The third day of our vacation, we learn more about the history of the Clear Lake Resort in Nice, explore the western shore of Clear Lake, visit the Lakeport fire station, and go swimming in California in December. (Nathan is slowly learning to swim.) I try my hand at some unique French cooking, (Frog Legs!), […]

Our second day on vacation we chose to check out the area a little bit. We explore the nearby town of Lakeport, get to see some really cool new birds, and try something new for dinner!

I know you won’t believe it, but we actually took time off to go on vacation! Our flights were great, but long as usual, and we got to go over the golden gate bridge at night, but right off the bat you can see that things are not exactly going as we had planned…. There […]

The goals of this unit are pretty straight forward. First it’s to better understand exactly what happens when a person calls 911, and how it leads to dispatching particular units and apparatus. Next it involves the practice of using walkie-talkies (an interesting skill to share the modern child!), and finally the inclusion of map skills […]

This sauce (pronounced greh-no-blue-os) originates comes from the French town of Grenoble. Very tangy by itself it pairs well with mild fish, and is perfectly rounded off with a topping of fresh parsley. Although most commonly cooked with fish or seafood it can, however, be served over a huge variety of dish choices, (see below) […]

Nathan has been working very hard to bring his Donning time down from 4 and half minutes to just 1 minute 20. He wanted to share it on Nathan’s Corner, along with a few other short videos and photos. So enjoy!

We had a four day weekend for Thanksgiving, and I man not going to lie, IT WAS GREAT! Just having a ton of time to kill and chill-out was really nice. We also took advantage of the extra time and drew secret ingredients for Dueling Duleys! This time Nathan will be competing with me, and […]

Our little family really does not do hotdishes (or ‘casseroles’ as everyone else might call them). It probably has a direct tie to Andrew’s abundant visits to Minnesota as a young person. However, when it comes time to come up with something to bring to a larger family gathering, what we might find exciting (particularly […]

Somehow I think it is my life’s mission to discover the best way to serve cranberries. It’s like it calls me. I mean, who cares about cranberries, right? Perhaps that’s why I feel so impelled. Whatever the reason, I came pretty close last year with the Mulled Port Cranberry Sauce, but this year I stumbled […]

Mr. Nathan invited Papa Ricky for a special play date, since they don’t see each other more than a handful of times each year, and he wanted to ‘play firemen.’ Rick surprised him with some special skills from his years working on the North Slope. It was both fun and very good learning experience for […]