100511 - Dinners

100511 - Worked all day.  L to mother daughter banquet in Newcomerstown.  DJG&I to Cici's Pizza for dinner. Poor J had to cry in the resturant as they no longer have the white sauce he loves there...  Home for a bit of outside fun and then down to the basement to watch the original 'Blob'.  All boys upstairs for bed and while they were in the bathroom I got a blanket, covered myself and laid on the playroom floor...  When Grant and Jack came into the playroom I started moving and Grant was certian the Blog was right there in his playroom :-o  hahahahahah!!!!  I got them to bed and then watched Lost and renamed photos until L got home.

100510 - Captured

100510 - Worked then dinner.  Time for a bit of fun in the backyard as D&J forced G into L's Mother's Day fireplace present...  L&J to J's soccer game where he did really good.  DG&I to D's baseball practice w/ pitching machine.  Grant was a big help to the coach while I helped the boys with their batting.

100509 - Mother's Day

100509 - Everyone up and to the Farm. We went to Camp Mowana for lunch and met Louise, Stephanie, Michael, Diane, Casey, Mary & John there. We had a nice dinner and the boys were going nutty wanting to burn off energy.

Back to the Farm for a gift presentation and then out to the calf lot to try out the new gun. The boys did really good shooting and really like when I vaporized a can of pop with the 22-250 ;-)

In the evening we headed to Bob Evan's for dinner and met the Dolce's there. We then drove home and all to bed.

100508 - Non-stop

100508 - UP and L&J to Jack's soccer game where only 5 kids showed up, so they had no substitutions and he had to play the entire game.  It was a really rough game and L was yelling at the other teams parents :-o   DG&I to baseball for pics and the fields were too wet from all this rain so they canceled their scrimmage.  The baseball team all met at a pizza shop for lunch and were loud and out of control...  Then DG&I went to a gun store, they were amazed.  Then we went to a gun show where they were even more amazed...  We did buy a .22 bolt action rifle :-)  Then we went to another gun store to buy bullets.

On the way home we called one of D's friends and we picked up Jack and went to 'Clash of the Titans' with Seth and his dad.  After the movie we got about 4000 chicken nuggets and had Seth over for dinner.   L went out to eat with her friends.  After the boys ate I had them put L's Mother's Day gift together, a portable fireplace.  They then played in the yard while I cleaned up and then down to the movie room to watch 'Back to the Future 3'.

100507 + Bounce

100507 + Up for a full fast day of work. Then J&I met some guys @ the church to get a bouncy thing to set up @ the school fair. We got it set up, J tested it and then we headed home for dinner. Chris came over for a couple beers and then we took the bouncy thing down and back to the church. Boys watched Back to the Future 2. L&I up watching TV, both fell asleep on the couch...

100506 - WorkWalk

100506 -Up in the am and getting things done. Took a long walk and worked (on a call) for the entire hour. When I got home from the walk I heard L working on her latest obsession, a table she is chiseling the veneer off of. Why? I just don't ask...

I finished up my day and then we headed out to dinner at O'Charley's and a stop at the HomeDepot. I ran in to a fellow I worked with years ago at Lucent and chatted a bit while D&G made lots of commotion...We got our supplies and headed home.

G was my driver and drove the gator back and forth with loads of sand and stone to replenish the sand box and finish the pump repairs, D&J spread the sand. Then they played int he sand got dirty and required a shower for the second night in a row, oh the calamity... Got them all to bed then to the movie room to veg out.

100505 - Very typical day, then JG&I to J's soccer practice.  Later we met up with L&D at D's baseball game, he did good.  Home all boys to bed and up late doing nuttin...

100504 - Worked all day, fast dinner.  D had a scrimmage, he did ok.  Home, boys to bed, up late renaming pictures...

100503 - Messy

100503 - Up and worked all day, out of office in time for dinner.  We had spaghetti and G got it all over himself, he must really like it!  Then the boys and I finished the installation of the pump in the backyard, it looks and works very good.  D&L mowed the yard and I played on ipad w/ the boys.  All boys to bed and Doc and I went to meet with the Bible Bangers and then to Meijers to pick up some gifts for Jack's bday and Mother's Day.

100502 + Drizzle Work

100502 + Everyone up and to church. Home, changed and to Big Boy for brunch Buffet. Then back home, disappointed that we were not heading out for adventure... So I started working: finished sorting LEGOs, then forced D&J to help me mix and pour some concrete around the well.
Now updating the blog, watching 'The Thief of Baghdad', a great old movie. Looks like we are stuck at home another day...

100501 - Up an out for games: L&J met GmaW for his soccer game. DG&I headed to a baseball scrimmage that thankfully was canceled due to the rain, so we ran a couple of errands to get some essentials: beer, chips & pop. Then we tried to go to Jack's game but it was already over, so we headed to Jim Long's to drop off some maternity clothes. We picked up lunch on the way home and all met up to eat together. GmaW stayed for a bit and then headed home for a busy evening. D went to a friends, L baked cup cakes for a party tonight, JG&I watched a movie about GIANT spiders invading a town and cleaned up LEGOs. L got everyone together and we headed for a party at the Roser's for Jason's first communion. Home and watched movies all night while renaming photos on the PC.

100430 - is it possible April is gone???
I worked all day and L&the boys spread some mulch. I worked as long as possible trying to avoid spreading mulch... Then I came up with the idea we could get something to eat, so we went to City Barbecue and had fried pickles. Home and got tangled in the web and was forced to spread mulch...
After the boys got ready for bed we queued up 'Back to the Future' for the late night movie. The boys loved it and want to see the rest of them. Got them to bed and stayed up late playing on to iPad and PC.

100429 - Dave to the Rescue

100429 - Up and had a big fight with a guy from Chase Bank early in the morning; threw my whole day off...  Worked and then Dave stopped over for a bit to chat, play with the boys and dinner.  Always great to have him stop by.  After dinner D&I went to his practice and he did some pitching :-o  Back home and stayed up late working.

100428 - X-RAYED

100428 -  Up, morning and over to the office for a meeting with Ivo and Rien.  We then went to the 'All hands meeting' to get an update on how the company is doing.  Then Cindy, Lee, Ivo and I headed out for lunch, where we were able to sample Josh's home brewed beer, very good!  Then on to the airport where I received my first full body x-ray at security :-o  I couldn't get on an earlier flight so I killed a couple of hours doing mail and a presentation.  J had a Dr. appointment today to get evaluated for OCD and ADD (wonder where he gets that???)  L and the boys picked me up at the airport in their jammies.  Got them home and to bed.  L tried to stay up and watch 'The Time Travelers Wife'.  I locked down my facebook account and watched Spartacus until late.

100427 - Up and over to the office for an all day meeting followed by a big dinner.  We tried a couple of geocaches and found one for Ivo.  Back to the room to watch LOST.

100426 + Fort Independence

100426 - Up and had a couple calls this am, all work finished up by 2. Spent some time w/ the boys and G ran to the bank with me. Said goodbye to them and L dropped me at the airport, heading to Boston. On the way in to land our jet was side by side with another jet and I got this picture of it as we passed over Fort Independence.
Got off the plane and met up w/ Cindy & Lee. We got to the rental car place and right next to it was a little league baseball game where the Boston Mets (same name as D's team) were playing (both D&J had games tonight that I would have missed, but were rained out). We got the car and headed for the resturant. We met Evan, Rien & Ivo there for a really good dinner. Then to the hotel, checked in and ready for a couple days of meetings (& hopefully some geocaching).

Location:Waterloo St,Lowell,United States

100425 - Up and everyone to church, G still not going to his own class, has to be with L...  Home and L and Nicole took off to Newcomerstown to Steve's concert and dinner. D&J building stuff (guns and rocket launchers out of misc pieces of pipe w/ the hot glue gun) in shop, G nap.  It was rainy so to get us out of the house we took a trip to Gander Mountain to look at guns.  We got dinner at Culver's, which was good, except for when G dropped his chocolate milkshake on my foot :-(  On the way home we hit a couple of geocaches and found a cool new skate-park we want to try out some day.  When the battery died we gave up on the geocaching and headed over to Joe's to check on Mary and drop off Avatar.  Home got the boys cleaned up and to bed.  I stayed up waiting on L, watching Spartacus & touching up the Winger coat of arms.

100424 + Up and fixing things that have been sitting around waiting for attention...  D&I went to his baseball practice and hung out until they canceled it because of rain.  So D&I ran some errands and had a good time together.  When we got back home DJG&I watched 'Predator', they were a bit scared, but REALLY liked it.  We got some pizza for dinner and it is still raining, so we stayed inside tonight and watched Avatar, what a great movie!  After all boys to bed L&I stayed up and putting historic info in sequence to upload to blog some day...

100423 - Coat of Arms

100423 - Up worked all day.  L did some mowing and the boys helped me pull the pump out of our well for its yearly inspection.  D went to his friends house to play.
We all got in the car, stopped by to pick up D and headed to Subway for dinner, then to Blockbuster for some entertainment, then to Once Upon a Child so L could seel off some old strollers and stuff.
Back home and Brain stopped by for a beer and to play sword fighting with the boys.  When Brian left the boys and I headed to the basement to do one of our Raising a Modern Day  Knight assignments.  Tonight we designed a family coat of arms.  The boys like surfing the web looking at examples, coloring the blank shields I printed off for them and giving me ideas.  We did this all while watching '7 Faces of Dr. Lao', a 1960's movie that had G hiding behind the couch...  I got the boys to bed and then worked on the coat of arms; below is what we ended up with.

Definitions:

The motto banner on top is in Latin and mean 'Five as one always"

The white shield signifies sincerity and peace.

The Helmet is of the protector design and stands guard over all.

The blue diamonds represent me (M on top of a W, makes 2 diamonds).

  -  the Blue signifies strength and loyalty

The golden chalice w/ oak leaves signifies Lori

  - the chalice is a represent the female

  - gold is for generosity

  - oak leaves represent fertility

The orange cross represents God

  - orange signifies a worthwhile ambition

The green chevron signifies the roof of a house and its protection

  - green is hope and loyalty in love

  In the chevron are my three sons:

    - symbol of the first born = shape label = Dylan, purple for regal

    - symbol for second born = crescent = Jack, gold for generosity

    - symbol for third born = star = Grant, red for warrior

The bull signifies valor and bravery, as well as out roots in the Farm

The bottom banner is our name.