• Costa Rica, Part I: The jungle

    Costa Rica, Part I: The jungle

    It was amazing, and the kids would love it. We spent 4 days in the jungle, then three days on the coast. These are a few fun stories from the first part of the trip.

  • A win, and a loss.

    A win, and a loss.

    This weekend was great. There was a small win, and a small fail- let’s look at the fail first. This is the plug that powers our outdoor lights that hang over our patio. It is a string of lights, and looks pretty good at night time. However, it wasn’t working, and I couldnt press the…

  • Get Lost, get beer.

    Get Lost, get beer.

    Though this blog has a tag of “fun and failures”, the “failures” part doesn’t get addressed often. This is a great example of a failure. This past weekend we went to visit our old friends from our years in Harrisonburg, Virginia: Lisa and Brandon. They are living on the outskirts of Washington DC now, and…

  • Tournament Town and Toddler Tantrums

    Tournament Town and Toddler Tantrums

    Taylor was gone for a few days, and Mercy got a fever. What could go wrong? Normal or not? Leave a message in the comments below. Taylor doesn’t go on many work trips, but she goes on a few. The day before Taylor left (Tuesday), Mercy’s school called and said that she was running a…