Christine’s Birthday, Part Two
On the final day of our Door County weekend celebrating Christine’s birthday, we took a Trolley ride to visit several Door County lighthouses! John was our trolley driver. He was a Continue Reading →
Christine’s Birthday, Part One
Christine and I went to Door County to celebrate her birthday weekend. (Niece Julia was taking care of the boys so the two of us could have a nice getaway Continue Reading →
Old News, New Friend, and the Orphan Train
At the beginning of the summer, a post on this site had a comment from Kendra Worthen asking to use some of the information here. I agreed (asking that she Continue Reading →
Werewolves and the Mafia
About a year and a half ago, I learned of the game Werewolf. It is also called Mafia. (It is the same game but in two different genres.). Werewolf is a Continue Reading →
Mother’s Day 2017
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there! Here are the ones I am closest to, but I encourage you to reply with more pictures to add! But Continue Reading →
The One in Germany
“Are you German?” That’s a question I get a lot. It must be the “Friederich” that triggers it. “American. But half-German by blood. My family moved to the USA a couple Continue Reading →
CMAS Frag Swap 2017
The Chicago Marine Aquarium Society (CMAS) held its annual “frag swap” today. This is where several vendors converge on a convention center to sell saltwater aquarium supplies and livestock. The Continue Reading →
LAFFhouse Goes Live AND a Biography of Charles Friederich (aka Dad)
My father took a look at what I’ve done so far and gave his consent to switch LAFFhouse over from the original layout to this new look and feel. (For more Continue Reading →
Histories From the Friederich, Hahn and Roth Lines
I have added some content from the original LAFFhouse site over the past few days. The transcript of a Fred Friederich interview is available here. Both the Friederich and Roth lines Continue Reading →
Santa, the Easter Bunny, and Christ
Some Christian parents feel that including Santa and the Easter Bunny in their Christmas and Easter celebrations is acceptable and others do not. Christine and I tell our sons that Continue Reading →