Buried !!!

Well it seems like it has finally stopped snowing. This storm really lived up to the hype... as of 9 pm last night I was totally shoveled out and this morning there seemed to be another 18 inches. Although the wind is so strong its hard to tell exactly how much snow we got. The drifting is amazing.

I am totally shocked we never lost power. Typically if somebody sneezes here in Greenfield Twp. our power goes out.

Storm of the Century !!

Forcasters are calling this the "Storm of the Century" or a Hurricane with snow ... a Snowicane !! Regardless ... the kids enjoyed the day off from school. Spent a great day hanging out with friends and being snowbound. One of the nice things about living at Newton Lake is the close proximity to our friends... being snowbound really isn't too bad.

Soprassata Saturday !!

First for me today ... assisted in the making of soprassata ... never realized how involved the whole process is. But it was a great time and hopefully in a couple months we'll find out if all of our work was worth it!

Mancave continues ....

Made a little more progress on the mancave... still lots of work to do !!

Searching for the Perfect Tree !

Once again the Sokoloski's & Yurgosky's took to the woods in search of the perfect family Christmas Tree. Maggie & Ty made their first trip a good one... as both of them brought good luck to our search this year !

Progress!

Framed out a bathroom for my future mancave ... feels like I have accomplished something !

Mancave !

Started today on building a room ( mancave ) in my basement ! Wish me luck !

Yankees World Champions !

The Yankees got it done tonight by spanking Pedro Martinez. As a Yankee fan I have to say there is nothing more fullfilling than watching Pedro get smacked around the yard.

A tough week ... living in NEPA there are a lot of Phillie fans here.

I am glad the Yankees pulled it off... and my liver is thankful the series is over as well !

Happy Halloween !

The three ladies in their Halloween costumes ! The kids had a great time trick or treating with their friends.

Let's Go Yankees !

Here we go Yankees and Phillies in the World Series ! It's going to a great series ... if you live here in Northeast PA you most likely are either a Yankees or Phillies fan.

My friends and I are already trying to estimate how much damage we are going to do to our livers over the next week ! Can't wait !

A Sad Day !

Pontoon Boat is stored and covered for the winter :(

For an old beast that we bought at a bargin basement price we got a lot of use out her this summer! Hopefully next summer will be equally as fun !

Football in the Summer !

Had to make our annual trip up to Pocono Mountain (since the AACJF can't figure out how to schedule games ... we have to go there every year ! ). Of course playing football in August the temperature was close to 100 degrees ... kids were actually crying they did not want to go back into the game. It's sad when Jr Football gets to this. Absolutely no common sense !

That being said ... we were proud of Annie and Emily and the other kids for sticking it out, regardless of the poor decisions by adults to have kids play football in July and August :(

A day on the lake !

Spending a great day on the pontoon boat.

Pontoon Boat !

This old beast will be creeping around Newton Lake this summer and hopefully will give us hours of enjoyment !

Perfect !

Spent a quiet day on the lake ! Weather was absolutely perfect today ! Here is Marion doing her best impression of the Corona commercial.

Happy 4th of July !

Spent a relaxing 4th of July on Newton Lake with the Fawcett's and our old beater Pontoon Boat! It was a little windy but the kids had a blast and overall it was a great day on the lake.

Batter Up !

Here is Emily taking some cuts during a recent softball game.

...and here she is in the field.

Summer 2009

Haven't posted here in awhile . Been spending most of my time on Facebook. If you don't have a page there I highly suggest it.

Summer weather here in NE PA has been crappy ... rain and temps in the 70s. I really need to move.

Happy New Year !

I hope everyone has a happy and healthy 2009 !

Emily made the Paper !

Here is Emily in today's Scranton Times. She was so excited ! Way to go Emily !

Merry Christmas !

From our family to your ... Merry Christmas ! I hope Santa brought everyone what they wanted !

Looks Like a White Christmas!

Only two days to go and it is looks like we are going to have a white Christmas !

You Caught Me !

Maggie was caught red handed tearing apart the Christmas Decorations ! She has been a handful this year, and doesn't really care about the naughty or nice list yet. Maybe we will have better luck next year.

2008 Christmas Tree

After a long and exhausting search in frigid temperatures. Annie and Emily picked out and decorated our 2008 Christmas Tree ... I think they did a great job !

Ahh .. yes ... the holiday lights !

After lots of cursing ... the Christmas lights were put up ... need to thaw myself out for a few days now. Every year I ask myself ... why haven't I moved to Florida yet ?

You'll shoot your thigh out kid !

We need to stop giving idiots like Plaxico Burress money. Is there really a need to carry thousands of dollars and to wear hundreds of thousands worth of jewelry out to go to a club. Who are you trying to impress ? You are already an NFL player on a world championship team. If that doesn't impress people ... do you really think the $$ and jewelry will? Total Jackass !

Maggie's Unique Way to Crawl !

Happy 1st Birthday Maggie & Beck !

Talk about looking like they got caught with their hands in the cookie jar. Here are Maggie and Beck enjoying their first taste of birthday cake.

President Obama

Barack Obama supporters were partying well into the night for his hard fought victory. Historic in that he will become our nations first African-American President however I think most people are just happy that it signifies the beginning of the end of George W. Bush's presidency.

At least with me ... I was OK with either McCain or Obama ... either way the country wins.

Hopefully this nasty red state, blue state, liberal, conservative crap ends. Its time we all become Americans.

VOTE TODAY !

I did my part . Now do yours . No matter what candidate you favor ...get out and vote !

Soccer Season Ends Today !

Emily made it through her first soccer season. All in all it was a great season !

Happy Halloween !

Happy Halloween from our little chicken !

October at Newton Lake

Just another beautiful fall day here at Newton Lake. Of course this is the official beginning to the long winters we have here in Northeast PA. Spoke to my neighbors yesterday, and we said our farewells ... we will see them again in April or May ... whenever our hibernation ends.

Terrell Pryor Wishing he went to Penn State !

Actions speak louder than words. Here is Terrell Pryor Wishing he went to Penn State !

Pumpkin Patch 2008

Made our annual trek to the Pumpkin Patch, but it was our first trip with Maggie. All the girls had a great time and mom and dad did too. Click here to see more photos.

Nice Job Annie !

Annie worked hard this weekend on her solar system project. Lots of painting, cutting and glueing, but she pulled it off. Mom and dad helped and Emily helped too by keeping Maggie from eating the planets.

Maggie's thinks she's funny !

Here is Maggie trying to be funny :(

Eleven months old and already she is giving dad a hard time !

Go Emily Go !

Here is Emily making her move on the soccer field. Her team tied today, but it was a perfect day for soccer !

A Grand Farewell !

The Yanks closed the book tonight on Yankee Stadium. Being a life long Yankees fan it was real enjoyable tribute to the old ballpark. I am really glad I got to take one last trip there this year for the Home Run Derby. That being said ... lets turn the page ... already looking forward to seeing what the "new" Yankee Stadium holds in store.