Thursday was Alesa's birthday and we went to Maggio's for dinner. We shopped at the King of Prussia mall that afternoon and ended up at Maggio's about 3 so we had an early dinner. The night before we went over to Ken and Sue's (neighbors) for a birthday dinner and conversation.
Trip Log
December 11, 2011
Bailey's request for his birthday weekend was to go to a Flyers' game. Last night the Flyers played the Tampa Bay Lightning and we went. Jeff joined us and we had dinner at Chickie and Petes down by the sports complex.
December 10, 2011
We picked up Bailey last night and stopped at Panera's for dinner. Today he worked on some Christmas gifts and made Potato and Onion soup. He peeled and chopped the onions and potatos and then made the noodles. Tonight Nana, Jeff, Bailey and I are going to the Flyers game.
December 4, 2011
Tonight Gannon played basketball at West Chester University. The men lost in overtime and the ladies won by two points with a buzzer beating three pointer. They were both great games. Afterwards we had a reception in Lawrence Hall and met the teams, coaches, alumni and other friends of Gannon.
November 29, 2011
On the Monday after Veterans' Day Annika's 4th grade class had an assembly where the students invited relatives who had or who are still serving in the military. Annika introduced me and did a very nice job. Mike posted the pictures on Fickr and I have included a couple here.
November 28, 2011
We had a totally relaxing Thanksgiving day and the day after. Saturday we had a few friends over for soup and some visiting. Mike and the girls joined us and and when Mike went to a friends to watch the Penn State game he left the girls for us.
November 23, 2011
Today we celebrated Thanksgiving with the family. We usually host the holiday eves which lets the kids spread out their celebrations and meals. It also gives us their undivided attention and makes the logistics a whole lot easier.
November 19, 2011
On Tuesday we went over to Annika's school because the fourth grade class at Overlook had an assembly where they honored the Veterans. Each student who 'brought' a veteran gave a little presentation regarding their service and Annika did a very nice job.
November 11, 2011
Today is Veterans' Day and on Tuesday we will be going over to Annika's school for an assembly where I and a few other veterans will be speaking about our experiences in the service.
November 4, 2011
We left Maine on Wednesday morning and arrived home about 7:15 that night. It was a good trip through a lot of storm damage. There were trees and branches down everywhere from Bangor to home. We didn't have much snow in Grand Lake Stream but did have a good frost on the morning we left.