101031 + Oct wrap up Pipes

101031 - UP and all to church, D acolyted today.  L&J stayed for Sunday school and then off to a birthday party.  DG&I home right after church and then hung out watching tv and taking it easy.  I'm not feeling well and pretty much down all day.  LD&J out to practice for the church Christmas program.  G&I got dinner, all home and ate.  We hung out rest of the night.  I got drugged up and bed early.

101030 + Up and D learning plumbing today.  Found a rabbit in the side yard.  D&I to rental to winterize it.  We took a break for lunch and to do some geocaching.  We went to an army surplus store and a pawn shop.  Home for dinner, games and bed.

101029 - Red-eye back

101029 - In chicago at 6am, home by 9:30am zzzzz...  straight to work.  D&J had their school halloween parties, last school in system, calling it the fall festival.. huh?  After work we ran out to 2 banks, and then to a Greek restraunt.  We dropped  D off at friends bday party, home, showered up boys, played Sorry & Jenga, started watching a giant ant movie...  boys up to bed, up crying, scared of giant ants...  I sat with boys about 30 min talking them down, L mad...  Watched movie with L.  Finished monthly $ stuff, bed.

101030 - In CA w/ Lee.  Red-eye home...

101026 - 40 down...

101026 - Up saw boys off to school except G who was home sick.  I worked and watched G.  We played 'Pass the Pigs' and had laptop in living room.  L home took G to DR.  He has strep throat...  Call with lee, Tornado sirens going off everywhere...  L&G home.  I ran back to school and got the boys, no coats, rained on us walking home.  We watched a movie in the basement for safety, L ran out and got meds for G and dinner.  J screaming a bit, I opened presents and then back to the basement for LEGOs and a movie. Bed for all.  Hard to believe I got 40 years down; 40 to go...

101025 - Medal and Stress

101025 - Pretty crappy day,  got stuff done but pretty depressed.  After dinner went to Jack's game, they tied.  All to Dairy Queen for awards.  Home and boys to bed.  Joe over to chat, then Bible Bangers.

101024 - Up, L2 Church, DJG&I cleaned up from the party.  We had some lunch and then ran some errands: projector back to rich, paintball place, tanks and camp pants for boys, Lowes electrical supplies, Target legos for all 3, clock for L's iPhone
Meijer groceries and stuff for dinner, Grossl's tv and stuff back.  Scott B called, his dad died... WTF???  We played some baseball w/ G, then dinner.  I ran electric to the garage dr opener, D helped, G played harmonica.  Boys to bed, Called lee about palm trip vs calling hrs w/ Scott, taking late flight out so I can be with Scott.  Basement clnd up a bit, Bed, blog, Bible catch up.

20101023 - 5th Annual OSU Football @ Winger's, By the Numbers

0 - Points for Purdue
1 - Dog, Lilly
5 - Annual party count
17 - Kids on a horse
20 - Pounds of Chili
40 - # of Matt's birthdays
49 - Points for Ohio State
70 - Degrees and awesome weather
80 - Hot dogs
101 - Of our closest friends and family
All this adds up to 1 FANTASTIC Football/Birthday party!!!
We all had a good time and the boys were exhausted and ready for bed!!

Up early and Jeff and the boys help put the final touches on the party. Everything was ready and the folks started pouring in.

101022 - D&G to the Dr for yearly exams, all ok.  Jack walked home alone, his first time, he did fine.  In the evening we ran around and got TV's and projectors for the big day tomorrow.  Up late making sure everything works.

101021 - Stacked?

101021 - Up took G to school, at desk, finishing up proposal.  One of our house deals fell through :-(  Dinner with the fam, cleaned out the shed then to Scouts for some pumpkin carving.  Up late working.

101020 - Up and in to office, worked on a proposal and meetings all day.  Ran to the airport for an early flight, home 10pm.  J had soccer practice tonight.

101019 - G school Party

101019 - Up an in to the Boston office for a meeting all day...  G had a bday party at school today!  Then all 3 boys to dentist :-o  I stayed up late working. Had a business dinner with Tom, Jamie, bob, BrianH, Rob and Jim at a Spanish Topas place.

101018 - Dam pretty day

101018 - Up and saw the boys off to school. To the airport and off first to Philadelphia, grabbed a Philly cheese-steak there, then on to Boston. Met Cindy & Lee and we made our way to the office to manage the days disaster and see the folks there.

After work I forced the the gang out on another 'team building' experience/geocaching adventure. We found this:

The Pawtucket gatehouse and dam. Once the largest dam in the world, it held the title for about 40 years.

Second is a memorial to all the brave men and women from Pawtucketville who fought and fell to defend the liberties of the people of this country. A nice stone monument overlooks the river.




Finally we come to a boulder commemorating the conversion to Christianity of Passaconaway, the Pennacook Indian Chief. He lived near the Pawtuckett Falls in Lowell and now a rock bearing his name hides a small geocache.

After we found the cache we headed to the brewery district where we found a microbrewery for dinner. As we were ordering we noticed the sprinklers were going off in the brewery section... Soon the lights started flashing and the alarms ringing and we had to evacuate the restaurant... Police and fire engines arrived very quickly.

This pretty much sum up the entire fiasco of a day... Back to the hotel for some work and baseball...

101017 - Horsin around

All up late, D latest he has ever slept... Out for lunch @ Steak-m-shake. Then J&I got our hair cut while LD&G did some clothes shopping. Home and the boys helped mulch the horse in.


A quick round of kickball with G's new official red kickball and then inside. J&I played chess, D watched TV, L&G snoozed. I cooked some steaks for L and I. Helped G put an Iron Man puzzle together and then played G's Uno attack. All boys to bed, me ready for flights tomorrow am :-(

101016 + HAPPY 4th BDAY GRANT!!!

101016 + Up w/ D for doughnuts and the troops started rolling in. First Joe & Joey and then Jeff & Cole. Doc provided the power auger And the digging began early.



Then Frank, Bob & Seth arrived to dig in. The boys put pipes together and drilled an bolted on the supports. We dug and dug for HOURS... Then up it went!



It took us 5 hours! We all pitched in and got things cleaned up just as the birthday boy arrived. He was happy to see us and that the horse was up.






Gma&paB&W arrived and the Cole clan and we all had lunch. Then we all piled out for a round of Grant's favorite game, baseball!






After a fun game we headed up for presents, it was so cute how Grant loved all the things he opened. We then had cake & a piñata.










What a great day for a great boy! Happy birthday Ganty! We love you! I love you!
We had some steak for dinner, played with some of the news toys and then watched the Buckeyes get spanked, Wisconsin style :-(

101015 + Ready for the Bday boy

101015 - Up, D to friends, L to work, I read Bible and Father the Family Protector, sitting at desk.  Ran and got taxes for 2009 done, more work.  Out with L&D to smokey bones, sucks.  D&I out to home depot for supplies to put up the horse.  Home watched baseball with D until midnight.  I called in troops to put horse up tomorrow.  L has things ready for G's party.


101014 - Up at 4 and flew to Houston.  L meetings today, D @ Nicole's and then a friends.  I had a great meeting and flew home.  L&D out to dinner & scouts, I got home and stayed up talking to L, bed @midnight

101013 + Up saw boys off to school, crisp clear morning.  L to meet with 1 of J's Drs about his psych eval... result = no ADHD, above average IQ...  :-)   Worked till 5, all to meet Gmab @ Wendy's halfway and had dinner.  J&G went with her for the next cpl days.  LD&I to ToysRUs and a teacher store to load up on G's birthday presents.  Home, hung out.  Bed for early flight tomorrow.

101012 - Tree Ninja

101012 - Kickball w/ G in the early morning.  Then I took G to school.  In the afternoon the horse from the school was delivered to our backyard.  To scouts with J tonight.

101011 - D had a BAD morning, not listening, hates me for making him do what his mother told him to do (brush his teeth 3 times until he got it right...)  I wrote D a letter, why i am on him and why it is important he listens to his mother...  Then to add to it -> SUPER STRESSFUL DAY AT WORK...  enough said...  Played catch with boys in backyard, joe neighbor stoped by, watched movie with boys, Jackie Chan.  Bible Bangers.