More Halloween Fun

 Cub Scout Halloween Party

 Cub Scout Group Picture (far left next to Spongebob)

 My cute lil vampire!

Third Grade Class Pic!

Autumn Splendor

 Camillus Park

 Backyard Trees

Backyard

One More of the Deck

Here's what it looks like from the yard.  The posts are moved back and there are 4 of them.  Staining will wait until spring so the wood has time to "gray."

Halloween Cuties

 The Pharaoh Mummy

 Vampire 

Double Scare!

Finished Deck

 From the east side.  

 Pre assembled railings.

New stairs, original railing.  Designed by Liz & Corey

A New Dance

The "Bonsey Bones" dance.  This is what my kids do in school.  Oh the cuteness!

1989 Time Capsule

In 1989 our community buried a time capsule that was to be exhumed this past week.  It was discovered that the capsule itself had been crushed several years ago.  I had been speculating as to what it would contain and now I will never know.  Oh wait I was alive in 1989 I can totally tell you what was going on in 1989.  So here is the blog version of Time Capsule 1989:

Politics:
President George Bush Sr succeeds Ronald Reagan as the 41st President of the United States




Russians pull out of Afghanistan, ending nine years of occupation







Ayatollah Khomeini in power in Iran

Exxon Valdez oil spill near Alaska

What we call "Russia" was then known as the "Union of Soviet Socialist Republic" containing Russia, Tajik, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Georgia, Uzbek, Kirghiz, Kazakh, Moldova, Armenia, Turkmen, Belarus, and Azerbaijan

In China students protest against the government by rioting in Tiananmen  Square, resulting in a massacre on June 4.

Hurricane Hugo in the Caribbean

Television:
Dr Who finale in Britain
Seinfeld premiers
Simpsons premiers

Movies:

The Little Mermaid
Batman
Field of Dreams
When Harry Met Sally

Music:
"Faith" George Michael
"Need you Tonight" INXS
"Got My Mind Set On You" George Harrison



Economics:
Postage stamp .25
Gallon of Milk $2.41
Gallon of Gas $1.11

Toys:
Batman
Transformers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Game Boy

More Deck Pics

 Before...

 Almost done

 Can you say afterparty?

We worked till done/ dark.  Look how much we got done before dark!

All Hands on Deck was a Success!

Many thanks to all of our wonderful friends and family who showed up ready to work and gave it 100% to help us lay out our deck!  Here are some pics of the day:

School Pics

 Mark Gabello

Grade 3

Mrs. Hayes, Rm 109

2015-16 

This would have been Miles' school pic if we had not gotten them done professionally.  Worth the effort huh? 

The Last Ice Cream

Okay not really but Carol's Polar Parlor IS closing for the season and we made it out for one last ice cream date.  In the car.  Because it was cold.  Like 45.  See you in the spring!

Fall With Friends

Mark, Miles, and Audrey at Onondaga Lake Park. There was also a couple getting married and a bum fishing on the pier... beautiful day! 

The five kids playing in the yard. From Left to Right: Miles, Mark, Nathan, Alex, Ace

Mark's First Essay

Wish I could have written like this in third grade!  

DeMoLiTIoN!!!!

 The kids in the yard in spite of the mess.

 The destruction

 New joists, band joist, pillars, and beams.  MWG Construction.

...And the Dog!

 Jarod and Ace tracking through the wilds.

 Checking out Seventh Lake

 Oh. My. Cuteness.

 Life is Good when you have a pup curled up by the fire

The boys keeping each other warm

Ace the Blessed Dog

My Stepdad hosted a pet blessing at his new parish in honor of the feast of St. Francis.  Here is Ace getting his blessing on.