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snow on the first day of spring

Matt Brotherson — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:41:18 +0000

Over the night and well into the morning we got around three inches of snow here in Frisco. And to think on Friday it was in the mid seventies! Molly and I built a snowman, but the wind knocked it over so we decided to crush it into pieces. Molly made a snow angel and the dogs went crazy running around in the back yard. Watch out for that yellow snow!

snow in dfw

Matt Brotherson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:51:16 +0000

It is snowing now in DFW. The girls are at home as they were supposed to fly out to Washington DC for Jessica’s wedding but with that city shut down and flights canceled out of here, it wasn’t going to happen. I’ll try and take some pictures after work. I plan on making a snowman with Molly if she hasn’t done so already.

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thank you grandpa brotherson and all veterans

Matt Brotherson — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:54:14 +0000

Today we as a county thank the men and women that serve/have served to defend the freedoms our great nation was founded upon. Thank you.

Grandpa Brotherson got to participate in what is called an Honor Flight – a one day whirlwind trip to Washington D.C. to observe the World War II memorial. The experience must have been truly amazing. KC Star has a more in depth article explaining the honor flight.

Thank you Grandpa.

earth wind and fire with chicago

Matt Brotherson — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:04:43 +0000

Lindsay won free tickets to see Earth, Wind and Fire with Chicago at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie last Saturday. The Nokia Theatre is a nice venue – fully air conditioned and seats near 7000.

The show was good. I was a tad disappointed as I wasn’t born when these bands were in their prime with all original members and with replacements it just doesn’t feel the same. Both bands played together for the opening which was Chicago’s tune Beginnings. While not quite as long as the original it was an interesting mix with the two groups playing. Earth, Wind and Fire played a set that started out with high energy but quickly dissolved into their standard ballads. It seemed like forever until they played September. Chicago came out next and played many of their slower songs from the 80′s which made the concert seem slow and dramatic. I started to wonder if I’d get to hear the only two songs I came for: Does Anyone Know What Time it is? and 25 or 6 to 4. Alas, when EWF came out for the close to join them, they played the songs!

Overall it was a nice experience, save for the $30 for two hot dogs and two beers. I’m glad I got to see them but wish I was alive in the early 70′s to see these guys and many of the other band of that period.

happy birthday molly

Matt Brotherson — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:06:43 +0000

Happy eighth birthday Molly! I can’t believe you’re growing up so fast.

fostering again

Matt Brotherson — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:08:29 +0000

I put my foot down six months ago and said no more fostering. I even bought Lindsay the little Ziggy guy. Our hearts are just too big. The race season came to a close and GALT has over 100 dogs to place. They are in dire need of foster homes for these dogs as over 40 of them are being boarded at various kennels at a cost of $8 per day per dog. Not only is it a huge cost to GALT but the dogs have a better time at a person’s home. We picked up our foster dog yesterday and she is doing her best to fit in. Yeah, we’re animal people.

cheap bill

Matt Brotherson — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:59:56 +0000

Our combined electric/gas bill from CoServ came yesterday. It is the cheapest bill we’ve had since buying this house and also counting the year we rented on the east side of Frisco – $157! The electric charges were just $100.15 which is simply amazing. I’ll enjoy this while I can as last summer we hit $600 as the highest bill. Most of the reduction is attributable to the weather as we didn’t have to run the heat or the air conditioning much at all.

happy birthday pistol

Matt Brotherson — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:28:46 +0000

Our girl greyhound Pistol turns five today. She got a happy birthday buffalo burger from my grill.

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more flags more fun

Matt Brotherson — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:58:31 +0000

That tag line is rather misleading – should be more flags less fun. We decided to venture to Six Flags Over Texas yesterday and should have turned around before sitting for an hour on the highway to get off at the exit for Six Flags Road. The long wait times continued to be a theme for the day. Roughly an hour was spent in line to purchase tickets. Another twenty minutes to get through security. Each ride had a wait of at least an hour – some more than two. Every food pavilion had massive lines as well and it took us over an hour to get our terrible chili-cheese dogs. Did we mention the ‘ride lockers’ where you must pay a dollar to store your bag as you can’t bring it through the lines for the new rides?

We did manage to get on five rides though. The Judge Roy Scream was the first and also Molly’s first real roller coaster. You should have seen the expression on her face afterward…priceless! On to the parachutes next and then the mine train. After that we hit the Yosemite Sam ride and concluded the night with Tony Hawk’s Big Spin. I do believe Molly had fun despite the long lines. Ultimately though the experience was bad enough that it will seriously impact our decision on whether to go back or not which I suspect is the reason why the parks are in financial troubles.

rest in peace ralph

Matt Brotherson — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:07:44 +0000

Tonight was a night of reckoning in our family. Sir Ralph was rather lethargic and not very responsive. A visit to the vet revealed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Unfortunately it was too far along and any attempt in saving him would ultimately be futile. Ralph lived a great life and will be missed by all that have met him. Lindsay and i watched his birth and to see his life end is a trying event for everyone.

We love you buddy…