Author Archives: Joel

June 14 Bagels with Your Father event at Lily’s school

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Joel

Ok, so this is ancient-so-last-month news at this point, but I completely forgot to mention it. Right before Father’s Day last month, the parent-teacher organization at Lily’s elementary school hosted a breakfast for the fathers. I’ve missed much the past … Continue reading →

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Lily’s girls rec softball team won the championship for her division!

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Joel

Did I mention that Lily has been playing in a recreational girls softball game this Spring? No? Guess I’ve been super busy with stuff. Yeah, so Lily really wanted to play softball again, but recreational only. None of us had … Continue reading →

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Josh and I watched Danny Boyle’s new film Yesterday (2019) and we’re still confused on what was the point of the film

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Joel

Josh and I were looking to do something while the girls were out doing their own thing, and we decided to go see Yesterday. This is director Danny Boyle’s latest film and stars Himesh Patel and Lily James. The film … Continue reading →

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I loves me some Asian representation, but I wish Always Be My Maybe didn’t feel so…. bland

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Joel

Let’s get the bad / “It could have been better” out of the way – this felt a little bland. It’s a romantic comedy featuring two talented Asian-American actors, Ali Wong and Randall Park. The film is about their characters … Continue reading →

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I took the kids to see the Pokémon Detective Pikachu movie, and I wouldn’t say the movie made a lot of sense

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Joel

Not my first choice but the kids both wanted to see the Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) movie that came out in May. They both do love Pokémon and I haven’t spent as much time as I’ve wanted to recently, as … Continue reading →

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Joshua and the 8th Grade Semi-Formal

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Joel

Next week, Josh is graduating from middle school, and moving on to high school in the Fall. With less than one week to go, the school hosted a semi-formal dance for the entire 8th grade at the school itself last … Continue reading →

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We went to see the live-action Aladdin film, and I didn’t think it was all that necessary

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Joel

Nums, Lily, and I went to see the new Disney live-action Aladdin (2019) film. I have to admit that the folks at Disney are smart — they can make a live-action film version of every animated film in their vault … Continue reading →

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June 1 Trenton Thunder Game and CMB Demo Team Performance

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Joel

The kids caught a ride at 5 PM with some friends to Arm & Hammer Park, and we cleaned up after the picnic at our house. We got on the road by 5:45 PM and made it to Trenton in … Continue reading →

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Church Picnic at the Ipes

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Joel

For the past few years, members of our church have been going least annually to go watch a Trenton Thunder game as a small fundraiser for the church. We’ve been meaning to have a number of the church members over … Continue reading →

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It’s the end of karate (for the kids) as we know it, and I feel (sorta) fine

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Joel

Nothing lasts forever. The Beatles. Vacation. Milk. For us, add to that the kids’ love for karate. I think it’s been about five years now, and they moved up slowly from white belt all the way to black belt. Pretty … Continue reading →

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