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yesterday was my 30th birthday.  crazy!  My best friend Dave came to town from Pittsburgh. Thank you Dave.  Seeing you was the highlight.  Particularly seeing you with Rebekah.  She adored you, Bob.

I had my best-friends for a luncheon of crepes, grapefruit mimosas, and strawberries with vanilla pudding.  Yum.  Thanks for your help Melissa.

[almost] every year my mom does a gingerbread house for the Sweet Creations event at the George Eastman house.  This is a fundraiser for the museum.  All of the gingerbread creations are auctioned off.  This year Timothy helped for the first time.  They made an old fashioned horse drawn pumper truck.

He’s already planning for next year.  The exhibit is up until Dec 16.  Check it out

Timothy has always prefered to not dress up for Halloween.  Easier for me I think.

No making or buying costumes.  No going door to door for tons of candy.

Rebekah didn’t really dress up either.  She just wore a witch hat part of the time.

We went to Grandma Lynn and Brad’s house and to Grandma Dorothy’s house and

to church for the Harvest Festival where the kids got to play games and get a little candy.

We had family and friends over for Rebekah’s 2nd birthday.  Kelly and I got her a doll stroller because she loves Joey’s so much.  Here she is opening it.

We had a Pocoyo ice cream cake that I made.  Also Kelly’s friend got us Pocoyo plates, cups, and napkins from Spain for the party.  Thanks John and Sonja.

…to grandmother’s house we go.  or went.  Earlier this week.  Shannon stayed with us to play with the kids.  She was great!  She brought bubbles, water balloons, coloring books, new crayons for Timothy, games, little animal toys to play with, she took the kids to the park, swam with one while I swam with the other, watched movies…I love you cuz!

Grandma and poppop took us to Sizerville Park to swim, play on the playground, and have a picnic lunch.

We played with Uncle Duffy’s dog too.

Grandma’s House with the new porch.                    Shannon and Rebekah blowing bubbles.

Sand box at the playground…                                 Monkey at the playground.

More playground; across the street from Grandma and Poppops.

At the pool at Sizerville Park near Emporium PA.

more bubbles.

During our trip Rebekah said: maa-ma (grandma), papa (poppop), moe-ney(balogna),

3458 Clover St. to be exact. the house my dad grew up in with his 2 brothers and 1 sister.  i have been waiting 30 years to see this house and it is actually up for sale!  no, i’m not buying it.  In five years I might though if I get the chance.  we went to the open house and it was incredible.   Sorry dad, your room is pink
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the house from the left side

the barn is huge!

they used to climb up the steps to the loft…then up the ladder to the platform and swing on the rope.  Yikes!

check out this cobblestone.

the front sun porch.  I can just picture my grandmother sitting here doing some needlepoint.  Anyone know if this is what she did out here?

apparently there once was a pool table in here.  i really didn’t know my dad played pool.

cute little office in the back of the house.  Who did what in here?

back porch – relatively new

living room, probably decorated in the same colors.  The door to the upstairs is on the far left near the lamp.

Upstairs hallway.  Stairs go down to the left.  Turn around an you will see…

This little 10×12 ? room was my uncle Bill’s.  I guess when you’re #4 you get what’s left.  His closet was the linen closet in the hallway.

next room along the hallway is Uncle Dan’s.

he shared this closet with…

Aunt Bonnie.

this was Grandma and Grandpa’s room.  What size bed did they have in here?

The last bedroom down the hall and around the corner.  My dad’s.  Sorry it’s pink now, dad.  Tidbit: under this lovely pink carpet there is a secret compartment in the floor where my dad used to keep his magazines of the sort I refuse to mention.  Wonder if anything is left in it…

Don’t forget the bathroom that all 6 people shared.  What color was this before?

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Great song...



I know you think that I shouldn't still love you or tell you that
But if I didn't say it
Well I'd still have felt it
Where's the sense in that
I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder
Or return to where we were 

But I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be 

I know I left too much mess and destruction to come back again
And I caused nothing but trouble
I understand if you can't talk to me again
And if you live by the rules of it's over
Then I'm sure that that makes sense 

But I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be 

And when we meet
Which I'm sure we will
All I was then will be there still
I'll let it pass and hold my tongue
And you will think that I've moved on

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be

I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be