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Pius X High School 2014 Schools of Excellence

alex — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 01:54:07 +0000

The high school my kids go to, Pius X, is included on the Cardinal Newman Society’s 2014 Schools of Excellence. “Honor Roll schools receiving this designation are marked by the integration of Catholic identity throughout all aspects of their programs and excellence in academics.” The article from the Cardinal Newman Society web site. The article … Continue reading Pius X High School 2014 Schools of Excellence

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My Daughter And Her Beanie

alex — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:48:22 +0000

Benedictine College is the last college in the US that requires the freshman to wear beanies their first week of school. Pretty neat. Melanie is in the video at about 1:30.

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Three College Kids

alex — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 19:52:35 +0000

This fall I will have three kids in college. My first thought is “I’m not old enough to have three kids in college.” Most people think my second thought would be “How can I afford to have three kids in college?” but they are wrong my second thought is “Really? I’m not old enough to … Continue reading Three College Kids

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Nine Kids?

alex — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 21:39:12 +0000

“Really? You have nine kids? You know what causes that don’t you?” Above is the usual response when someone finds out that I have nine children. Sometime I get very positive responses and occasionally borderline, if not outright, offensive responses, mostly though, just disbelief then a question about my awareness of human reproduction. I have … Continue reading Nine Kids?

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Really, Back From The Dead?

alex — Mon, 09 Jun 2014 01:28:24 +0000

So, I have been working in my free time on a couple of other web sites. While I have been working on those I would stop by here just to keep everything up to date, but not to write any new posts. I have had ideas about things I could write about but I haven’t … Continue reading Really, Back From The Dead?

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Back From The Dead?

alex — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 02:46:34 +0000

Recently I happened to run into two of my teachers from high school. I sat and talked to them for several minutes, it was very nice. Of course they were amazed at the fact that I have nine kids (at the time number nine was still on the way). Part of what they told me … Continue reading Back From The Dead?

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Thats my dad

alex — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:54:45 +0000

My son, Zachary, was about 18 months old when I was called to active duty in January of 2003. Although I saw him several times over the next three and a half months, I was not a daily part of his life for over a year. While I was overseas Veronica talked about me and … Continue reading Thats my dad

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Attention to Dad’s details

alex — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:20:44 +0000

When I was in junior high and high school I worked for my dad. While other kids my age were making $3.25 an hour working at McDonalds or a grocery store somewhere I was making $7 an hour as an gofer for my dad. Dad was an electrician and would bid jobs in our area. … Continue reading Attention to Dad’s details

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