Student of the Month

It's time to get a bumper sticker stating: "My student is the Student of the Month"....

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Well done, Eric!!!  He earned a 'free pass' for any homework assignment, that he can turn in for an A+.  He also earns (from Mom) a trip to Cherry Berry.

Corn hole Boards

This is what Don's Uncle Bob does in retirement.  He makes corn hole boards. We got 2 of them: one with the Rams, and one with the Vikings.  The neighbor kids came over last weekend to toss the bean bags a bit.  It was a fun time.

Soccer and the mini-marathon

Last weekend was the Bismarck Marathon.  I took the kids to the kids' mini-marathon on Friday night.  Megan did the 200 m dash with Ava.  I have no picture of her.  The boys each did the half mile.  I believe they both finished in ~4 minutes or so.

 Waiting for their heat to start.  The kid in the yellow shirt by Jonathan is a fellow 6th grader @ MMS.  It's moments like this I realize how tall the boys are.

 Jonathan as he nears the finish line

 Eric was right behind him.  He and I are running a 5k on Saturday for the Mandan Fire Department.  I bribed him.

I finally remembered to take my camera to one of Megan's soccer games on Saturday morning.  It was a fun game.  She is still pretty timid being in the middle of all the kicking action, but she gets a few kicks in each game.

2nd amendment

My concealed carry permit arrived in the mail on Friday, a mere 2 weeks after completing my exam and sending in my application.  My conceal carry band also arrived via FedEx.  Then I received a phone call from my gun guy stating my pistol was in.

This afternoon, Don and I went to the gun range to work my gun.  Kahr recommends a 200 round break in period before carrying.  We go 50 rounds in today.  Don rented a SigSauer 9mm, and we shot 50 rounds on that as well.  My pics are in reverse order.

  

Here is my flesh wound, suffered on my very first shot on the Kahr.  It's called a slide bite.  It hurt a bit.  It bled a bit.  They have a first aid kit on the back counter in the shooting range.  I used it.

 
Don's target was 7 yards out.  He is shooting the 9mm.  He had good aim




This is my Kahr CW .380.  Yes, it is purple.  It shoots nice.  Only had 1 misfire in the 50 rounds we shot.
I think we found our new date night activity!

PinkiePalooza 2014

Megan and I had the ultimate Pinkie Power date yesterday.   It was so epic, I've named it PinkiePalooza 2014.

Don got us awesome tickets for Kat Perkins.  This was the rescheduled concert from 2 weeks ago.  We had the VIP package, which included the meet and greet with Kat prior to the concert, as well as an autographed poster.

 We stopped at the Painted Canyon Visitor Center to stretch our legs a bit.  As we were enjoying the view, a kind man approached us to show us some pictures he took of the bison in the parking lot when they stopped a few days prior.  He was really excited about the Bison.  Through small talk, I learned he was from Fargo.  It all made sense, then.

 I hope she never outgrows her love for blowing dandelions.

A selfie prior to the concert!

This is in the Harold Schafer Center.  My late friend, Wade, is in both of the pics behind Megan.  I got a little teary seeing these.  Kat is with him in both pics as well.  Wade lived for Medora.

 I think there might have been some sort of fan by the drummer, as his hair flipped up quite a bit.

The encore song was Baracuda (released on itunes today).  It was really loud.  This guitar player had lots of piercings.

 I found myself mesmerized by this guitar player.

 Kat was ~15' away from us.  In this pic, she is singing "Landslide"

 I was even more mesmerized by him when he played the acoustic guitar

 She is having so much fun!

 I really liked this dude.  Maybe listening to rock music unleashed a hidden attraction I have for guitar players.  I had to keep reminding myself "I'm not Amy"

 This is Kat's band entering the stage.  They looked pretty bad ass.  Kat has a cousin/relative at Lewis and Clark, who shares that she is dating her drummer.

 Tigirlily opened for Kat.  They were awesome as well.

 Kat shared a few words of thanks at the meet and greet.  Standing next to the TR Foundation staff, she looks like a normal sized person.

 Prior to the meet and greet, Megan and I noticed this sign.  We thought the pretty patio closed off was decorated for a wedding. Found it later it was the site of the meet and greet.

Kat is.....much shorter than I am.  This is with her killer heels on, too.  I felt like  a giant standing next to her.

What an awesome day!  Kat has an amazing voice.  It was a night Megan (or I) will not soon forget!