Category Archives: Daily life

Some of you may be aware that Iowa was hit by a big ice storm the other day. We did not escape it. Everything outside was covered by a layer of ice. Trees and plants were the most dramatic. Somewhere … Continue reading →

Wednesday afternoon it started spitting some flakes. Karen got off work a little early because it was the first day of Thanksgiving Vacation and we wanted to go to a movie. We saw 3:10 to Yuma. When we got out … Continue reading →

We set out to have a little weekend adventure to see the fall colors. That turned out NOT to happen be we had a fun little adventure anyway. Lance and Cherise are painting their house so we were going to … Continue reading →

Our friends Tom and Jenny Wertz invited us to see a performance of Birdhouse Factory by CirqueWorks at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City on Friday. We picked them up and had dinner at the Iowa River Power Restaurant then went … Continue reading →

Saturday we went to a Candidate Forum to listen to most of the Democrats who are running for the Presidency in 2008. I think all but one of them appeared at the event so it was a good opportunity to … Continue reading →

A week before her spring break, Karen said she would like to go somewhere and not just sit around all week. I was game for this. She even suggested that we go to Springfield, Illinois, to see Frank Lloyd Wright’s … Continue reading →