Month: January 2011

…why I haven’t been blogging much. It’s hard work to make time to write, and I can’t seem to do it very well. 🙁

Tonight, I finally saw Voyage of the Dawn Treader, with Elaine and Aubrey. As so many had told me, it was pretty good, just very different from the book. I always find it strange what they choose to change and what they choose to leave …

Tonight we drove to Eugene to watch our daughter Hayley. She was named to the all-state middle school band, and they offered a concert tonight. It was fun to hear her-the band she played with was quite good. After her concert, we stuck around for …

The three oldest Koskela women are heading out of the country…all three to San Luis, Mexico, over spring break to build a house. Then Hayley heads to Japan in May, as part of the team from Chehalem Valley Middle School that’s visiting a sister school. …

Over the last year and a couple of months, too many people in our church have dealt with cancer. Over the last few weeks, we’ve said good bye to several who’ve gone to heaven. Tonight, we received word of another death from cancer. But I …

I really thought the stars had aligned. My brother was the first one to point it out. Last spring, his Duke Blue Devils won the national championship. Last October, my dad’s San Francisco Giants won the World Series. My Ducks made the national championship game, …

I’m not much happier than when our house is filled with my kids’ friends.

Only got to Jan. 7 before my resolution failed. Sigh. Out-of-town family left today, rich memorial service, a terrible run, castle project with Aubrey, and lost Just Dance on the Wii to Stephanie. Good day!

The plan for the day, on my day off, was to write something super creative and wow you with my brilliance. Here’s reality: I bought gloves for running in the cold, but I didn’t go for a run. Are you wowed?

Tonight was a rich night. I respect my kids, I like my kids, I enjoy my kids.