growin’ up goin’ on ’round he-ah
My youngest daughter started training for her new job… She will be a hostess at a very nice restaurant near our apartment, The Bonefish Grille. Inside the restaurant, the lighting is subdued, the food is excellent and the prices aren’t … Continue reading
From Miley Cyrus to C.S. Lewis in 3.4 seconds
Talk about a quick about face… Last night, my daughter went out with some friends to see the Mylie Cyrus movie. The theater was packed with screaming 12 year old girls. Cakes could hardly believe it but she actually liked … Continue reading
No drugs needed
I am pretty sure that it snowed on Saturday… I thought that it snowed fairly hard. I thought that we got 4″ in 4 1/2 hours… The morning paper said that Pratt, KS got 28″. Maybe I was just hallucinating… … Continue reading
A repeat performance?
Last year, my son started wrestling as a Junior in high school and the rest, as they say, is history. (click on the tag “Wrestling” if you are interested) My wife thinks that we might see a repeat performance. My … Continue reading
Things that make me go hmmmm?
I just watched my youngest daughter play Erma in the high school version of Cole Porter’s musical “Anything Goes”. She did a great job. Now, before you ‘knowingly’ roll your eyes and mutter to yourself, “What father wouldn’t say that!”, … Continue reading
