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Having fun being a father and a web geek.
Hello, my name is
Rod Bergren
Who am Who am I? I am a
geek/programmer/webmaster/Systems Analyst for a commodities trading company.
I write applications for Web Services and Windows. I also do on the side
contract programming as my time allows (which is not very much).
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
make some funky bunky kool aid.
 Cost $.25 per packet Quiet very one person job. Need? Sugar water kool- aid packet pitcher Idea a yummy drink Rub follow the directions on the packet of kool aid make them a frozen treat by freezing them in ice pack thingys Benefits a cheap yummy drink Rating 6 lasts a while but it is usually a one person job (tell the little kids “waching is helping!”)
Extras, *Use two packets per 1/2 gallon use different flavors to combine them. Orange-Grape is a fav. *Use 7up as the 1/2 gallon and just add a packet to it to make some punch. *Freeze them into ice cubs to add to drinks. *Make super concentrated. 2/3 cup sugar, packet, 1/4 cup water. Add bit to blender and Ice to makes frozen slushies.
The sky is the limit with these fun summer drinks and it costs you nothing.


 | Sunday, August 29, 2010
Takin Bacon, Moon, Church and water Tower
Been and interesting week. Full moon I guess. I have seen some interesting weather and well a host of other interesting items happening around town and the midwest. Enjoy!


 | Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Just draw it. or color or paint.
Yeah, go get a bunch of paper that is left over from work, Pick up some water colors and paint. Yeah, the kids love this. What you mgiht find surprising is that you will love this as well. This is seriously fun. Yeah I am not good at this stuff. I am horrible even. I might be a fairly decent photographer, but I can't draw a straight line at all. Yet my kids think I am picaso. They love for me to sit down at the table and just get creative. It is really interesting that a blank sheet of paper is the most refreshing and daunting thing a person can look at. Yet look at it as your kids do. They see it as a challenge and try to fill the paper up completely with as much "stuff" as they can. It is soo much fun to watch them paint and just create. And to join in and to be complemented by them and to give them complements. This is all about building up each other. They build you and you build them. Remember that. Very important that part. That is part of the magic of being a Dad. Everything you say means so so much to your children. So make sure you say good things.


 | Sunday, August 22, 2010
Pictures from Camping
Yeah we went camping a few weeks ago. It was alot of fun. Davey and I enjoyed the Streams and running around and the butterflies were pretty cool too. Enjoy.


 | Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Pics at Night.
Even though Iowa has had a ton of rain for the past month we have also had some spectacular sunsets. Enjoy


 | Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Cooking with kids - "homemade" Cookies
Cookies Cost: $5 for a tube of cookies. No we aren’t making these things from scratch. Need?: an oven and a tube of cookies and something to cook them on. Recipe: grab a tube and read the directions. Rub: there really isn’t anything unusual about this. You get good tasting cookies. But you don’t have to do any work. No they won’t taste perfect but they will taste better than purchased. Rating: 7


 | Monday, August 16, 2010
Lutheran Church in Polk City


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More
pictures are here.

Other stuff of interest to people possibly.
Trip to Tahiti.
Belize
is nice as well

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