January 29, 2022

Doug Castleton passed from this life this week. This special Snarrly SunDee episode is dedicated to his memory. It is a raw recording outside of the typical format for this podcast. We recorded it as Doug’s five grandsons, who are ages 11-13, spent the day in Provo, UT supporting Peter in his ballroom competition that day. We spent our time outside of the ballroom scene doing all things that reminded us of our beloved Grandpa. Rob (Doug’s son) and his partner Derek joined Ryan Snarr (son-in-law) in facilitating this special conversation.

We wrap up the final days of the Fun@41, we introduce Life FOUR TWO, and we break down all things COVID-19 from the vantage point of each family member.

We made it! One year’s worth of Snarrly SunDee chat episodes in podcast form. The Fun@41 calendar has been so fun to review. This week we talk about our humble beginnings, hats, ampersands (with lots of pronunciations), Becky’s birthday, stand up comedy, oatmeal cookies, Mother Goose, and being courageous. And you just might hear the bedroom intruder song (apologies to the young listeners out there since it is sung about a terrible break-in story). We also tease a bonus episode that we’ll be recording next week.

Don’t miss it!

Where we’ll go from here? Too early to tell, but we are excited and we know it will be fun.

We talk chivalry, Earth Day, tickling, rainy days, thank you cards, flying kites and garage sales… or is it yard sales…

We start with Easter and end at a 20-year anniversary while making stops at jerseys, Towel Days, Titanic, Marathons and having a catch along the way. Special ‘20 Years track’ at the end by Bad Suns.

It’s Easter so why not start things off by talking about swearing and drawing? Peter gives a report on his 12th birthday, we talk Ferris Bueller, Oreos, Story time and spaghetti.

We talk about homework, class clowns, awkwardness, April Fool’s Day, Toys, Libraries, and drawing caricatures. Special thanks to this week’s guest, my long-time friend Doug Rose, who delights us with funny stories and meaningful experiences.

Staying alive while staying at home as we wait for the corona virus to pass by. This week we talk about drinking your water, OK, law enforcement appreciation (with special emphasis on crossing guards), waffles, math, the Navy and weeding the garden.

We talk Ides of March, firefighters, St. Patrick’s Day, good luck day, rainbows, neighbors and what makes you special. And we have our good neighbors the Brophy’s join us as special guests over the phone. All this while touching on social distancing to combat the spread of COVID-19 and what to do first in case of an earthquake!

We talk about the Coronavirus, but when we’re not talking bout that we talk about Google, getting over things, international women’s day, cub scouts, girl scouts, hula dancing and pie.