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080517 - PARTY

080517 - Up and getting ready for the big Carnaval Party! Here the kids are playing games. All are having fun!

080516 - Jack turned 5 today!!!!! We went to a Md's play place for lunch, waited for Howdy and after school went to the premier of Narnia 2, where Jack took a snooze (during the boring part), ran home, changed and off to Howdy's baseball game (they won!), hame to open present! A quick bath and to the basement for a movie. Tonight we have 'The Screaming Skull' & 'The Giant Leaches'. Lori is busy getting ready for tomorrow's big party and praying it won't rain!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK!
WE LOVE YOU!

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080515 - Tonight we are starting Jack's birthday early with a trip to the opening night of 'The Ringling Brothers Circus' in the Nationwide Arena downtown. We're out late tonight!

080509 - Marker

080509 - Up and at it. had a good talk w/ Andre today, now back in sync w/ a plan. Had lunch w/ Courtland. Home watching the boys so L could go to a tea party @ D's school ans I had a cal... Well I just got off a call & I Went to check on the boys because they were too quiet. Seems they found a marker to play with...
080508 - Jeff & I met w/ our accountant this morning. L to a Mother daughter thing in Newcomerstown. Me and the boys ran errand, had BK for dinner while watching 'Jack the Giant Killer', a 1960's movie w/ claymation monsters in it. We were up very late.
080507 - Karate night so too busy.

080504 - Done

080504 - Today marks the end of my yard work for the year! We got everything mulched, trimmed and ready for the summer & Jack's bday party next week. Ran some errands in the afternoon and bought widows for the rental repairs. Brought pizzas home for dinner, then hung out in the backyard to end the day.

080502 - Landscaping

080503 - Up trying to get some plants and mulch around the maple. Started raining, I wasn't smart enough to quit... Got it done though. Got a bite and clnd up and took Howdy & Pickles (Jack picked that nickname for himself...) to see the 'Iron Man', great movie! Home w/ dinner: Lori finished mulching the front of the house (note to self: I need to go to movies more often). Ate, gave baths and movies in the basement.
080502 - Went and checked the Whitehall rental: not as bad as I expected. Home watched 'jason & the Argonauts' w/ all the boys. Play Star Wars w/ howdy on the Wii.
080501 - Spent 5 hrs digging an edge and cutting roots around the maple in the back yard, lots of blisters. Pettit boys stopped over to play.
080430 - Karate night, then out late w/ the family shopping & the root beer stand.
080429 - Baseball practice night. Had a late night ColdwaterREI meeting w/ Jeff, LLC signed today.
080428 - Karate night. Tim Horton's Bible banger meeting.

080427 - Too Much Fun

080427 - Up and everyone out to play at the farm. We had pony & tractor rides, moved some animals, built some fence and found cool rocks. Had some lunch, packed up the car and headed home. Looks like the boys played hard for two days...

080425 - Conservation

080425 - Here Diana gives the kids at the maple syrup day a lesson on conservation.

080425 - Cow

080425 - Landed at 7am. Worked till 2pm. packed up the car and headed up to the farm. Things are looking very good and already set up. The boys are playing and playing. Here Grant is feeding Katie and he was kissed by Dusty the pony.

080425 - 2008 Maple Syrup Day @ the Farm

We had a GREAT day for the 2008 Maple Syrup Day on the Farm!

The weather made us nervous with spitting rain and clouds. But as the day went on and our friends showed up the weather lifted and the day was just perfect.
There were 67 folks in attendance: family, friends and lots of children and Scouts

People enjoyed fireside chats, playing in the barn, cats, pony, tasty treats, and fresh warm maple syrup.
Diana gave a great presentation on conservation and planting trees.

Roger gave the lesson on how the maple tree sap is collected and then boiled down.

I took the scouts on a hike up to the falls and told the stories of the area.
There are those that could not be with us today and those that have passed on. Even when not present, somehow we all meet up at the Farm on days like these. The spirit of Family and friends is what this event and the Farm are all about. Thanks to all those who help make this years event a success and to all of those that attended.

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080424 - Lunch

080424 - Here we have some interesting specimens... Hans, the Goleum looking dude, is a damn good developer w/ us. He has saved my ass many many times & loves American women. Ben, the 'hell-a-good' supporter in the middle & Lee my partner in crime. Here they are enjoying a good Chinese buffet! We have worked far too late every night this week, handing our issue off to the Almere team that has really pulled through and fixed whatever we found each night and gave us good news every morning. We are now in really great shape with probably the best organized effort I have seen thus far, and ready for whatever the customer is going to throw at us.
I have been talking to L each night and everyone is doing well. She said Howdy had a great Karate midterm and the instructors all were impressed with his progress and especially his weapons. He is exceptionally amazing w/ the nunchucks. L said she was really proud of him. Really wish I would have been there...
Now I'm in San Jose getting ready for a red-eye home, a short work day and then up to the farm to get everything set up for the maple syrup event this Saturday.