I thought last week would be hard. It actually turned out to be less taxing than I thought. This week? That’s a different story! Time to take a break from the busyness and mess around with five random topics…

Snowman – Look what these two little boys created! We had just enough snow over the weekend to play in, so Beau naturally made the best of it. He teamed up with his next door neighbor buddy, Wallace, to create this snowman. Promptly after this photo was taken they proceeded to tackle and destroy it.

Beau and his friend, Wallace, worked together to make this snowman over the weekend.

Potato Parcel – It was on this day nine years ago that I wrote about the most unique item I ever received in the mail. Imagine my bewilderment when I opened a bulky manila envelope with a potato in it! Not only that, but a message was written on the potato itself. If you want to learn more about my experience with Potato Parcel, today is your lucky day.

It was quite the experience to receive a potato in the mail.

Grandma Throwback – I came across this picture the other day and thought it would be a good throwback for today. That is my grandma in the chair with my siblings and me surrounding her. I don’t have an exact date of the photo but I think I was still in high school which makes it at least 20 years old. My grandma passed away my freshman year of college and would be 108 if she was still alive today. Back in 2017 (on what would have been her 100th birthday), I wrote about Virginia Fazzari—a strong and faithful Italian woman.

This photo from the mid-2000s shows the Reser kids with our grandma, Virginia Fazzari.

National Bagel Day – I am not a big fan of bagels. I mean, they are okay, but there are several other pastry/breakfast items I prefer. On the other side of the coin, my wife really likes bagels. Although we haven’t ordered some in a long time, Sidney turned me onto Panera’s cinnamon chip bagels. Back in the day, they were a novelty because both Myrtle Beach and Spokane didn’t have a Panera. If we traveled to a city that had a Panera, we were going to make a stop and order bagels. Now that the chain has really extended its footprint and have locations that are local to us, they aren’t as special anymore. So, I guess what I am trying to say is that I am lukewarm when it comes to bagels but I really should be more ecstatic about bagels because my wife really likes them. Happy National Bagel Day.

Because she loves them so much,  I once surprised Sidney with cinnamon chip bagels from Panera.

Jokes – We were filming a video inside the University Recreation Center at EWU and I came across this whiteboard of jokes. I encourage you, especially if you are a dad, to use these on your wife or kids as soon as possible.

A couple of dad jokes, anyone??

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Thank you for taking the time to humor me. If you do receive MLK Day off, I hope you have a fantastic three-day weekend. Don’t Blink.