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Category: My Family

  • Hijacked Herb‽ Well, -ish

    Hijacked Herb‽ Well, -ish

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22463 – 853: Here’s the haps: Hi everyone: Fans, Friends, Fiends, Foes, Foundlings, Froot Loops, and Filial Frogs, I apologize that I have not been making the rounds of your blogs and have not been responding to comments in a timely manner. I will try to play catch-up…

  • Manure Can Be Digested‽‽‽  Who Knew‽‽‽

    Manure Can Be Digested‽‽‽ Who Knew‽‽‽

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22459 – 851: Here’s the haps: When I was growing up I had the opportunity to live on my uncle’s dairy farm in central Wisconsin one summer. I think I was around eleven or twelve. It was educational in a lot of ways and I think everyone would…

  • Where I Will Be And Baby Pictures

    Where I Will Be And Baby Pictures

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22444 – 849: Here’s the haps: Every year (except last year) since 1998 or 1999, our church has hosted a nationwide youth conference called Heritage. Young people and their chaperones, pastors, and youth pastors will be here in Colorado Springs. Attendance is expected to be over 2,000 this…

  • Another Grandbaby Added To The Collection

    Another Grandbaby Added To The Collection

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22434 – 848: Here’s the haps: Hi Gang! Well, we knew there was another grandbaby on the way but wasn’t due for five more weeks yet. Everything went well and we have a new granddaughter, Violet Stephanie Berlyn, 5 pounds, 15 ounces, 20 inches long. Baby sister to…

  • Mudgeonly Monday – After Action Review – Happy Camping

    Mudgeonly Monday – After Action Review – Happy Camping

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22417 – 845 Here’s the haps: Hi Gang! Yes, it used to be Curmudgeonly Monday but I really don’t have anything to complain about. I had a great time up in the mountains. (Hopefully, this link works and you can see the site on Google Maps if you…

  • Happy Camper – Headed For The Hills

    Happy Camper – Headed For The Hills

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22412 – 844: Here’s the haps: I finished my documentation for the Division of Insurance complaint and sent it off. Now I will be going with my son, two of my teenage grandsons, and our church’s men’s group for our annual Father & Son Men’s Campout. We were…

  • Oh No!  A Spider In The Bath!

    Oh No! A Spider In The Bath!

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22409 – 843: Here’s the haps: First, on the insurance front, I have decided that a formal complaint letter to the Division of Insurance is going to be my jumping off place. Their actions were egregious enough for me to want to call on the authorities to fine…

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