Sunday, January 28, 2024

Oscar does the Dishes


Oscar and David participated in a Scout Troop lock-in January 12 - 13. It was cold in the -20 type of cold but the dish water was warm. 

Oscar and Giobbe:

 

Library Life

It’s serious work. 

Lisa, rocking the noise cancelling head phones. 



David, willing sticker model at StickerPALOOZA!


 

To Serve Mankind

January 27, 2024

The Martins did something good!




We work up early on a Saturday to pack food with the rest of Madison for children in other parts of the world.

Later in the day, Calvin and his mother (me) Help the neighbor shovel her driveway.

And even later, David, Oscar, and I went to the annual fireman nut feed—where David and Oscar ate turkey nuggets and I ate cauliflower nuggets (smuggled in from home). We had to cut Oscar off at his 3rd cup of soda. 

We’re pretty much saving the world. 


Hey Calvin

January 24, 2024 

Calvin’s senoir year One Act play, Hey Jude, was also Willa’s first year. Calvin played the villain in the play while Willa did student


Milton Millhouse, the scoundrel who got his comeuppance with fellow actor, and hero, Jude McLennan or Eli. 

Calvin with his posse, Stormy Skye and Windy Gale or Georgie & Ellie. 

Ollie was in the play too!



In the end, Willa got a very special proposal!

UPDATE:
The play won Regionals. 
Calvin got a -Superior- for his performance, and was told he acted like an evil Timothée Chalamet.
The whole crew is going on state!


Calvin (sans cape) with best friend Spencer after Regions.




Tuesday, September 12, 2023

ATTN In Other News… Emma is awesome!

Emma rocked all of college. For example:



And it was my birthday!
Originally published Sept 2023
Newspaper article written July 5, 2021

—Emma’s Memories—
Change publish date to 7:57:21

 

ATTN Heavy Hang — David @ 47









Needs David’s memories:

Originally Published Sept 2023
Pictures dated April 25, 2021

 

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Why? Anyone? Just why?

Sometimes you open your photo app on your phone and find pictures like this. 

Was it an accidental finger snap?

If so, why are those people bending in unison?

Isn’t that Calvin and Oscar?

Are they casing after a rolling quarter or a dropped and bouncing jelly bean?

Where’d they get jelly beans?!

Or maybe the picture was on purpose?

Then who took it?

And why this pose?

Is it a race or yoga?

Sometimes being Martin means more questions then answers and that’s just from opening your photo app. 


Picture taken Sept 10 @ 10:54am. 
Questions raised Sept 12 @ 7:49am.