1st Day of School 2011

They are growing up so fast I can't stand it! Absent from these pictures today is Ashten, who is now a high school graduate! She actually came with me to take the D's to school this morning, before going home to get ready for....wait for it....WORK!

Allie is a Sophomore this year, excited about getting back into the honors math and english programs.

Deirdre is a 3rd grader, and Dermot....Whew...made it to the 2nd grade this year.

I even got to use a blowtorch!

 
 
 
 

The finished product looked pretty cool...even if it was still 1600 degrees F. and unable to be touched!
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Glass works

 
 
 
 
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Glasswork Shop

So, on our trip, Mark and I visited the Glass Musuem at Olgeby resort in WV.

They were offering 1/2 hour individual workshops where you got to make a glass paperweight. So of course I decided to give it a go.

It was so much fun. Sadly the paperweight wasn't ready to pick up before we were leaving to come home, so now I have to wait for it to arrive in the mail.



 
 
 
 
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Greyhound racing at the Wheeling Racetrack

 
 
 
 
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Christmas in July

 
 
 
 
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Amazing.....

That this cat just sits there like a baby.


 
 
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Happy 7th birthday Dermot!!!!!!

 
 
 
 
 
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Great Wolf Lodge

Since we were already going to be in Sandusky, we decided to treat the kids to a night at Great Wolf Lodge. Needless to say, they had a total blast!

Singing Angels At Cedar Point

The weekend fun started with a Singing Angels concert at Cedar Point.

Awe......



I went up to bed last night and saw a little Angel in my bed.

So cute.....when he's sleeping :-)
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Aeros Game

Today the Singing Angels sang the National Anthem at the Akron Aeros game. Mark, the D's and I went and stayed for some of the game. Since it took like 2 hours for the first 4 innings, we did not stay for the whole thing, but it was a lot of fun.

George "The Animal" Steele was at the game, and Mark had a photo op.


Remnants of our TP'd trees

Apparently one of the initiations for new Rangerettes is to have their house toilet papered.

The fam had it mostly cleaned up by the time I got downstairs, but this is what was left.

Apparently Allie was really upset that someone would dare do this, until she found the poster sized note congratulating her with a little bag of goodies welcoming her to the squad.





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These girls love to dance!




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