It’s been nearly a year since the last blog post.  Fortunately, nothing, really, happened in the past year.  So I would like to write a short post about the few highlights from these past seasons.

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Jeff and Kathy made a stop in Pittsburgh in early August. Kathy was taking some quality sabbatical time in her hometown in Ohio. On their return trip to the Carolinas they spent a weekend in western PA.

We used this opportunity to see a Pirates game. They played the Colorado Rockies (and won), but that was secondary to the promotion. That evening’s game was also a SkyBlast which features fireworks and a live performance (George Thorogood for this SkyBlast). As with all games Jeff and Brian see together, this one took an awful long time and went into extra innings. The fireworks and band didn’t get started until after 11:30. With tired kids we weren’t able to stay for the whole hour-long show. Continue reading →

The Summer of 2009 started with our Disney trip. Looking back on the summer, it seems that we didn’t do too much after that.

We spent a lot of time at the local pool. We didn’t get too many hot days. The pool was more of an activity that a relief. The kids enjoyed it. Continue reading →

The blog updates over the summer were pretty scarce. We did stuff; we just didn’t write about it. So here it is, our recap of the highlights of Summer 2008.

Near the end of June, Doug, Sue, and the cousins took a swing through western Pennsylvania on their way back from Disney World. It was a short visit, but it was nice to get the cousins together. Continue reading →