Wii'd Out !

Maggie is Wii'd out ... after watching Annie & Emily play their Wii for 20 hours a day the past few days ... she has had enough ! I gotta admit though ... it's addicting !

Merry Christmas !

From our family to yours ... here is wishing everyone a Merry Christmas !

Getting Ready !

Here are Annie & Emily putting out reindeer food for Santa's big arrival tonight ! They are so excited ! I sure hope Santa stops !

School's Out !

Last day of school today ... Christmas break has officially started for Annie and Emily ( ... and dad too !)

They were pretty hyped on sugar when they got home today ... lets hope that wears off or it will be a long two weeks !

That's the spirit !

Maggie seems to be learning from her sisters. Here she is getting into the holiday spirit !

She is pretty excited about her first Christmas ... I hope Santa remembers to bring her something ...

ARod to resign with Yankees

OK... Looks like ARod and Boras pulled the old good cop bad cop routine on the Yankees. ARod and Boras after realizing there is no $300 million market for him ( probably not even a $200 million market) went crawling back to the Yankees and the Yankees took the bait.

ARod ( in a move I am sure is orchastrated by Boras) made it look like opting out was all Boras' idea and he wanted to be a Yankee all along.

So now suppossedly ARod is negotiating his own contract and Boras is out of the picture.

Looks like the Yankees will give ARod 10 yrs and $275 million. (only about $150 million more then any other team would pay)

At times I am amazed how dumb people can aquire so much money.

Going Home !!!

Maggie and Mom left the hospital today and headed home. Everyone is doing well. Annie and Emily are thrilled to have their new sister at home.

Hey everyone ... meet our new sister !

Annie & Emily got a new sister today... and her name is Maggie !

Both mom and Maggie are doing well.

Arod is Shopping for a New Team

The GM meetings start in Florida tomorrow. Scott Boras and Arod will be there shopping for a new team. Of course all they really need to do is look to Omar Minaya ... the biggest overspending GM in baseball. He buys hook line and sinker whatever BS Boras is selling.

By going to the Mets its the only way Arod doesn't look like a complete liar when he spent the entire year saying how much he loves New York.

A New Cup of Joe

Yankees got their new manager today, Joe Girardi. I am very happy with this decision. It was time for a change. Can't wait for spring training to start !

Happy Halloween !!

Trick or Treat !! Annie and Emily are ready for a night of halloween fun. We can't wait until they bring home the candy !

Goodbye Mr. April - Alex Rodriguez

The biggest waste to ever play for the Yankees is finally leaving.

In one of the most classless moves ever by a professional athlete, Arod announces his decision to opt out of his current contract during the last game of the World Series . For a guy who tries to PRETEND he is high class ... this was the ultimate low class move. Hey Arod ... I got news for you. Just having money doesn't buy you class. You are the perfect example of that.

This shirt really sums it up.

I never saw a professional athlete choke in big moments as much as A-Rod. SEE YA !!! Hey Alex ... Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out !

Great time at Penn State !

Paul Sokoloski, Keith Yurgosky, Matt Owens, Blaine Fawcett

Spent yesterday tailgating for the Ohio State - Penn State game. It was a great day and we got to see a lot of old friends that we haven't seen in years.

Tailgating at Penn State never gets old !

Penn State lost but it was still a great time.

Kudos to Dan Totsky for organizing a great trip !

Monday Night Football !

Had a great night for watching Monday Night Football. The weather was perfect for tailgating. Great weather ... chili ... cold beer ... fire !

...oh yea ... and the Yanks lost ... season over :(

The Great Pumpkin 2007

Annie and Emily went to the pumpkin patch today ... ( kind of early but we are not sure when the baby will appear so we didn't want the girls to miss out )

As always they had a blast !

They are getting old :(

I remember when Pauli use to try to eat Annie's toes ... look at them now. This is Pauli and Annie after their game today. Go Chiefs !

First Day of School !

Emily and Annie headed off to school this morning. Emily starts her first day of kindergarten and Annie is in second grade. Good Luck ! Hope you both have a great year !

PS: Good Luck Mom too !

The Great Outdoors !

Camped out with girls last night ... very enjoyable in the 150% humidity :(

Probably the hottest and most humid evening of the entire summer .

The girls had a blast and can't wait to do it again. Dad on the other hand is hoping we lose the tent ! Mom of course used the pregnancy excuse to avoid the experience all together. Next summer we are going to need a bigger tent !

Yankee Stadium

Went to the big ballpark in the Bronx today with my dad, brother-in-law Tony, and my nephew Brad. We saw Shelly Duncan hit a dramic game-tying home run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, only to see the Yanks blow it the next inning. :(

Anyway ... it was a great day and a great game.

GO YANKS !

GO CHIEFS GO !

Annie made her debut tonight as a cheerleader for the Lakeland Jr. Chiefs Football Team. She did great and we are proud of her !

Go Chiefs !

Sexy - Cosimo

Move over Jerry Boyarsky ... this might be Lakeland High School's Proudest Moment.

Our boy Cosimo Costa has been named one of Philadelphia's 2007 Sexy Singles.

To think of all those years of hanging around with this guy and I never knew I was in the presence of such sexiness.

Don't forget to Vote For Cos !

Sisters !

Great pics of Annie and Emily on their way to the beach. They had a blast on vacation !

Lots of Fish !

Annie and Emily had a blast tonight ... they were catching fish on every cast. Who knows ? ... maybe someday they will even become MOABs.

Happy 4th of July !

The girls are all decked out in their red, white and blue. Unfortunately the weather is not cooperating. Temps might not reach 70 today.

Fished this morning .... for pics of the fish go to http://newtonlake.wordpress.com

Anyway ... hope everyone has a safe holiday !

Dance, Dance, Dance

Spent another wonderful Father's Day at a dance receital. Annie couldn't dance because of her leg and Emily was in one dance for about 4 minutes. :(

I guess I shouldn't complain... a lot of the other people were complaining they had it worse ... they had to go to one on Saturday and another on Sunday. It hilarious standing in line waiting to go into this receital... you get to hear everyone complain about how aggrevated they are that its held on Father's Day ... and they always say ... "it's always been that way". You think at some point people would learn. Only in Carbondale !

New Docks !

We got the dock set up for the summer ... thanks to Tom Regenski of Gresham's Chophouse at Lake Wallenapaupack ( www.greshams.net ) for all of his help.

Looking forward to a great summer !

Scranton Yankees Baseball !!

Here are Annie and Emily at the AAA Yankees game today. That grass is almost as nice as the grass in our yard. Yeah right !!!

The Disabled List

Annie's baseball season has come to a close as she has officially been put on the disabled list. She isn't really too upset about it. As long as she is still able to swim she is OK with it.

New Yankees Hitting Coach !

I think I may apply to become the new hitting coach for the Yankees. I was able to figure out why Annie is having hitting problems. Now I am ready to tackle the problems of Damon, Abreu, Cano, Arod, Melky and every other Yankee who also look like they are closing their eyes when they swing.

The Graduates

Congrats to Emily, Giana and Riley, they graduated today from Pre-K 4 at Sacred Heart in Carbondale. Now they are ready for Kindergarten ! Here they are with the support of their sisters Annie, Maria and Molly !

If you think Hank Aaron is worried about Barry Bonds. Barry Bonds needs to worry about Emily. Here she is at bat tonight in her tee ball game, and here is
a video of her first home run.

The Boat Project !

As if I didn't have enough going on in my life right now. I have decided to take on the project of getting an old boat up and running. I have a few friends who said they will partner with me on this project ( which means I am sure I will end up doing all the work ;) ... but it should be fun!

If anyone reads this and knows anything about a Glastron Carlson CV-16 boat with a Mercury 115 Hp outboard engine... please contact me ! I know nothing about boats... or motors :( , so I can use all the help I can get.

The goal of this project is take this boat.


...and make it look like this !



... we have a lot of work to do :)

It's baseball season in Greenfield Township, PA !

Emily & Annie got their uniforms today and are ready for baseball season which starts next week here in Greenfield Township, PA. Thanks to small businesses like Kurtz Excavating and Jonal's Lawn & Garden kids get a chance to play baseball. Show them your support !

The MOABs are back !

The MOABs got back in action tonight after taking the winter off. We didn't catch any fish but at least the ice was off the lake.

Visit our MOAB web site at http://newtonlake.wordpress.com

YIKES !

Here we go again !

Beware - Cost Recovery Corporation - Scam Artists

I was reading the newspaper today ( Scranton Times ) about a new scam. It seems there is a company called Cost Recovery Corporation out of Dayton,Ohio that works deals with municipalities to charge a fee for the time a police officer spends at the scene of an accident. Cost Recovery Corp. then charges this fee to the motorist when the insurance company fails to pay the fee.

You see ... police are already paid for ... by tax dollars ... so by having them charge for their services should mean the tax payers get should be getting a refund for the amount the police are charging ... of course this doesn't happen.

It seems once municipalities catch on to what is happening they act quickly to repeal any ordinances they enacted that allowed this scam to happen in the first place.

So if you get a bill from Cost Recovery Corporation out of Dayton, Ohio ... call them at 1 (888) 921-4598 .. and tell them to shove the bill up their a$$.

Arnold the Snowman !

Annie & Emily were busy tonight building a snowman. A little warmer today so the snow finally started to melt some. Perfect snowman building weather. Here are the girls with their finished product .. which they named Arnold.

Snowed In !

Second straight day of being snowed in. Wind is causing some pretty big snow drifts here.

Valentine's Day Storm

Mother Nature dropped almost 2 ft of snow on us today ... probably the heaviest snow I ever had to shovel. Now comes the fun part ... below freezing temps and high winds predicted for the next few days with wind chills near -20.

Ahhh ! Baseball is in the air !

Pitchers and catchers reported to spring training today. I can not wait for the Yankees season to start. This year will begin a changing of the guard from the old Yankees to the new Yankees. I look forward to seeing a lot of rookies mixed in this year. However I am kind of hoping they keep some of the better players in Scranton for a little while so I can get a chance to see them play.

Finally ! Ice Skating on Newton Lake

Annie & Emily finally got to put on their ice skates. It's been a long wait but there is finally enough ice on the lake to skate. They had a blast. Hopefully we can start ice fishing soon !