The Stink Bug War of 2014 Has Turned In Our Favor

Stink Bug Eater

Last fall, I told you guys about our little problem with Stink Bugs. The little stinkers (no pun intended) were popping up all over the place and just grossing us out. Then the winter came and they went into hiding. Fast forward to spring and the reunion began, this time in even greater numbers. We were seeing about 5 or 6 Stink Bugs a day easy. Good thing they’re super slow once they land so …

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It’s About Time the Lego Back to the Future DeLorean Arrived

Lego

The year is 2014. We don’t have flying cars. Or time machines. Or… sigh… even hoverboards. But we do have Back to the Future Legos. And that’s good enough for me! Allie and the boys got me a Lego Back to the Future set for my birthday last month and I finally got around to putting this sucker together. It was the perfect relaxing finish to a holiday weekend. I don’t need to go into …

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The Hilarious Fibber Game Makes for Great Family Fun Time

No lie, but there’s a really simple game out there that’s fun for the whole family. It’s called Fibber and we just played it tonight for the first time. We’re a board game family that loves playing all sorts of different games. Jason’s favorite is always Monopoly. (We have at least nine different versions…) Ryan’s favorite is probably Sorry, even though it always ends in loads of tears and shouts of “I’m not playing anymore.” …

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My Engagement Story – 7 Years in the Making

Today marks my 16th wedding anniversary. Oddly enough, it’s also Allie’s 16th wedding anniversary. Funny how that works. Don’t worry, I’m not going to write a big mushy, flowery post here because no one wants to read that (and it’d make Allie just roll her eyes at me for my Blog PDA). I will say, however, that despite it being a cliche, I do love my wife so much more today than I did when …

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