The Zombeck's

2011-07-25T20:07:00.002-04:00

The Sound of Music!

John took me to see the Sound of Music at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh! I had never been to anything like this before. It was alot of fun! Cant wait to go see something else!

2011-07-05T10:41:00.004-04:00

Happy 4th of July!!!

The first picture is actually from Sunday! We had a very nice picnic for Joyce and David's Birthdays! I think everyone had a good time. I know John and I did.

John and I went to the Butler Fair on the 4th...but it was hot so we decided to go swimming! We went to Conley's Waterpark. We were the only ones there. We had a wonderful time.

The last is a video John took with the waterproof camera!! We have had alot of fun with that thing!

2011-07-02T22:22:00.006-04:00

Toledo Zoo

The day after we went to Kalahari...we went to the Zoo with the Vulhops. J.J. found out that the Toledo Zoo had a hippo...I have never seen a real hippo before!! We went to the Cleveland Zoo last year to see their hippo but it had been retired! : (

So this trip we actually got to see the hippos!! They were inside so we didn't get really go pictures of them...but better than nothing!

I really liked the Crab...it was huge! And also the big lipped fish..don't know the name of it...but check out the size of its lips!! They also had a baby elephant...It was fun to watch playing with a stick!

2011-07-02T22:10:00.003-04:00

Kalahari

We decided we needed a few days off work...So we went to Kalahari! It is a huge water park in Ohio. We had a really good time! The Vulhops also went. I cant wait to go back!!

We bought a waterproof camera to take with us!! I think it took fairly nice pictures . My favorite one is John under the water!

2011-05-18T16:24:00.002-04:00

May 16, 2011

Project of the week!

Grapes

John decided he wanted to remove the old grape vine and replace with new grapes. The Blair boys were over helping Mom with some outside things...so we "borrowed" them to help with the vines.

These pictures are the final result! I think they did a wonderful job!

2011-05-18T15:58:00.004-04:00

May 7, 2011

Moraine State Park

We went fishing with the Vulhops at Moraine! We all caught some nice fish. John, J.J., and Keith all caught catfish...I did not. : ( But I did catch a nice Bass. ( so did John!)

We cant wait to go fishing with them again...

2011-05-06T21:56:00.008-04:00

May 6,2011

On the way home from visiting Phil we decided to stop at Yellow Creek State Park to do some fishing! We caught lots of Bluegill. John caught a nice Bass ( that makes 4 for him! ) I caught my first ever Northern Pike! We had a really good time.

2011-05-06T21:48:00.002-04:00

May 6,2011

We took a day trip to Punxsutawney PA.

We went to see Phil! He was asleep in his den... so we took our pictures with

"Postal Phil" !

2011-05-06T21:40:00.002-04:00

May 5,2011

5th Anniversary

We have been married for 5 years!

John bought me pretty flowers and took me out to a nice dinner.

2011-05-06T21:31:00.002-04:00

May 4,2011

Deer Lakes Park

As you can see we went fishing again on Wednesday! We didn't catch a whole lot because it was cold.

By the way if you were keeping score...John past me on the Bass count! : (

We had a good time and caught some Catfish, Bluegill, and John caught 3 Bass.

2011-05-03T20:49:00.007-04:00

May 2, 2011

We went fishing today with the Vulhops. We went to Deer Lakes Park. The weather was nice... just a few sprinkles here and there! We did pretty good... we caught some Rainbow Trout (which we gave to Mom and Dad B.), Bluegill, a few Catfish, and a small Bass!

( Thats 2 Bass for Me ZERO for John! but who's counting!! He He He!)

2011-04-25T20:21:00.004-04:00

APRIL 25, 2011

Hope your not tired of fishing pictures yet!! The year has just begun! : )

We went fishing at Moraine State Park today also. Again we caught lots of perch and blue gills. It did rain today as well but not while we were fishing. We both actually got a little too much sun! I look like a lobster! I knew I should have got the sun screen out!!!

This picture is from a couple weeks ago... but I thought it was cool!! I saw this bird swoop down and grab the fish out of the water!!

2011-04-25T19:55:00.002-04:00

Fishing April 24, 2011

We went fishing again this weekend at Moraine State Park. It was raining so we had rain coats on...yes we went fishing in the rain!!! We caught lots of perch and bluegills. I also found a four leaf clover!!! If you look close you can see the rain drops on it!

2011-04-19T08:16:00.003-04:00

April 18, 2011

We went to Moraine State Park again this week. It was a nice day...not too chilly a little bit of wind and was slightly overcast...with a few raindrops here and there. Again we caught lots of blue gills and perch. With a small bass and nice size catfish to round out the day!

We can't wait for a few more weeks...our vacation...we will be doing a lot of fishing...I hope!!

2011-04-19T07:38:00.002-04:00

April 10, 2011

We have been waiting all winter for this time of year! We finally get to spend some time outside fishing! It is still chilly outside...and we don't get a lot of bites....but we still have a good time. We both caught some small sized perch and a good bit of blue gills. Not bad for our second outing of the year!

2011-03-29T01:47:00.006-04:00

First Day Fishing In 2011

Sunday March 27

It was cold...........Windy......Did I say COLD!! 31*F.. The fish were biting, we lost a few before we got them in, But landed these two nice Brown Trouts a 14 in. and a 11 in. A very nice start of the fishing season if i say so myself..

2011-02-13T23:05:00.002-05:00

Newest Member!!!

Meet the newest member of the Zombeck household!

Her name is Cricket.

She was a stray kitty...and she loves her new home! She was skinny and sick when we took her in...now she is chubby and healthy! These are some of the first pictures we took of her. I like the last one best...she looks like she is smiling!

2010-06-19T18:01:00.001-04:00

NATURE

These are from my garden. I think they are really cute!!

Want to see more nature??? go to....

http://www.world-of-jemit.blogspot.com/

2010-06-19T17:52:00.002-04:00

GARDEN

It may not look like much but this is my garden.

John built me a fence and boxes.

These are beans!

These are my tomatoes from the Boy Scouts! Thanks Isaac!!

These are also tomatoes....yummy!!
I also have potatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions, pumpkins, corn, and watermelon...

2010-06-11T05:11:00.002-04:00

FOTO FRIDAY

My favorites

This was hard... #1 we haven't been at it that long...#2 I wasn't sure if it was only past Foto Friday pictures or any pictures that we took... Sooo I put up 2 past Foto Fridays and 1 regular picture.

This picture was from "Motion" John and I both thought this was cool.

This one was from "Red"

And this picture was taken at Reptileland in May. I just like the colors of the butterfly and the flowers!

John and I are going to miss the Foto Fridays... we enjoyed all the topics!

(even the ones we didn't get to enter! )

If you want to enter go to...

http://www.zeahrenaissance.blogspot.com/

2010-06-11T04:21:00.002-04:00

FAMILY FOTO FUN

ANIMALS

This topic was too easy...we have lots of "animal" pictures.

(Of course none taken this week.)

First picture is of Chilly...she is a chinchilla...she doesn't like to be held but she lets me pet her and her fur is super soft. And you can see she is getting a little chunky. (she likes her treats!)

The next picture is of my Carlow. He also doesn't like to be held...and he is a bit of a biter.... but sometimes he can be so cute!

The last picture was taken at Living Treasures a few years back... I just thought it was cute.

Good luck with the Foto Fun!!! We will try to be back next week!

2010-05-14T15:44:00.004-04:00

Foto Friday

Sky/Clouds

Kite wars...Star wars... need i say more?

Bet I can fly higher

This picture is from the plane on the way to Arkansas a few years ago.

See more at:
http://www.zeahrenaissance.blogspot.com/

next week is
Architecture

2010-05-11T16:51:00.002-04:00

VACATION

Its that time again!! We couldn't wait for a week off.

We had our 4th Anniversary and we went to Acre Lake for a few days.

We had a good time...here's a few pictures

2010-05-07T11:07:00.002-04:00

FOTO FRIDAY!!!

May 7, 2010

"Still Life"

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2010-04-23T04:16:00.002-04:00

FOTO FRIDAY!!!

RED

I dont get flowers very often but when I do it makes me smile. Every once in a while Sams Club has a good deal on roses.

The last two pictures are of a cactus I got at the Farmers Market. I liked it because it has pretty flowers on it.

To see more "RED" pictures or to join us for Foto Friday go to...

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2010-04-16T17:05:00.004-04:00

Foto Friday

Yellow

See more at pics at http://www.zeahrenaissance.blogspot.com/

Next week is RED.

2010-04-15T17:19:00.002-04:00

First fishing trip of 2010

Monday April 12

We Caught a few bluegills and one catfish, not a bad start for the year..

2010-03-30T04:00:00.002-04:00

Monday March 29

"Project Of The Week"

Made a hot bed or a mini green house to start plants for the growing season.We recycled a old screen door for the lid. It is about 4 foot x 2 ft.

2010-03-08T00:29:00.002-05:00

Project of the Week!!

We made Carlow a "Kitty Tree". It started out being very basic...but you know guys...More is better!!

I bribed J.J. and Keith with ice cream to come over and then put them to work. He He He

Here is Carlow enjoying his new "Kitty Tree"

Good work everyone!

2010-03-05T17:51:00.002-05:00

FOTO FRIDAY!!!

"CIRCLES"

The first picture is the inside of a wine bottle. I put a flashlight on the bottom of the bottle and took it through the neck. I thought it looked cool!

The second picture is a snowman... he has many circles....head, body, eyes, and hat!! Its hard to see the hat because its black and it was dark outside. : )

For more Foto Fridays go to

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2009-11-20T05:52:00.005-05:00

FOTO FRIDAY

"Macro"

This weeks challenge was really fun. I like taking pictures in macro. The first two pictures John took this summer of a hawk in our front yard. If you look close at the picture you can see the rain drops on his feathers.

Can you guess what the next two pictures are?

Its pop in a bottle!

I was sitting at the computer checking my email and drinking a pop. When I looked over and it had fizz bubbles and I thought it would be cool to take a picture of.

The next two are pictures of our cat Carlow. He was laying on the bed with his tongue sticking out. I thought he looked cute.

I took this last picture when we were doing the "Berry" challenge.

For more Foto Fridays go to...
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2009-11-15T21:57:00.002-05:00

The Circus!

We went to the Circus last week!! I had never been to the circus and thought it would be fun. We went with Johns Mom, Dad, and Brother. I think we all had a good time...

These are the only pictures that were not fuzzy. There was a lot of movement and lights making it hard to get a good picture.

2009-11-13T16:57:00.002-05:00

FOTO FRIDAY!!

November 13th

"LEAVES"

Our first picture is actually of a lady bug but there was a leaf behind her so we thought we would use it as a leaf picture.

This picture is a pretty maple leaf. My Gramma and I used to collect pretty colored leaves in the fall and make place mats and bookmarks with them. This leaf reminds me of those times.

Our last picture was harder to capture than I thought it would be. It took us awhile but we got one that wasn't too bad. I just wish the bright part didn't show as much.

To see more Foto Fridays go to

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2009-11-06T04:52:00.003-05:00

Foto Friday

"Dress Up"

November 6

This is are pet "chicken" cat.

Sorry for the lack of imagination and pictures, It has been a very busy week. Next week is "Leaves"

To see more go to:
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2009-10-30T05:41:00.006-04:00

FOTO FRIDAY

October 30th

"MOTION"

We have been doing a little bit of demolition at our house recently.(If you look at Moms blog shes got pictures!) We were cutting up a tree that needed to go and thought it would be a good opportunity for some "Motion" pictures. The first two pictures are John and a chainsaw.

We didn't want to let another week go without putting another mushy picture of the two of us... So here we are! We played with the settings on our camera till we got what we thought was cool!

For More Foto Friday Photo's go to

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2009-10-23T05:27:00.002-04:00

FOTO FRIDAY!!

October 23

"BERRIES"

This weeks foto Friday was a little tricky.

We finally found some berries...here are our pictures.

The first picture we aren't sure what kind of berries they are. Mom pointed them out to us. (Thanks Mom)

These berries are on the burning bush at the side of our house.

The berries below I call "choke berries". I think they are actually called "choke cherries" but I think they look more like berries.

I'm sure everyone knows what the last berry is. Yummy red raspberries. I think these are my favorite kind of berry besides strawberries and blueberries.

This was a yummy topic this week!!

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2009-10-16T17:29:00.004-04:00

FOTO FRIDAY

OCTOBER 16, 2009

WE DID NOT HAVE MUCH TIME THIS WEEK, IT IS GETTING TO BE THE BUSY SEASON AT WORK,LOTS OF HOURS. SO HERE ARE SOME....

"SELF PORTRAITS"

BERRIES ARE NEXT WEEK, SO MAYBE WE WILL GET SOME FRESH PHOTO'S

REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT OTHER FOTO FRIDAYS AT

http://zeahrenaissance.blogspot.com/

2009-10-15T04:44:00.003-04:00

John and I carved our pumpkins this week. I couldn't wait any longer.

I really wanted to try out a new pattern. It was really hard and I only did the fish part of it...the rest was too detailed and I don't have enough patience. I think they came out really well.

They look cool!

I don't think they will last till Halloween but thats ok because we have two other bigger pumpkins to carve.

2009-10-12T01:19:00.002-04:00

TRICK OR TREAT?!?!

I found this hat at Target. I couldn't resist it.

Carlow was not at all impressed with it or pleased that he had to wear it. I on the other hand thought it was funny.

We went trick or treating at Moms door...she did not have a treat for him...She will most likely get a trick from him later!! : )

Now if I could just get Chilly to hold still long enough to try it on her...

2009-10-09T14:24:00.008-04:00

PHOTO FRIDAY

OCTOBER 9,2009
HELLO TO ALL THE PHOTO FRIDAY BLOGGERS

After talking we (John and Amanda) have decided

to do this as a husband/wife combo. I hope no one minds, but we do everything together so the camera gets passed between us all the time.

These are some of our photos that we have taken of

WATER

The Falls (Canada -maid of the mist)

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Acre Lake, PA.

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Ocean City, Maryland

To see more photo Friday's (pictures) please go to http://zeahrenaissance.blogspot.com/ and link up and become a photo friday poster too.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

p.s. wendy thanks for telling us about this

2009-09-23T17:21:00.002-04:00

LOOK HOW CUTE THEY ARE!!

Carlow is finally letting me hold him a little more. He doesnt like to be held all that much. I am working on that. Chilly on the other hand is very eager to be held. I am suprised at how friendly she has been. We thought it would take her a while to get used to us..(thats what the books said). But she was eating out of our hands the first night and we were holding her the second night.

2009-09-20T21:55:00.002-04:00

Meet Chilly

Newest member of the family

Chilly is a chinchilla, about three months. We got her from friends(thank you Brian,Jen and boys).

2009-08-31T00:09:00.002-04:00

New Toy!!

Who needs fancy toys when you can play with a paper bag!!

One paper bag = Hours of fun

(for John and Carlow!)

2009-08-30T22:10:00.002-04:00

A Day of Fun!!

We went to Conley's today. They have a "waterpark" which consists of two slides. It was still fun and we enjoyed ourselves. The first picture is Keith beside the slide and John coming off the slide. The second picture is John as he came out of the second slide which is very steep. J.J. found that if you have a "Butler County Family Fun Card" (which you can print online) admission is BOGO. Which I think is a little more reasonable.

We had a good time.

2009-08-23T06:23:00.004-04:00

Meet the newest member of the Zombeck family!

We decided to call him Carlow. We got him from John's sister TT and that is where she went to college. So we thought it kinda fit. So far so good... we were worried that he would spray in the house...but so far he just sniffed around those areas. As long as he doesn't spray and John can live with him for a few weeks till he goes to the allergist he is here to stay!! He figured out the kitty door in our bedroom really quick... he was in and out all night. Its hard to get a good picture of him cause he just doesn't hold still long enough!

He is a sweetheart!!

2009-08-20T05:07:00.003-04:00

VACATION TIME AGAIN!!

We went on a short vacation this time... only overnight. We went to the Cleveland Zoo. I wanted to see the hippo but they said he was retired and no longer on exibit. I was disappointed. John got to feed some birds nectar. We also went to the history museum, John Glenn NASA Center, and the Akron Zoo. We squeezed in a good bit in our 2 days.

Cleveland Zoo

Cleveland History Museum

Akron Zoo

2009-08-16T22:15:00.002-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!

We went out to dinner for our birthdays! We got dressed up and went to Lidia's in Pittsburgh. J.J. and Keith came with us and we all had a good time!

Can't wait to go back.

2009-08-13T17:28:00.002-04:00

NEW CHIMNEY

DOWN WITH THE OLD, UP WITH THE NEW

2009-07-26T22:40:00.006-04:00

HAWK IN THE YARD

Amanda spotted this bird on the swing in our front yard, after some research it looks to be about 1 to 2 year old.

The Red-tailed Hawk is a medium-sized bird of prey, one species known in the U.S. as the "chicken hawk," though it rarely preys on chickens. It breeds throughout most of North America.

In flight, this hawk soars, flapping as little as possible to conserve energy. Active flight is slow and deliberate, with deep wing beats. In wind, it occasionally hovers on beating wings and remains stationary above the ground.When soaring or flapping its wings, it typically travels from 20 to 40 mph, but when diving may exceed 120 mph.When the Red-tailed Hawk walks, its steps are slow and awkward.

A male Red-tailed Hawk may weigh from 1.5 to 3 pounds and measure 18 to 22 in.While a female can weigh between 2 and 4.4 pounds and measure 19 to 26 in. long. Their wingspan is about 45 to 52 in.

The Red-tailed Hawk has a complex history with humans. The name "chicken hawk" was applied to the Red-tailed Hawk in earlier times, when free-ranging chickens and other domestic fowl were occasionally taken by these birds. First-year Red-tails, usually in late summer or early fall, were the most guilty of such predation. After mid-summer, adults seldom provide food for newly-hunting young Red-tails, and easily-captured, flightless chickens at a farmstead were frequent targets. Today, Red-tails and other hawks are universally protected by state, provincial, and federal bird protection laws.

I found most of my finding on "hawks" in outdoor books and online outdoor sites and by observation of the (bird of prey) hawk itself.

I feel this wild animal is a natural wonder and I am grateful that it graced us with it's visit to our front yard.

EVERYONE PLEASE REMEMBER TO PROTECT AND ADMIRE THIS RED-TAILED BIRD OF PREY SO FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN DO THE SAME.

2009-07-13T21:11:00.002-04:00

We had some movie tickets we got for free, so we went to the movies today and saw "The Proposal" it was a pretty good movie for some what of a chick flick I have to say..

For dinner Amanda made a killer Stir-fry and she baked a cake for dessert. yum...

going to watch some tv later......

2009-07-13T01:46:00.003-04:00

Sunday July 12

About two weeks ago we found a deal on a boat so we became boat owners it is a older boat (a 88) it came with a 9.9. hp motor (needed t.l.c.) we had some issues with the tow light hook up and after two weeks of waiting for the dealer to fix it we got the boat in the water it was a great feeling to be on the water.
Amanda told me to go out and she would take a picture of the boat and me in the water.She also said I had to make sure it did not sink. ha ha ha.

Amanda caught the first fish on the boat.

I caught a bluegill myself.

The boat was great no water in it when we stoppped fishing.

We both can't wait until the next time we have time go out on the boat.

The blog is up to date and we will try to blog more ( with other things than fishing/boating, who am i kidding we do what we love)

until next time.....

2009-07-13T01:21:00.002-04:00

JULY 4 WEEKEND

The fourth of July, No fireworks here just us fishing and on monday we went to idlewild park and soak zone.It was a great 3 day weekend....

2009-07-13T01:05:00.003-04:00

JUNE 29

LAKE ARTHUR

SMALL LARGEMOUTH BASS

(HERE KITTY KITTY) 7 POUND CATFISH

2009-07-13T01:00:00.000-04:00

JUNE14

ONE STRIPER= NICE FISHING

2009-07-13T00:43:00.003-04:00

JUNE 7

LAKE ARTHUR

STRIPER FISHING

2009-07-07T14:59:00.002-04:00

May 25, 2009

We went fishing with J.J. and Keith at Racoon State Park. We didn't catch too much. John had a butterfly problem. This little butterfly would not leave him alone. It was all over him.

J.J. caught a carp... way to go!!

2009-07-07T14:40:00.002-04:00

May 17, 2009

We went to Moraine State Park with J.J. to fish.

J.J. took this picture of John fishing. I think its pretty.

2009-07-07T14:15:00.003-04:00

Vacation Continued...

We went to visit the Valentines after Erie. We had a wonderful time as usual. Caught some monster fish and enjoyed watching the kids play baseball and t-ball. We didn't want to leave. Thank you for letting us stay at your cottage!!

2009-07-07T13:48:00.003-04:00

May 2009... Our Vacation!

This year we went to Erie Pa. Our plan was to stay in Erie, go to Splash Lagoon, and do a little fishing up there. Our plans did not work out... Splash Lagoon was closed the few days we were there. So we ended up fishing mostly. We went to the casino and we went to the Erie Zoo.

Check out the giraffe behind us!!

2008-12-09T03:15:00.002-05:00

We went to see...

WALKING WITH DINOSAURS

It was pretty cool. They looked so life like and were so big.

John took lots of pictures... here are two of my favorites!

2008-09-09T01:04:00.006-04:00

Well... it has been a long summer for us. Sorry we havent blogged anything for quite some time. We have been busy... we went camping, had pictures taken (twice), not much fishing : ( and we went on vacation to the beach.

This was my first trip to the ocean. We went to Ocean City MD in August. We had a good time. Here are a few pictures from the beach.

The Zombeck kids had pictures taken for Mom Z's birthday.

I think they came out rather well.

2008-05-26T01:04:00.003-04:00

We went to the Zoo on Sunday.

We had a good time. We went early and the animals were all active for a change. The polor bears were swimming and the tigers were playing.

Here are a few pictures.

2008-05-19T01:19:00.003-04:00

VACATION TIME!!

For our second Anniversary we decided to go to Niagara Falls.

We stayed a couple nights and then headed back home.

While we were there we went into Canada for the Maid of the Mist ride, the Butterfly Conservatory, and a few other attractions. We had a nice time walking by the rapids and seeing the waterfalls up close. He even took me to the Casino! That was fun... I can see how people get addicted to it. Anyway...here are a few pictures from our trip!

2008-05-19T01:12:00.002-04:00

JOHN FLASHBACK!!

(Look at those curls!)

2008-04-27T21:33:00.002-04:00

AMANDA FLASH-BACK

2008-04-21T21:11:00.002-04:00

Look what I found today!!!

We noticed a robin guarding the bush next to the house...

So I checked it out. There is a cute little nest with a tiny blue egg in in!

I cant wait till it hatches!

So heres the story...

We took Johns car to the dealer to be serviced today. Long story short... we left with a new car. Yep thats right...we traded my car in and got a new one. (Not really sure how that happened... but it did.) So here is John standing next to our new KIA Sportage.

2008-04-14T19:58:00.003-04:00

We decided to try something new today!

We drove into Pittsburgh to the Triangle Bar and Grill.

They have a hoagie there named the "Destroyer".

We saw it on a WQED special and John decided he had to have one.

The first picture it looks like any other sub... nothing that special.

The second picture shows just how large the sub is. (It has to be close to 3ft)

Notice the light in the kitchen...John put them in last night. (Hes so handy)

The last picture is our fishing trip after we ate. (No we didn't eat the whole thing!)

We both caught some fish this time but only got a picture of John.

2008-04-06T23:42:00.002-04:00

Well...Its that time of year again!!

Yep you got it... Fishing Season! : )

We have been eager for winter to be over so we could spend some time outdoors! It was nice to get out and get some fresh air. We both feel like we have been hibernating but spring is here...and we are out enjoying the sun!

So we went on our first fishing trip of the season. We didn't catch too much...but then we never do this early. So here is a picture of us at the Brush Creek Park. And a nice one of John and a really nice looking trout. (the only catch of the day!! )

2007-12-24T07:54:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas!!

We went to J and Keith's last night for Christmas. We had a good time playing games and eating lots of yummy food.

We had an ugly ornament contest and John was the proud winner this year! Here is a picture of all the entries and John proudly holding his pine cone and winnings!!

Hope you all have safe and happy Holidays!

2007-10-23T01:07:00.000-04:00

It's pumpkin carving time all ready!

Here are the pumpkins........

Happy early Halloween!!!!

2007-10-22T23:59:00.000-04:00

ARKANSAS 2007

OCT. 9 TO 14

WE VISITED:

JOHN AND MR. GATOR

WATER FALL PICTURE.

THANK YOU SONYA AND STEVEN FOR HAVING US. WE HOPE TO VISIT AGAIN.

2007-10-05T04:53:00.000-04:00

We went to Living Treasures Animal Park this week. We were pleasantly surprised at the animals they had there. They sure have expanded since the last time I was there. My favorite new animals were the lions. They have two young lions and you can get really close to them. There is only glass between us! The first picture is my favorite. They sure were playful and curious.

This one I liked because it looks like shes laughing!

John gets a high-five!

Amanda makes a new friend!

2007-09-27T05:02:00.000-04:00

John and I went fishing on Tuesday morning. We both caught a couple fish and then ran out of bait so we had to call it quits!! But we still had a good time.

2007-09-27T04:44:00.000-04:00

On Sunday John and I decided to take a road trip. We pack sandwiches and snacks and some drinks. Then we headed out for Bennezette. We decided to stop in Cooks Forest to waste some time on our way. Here is a picture taken from the top of the Fire Tower. Its kinda cool... we were above the trees!!!

Then we drove to Bennezette. Here we are at one of the many Elk look outs. We didnt see alot of elk on this trip but the ones we did see made it worth it. This elk is not the biggest we saw but it was the best picture... sorry about the tree in front of him.

2007-09-10T23:54:00.000-04:00

Arrrrr coworker gave us Pirates tickets here are some pictures.

The Pirates won 9 to 0!

2007-08-29T17:19:00.000-04:00

We went to Pymatuning with JJ and Keith on Sunday. We rented a boat and had a picnic lunch and did a little fishing. We didn't catch much but it was a nice day anyway.

2007-08-18T07:56:00.000-04:00

It's john, YESTERDAY WAS MY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME... I had to work so this is the first chance I had to blog.

When I got off work yesterday the deer were behind the house and I got a few pictures.

These are the chickens that were fighting next to me. Talk about "to many roosters in the hen house"

2007-08-16T07:34:00.000-04:00

It is Amanda's Birthday today!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU..

2007-08-15T11:43:00.000-04:00

We have some daily visitors to our woods. John took a picture it was foggy Monday morning. We have put some corn out for them and got a salt block. They are pretty cute. There are a couple does and I think 3 babies. John says there are a couple of bucks also... but I haven't seen them yet!

We went fishing again Monday morning just for a few hours. We only caught a couple fish... but we keep going back.

2007-07-30T06:23:00.000-04:00

John and I went to his Mom and Dads for a cookout on Sunday. We had a really good time. His Gram made stuffed cabbages... yummy!! I am not a fan of the stuffed cabbage but hers are really good. I need to get her to give me the recipe!

2007-07-24T04:54:00.000-04:00

We started out Monday morning and went to Oram's Donuts in Beaver Falls for Breakfast. (John says they are the "Best Donuts in the Valley"... or at least that's what the sign said...and Rick Sebak from WQED). They do have the best cinnamon rolls Ive ever had... in fact I have decided that instead of a birthday cake this year we are having Oram's cinnamon rolls!!

After we had our donuts we stopped at Brush Creek Park to do a little fishing. We didn't catch much... a couple of small fish but it was peaceful.

2007-07-24T04:07:00.000-04:00

We went to Pymatuning on Sunday. We brought a loaf of bread and fed the carp. Then we went out on a boat and did a little bit of fishing. It was a beautiful day.

Here are a few pictures of our day on the lake.....

John did most of the driving. He did let me drive once or twice but I got us stuck on a sand bar and he didn't let me drive after that!!

2007-07-17T02:33:00.000-04:00

We went to the Pittsburgh Zoo on Monday. It was hot and kinda crowded. But we got a few pictures....

We took the train ride and our own picture. : )

I like to look at the elephants. I think they are my favorites!!
I thought the Jelly Fish were kinda cool looking. They glow and are pretty!

2007-07-05T00:20:00.000-04:00

We went to see the fireworks on the 4th!! I think they came out kinda cool!

2007-07-04T18:20:00.000-04:00

This is our bathroom project. Amanda and myself both worked on it...

When it began...........

Middle of project.................................................................................................................................................

The big finish.....................................................................................................................................................

2007-06-26T18:17:00.000-04:00

What's going on people, it's John. long time no write. SORRY.. I don't have much to say, Amanda wrote about our vacation. Here is a picture of one of the many fish we caught.

On the work front, I hit my 1 year service mark as a career employee at the post office. I requested to become a union steward. A few days ago I got a letter it stated that after training on July 9 I will be appointed to a alternate steward(fill in steward.) This is not a full time steward position like I wanted, but it is a good step towards becoming a shop steward in the future. I am very grateful for the opportunity.

At home Amanda and myself have been doing little projects on the house. As much as we can with full time jobs with long hours.. I will write about some of those at a later time.

That's about it, so until next time. Check you later..

2007-06-20T04:42:00.000-04:00

Well we finally did it.... we broke down and got a new lawn mower. Seems to ride pretty smooth and cuts the grass nicely. Even Dad seemed to enjoy the ride! Now if it would stop raining maybe we could get the rest of the lawn mowed. I tried to get the picture larger but this was a far as it would go!!

2007-06-16T04:29:00.000-04:00

I know it has been too long since our last blog. We are both so busy...both working nights now. Both of us are now regulars at work...which means no more leaving early. : (

And when we get the chance we are doing small projects at home. We finally cleaned out the spare room and set up a sort of living room. We cleaned out the linen closet upstairs and painted it...looks pretty good. We even got the side of the house cleaned out. Looks less cluttery outside now. Lots yet to do but every little bit helps!

Here is a picture from our vacation in May!!
This is us at the Anthricite Museum.

2007-03-06T20:09:00.000-05:00

We were cleaning today and came across a couple pictures. This one was the favorite... For those who dont know the story... This is a picture of Mom and Wendy (in stroller) at the Zoo. Check out the background. Yes that is J.J. dangerously close to taking the plunge. We always knew Wendy was your favorite!!

Before I go I just want to say to Mom... Nice outfit. : )

2007-03-05T19:20:00.000-05:00

Ok so we havent been the best at this blogger thing. We just dont make the time to get online. When we are home we would rather just spend some time together. So with that said...Just to shut you up!! You know who you are...

We went to Chuck E. Cheese a few weeks ago... just for the fun of it! Here is a picture we got taken while we were there.

2006-12-21T09:40:00.000-05:00

Good morning. I just got off work at 8:30 am.. I hit 72 hrs. At the end of the day. One more day in this week for this pay week, 12 tomorrow makes 84. Woohoo! Wait. What? Am I insane? Maybe? Or is it maybe not? I will just ask the voices. Just joking.. We are very busy this time a year. At least I am off Christmas eve and back to work on Christmas night around 11pm. I will and need to spend time with Amanda. She has been working alot of hours also. I am lucky to see her in pasting at home. I miss and LOVE her so much. We are both off Sunday. I think we are going to my grandmothers,I will find out today. I know my sis in law and bro in law are having stuff on x-mas day. Amanda is working, but when she gets home we are to their house,to have some fun. That's about it here. Will write later until then I wish and hope everyone has a safe and happy Christmas and a very happy new years.....

2006-12-12T05:56:00.000-05:00

GOOD MOURNING.... Sorry we have not writing, but December and January are very busy months with the holidays and with work. Thanksgiving was great, many thanks are to sent out to my sister and brother in law, for having such a wonderful dining for the family. Thank you so much. As for the work front, it been real busy. I have been working 12 hour days and Amanda has been working a lot also. I am so proud of her, she puts up with a lot at work. I also got my fork lift certification, I took a class for it and had some in house training. Now I am the man with the power in my hands. Ha ha. I will try to write more as soon as possible. I hope every one has a merry X-mas and a happy new year.. God Bless..

2006-11-04T09:00:00.000-05:00

Good morning blogger's! This is John again, and I just got off work. I had to do somethings on computer before I can go to sleep. Type this is really not one of them. But, you know. Not much is happening here. Work, sleep, eat. The exciting part is it is sometimes eat, sleep, work. I guess I'll write again when something exciting is happening, who am I kidding nothing exciting ever happens. So I'll bore you some other time. Until then have a safe and happy day,week,month(whatever is you pleasure)

2006-11-02T10:19:00.000-05:00

Hello bloggers, my name is John, from this blog. Yes, that me in the profile pic. Cute, right. Ha ha ha.
Not as cute as my beautiful wife. I just wanted to introduce myself to you all and hope you all have a wonderful day. I also would like to thank my wonderful mother-in-law for helping us set this up on blogger( I had some picture problem she solved for me. Thanks mom.)Either Amanda or myself will write again soon.