2019 Figure Skating Championships in Detroit & Annalyn photos

| January 26, 2019

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Irresistible! “Hi Bompa … I see you” from my granddaughter

| January 19, 2019

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Music Monday: And for something totally different from Annalyn

| January 14, 2019

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Tech Friday: The best TECH life-changers in the last couple years

| January 11, 2019

The Amazon Echo in Kitchen/Great Room and the new Echo Dot 3rd Gen in my workshop Not a day goes by without Amazon’s Echo devices doing something for us in our home … and it is only a matter of time before “she” (Alexa) will be assisting me in the car too. It is almost […]

A limited Corbett-Oostra family Christmas photo recap for 2018

| December 26, 2018

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Christmas Morning 2018 Time-lapse

| December 25, 2018

Every tech-loving guy needs a subject for a new gizmo … my son-in-law Drew is no exception. He set up his new GoPro-like camera (gift from Katelyn) to time-lapse our Christmas morning. His effort was a little bit too fast for me to watch … so I stretched out the MP4 clip to last almost […]

Merry Christmas 2018 – May you have peace, hope, joy and love.

| December 21, 2018

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As grandparents, what would we do without smartphones?

| November 30, 2018

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In Big Ten football, The Ohio State Buckeyes dominated Michigan

| November 25, 2018

After an uncomfortable win against Maryland where Ohio State’s defense failed to show up … this week in the big 10th ranked OSU vs 4th ranked Michigan rivalry, both the defense and offense performed for the Buckeyes and their fans at the Shoe. Besides a few mistakes and penalties costing the Buckeyes points (fortunately they […]

Happy Thanksgiving with an TBT memory from a few years ago

| November 22, 2018

This was probably not a Thanksgiving meal with my late mom and dad, but it was in the fall of 1987 and is a perfect #TBT memory. My daughter Katelyn was pretty close to her daughter Annalyn’s age and my brother Ron and Claire just engaged to be married. It seems like yesterday, but was […]

Mid-November must be time to rake leaves in Ohio? #TBT

| November 15, 2018

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Enjoyed a great week in Florida with Katelyn, Drew and Annalyn

| October 27, 2018

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Annalyn visiting with her Oma and Bompa – part two

| September 30, 2018

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Happily busy with our granddaughter Annalyn these past few days

| September 29, 2018

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Volkswagen will be keeping one customer and making new ones

| September 23, 2018

According to my very pleased Volkswagen driving daughter, she’ll likely stay committed to the VW brand IF they continue to appreciate her as a customer. She was one of the first owners of the new 2018 Tiguan last year and has been very pleased with the first year vehicle. The performance, including regular 30+ mpg […]

We are looking forward to a couple days with Annalyn

| September 22, 2018

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Catching up with archiving several family weekend photos

| September 12, 2018

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Oh happy day – a FaceTime with Annalyn and Katelyn

| September 6, 2018

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We all surprised Brenda to celebrate her 60th birthday

| August 13, 2018

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Fun and frustration rigging up an old Little Tikes swing

| July 22, 2018

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Storms and more storm in Ohio, but it sure looks nice up north

| July 22, 2018

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Gender, asperations, family, careers and encouraging girls

| July 11, 2018

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Déjà vu for me, as my kids enjoyed the Lake Erie islands

| July 10, 2018

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Pediatrician Dr. Katelyn Oostra really knows her stuff (smile)

| June 29, 2018

I can’t help myself … but when your daughter is the one the news goes to for summer heat and kids advice … a dad is super proud.

A great Father’s Day weekend at our house

| June 17, 2018

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Weekend chores rewarded with granddaughter fun at the zoo

| June 11, 2018

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Archive: A few more photos from our days with KDA

| May 15, 2018

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Annalyn was dedicated at Waterville Community Church

| April 24, 2018

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Wishing Katelyn and Drew a very Happy 5th Anniversary

| April 13, 2018

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Found a great #TBT photo when deleting emails for space

| March 29, 2018

After noticing once again my business email box pushing the limit on storage, I did the normal "sort by size" in order to delete old and unneeded larger emails with hefty attachments. This is a common practice for me as several times each month my servers automatically back-up databases and email a .ZIP archive and […]

A baby shower and babysitting fun for Bompa with Annalyn

| March 26, 2018

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Katelyn, Drew and Annalyn are home, but I doubt rested?

| March 18, 2018

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Who really wants to fly ALONE with a 1-year old?

| March 11, 2018

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When it comes to kiddos, ours were the cutest … until now!

| March 10, 2018

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Happy Birthday Annalyn – my granddaughter is ONE already!

| March 4, 2018

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Happy Valentine’s Day to my three special Valentines

| February 14, 2018

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If laughter is good medicine, we are pretty drugged up :-)

| January 27, 2018

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Watching the weather map while watching our little bebopper

| January 22, 2018

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Our granddaughter Annalyn is now 10 months old!

| January 7, 2018

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The Howards and more playtime for Gma/Gpa with Annalyn

| December 30, 2017

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Archive: Corbetts and Oostras had a wonderful family Christmas

| December 27, 2017

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Wishing a very Happy Birthday to my son-in-law

| December 13, 2017

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Merry Christmas 2017 from our family to your family

| December 12, 2017

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Beautiful Supermoon this weekend – the largest of 2017

| December 3, 2017

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A restaurant stock with OUR figure skating twist $BWLD

| November 14, 2017

Always interesting when personal stories intersect with financial stories. Roark Capital has made an offer to buy Buffalo Wild Wing Roark Capital has made an offer to buy Buffalo Wild Wings, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC. Roark made an offer of more than $150 per share, the person told CNBC. Shares surged […]

Together with family – Time flies when you are having fun #TBT

| November 2, 2017

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My slang name for a dirty drainage ditch – CRICK plus #video

| October 26, 2017

Yesterday I shared a "map" diagram with my daughter Katelyn and labeled a small drainage ditch we called the "crick" … also shared a disease story with her that she decided not to share with her friend. The name for that bit of water got me thinking about all the names we use for bodies […]

Racking my brain to remember names from elementary school

| October 25, 2017

My daughter Katelyn and I exchanged a few messages over the past couple of days that had me reminiscing and trying to remember names of a few kids when I was in grade school. It started visiting in Perrysburg last week watching Annalyn when Katelyn mentioned that a co-worker of hers and father went to […]

Hidden photos of my kids in a frame that sits on my desk #TBT

| October 19, 2017

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A photo and another video snippet after my time with Annalyn

| October 12, 2017

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Personal week: Enjoyed another day babysitting Annalyn

| October 11, 2017

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Brenda takes a turn at babysitting our granddaughter

| September 20, 2017

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Enjoyed babysitting Annalyn in Perrysburg for a couple days

| September 16, 2017

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A couple doctors back to the hospitals that cared for me

| September 12, 2017

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Family weekend, a new Volkswagen and the prodigal son returns

| August 29, 2017

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Chastised for not updating on grandparenthood

| August 20, 2017

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Family Fun Weekend with Annalyn in Cincinnati – part 2

| August 9, 2017

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Family Fun Weekend with Annalyn in Cincinnati – part 1

| August 8, 2017

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Another great time with Katelyn, Drew and Annalyn

| July 31, 2017

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My daughter would really like to own a Volkswagen again

| July 26, 2017

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Desultory - des-uhl-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee

  1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
  2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.
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