Lot’s of activity this month. The new school year started this month. This year Ross is a senior and Owen is a freshman. Ross is busy filling out college applications, working at Jimmy John’s, and running Cross Country. Owen is still busy training to become a world-class video gamer. He does, however, take an occasional break from gaming to participate in Cross Country Team activities and search for junk food.
The pool is getting some well-needed maintenance this month: new slate, new tile and a new coat of plaster. And, the garage just got new doors. They are made out of aluminum rather than the press-board and wood of the old doors. They are a slightly different shade of grey than the existing house trim, so a new coat of paint for the trim is probably not too far off in the future.
Happy Birthday "Little" Brian!!
Happy Birthday "Little" Brian!!
Owen on his first day as a freshman at Tuscarora High
Owen on his first day as a freshman at Tuscarora High
Ross on his first day as a senior at Tuscarora High
Ross on his first day as a senior at Tuscarora High
Down to the bare essentials
Down to the bare essentials
Laying slate
Laying slate
Slate and tile done, pool ready for final plaster.
Slate and tile done, pool ready for final plaster.
Toby inspecting the new plaster
Toby inspecting the new plaster
Slate, tile and plaster done
Slate, tile and plaster done
Almost half way there
Almost half way there
It's full and all systems are go!
It's full and all systems are go!
Now we have to scrub the plaster a few times each day for two weeks
Now we have to scrub the plaster a few times each day for two weeks
And be careful to keep the levels of chlorine and other chemicals at the proper levels during this period
And be careful to keep the levels of chlorine and other chemicals at the proper levels during this period
As usual, this month started with the annual Family Reunion in the hills of Southwestern Pennsylvania. We also continued Ross’s college tour by stopping at WVU on the way to the reunion and and checking out Pitt once we got to Pennsylvania. And Uncle Brian took us on a tour of CALU too.
We’re both on the Tuscarora High School Cross Country Team this year. Our first meet was the Chancellor Invitational on August 30th in Fredericksbug, VA. You can view lots of pictures from this meet on the Tuscarora Facebook page.
Dad took us fishing with guides from Mossy Creek Fly Fishing. It was our first try at fly fishing. We actually caught a couple of nice looking trout.
We spent a week at the Outer Banks on our summer vacation. On our way to OBX, we stopped in Richmond, VA and did a tour of the Museum of the Confederacy and spent a night in historic Williamsburg, VA. On our way home we stopped in Williamsburg, VA again and spent the day at Busch Gardens. Pop-Pop says that back in the day the best thing Busch Gardens had to offer was the free beer. He used to stop there on the way to and from Virginia Beach for a glass of beer. They stopped pouring free beer in 2009, so Pop-Pop says there’s really no good reason to go there anymore.
Pop-Pop and Granny did the dog/house sitting while we were gone. They did not go to the Jamboree in the Hills this year. After spending the third weekend of July at the Jamboree on 28 out of the last 29 years, they have retired and left it to their friends Ron and Pat to carry on the tradition.
We got some sad news this month. Pop-Pop’s Uncle Don passed away on July 5th. He was the last surviving sibling of Pop-Pop’s mother. Our hearts go out to Pop-Pop’s Aunt Dottie, Cousin Doug and his family.
Pop-Pop's New Ride
Fly Fishing
Fly Fishing
Stars and Bars at the Confederate Museum
Sherman's Necktie
Pickett's Flags
Civil War Era Rosary and Pocket Watch
Tom
Bad Boys
Frisbee Time
Gone Fishing
Fishing
Ours
Not Ours
Mom at Cape Hatteras
Mom & Ross
Mom & Owen
Mom and Owen
Owen
Cape Hatteras
Kill Devil Hill
Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatteras
Bodie Island
Dan and the Boys
Currituck Beach
Leesburg Fourth of July Parade
Shadows
Leesburg Fourth of July Parade - 1957 Chevy
Leesburg Fourth of July Parade
Politicians
Leesburg Fourth of July Parade
Leesburg Fourth of July Parade
Leesburg Fourth of July Parade
Leesburg Fourth of July Parade
Leesburg Fourth of July Parade
Leesburg Fourth of July Parade
Leesburg Fourth of July Parade
The Knoll
The Little Church
Morven Park
Neighborhood Ducks
Donald Eugene Gadd, 84, of Charleroi, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014.
