special person's day...

happy to join my son for the annual "special person's day" at st. charles school. also "special" this year was grandpa martin. sadly missing this year (because they're out of town, not because they're not special) was grandma and grandpa price. of course the chicken sandwiches were delicious!

year 19!...

also on january 9th, 1993…

• number 1 song: "i will always love you" by whitney houston
• best picture: "schindler's list"
• time magazine man of the year: "bill clinton"
• nelson mandela wins nobel peace prize
• "spin doctors" on cover of rolling stone magazine
• michael jordon dropped 30 against the sixes
• michael beasley, current minnestota timberwolves forward, turned 4
• manchester city beats chelsea 4-2
• 49ers beat redskins 20-13
• bills beat steelers 24-3

happy 9th owen!...

happy 9th birthday today to owen, my all-time favorite little boy. my guy is growing up!

2011, year in review...

i try to start each new year with a short-recap of the previous year, at least hit the highlights of what was deemed blog-able. as has been the trend, the blogging frequency has decreased over time, replaced with other, lazier, social media outlets (see twitter, @harvardx, facebook, etc.) what follows is a break down of 2011, as documented or recalled by me. happy 2012!

january

• owen turns 8
• 18 year wedding anniversary
• st charles chargers 8th grade girls win the presentation basketball tournament in maple grove, and defeat the team my company's ceo daughter's plays on - double score!
• daughters quiz bowl team wins local tournament

february

• dude,  i got a dell. replaced previous boat anchor with vostro mini-tower
• st charles girls snap off 13 straight wins, impressive run

march

• st charles girls basketball team finish 2nd in mcyo league, 4th overall all in the mpls\st. paul catholic league
• other daughters dance team (representing fridley) finishes 1st in jazz, and 2nd in kick
• i turn a young 43
• i predict a twins central repeat championship! (fail)

april

• we inherit bailey, probationary period has since expired (she's staying)
• daughters dance team kicks but in regional tournament, in rochester (AA division), 1st in jazz, 3rd in kick.

may

• owen's first communion
• oldest turns 14
• st charles quiz bowl national tournament in chicago, chuckies finish 10th out of 36!
• a tour of target field
• alaina's confirmation

june

• middle child turns 12
• ben and christina's wedding
• mom & dad's 50th anniversary!
• 8th grade graduation
• piano recital
• owen's first twin's game
• alaina's traveling soccer st. anthony huskies team finish 3rd of 10 teams

july

• uswnt fever! women's team wins our hearts and silver medal at world cup in germany
• noelle's softball team dominates, owen's soccer team dominates due to excellent coaching
• twin lakes michigan vacation, plus grandpa, minus me

august

• parent\daughter softball game
• st. louis vacation! (many highlights here)

september

• 1st day of school (and high school)
• INATG golf invitational, al, michael, jeffrey, and me
• noelle playing soccer for 7th grade st charles chargers

october

• coached son's fall soccer team
• cardinals win world series championship!
• noelle nails "thriller"

november

• i re-upload every picture ever stored in my gallery on this website to my google account for storage and use picassa as web viewer
• noelle playing basketball on st charles 7th grade girls team 
• modern warfare 3

december

• snow ball
• wife's birthday
• alaina's choir concert at st. anthony
• noelle's christmas band and choir concert
• owen's st charles christmas program
• enjoy christmas break with family

christmas 2011...

enjoying a great christmas holiday with family this week. looking forward to taking a break from work, getting in some winter related activites, and genrally relaxing with some down-time with the family.