Principal: No Walking to School

Earlier this month, the principal of our elementary school asked me to stop walking my kids to school because she thought it was unsafe. Here's the walking route, and here was my response.

Biplane Ride

Peter got a ride in an open cockpit biplane this weekend while we were at a pilot picnic at the Popular Grove airport. Check out the smile on his face.

Climate Change

The arctic is melting for the first time in thousands of years! But the earth is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old. Is the carbon from power plants and cars a bigger contributor to the warming trend, or are natural causes the underlying cause? I wish the debate was more focused on this.

The Hill, by Ed Hommer.

I loved this book. It's a story about a guy who crashes an airplane into Alaska's Mt McKinley, and at the age of 26 he lost both feet to frostbite. Then 16 years later he climbs the same mountain as a double amputee. He was also an American Airlines pilot, but died just a few years ago while climbing Mt Rainier.

Hardwood Flooring in Chicagoland

If you need hardwood flooring work done, then give Michael Alvarado a call. He does a wonderful job of restoring and repairing hardwood floors.

Michael's Hardwood Flooring
7250 East Ave.
Hanover Park, IL 60133
630-550-9116
michaelshardwoodflooring@yahoo.com

Ferdinand Magellan

Here is Peter's 4th grade Explorers project. We are very proud of you Peter!

War On The Coons

An army of coons have been breaking into our screen room for more than a year now. No more mr nice guy. Those rat traps will serve as land mines, and yes, that's a laser site on the rifle, and it's spot on.