mlbohnJul 10, 20205 minDAY 120 - Don't Meet Me at the Barton County Fair, part 1For several fun-filled summers before marriage and children and home ownership and all of the other responsibilities of adulthood, I play...
mlbohnJul 9, 20204 minDAY 119 - Take me out to the ballgame, pleaseThis may be the first summer in 15 years that we haven't suited up one of the boys for baseball. Josh is the only one playing baseball at...
mlbohnJul 8, 20203 minDAY 118 - Feeling ReflectiveI told a story a few weeks ago about our old handyman, Scott Ayres. We were lucky enough to know Scott for almost 15 years until he died ...
mlbohnJul 7, 20203 minDAY 117 - Practice Makes PerfectWhy is it that I make a typo in every single post I write? Every day I put the finishing touches on my post then hit publish, only to rea...
mlbohnJul 3, 20204 minDay 114 - Welcome reliefA powerful little rainstorm just passed directly over us. These tropical outbursts are so exciting. One minute we are sitting on the scre...
mlbohnJul 2, 20205 minDay 113 - Leaky faucets and other water woesOur kitchen faucet is leaking. I realized it the other night as I was washing some dishes and my feet were getting wet. I looked for the ...
mlbohnJul 1, 20204 minDay 112 - A Little Bit of Local PoliticsIt was fun to be part of the solution rather than the problem today while helping out at our local town elections. There were only a coup...
mlbohnJun 29, 20204 minDay 111 - The Fairhaven Vacation Wraps UpTuesday morning is a bit of a blur. After I got an OK to move to my friend's house on the Cape, we immediately started packing. My brothe...
mlbohnJun 29, 20205 minDay 110 - Homeward BoundI’m home, but it was so great to spend a few days with my parents this week. We didn’t do much, but we covered a lot of ground. I hardly ...
mlbohnJun 28, 20206 minDay 109: The Fairhaven Vacation, part 3 (Monday/Tuesday morning)She's an Animal! Hans and I got up early on Monday since we had barely slept anyway the night before. The carriage house was imposingly h...
mlbohnJun 27, 20205 minDay 108: The Fairhaven Vacation, part 2 (Sunday)It was after dark by the time we pulled into the driveway of the rental house. It seemed a little smaller than I imagined, and I didn't s...
mlbohnJun 26, 20204 minDAY 107: The Fairhaven vacation, part 1An unanticipated benefit of visiting my parents is that I actually feel tall here. Gravity is winning the battle against my mother, and s...
mlbohnJun 25, 20203 minDAY 106: Anything but watch the newsMy parents spoil me rotten when I visit. I wake up to coffee ready and breakfast on the stove. My mom constantly offers snacks and cold d...
mlbohnJun 24, 20202 minDAY 105: A Change of SceneryAfter weeks of deliberating (with myself), I finally decided to go stay with my parents for a few days. At first I was nervous for them.....
mlbohnJun 23, 20202 minDAY 104: Isn't it Monday?I just can't get used to the quiet. Normally Monday is such a busy day. My schedule has always been carefully crafted so that I can squee...
mlbohnJun 21, 20203 minDAY 103: Fathers' DayHappy Fathers' Day to all you amazing dads out there. I'm blessed to be able to spend the day with Hans, even if his idea of fun for toda...
mlbohnJun 21, 20202 minDAY 102, and it was a hot oneOn most days I jump out of bed, raring to check items off my to-do list—well, "jump" may be a tad strong. My new pandemic routine is to m...
mlbohnJun 19, 20201 min DAY 101: New location, same conversationIf you are making the attempt to follow this blog outside of Facebook, I am moved and humbled. I decided to move my daily ramblings off o...
mlbohnJun 19, 20205 minBe Our Guest for the 7th Grade Production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr.The silver is polished, the table is set and the staff is ready to serve you at this year’s 7th Grade production of Disney’s Beauty and t...
mlbohnJun 19, 20203 minActor and Co-Creator of The Laramie Project visits CCHS Theatre for MasterclassIn October 1998, Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten and left to die tied to a fence outside of Laramie, WY, the victim of a horrific ant...