Coffee....good.

Ever wonder what Mr. Coffee actually looked like?  Well, this year we hosted a carefully planned out Cleveland Family Christmas get together, especially since we are in a pandemic that calls for quarantining.  And my coffee maker was way to slow for the crew we had.  So I told everyone not to worry, I know how to fix it...so as I was fixing it, a shiny brand new state of the art coffee maker showed up out of nowhere!!! I then became at that moment....Mr. Coffee!  Thanks for the gift family!  

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to all of you out there!  I’m just sitting around my house with my whole family enjoying just that....my family!!!  So of course I doodled out the cause of it all...JESUS;) Take care. 

Happy Birthday to the Kung Fu Tiger!

Happy Birthday to my lil brother!  He has always been one of the most fiercest warriors I know!  Go get em today!

2 POPS.

2 Pops (papa). Served as a “Grill” Sergeant in the armed forces in the 40’s. Worked in the kitchen. No food...no soldier. He had some stories!  Thanks to all the Veterans out there no matter what role they served. THEY SERVED! #veteransday

Election Day 2020.

Quarantine Soccer.

We managed to have a soccer season during this crazy pandemic.  The kids absolutely needed and loved it! We put the priority of doing what we love in front.....as long as it was safe and healthy.  Which in the end absolutely was.  I love the idea of  “do...or...do not”...nothing just floating in the middle.  Go for it, or don't, it is all good.  Just respect others around you fully.  Peace in all you do!

Bring on year 8!

My Dad...the original Bibleman, Superhero in my eyes, Father, Grandpa, Minister, Servant (holy cow was he a servant), Loyal Hubs to my Mom, Teacher, Leader, Student, Son, Brother, Friend, Shepard, Counselor, Director,  Coach (undefeated on soccer Saturday), Uncle, Friend, Teacher, Preacher, Advisor, Listener, Good Human...whatever you need, he could be that, he was never too good to be what you need...humble...my Daddy.  I was watching and taking it in when you were here.  I have learned from you. Miss you. Bring on year 8 (Covid and all)!

R.B.G.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg was quite the woman, quite the human! “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made”.

Gale Sayers.

Gale Sayers was a great running back in my opinion, he passed away this week and left an impression.  He had “God Given Talent” in his own words.  Got me thinking, we all got “God Given Talent”!  Just look...and then feel it! He scored 6 TDs in one game (NFL record). He said everyone around him was slipping all over the place...he wasn’t. God kept his footing in my opinion.  What keeps your footing?

Ahhhhh.

During this pandemic thing you really need to stop for a second each day and find your inner peace. It can be found anywhere if you look.

Judy.

Judy Truitt’s first day in Heaven probably went down like this!  She was a wonderful person who was always around...she was my “other mother”. Everybody that knew her ate around her table.  She has now taken that table to new heights.

The Black Panther.

“In times of crisis, the wise build bridges while the foolish build barriers” -Chadwick Boseman (aka. The Black Panther).

Happy Birthday to my favorite physicist.

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Happy Birthday to Thad the Physicist!  I hope you had some GREAT ideas today!  The world needs more great ideas.  Then comes the action!  And thanks for teaching me the word...tergiflexuous...or something like that....:)  I cannot get it out of my head.

Baby T-Rex.

Our friends just had their first baby....they named it Baby T-Rex!!!  Love it!  Congrats to them.  

Ducky Lake.

The other day we went to Devil’s Lake.  We turned it into Ducky Lake.  Our huge duck floaty we were using took off on us in the wind and we couldn’t for the life of us swim fast enough to catch it.  That is until one of youngest daughters hopped onto a huge pineapple floaty and caught it!  She was a true hero that day.  We love Ducky Lake!

The Frog Princess.

My oldest daughter has a unique job every week at our house...she saves frog’s lives.  We have a window well going down to our basement, and it is frog season right now.  They love to jump down there and get stuck (until they croak).  Out of the goodness of her heart and love for God’s creation she jumps down there and saves them. In the last two weeks she has saved at least 20-30 frogs!  What do you do out of the goodness of your heart?!  She is a true hero/princess!!!

Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Bibleman!!! Would have been 69 years of age.  Thanks for all the wisdom you have shared:)

Happy Birthday Falcon!

Happy birthday ROB!  You are my favorite brother from another mother! 

Happy Father’s Day!

Thanks dad for teaching me how to do it.

Purple hair.

I guess now would be a good time for purple hair if your going to do it...no place to go really.  Pandemic.  Purpledemic.

Flowers.

My girls and I sure are enjoying our daily walks these days! Flowers everywhere!

Captain Money.

I have this buddy that I created a logo for...this isn’t the logo...this was my suggested slogan for his business.  He is a guru at saving money!  Go get em’ Whompy.

May the 4th be with you....always.

I can’t help but feel my childhood when I think about OR doodle about Star Wars!  Have a great Monday!  My friends and I are watching “Solo” tonight via the internet.  I wonder if the Millennium Falcon had WiFi....?

Shorts!!!

I wore shorts today!!! Take that quarantine!  The weather was awesome today...that’s all.

National Zipper and Superhero Day!

I can’t hardly believe that National Zipper Day AND National Superhero Day are both celebrated in the same week!  So amazing I know!  So this is what I came up with.  What is underneath your top layer? I bet it is SUPER!

Pandemic=daily soccer with my girls.

I am not going to lie, playing soccer almost everyday with my girls has been actually quite heavenly.  For me anyway, they may say different...since I am a soccer coach and I tend to kick their butts if their not working hard.  Just kidding of course;)

Niece the Nurse.

My Niece is a nurse, so this one goes out to her!  Thanks to those that are out there every day when it is obviously “safer to stay at home”.  I know it not an easy job to be at risk everyday.  It takes a special person, and that is exactly what she is...special.

Ta da! Happy Easter.

Happy Easter!  I love Jesus!  That’s it.....

Hugs from afar.

I can’t offer real hugs right now..so...this will have to do!  

Love.

Love..........sometimes when you are away from something you forget what bonds you together in the first place! Our family schedule tends to get out of hand busy sometimes, all four girls have soccer, basketball, band, more soccer, a little more basketball, then of course more soccer.  Then they are spread out into three different schools with different schedules, events and locations. Then Sarah and I work at two different schools as well. She then coaches basketball while I am head deep in all things soccer! It is near impossible to get everyone everywhere on time or without help.  Now, well, we are all home tangled up in what bonds us in the first place..........Love.

I have benefited from our homebound situation in that way. I have also learned that I am also bonded to the people I can’t be around with right now during this time.  Other family, friends down the street, coaching buddies, teacher friends, students, players I should be coaching right now! I realize what the true bond is in all things...........Love.

Hulk smash this virus.

Can’t wait for us to smash this virus!  We will win this epic battle in the end...just need to be patient and hero up and do our part.  Which oddly enough is to do nothing!

No soccer tomorrow....what?!!

My 17th Girls Varsity Soccer Season was suppose to begin tomorrow!  This virus is worse than scoring a goal for the other team.....with your butt!  I know, it has happened before. Got to be patient I suppose!  

Bubble Teaching!

Have you ever heard of Bubble Soccer?  You run around in an inflatable bubble and play soccer....whelp, I invented...Bubble Teaching!  You can actually teach face to face with your students while wearing a bubble.  No more distance online learning.

It was hot today!

It hit 60 today!  Not bad for March. It was so nice walking around outside and not freezing our butts off. People were buzzing around everywhere in the hood.  

Girls Rule!

I got to attend the Women's Soccer Symposium today over in Milwaukee.  Jill Ellis was the main speaker!  You know, the Women’s National Team Head Coach who won the World Cup....Twice.  She is the only coach, male or female to do this. Inspiring I tell you.  It got me ready for the High School season and the impact a coach can have over our daughters. 

DJ Marshmello.

My little art students teach me a lot. They know more than you think about our culture. Lately for some reason DJ Marshmello has become a thing. Creates music and then becomes a character in a very popular video game called ”fortnite”.....and of course wears a big marshmallow head so no one even knows what he really looks like. Strange strange culture. 

Spring is coming...I know it.

Time to sketch again...Spring is around the corner.  I can feel it...well, not really because it is snowing. But isn’t that what Wisconsin Spring is. Snow:). Blessings on the rest of your week!

Kobe.

I enjoyed this guy. Plus, he was about my same age and was raising four daughters....that easily strikes a cord with me.  Blessings and prayers to the Kobe Bryant family. 

Snow.

Finally got a good snow!  If it is going to be Winter...it might as well be WINTER!