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Last night Eric built a leprechaun trap. His plan was to capture a leprechaun and hold him captive until the leprechaun revealed the location of his pot of gold. The trap was checked frequently during the evening with no results. However, an examination the next morning revealed some torn green cloth. Apparently, a leprechaun was trapped [...] Our large snow pile and slope have been perfect for sledding. It has been the site of several Olympic competitions. Below Eric and Trevor build a jump to sled off. Since the big snowstorm 10 days ago the days have been sunny with temperatures in the mid-30s, making for packy snow. These conditions are perfect for [...] Saturday morning Kathyrn, Eric and I took a short vacation to Ithaca. In the AM we visited the Museum of the Earth an earth science and natural history museum affiliated with the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) and Cornell University. We had lunch at the State Street Diner and in the afternoon we visited the Sciencenter. [...] Eric’s Tiger Cubs Den invited Michael Parker to learn about newspapers as part of their merit badges. Below Eric, Mitchell and Janero listen intently to Michael describe the process of getting news into the paper. Kathryn had been XC skiing across the road and encountered several new snowshoe trails. We asked our immediate neighbors about them, but no one claimed credit. So we decided to track them down. But 1st Chimchar decided to hijack my down vest for her amusement. The snowshoe trail branched off our normal “Appliance Alley” trail. Going [...] During the Howe Cavern’s Reunion in July 2009 I talked with Martha (Tripp) Garing about a multi-year SCS Reunion. We held planning meeting in early December and resolved to have a 1970-75 reunion scheduled for 18 September 2010. We held a 2nd planning meeting on 6 February. I spent the night prior in Cobleskill with my [...] Eric hit the grand old age of 7 and we celebrated his birthday twice. On the weeknight, after his 1st XC ski club meeting, with Jennifer and the Skelly family. Then on the weekend Eric invited some of his closest buddies for an afternoon of bowling at ADK Lanes followed by pizza and cake. Kathryn does the bulk of the decorating in our house. She set up the nativity scenes that my mom made and the one she received from her dad. Billie Jo, Dakota, Ed, Kelly, Izzabella, Barb, Joe, Mom, Rob, Linda, Kathryn, Eric and I met at Barb & Joe’s house for Thanksgiving Dinner. I went to Barbara’s house on Wednesday to help set up and peel potatoes. Wednesday night I spent at Mom’s. Thursday AM Mom & I went to Rob & Linda’s for [...] I was blessed with a really good soccer team this year. Unlike previous years when I served as assistant coach, this year I plunged in and served as coach. I kept attendance of the kids, tried to have a schedule for each practice, knew in advance who was going to be missing for upcoming games [...] |
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