Ever have a favorite toy that you grew up with, that you absolutely loved playing with, but due to being “old”, you have forgotten what it was called? Well, I had a few favs when I was a kid, and for the life of me, I couldn’t remember the name of them – and if […]
Miscellaneous
Lailah – My Cup Runneth Over
My cup runneth over this week: Had a great sleep-over with Lailah on Thursday night, she then babysat me all day long on Friday (until her dada came by at 5 PMish to take her home), and I also got a chance to be with her tonight at the Saint Paul Ice Carnival. While walking […]
Lialah’s first sleep-over (since Granma moved out)
Tonight was our first Lailah/GranPa Brian sleep-over since GranMa Rose moved out of the home we shared together (to her own place last fall). Lailah dropped by around 5:30pm tonight since it was Katie and Jordan’s (Lailah”s parents) fourth anniversary of being together, and Lailah wanted to babysit me instead of having to watch cartoons […]
Lailah visits the ‘night trains’ at Bandana Square
We took Lailah to see the “night trains” at Bandana Square on Saturday night (Energy Park Drive, between Snelling & Lexington – close to the state fair grounds). If you’ve not heard of this place, it’s a former railroad locomotive engine servicing facility originally built in the late 1800’s (not a typo), and now since […]
Power of a hug(s)
I’ve spoken a few times before, about a former colleague of mine – where we meet about once a yr for lunch, and we always welcome each other with a huge hug, and it’s as if it were “just last week” when you saw them last – and the conversation picks up where it left […]
