Archive: KDAE February 2024 vacation to Florida Wrap-Up Part 1
RichC | March 3, 2024
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Archive: Updating the “goings-on” of Taylor and Megan
RichC | March 1, 2024
While I really wanted to take the time and archive the great time we had in February with Katelyn, Drew and our granddaughters in Florida, I’ll start with a less time intensive post. Last week Taylor and Megan made me jealous by going to a Mac McAnally concert in Cincinnati. It definitely looks like they […]
Archive: A few leftover Valentine’s Day photos to make me smile
RichC | February 15, 2024
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Closing out the month of January 2024 with Oreo LoveBugs
RichC | January 31, 2024
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Family is busy enjoying the winter weather and MLKJr.
RichC | January 16, 2024
Although the temperatures around the US have taken a deep dive and have brought a cold and snowy winter to much of the country, our family is making the most of it. Taylor and Megan spent the long weekend skiing with some in her extended family in Utah and KDAE made the most of the […]
Weekend trip to Whitehouse Ohio and Christmas de-decorating
RichC | January 9, 2024
This may have been the third year in a row that I’ve “pruned” the dry Christmas tree apart in the house rather than yanking it through the back door or having another disaster. Why didn’t I do this in previous years? Brenda and I also made a trip to visit Katelyn, Drew and family in […]
Tech Friday: A new iPad Wallpaper and fix the Harmony remote
RichC | January 5, 2024
While watching a couple of college football bowl games on New Year’s Day, I updated my “everyday carry” iPad with a new family wallpaper photo — slightly enhanced above. It was an opportunity to tinker with the new iPadOS 17 gadget feature (see stock and weather at lower left) anyway but the wallpaper photo needed […]
Taylor impressed me with his handyman skills earlier this week
RichC | December 30, 2023
All fathers who semi-attempt to pass down a few “handyman” skills are proud of their sons (and daughters – mine is amazing!) when they tackle projects by themselves. Taylor continues to amaze me at his fortitude when taking on homeownership projects, although he’s never been hesitant to jump into things with both feet. 😊 It […]
Archiving our Corbett family Christmas get togethers for 2023
RichC | December 27, 2023
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A 70th Birthday for Chris and our first REAL snow in December
RichC | December 19, 2023
This past weekend was enjoyable for our family as we celebrated Brenda‘s sister Chris Skinner‘s 70th Birthday. It was a surprise party planned by her grown children and it was pulled off wonderfully. Ann and Gary drove up to our house from Atlanta and we drove 30 minutes to meet up with the family and […]
Archive: Some Christmas photos and KDAE finally moving in
RichC | December 13, 2023
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Archive: A family Throwback Thursday #TBT filler post
RichC | November 30, 2023
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Archive: A shark on the beach and a toothless granddaughter
RichC | November 29, 2023
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Archive: Rain showers and our growing granddaughters
RichC | November 26, 2023
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A day for Gratitude: A Journey Through History
RichC | November 23, 2023
Thanksgiving traces its origins to the 1621 harvest celebration held by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people in Plymouth, Massachusetts. This historic gathering marked a season of abundance and marked the beginning of a tradition that would become a cornerstone of American culture. Thanksgiving serves as a universal reminder to thank our Creator for our […]
Archive: Leftover granddaughter photos from last weekend
RichC | November 14, 2023
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Archiving leftover family photos to close out October 2023
RichC | October 31, 2023
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Archive: A couple of Corn-Mazing granddaughters
RichC | October 25, 2023
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The ablity to memorize passes to the next generation #TBT
RichC | September 28, 2023
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Archive: Leftover photos from closing pool and cleaning filters
RichC | September 27, 2023
It is that time of year … Autumn is here and the leaves are starting to fall. I cut the lawn and closed the pool last weekend, hopefully before the bulk of the leaves started to fill up the pool. The weather has been nice and just the right temperature for yardwork. BUT … I […]
A new battery, Taylor’s office and homemade socket organizer
RichC | September 19, 2023
My son Taylor‘s sealed car battery bloated and split open last week and left him stranded at work. He didn’t have any tools with him (is he really my son?) 😉 so I headed his way after work to replace his old-ish battery with a new one (2019 VW AllTrack). The first two auto part […]
Woodworking Ideas: Family heirloom Nesting Table example
RichC | September 17, 2023
Oostra House getting paint early in September 2023 While babysitting at my daughter’s house last week, a conversation with Brenda shifted to an heirloom “nesting table” woodworking project idea. Katelyn inherited the small tables made by her Jamestown, NY furniture making great grandfather Holmstrom and treasures them as much as Brenda and MomH did (photo […]
Archive: A quick trip to NW Ohio to watch the girls this week
RichC | September 9, 2023
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Archive: Our family together for Labor Day while Taylor was backpacking in Glacier National Park with a friend
RichC | September 6, 2023
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Earl’s Sinclair Gas and Auto Service Station – Toledo Ohio #TBT
RichC | August 24, 2023
While visiting with my extended family at my Uncle Sonny’s Celebration of Life earlier this month, a few of us exchanged phone numbers so we could better stay in touch. My cousin Dan forwarded a paper that highlighted my Grandfather Corbett’s Sinclair gas station and Earl’s Auto Service in South Toledo. It was interesting to […]
Our granddaughters are heading back to school and smiling!
RichC | August 23, 2023
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Archive: Celebration of Life for Uncle Sonny and a stop on the way home in Perrysburg to sing Happy Birthday to Brenda
RichC | August 14, 2023
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Obit: A Celebration of Life for my Uncle Sonny (Earl D. Corbett)
RichC | August 10, 2023
My dad’s younger brother, my Uncle Sonny, passed away in his home on July 20, 2023. He lived a full life, had a loving family and enjoyed living on a small southern Michigan lake for much of his life. I remember him most clearly from when I was a boy as the energetic and high […]
Archive: Summer vacation and hiking in Zion National Park
RichC | August 8, 2023
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Archive: The Oostras short summer 2023 vacation to Michigan
RichC | July 19, 2023
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How long should we keep family heirlooms?
RichC | July 13, 2023
My friend Jeff and I (same age) have been struggling with how to let things go that were either ours … and that we no longer need … or part of our family’s history? He has tons of books that he’s been donating to the local library, a storage unit with some of his mom’s […]
Annalyn and Ellerie with Oma and Bompa Summer 2023
RichC | June 26, 2023
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Archive: We had a great time celebrating Taylor’s Birthday
RichC | June 13, 2023
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Happy Birthday Taylor. Embrace the change this year.
RichC | June 10, 2023
It is hard to believe Taylor, our youngest, is celebrating another birthday (although better than not having them) and that he was born AFTER the long running television show (1952-1989) American Bandstand ended. It just so happens that Taylor was born a month after Dick Clark finished the final episode … it does not seem […]
Books: Started my birthday book as a Sunday devotional read
RichC | June 6, 2023
The above subject line of this post needs to be clarified a bit as I “only started” to read my birthday present book on Sunday … but it will be excellent. The new birthday gift book, “God’s Bible Timeline: The Big Book of Biblical History” from Katelyn, Drew and family should be an enjoyable one […]
Taylor settled into his new office in Batavia Township, Ohio
RichC | June 3, 2023
What a super nice office and comfortable place for Taylor to work. I find myself envious of his new position as “Director of Planning and Zoning” in Batavia Township, Ohio. As a parent, it is rewarding to see your children excelling in their careers and appreciated by those they work for and with. I’m confident […]
Our six-year old granddaughter’s dance recital weekend
RichC | May 24, 2023
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After 8 years as a Clermont County Planner, Taylor has accepted a new position in Batavia Township, Ohio
RichC | May 2, 2023
It is a bitter sweet departure from Clermont County for my son Taylor. He has grown professionally and enjoyed his job as Planner for the last 8 years after moving back to Ohio from Williston, ND (being a Planner for Williams County was his first job out of college). He has been patient and taken on […]
Archive: A brief overnight stay from KDAE as they head home
RichC | May 1, 2023
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KDAE were hiking in the Smokies as we returned from Florida
RichC | April 27, 2023
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Katelyn and Drew celebrated their 10th Anniversary in Miami, FL
RichC | April 16, 2023
Has it really been TEN years? My daughter Katelyn and her husband Drew (now a family of FOUR), have been married for 10 years! Wow!!! They are celebrating their anniversary by taking a quick getaway trip to Miami, Florida. Congratulations to the both of them … and may they have many more years of health […]
Archive: A few Easter weekend family photos and video
RichC | April 11, 2023
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Archive: Family photos from weekend text messages
RichC | April 4, 2023
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Catching up on family photos from the previous week #TBT
RichC | March 23, 2023
As is the norm for most of today’s families, sending text messages and photos is one way we stay connected. Last week Katelyn sent a photo of the girls snacking out of the back of her Volkswagen Tiguan and it reminded me of the times we did the same with our kids … and also […]
Unhealthy Aging graphic and my granddaughters in church
RichC | March 15, 2023
While reading a health related social media post this past week, a graphic struck me as interesting since it highlights many of the ailments that most doctors and aging humans eventually face. Just to keep it personal, I’m noticing the hair thinning, vision and hearing loss as well as my high cholesterol needing some work […]
A few more family homebuilding photos and using rehab as an excuse to take a winter trip to Florida
RichC | February 15, 2023
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Happy Valentine’s Day to my special girls
RichC | February 14, 2023
It is not a Throwback Thursday #TBT post, but the Echo Show photo below is from a previous year. Happy Valentine’s Day! The REAL Valentine’s Day story … (yikes!) The Catholic martyr St. Valentine was beheaded on that date in the third century, supposedly for breaking a Roman ban on performing marriages. Now in Dublin […]
Our Echo Show continues to remind us of family
RichC | January 28, 2023
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What a difference 90-days can make when #homebuilding
RichC | January 4, 2023
It has been about a month-and-a-half of steady construction on Katelyn and Drew’s #homebuilding project (the hashtag is how I’ve tagged their home construction on MDB). Since the Oostras were together on January 1st, they enjoyed a drive out to their Whitehouse, Ohio property as a family to check on the progress. It was shocking […]
Saving family photos from our Corbett-Oostra Christmas 2022
RichC | December 29, 2022
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Archiving our early 2022 Christmas present: A New Rug
RichC | December 23, 2022
Brenda has struggled most of the year to find a replacement Oriental or Persian Rug for our Great Room after retiring our original rug to my office. In November, Katelyn connected her with “Donald,” the decorator she is using to help with their homebuilding, and after several Facetime calls finally decided on a VERY large […]
Boring shoe waxing and updated family homebuilding photos
RichC | December 23, 2022
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My brother emailed a photo of our grandfather from 1966 #TBT
RichC | December 22, 2022
Tis the season, to reflect a bit … at least for me. I posted a few old photos last week, so when my brother sent me one of Earl Daniel Corbett, our grandfather, it seemed appropriate for Throwback Thursday #TBT. He mentioned that he came across it at a Corbett family reunion and said it […]
Archive: Merry Christmas 2022 and have a Happy New Year
RichC | December 14, 2022
As is my December tradition, I’m including a digital copy of what once was our Corbett Christmas Letter but is now a just a “card” on my blog. Our year as a family was full of too many great times to include, but highlighted by a special event: a 40th Anniversary and trip planned by […]
Archive: Christmas trees, homebuilding and Ellerie’s big bed
RichC | December 11, 2022
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Archive: I love seeing “homebuilding” progress photos
RichC | December 3, 2022
Thankfully, even as the weather begins to cool these days, the homebuilding progress doesn’t screech to a halt as it did years ago (showing my age). With that, it is great to archive a photo or two as the walls go up on Katelyn and Drew’s new house in northwest Ohio. There is a small […]
Archive: Some family time with our granddaughters
RichC | November 30, 2022
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Thanksgiving 2022: “Out of the mouth of babes …”
RichC | November 24, 2022
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Our family together for Dave Schneider’s Celebration of Life
RichC | November 15, 2022
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Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
- lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
- digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.