What I've been reading...

The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton (current)
The Photograph, Penelope Lively (August 2008)
The Secret Lives of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd (July 2008)
I Was Told There Would Be Cake, Sloane Crosley (June 2008)
March, Geraldine Brooks (March 2008) The story of "Little Women" told from the dad's perspective.
Egonomics (current) Leadership book...interesting concepts about our ever present 'ego'.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See (March 2008)
Orxy and Crake, Margaret Atwood (Feb 2008) One of my ALL time favorites!
Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini (Feb 2008) Loved it!
Under a Flaming Sky, Daniel Brown (Jan 2008) - MN history - Hinckley fires in the 1800's.
Into the Wild (December 2007)
Suite Francaise, Irene Nemirovsky (December 2007)
I Feel Bad About My Neck, Nora Ephran (December 2007)
Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson (December 2007) Life changing...a must read!
Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert (current) Buddhism 101 - entertaining
Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides (never finished) Gave up - couldn't get through it...strange.
My Sister's Keeper, Jody Picolt (September 07)
Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen (September 07) A must read...great history of the circus and fascinating love story...don't miss it!
Tortilla Flats, John Steinbeck (August 07)
Saving Fish from Drowning, Amy Tan (July 07) I love ready Amy Tan and this is a new favorite!
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (June 07) Fun to go on a journey with Bilbo Baggins
Cannary Row, John Steinbeck (May 07)
The Optimist's Daughter (April 07)
Cash by Johnny Cash (March 07)
Running with Scissors (March 07) Hysterical and strange!
High Fidelity, Nick Hornby (Feb 07) Excellent book - couldn't put it down, great music references.
Tiz, Frank McCourt(Feb 07)
Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt (Jan 07) Completely unforgetable...hard to read, but beautiful.
Plain Truth, Jodi Picolt (Feb 07)
Good to Great (Feb 07) Leadership book - get the right ppl on the bus and define reality.
Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards (Dec 06) Who could forget Phoebie and Nora!

I am a work in progress...

"I am a work in progress

dressed in the fabric of a world unfolding

offering intricate patterns of questions

rhythms that never come clean

and strengths
that you still haven’t seen"

–ani difranco

Christmas Eve

Stacy teaches Sheila how to play guitar hero
Grandma gets a lesson too

Tom and Lily watch Stacy and Grandma

I'm not sure what happened here, but it looks cool.

December 2007

Downtown Red Wing - December 24, 2007

Sunny day at Levy Park - Red Wing, MN
Rice Park, St. Paul, MN

Mickey's Diner - St. Paul, MN

Merry Christmas from Red Wing, MN

Happy Halloween!

First Annual "White Paper Recycling Retreat" (DT, RM, BP, LB)

We had a beautiful day for golfing during a week of heavy rains and strong winds.

We couldn't have asked for a nicer day!Check out my videos on the YouTube link below
The young protege
( click on any picture to enlarge)


I'm told that chicks dig him...


a little lumberjacking was required to play the ball...





strategizing...







great breeze and view from the highlands
check out the putter being used on the tee box...??

Mom Moves to Minnetonka

Donna and Craig drove Mom from Peoria after the Peoria relatives got her all packed up. They arrived safe and sound in Minnesota on Saturday and we quickly got the truck unloaded, the dishes put away, bed made and our feet up for a break. Donna and Craig are spending the night in the available suite at the complex and Connie, Doug and Molly have prepared dinner for the first night. Lots more to do in the apartment but everything went great and Mom and kitties have a comfy bed to spend the first night together getting settled.

First break in Mom's new aparment
Dr. John carries lots of heavy boxes!!
Connie in control in the kitchen...don't mess with the cook!
Lots of heavy boxes...
Aunt Donna struggling with another heavy box

Molly at Grandma's door

Poor Sammy....what trama
Grandma unveils her new picture.
Everything is in - now we have to find room for everything.
The sisters find a moment to put their feet up.
Molly takes a ride on the elevator.

Lily - before/after