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Justin Scott Haas 11 May 1988 – 24 August 2012

My favorite part of the marching band season, and each home game, is the traditional Step-Off at 6:45pm.  The band lines up in front of the Performing Arts Wing and marches through the neighborhood to our stadium about three blocks … Continue reading →

We spent a fun few hours with family friends, Aaron Jacobs, and Suzanne Grote and her niece, Erin, and six year old nephew, Jackson.  Delicious ice cream, and such fun laughing!

A big thank you to Felicia Dellis who offered free tickets she was given to the Donato’s Family Night at Fifth-Third Field where our Dayton Dragon’s play. The weather was perfect all day, and the evening, even hanging in the … Continue reading →

Good neighbors are blessings. Growing up in Elwood, Indiana, I was blessed with wonderful neighbors. Across Ninth Street were the Myricks, Luther and Ida, who grew up in the hills of Kentucky and Tennessee. To the West were the Herndons, … Continue reading →

The traditional morning photos were taken…    Flyer and I waited out front to greet Quintin… I got a volunteered, excited report from the first day’s events!

Mother arrived Thursday morning with the hopes of attending the marching band’s parent show featuring accomplishment from the week of camp.  Due to threatening storms the parent show was canceled, and we picked Quintin up from the dorm. We journeyed … Continue reading →

Quintin seems to be enjoying the work, and activities that fill the days at band camp. Many thanks to Stephanie Hall, Pati Rogers, Mike Wager, and Chuck Brentlinger for taking photos during the week!

Wendell Willkie: “I stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your cause and the preservation of American democracy”. Every August I get excited over the 17th and 19th. August … Continue reading →

When I first looked out the window at 6:30am, the yard was bathed in a beautiful golden spotlight.  A gentle rain was sprinkling, but the dying grass did not seem overjoyed as it seems so far gone.  Rain is expected … Continue reading →

The previous night was to end early, but I ended up watching a Netflix documentary on the Navajo Code Breakers during WWII.  Quite fascinating! The dogs allowed me to sleep until 7:00am.  Bless them! I planted some ivy and some … Continue reading →

This was a FUN day! I got some errands completed earlier in the morning, and then returned home to pick up Quintin for more.  I took Quintin for his physical, and then we went in search of the witch’s castle … Continue reading →

Normally, I am not one who lives for the weekend, but this was one weekend that could not get here quickly enough. Before we traipsed off to Indiana last weekend, we discovered, Wednesday afternoon, that the air conditioning was not … Continue reading →

I have immensely enjoyed the travels of friends and students this summer.  They have traveled to Alaska, Canada, journeys out West, Hawaii (several friends), California, New Mexico, Arizona, Florida (quite a few), and New York City. The Kress family ventured … Continue reading →

17 December 1903. Thursday. 10:35am. Kitty Hawk/Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina Orville Wright left the ground in a manned aircraft which was to be later called, The Wright Flyer.  Orville flew twelve seconds. Five men from the nearly Kill Devil … Continue reading →

It was hot, humid, and every now and then the breeze from Lake Schafer would cool us off.  Despite the humidity, and the rainstorm (which we were eating lunch in the air conditioned car), Quintin and I had a blast! … Continue reading →

If you hold your head to the left, you can see this is Indiana Beach as viewed from the Ferris wheel.

Indiana Beach

This is the morning view from my bedroom window at The Haas Farm in Fowler… if you can only imagine this photo accompanied by sounds of a gentle breeze blowing, a rooster in the near distance, a plethora of birds … Continue reading →

I don’t think I am any happier, and so content, than when I am in Fowler, Indiana.  My brother, Destin, and sister-in-law, Stacia, have the perfect setting to raise a family, celebrate life, and welcome visitors. It is serene, and … Continue reading →