the morning bull pen

My little Shaylee has been leaving me notes this past week. But after she writes them on the white board and goes to bed, her brother Jackson alters them. This makes her mad as you can see from her latest note ...

I've tried to get Rik to stop wearing socks with sandals, but my fashion advice falls on deaf ears. Well ... he's now admitted that he wears socks to bed. I asked him if he wears them when it's summertime and 90 degrees out. His answer: "yes"...

It's a BBM -- Benjamin Bragging Moment. My son often gets overshadowed by his older, overachiever brother, Mathew, but at Thursday night's soccer game, this kid headed in the tying goal in the last few minutes of the game, sending it into overtime...

Guess who was in Yakima filming? Ever watch "Catfish" on MTV with Nev & Max? They were spotted at Bob's Burgers on Friday night by my friend Cheri Shuman. She discovered that they were in town filming an episode of "Catfish" that will air in August on MTV. ...

Perusing the missed connections the other day, I stumbled across one that mentions our radio stations:

A recent poll asked Americans which celebrity they would choose for president. I didn't expect who made the No. 1 choice ...

Watching a show about the devil is taboo for some people, but don't let that keep you from watching "Lucifer" on Fox. There are only a handful of TV shows that I watch religiously due to my crazy, busy schedule, but I stumbled upon "Lucifer," starring the British cutie Tom Ellis, and couldn't resist the temptation!

After attending "The Price Is Right Live" show at the Capitol Theatre Saturday night with my beautiful friend Kristina, we walked over to the Sports Center to grab a drink. While sitting chatting we noticed the announcer of "The Price Is Right Live" -- Andy Martello walk past us to use the men's restroom...

Yesterday, when I was at home during lunch. I heard this thump. Then I heard it again ... thump. I walked into the living room where the thumping was radiating from to see a bird hitting the window. Now, normally a bird would hit the window once and fly away.

I've always known that my little Shaylee's fourth-grade, teacher Mrs. Downs, was an awesome teacher. But she just proved how truly special she is ... Shaylee and her classmates have been working on writing books, complete with illustrations. Shaylee came home from school the other day holding up this beautiful new hardback book with a huge smile across her face.

Peeps or Cadbury Creme eggs? Love them or hate them, they're both Easter candy classics. Rik and I are arguing over which one is the worst Easter candy. I say Cadbury Cream Egg and Rik says, "no ... peeps are the worst!"

Kids and homemade signs ... that's what impressed me at Thursday's Bernie Sanders presidential campaign rally in the the Yakima Valley SunDome.