Category: Personal

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year!  2013 was a productive year for Justin and I so let’s look back! January – Justin’s 28th Birthday January – Sparky’s 3rd Birthday January – St. Louis Vacation March – Justin started work at his new job March – We closed on the purchase of our first house June – Keith’s 29th…

  • The Wedding of Keith McDermott and Zhengbin Xu

    The Wedding of Keith McDermott and Zhengbin Xu

    This post is quite delayed! On October 5, 2013, a very amazing and happy event happened. I married the man of my life, Zhengbin Xu! We traveled to Davenport, Iowa and were joined by Mom, Dad, Corey, Danielle, Zach, Aaron, and Nathan. We were married in a short ceremony right on the bank of the…

  • Lycoris Squamigera In Bloom

    They go by several names including Magic Lillies, Naked Ladies among others, but these are one of several bunches that are now in full bloom. Today, during a nice rain I decided to try and get a photo to capture their look. Enjoy and a big thanks to the previous owners of our house for…

  • STAT 501

    Tonight I was working on my STAT 501 homework. While Justin was helping me out, Zach gave it a shot as well. Above, he’s helping me read a t table while below he’s also looking at a chi-square table. Quite the helper!!

  • How to Un-Kill a Mimosa Plant

    We had been having a problem with a plant we had bought for the house. The mimosa pudica we had purchased was doing well but had started to die fairly quickly. After trying to keep it watered properly I finally noticed it was stretching one of its leaves to catch some sun from our back…