tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38784829505053061432011-07-08T02:51:06.192-04:00Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.comBlogger741100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-9182195782247940282009-07-23T11:24:00.003-04:002009-07-23T11:49:41.586-04:00

My daughter Leah went to a birthday party last week. It was a swim party at the Y. They rented out the pool for the night and had about 15 girls, as well as friends of the older sister which included Steph. It was a pretty cool evening and had rained most of the day so I wondered if they would cancel the party and have it on the rain date but it cleared so the party went on.Leah and Steph both

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-56173508033960362562009-06-04T14:36:00.003-04:002009-06-04T14:52:41.632-04:00

The tennis season is upon me. I have played one USTA match so far and lost at line 1 singles. (6-3, 7-5) I didn't feel to bad about it because the girl I played was better than me and at least I was able to keep it close. I play another match this Saturday, again singles (rats!) I am a much better doubles player but I am a team player and said I would play wherever they need me. Wish me luck.My

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-54140028806816959942009-05-29T11:52:00.002-04:002009-05-29T13:42:18.655-04:00

My husband and I went to NYC for a long week-end. New York is such a wonderful city to visit. We both have been there a number of times but not for quite a few years. Mark had 2 free tickets that he received from being "bumped" from a flight that had to be used by June. He also had enough hotel points to get us 3 free nights. But even with all that it wasn't an inexpensive trip. Here is the

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-27823576862769019872009-03-03T13:05:00.003-05:002009-03-03T13:26:48.345-05:00

As many of you know I was enthralled with the Twilight books, rereading them many times. I finally broke it off by reading "Pride and Prejudice." I then read nothing for about a week when I received a call from the library that a book I had requested came in. I hadn't even remembered what I requested, it had been such a long time ago. When I picked the book up it was "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-88269405106969362752009-02-24T13:35:00.004-05:002009-02-24T14:15:00.105-05:00

Grocery shopping is a task that I don't usually mind except when it is really cold or raining and then I would rather avoid the long walk to and fro the store. I sometimes use a list which is really helpful, but other times I think I will remember what we need without the list and end up forgetting something or getting back home and realize I should have gotten something I didn't know we needed.

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-84772562560957089652008-12-30T10:57:00.003-05:002008-12-30T11:39:29.858-05:00

I read a lot and usually have several books waiting for me at any given time. I have at least four or five sitting there now and a couple from the library that I have already renewed twice. It's not that I haven't been reading it is just that the Twilight series has captivated me so much that I haven't been able to pick up anything else. I have read each of the books several times and can't wait

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-89671375818643864492008-12-23T12:06:00.002-05:002008-12-23T12:35:51.117-05:00

We had Verizon Fios installed yesterday. Mark thought it would be good since it would save us some money, especially on our phone bill. I didn't really care too much but he told me that we would have the Tennis Channel for a trial 3 months so I was all for it and saving money is a good thing too, right? Mark agreed to work from home for the day while the installer was there. I was very glad

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-86677167600310118252008-11-25T10:57:00.003-05:002008-11-25T11:23:03.210-05:00

Bethel Park's football team won the WPIAL championship. This is a big deal because it is the first time they have achieved this goal. They beat Gateway 10-6. Mark and I actually watched some of the game. The end to be completely accurate since we went to the theater and arrived home for the last 5 minutes of the game. I was very impressed with Bethel's defense. To keep a team that had been

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-82895039436023798672008-11-18T12:49:00.004-05:002008-11-18T13:25:58.678-05:00

Steph had an interesting week-end. She was invited to a Bat Mitzvah of a school friend. We didn't even know that she was Jewish. I really wanted to go to the ceremony but Leah didn't want to attend and Mark is out of town so I didn't get the chance. Kind of a bummer but that happens. After the ceremony they had a big event at a restaurant with a d.j. and games. The girls all seemed to have a

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-67669152389564262612008-11-06T13:45:00.002-05:002008-11-06T14:05:22.856-05:00

My birthday was Monday the 3rd. It was a beautiful day weather-wise which is rather unusual. Typically by November 3rd the leaves are all off the trees and the temperature is cold. This year however the temperatures the last few days have been practically balmy and there are still some beautiful trees around. I know it won't last for long but I am enjoying this last bit of Fall weather while

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-60138583067383750262008-10-21T10:05:00.002-04:002008-10-21T11:44:24.880-04:00

We went to Michigan to visit Laurel this past week-end. It was really great to see her. We spent most of the time eating out and shopping. So needless to say it wasn't a cheap visit. One of the interesting things for me was that it was the week-end for a home football game against Ohio State. I have never seen anything like it. The campus was crazy with tailgate parties everywhere. The

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-86268912216316136982008-10-07T13:01:00.002-04:002008-10-07T13:53:47.506-04:00

I am sure many of you are a little curious how I am faring with my eldest daughter in college. It has it's ups and downs. The up side is that she seems to be handling herself really well, attending classes regularly, keeping up with her work and making friends. The down side is that she is so darned far away. When she had a tumultuous break-up with her boyfriend it would have been nice to

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-63251477985144615842008-09-08T11:46:00.002-04:002008-09-08T13:06:19.348-04:00

I have been watching sports every day and night for the past 4 weeks. I love the Olympics and then the U.S. Open tennis started. I will be going into serious withdrawal tomorrow.In between my sports watching my family went to several amusement parks. We were in Southern California and visited Sea World, Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure park and then went to Kennywood for Mark's

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-11570433718609262572008-08-23T17:25:00.003-04:002008-08-23T17:45:50.128-04:00

I have a new job as part-time secretary for Peters Creek Presbyterian church. My sister goes to that church and found out that the person who had the job wasn't working out so they were looking to hire someone. She was interested in the job but not full-time so asked if I would like to share the position with her. Since I was getting so few hours at the Loft I thought it would be a good idea. We

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-12782113143091150832008-06-18T09:25:00.002-04:002008-06-18T09:51:46.289-04:00

Laurel is officially graduated from High School. I told her that she was gradulicious, which she thought was a pretty funny way to describe her accomplishment. I don't think of High School graduation as that big of a deal really. I mean it is a milestone in ones life but everyone can do it. The ceremony was held indoors because of the rain. I have never attended a graduation outside, so it

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-28675102051034859882008-05-20T10:45:00.003-04:002008-05-20T11:22:15.066-04:00

I know that all of you have been anxious to find out how my singles match went on Saturday. (except those of you who already know) My team carpooled to the Pittsburgh Golf Club which is near Squirrel Hill. I joked with the girls how I was hoping for a very old opponent that was really slow. Of course, that was not the case my opponent was young (in her 30's I'm guessing) and pretty quick. Her

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-62558999791179362652008-05-15T09:21:00.003-04:002008-05-15T09:51:49.930-04:00

I have had many people ask me about my job and how I like it so far. I really do enjoy the work. I have always loved helping people with outfits and it is very gratifying when they take my suggestions. After just one 4 1/2 hour day I've come to a few conclusions:1) I need more comfortable shoes.2) I should never calculate how much I will be payed because it sounds so paltry.3) This job will be

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-52426297493097190912008-05-05T14:07:00.004-04:002008-05-05T15:31:17.503-04:00

I have been thinking of getting a job for quite a while now. Last year when Leah was in first grade I was contemplating it. One of my tennis friends said, "you should give it a year." So, I gave it a year but still felt like I needed something new to do. It really is a transition going from having small children that require a lot of attention to having "big girls" that are independent in many

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-75446685338151771982008-04-23T11:46:00.002-04:002008-04-23T12:10:57.178-04:00

Yesterday the little girls and I picked up our new glasses. This is the first pair for both Steph and Leah. They were told that they really only needed them for school. They both look pretty cute in them. My glasses don't look all that different although they are silver and a little more substantial than my last pair. Leah was with me when I picked them out and approved of them saying that I

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-58940044824132512132008-04-21T12:42:00.003-04:002008-04-21T15:01:12.636-04:00

Mark and I went to see the Pittsburgh Public Theaters production of the play 'Rabbit Hole' on Saturday night. 'Rabbit Hole' was written by playwright David Lindsay-Abaire. I had not heard of him before but he has received 5 Tony Award nominations and is currently working on the book and lyrics for the Broadway-bound musical 'Shrek'. He is also wrote the screenplay for the upcoming movie 'Inkheart

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-84144849156875835532008-04-07T14:02:00.002-04:002008-04-07T14:40:04.903-04:00

I have been very neglectful of this blog. I know that you all have been wondering and wondering what I have ben doing. So, I will try to catch you all up on what has been happening to me. After the Mississippi trip the following Wednesday was the start of Laurel's musical. This year they performed 'Fiddler on the Roof' and it was a tremendous success as usual. I am always amazed at how

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-43217548914744883252008-03-11T12:25:00.002-04:002008-03-11T14:04:49.603-04:00

I travelled with 10 other people from my church to do some rebuilding in the Biloxi area. This was my third trip to assist and I noticed a lot of changes. The first year there was a huge amount of debris everywhere and we spent most of the week helping people clear it. We also helped with 2 roofs and one drywalling project. Last year we had two crews, one that painted and the other helped

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-82968177318492640102008-03-01T09:20:00.002-05:002008-03-01T09:51:49.572-05:00

Last Wednesday I noticed a strange sensation in my left hand. My little finger felt numb and my hand didn't feel very strong. I thought that was weird but did not think too much about it at the time because I was playing tennis. After several days of no improvement I asked the older ladies that I play tennis with on Monday what they thought (they have had every ache and pain in the book).

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-81470545096274161482008-02-13T15:51:00.003-05:002008-02-13T16:04:19.995-05:00

I remember when I was in school how I looked forward to a surprise day off because of too much snow. I grew up in Girard PA. and we had a lot of snow but not so many days off. It had to be almost a blizzard for them to even consider a day off and I don't remember having 2 hour delays, but maybe we had them.My daughters have loved staying home the past two days. Actually Laurel had school today

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-33053815744841936002008-02-11T11:13:00.000-05:002008-02-11T12:13:38.288-05:00

Mark and I travelled to Lake Latonka (off the Mercer exit of 79) for a retreat this weekend. The team of people that are going on the mission trip to Mississippi gathered for some fun, camaraderie and worship. We arrived on Friday evening and were taken a little back by how fabulous the accomadations were. I was told we were going to be staying at a cabin but this was definetly a huge house

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-70600860223659070182008-01-31T09:00:00.000-05:002008-01-31T19:22:42.554-05:00

Mark and I went to see the production of 'Amadeus' at the Pittsburgh Public Theater on Saturday night. It was extremely well done and we enjoyed it very much.The play centers around Antonio Salieri (Tony Abatemarco) who says that he is in the last hours of his life and wants to confess what he has done. He claims to be the reason that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died. The play flashes back to young

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-39505156602013471592008-01-27T18:59:00.000-05:002008-01-27T19:24:39.607-05:00

The reason that I have not posted lately is that I have been watching the Australian Open tennis championships. The tournament has been taking place the last two weeks and ended today with the final men's match. Novak Djokovic (from Serbia) defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (from France) in an exciting 4th set tie breaker. The only thing that I don't like about this tournament is that I like to watch

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-23394949975825114302008-01-18T14:01:00.000-05:002008-01-18T14:18:02.871-05:00

I love to play games. In particular solitaire games on my computer. I tend to have a particular favorite for a time and then switch to something else. Laurel has me hooked on a game called Peggle right now. Peggle is a pinball type game with different challenges . The only problem is that I am very competitive and want to have the high score on all of the levels. So I play and play until I

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-80013569289742096702008-01-08T11:55:00.000-05:002008-01-08T13:23:35.833-05:00

I actually read several books but the choice I made for this report is 'Breaking Back', How I lost everything and won back my life' by James Blake. The main focus of the book is the year 2004 when James went through major Job-like difficulties. His biggest decision to this point was to shave off is signature dread-locks but then he had a freak accident and broke his neck, his father died of

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-16395655178040967862007-12-27T14:37:00.000-05:002007-12-27T15:19:26.417-05:00

We all had a wonderful Christmas this year. On Christmas Eve we went to church and heard the final advent message. We need to worship more, consume less, give more and love all. I left the service feeling very loving. I haven't been doing so well with the consume less part but I now have something to work on, right?We then went to Outback Steak House which has been our tradition for the last

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-20969209408826877782007-12-13T09:22:00.000-05:002007-12-13T10:19:18.398-05:00

My husband and I taught our first lesson for the middle school students at church this past Sunday. We are going to be teaching once-a-month and I really think that I am going to like this even better than teaching the younger children. They pay attention, participate and are pretty funny and we have doughnuts after class. So, all good.The lesson was about 'what Christmas is all about'. For most

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-22633338008395944702007-12-08T10:44:00.000-05:002007-12-08T11:32:28.679-05:00

It is the time of year when the schools put on their 'Holiday' performances. So far I have gone to see Steph's band concert and my nephew Tim in the Heinz Chapel Choir. Laurel's concert is coming up. I'm not sure when but I am sure she will let me know.Steph is in the 6th grade band and also the jazz band. I was surprised that they had flutes in the jazz band , not being a typical jazz

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-63278539890989031092007-11-29T11:59:00.000-05:002007-11-29T12:28:34.109-05:00

I think it was interesting to read the comments about my last post. Everyone seems to agree that Tom needs a wake-up call from God. Yes, I feel a bit bad about "wishing unwell" myself, but I can't help being a little glad when his movies flop. Okay, now on to a new yet somehow related topic...As many of you know I am a huge fan of fantasy books, movies,etc. My favorite movie(s) of all time are

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-66170196695565408912007-11-20T09:19:00.000-05:002007-11-20T09:47:46.545-05:00

Generally speaking I have good wishes towards people. I want to see others succeed at their endeavours. Sometimes however, I find myself cheering for failure. The best example of this is Tom Cruise. I have been an unfan of Tom for many years. The last movie of his I saw was the one where he plays the sports agent. (I forget the title) It started when I found out that he joined the

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-55013253321213832062007-11-18T12:30:00.000-05:002007-11-18T12:53:26.587-05:00

The other day when I got the mail I noticed an envelope from Michigan State University. I felt a sudden rush of anticipation. My eldest daughter had applied to MSU and was awaiting the results. My first thought was the dilemma over to open the envelope and read the news or wait for Laurel to open it. Thankfully, I was spared by the fact that the outside had the words, "Congratulations! You're

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-35631310065341461212007-11-01T14:56:00.000-04:002007-11-01T15:39:00.350-04:00

What a perfect night for trick-or-treating. I was the stay-at-home and pass out treat person, Mark took Leah out, Steph went out with some friends and poor Laurel had to work. (although she didn't seem to mind) I like to pass out the treats because I get to see all the costumes close and up front. I bought 4 different kinds of candy bars and let the children choose. Kit Kat bars were the most

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-65915692547880527792007-10-30T13:13:00.000-04:002007-10-30T13:55:38.662-04:00

I mentioned in my last post that I went to see "Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat" at a nearby Presbyterian church. I told one of the ladies I play tennis with how much I enjoyed it because I knew that she attended there. Her response was " well, most of those kids aren't our kids." That I did know because Mitchell attends a Methodist church down the street. The director of the

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-74477188662274040012007-10-27T16:48:00.000-04:002007-10-28T14:51:22.367-04:00

Mark's car is repairable and we should have it back in about 2 weeks. We are keeping our fingers crossed that it will be as good as new.Our home renovations have hit another snag. The powder room sink top that we bought is too deep for our cabinet. So Mark is trying to cut the back so it will work. He figured it out and is now installing the towel rack and toilet paper holder and then the room is

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-31532246575208982822007-10-19T12:32:00.001-04:002007-10-19T12:46:40.114-04:00

I don't really have much new information. It still hasn't been decided if "they" are going to total the car or not. In a way it would be great if the car could be fixed because it was a really nice car, but if it won't be the same post-crash maybe not. On the other hand I know we won't get enough money from the insurance company to replace it with a similar car. So since I don't know what to

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-16814621271549466422007-10-15T18:14:00.000-04:002007-10-15T18:29:14.187-04:00

In my family, we keep our cars pretty much until they die or appear that they are going to die shortly. My last van had about 120K miles and was definitely on its last wheels (or is it tires?) Mark's car is a Camry and appeared to have many years ahead of it. Until....CRASH!!!When Mark was on his way to work today some guy ran a red light and drove right into him. There is a lot of damage to

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-14706561475093972222007-10-10T09:51:00.000-04:002007-10-10T11:03:12.461-04:00

This title could aptly describe the chaos of having work done on my house. We have hired someone to do some renovations on the girls bathroom and tile the entryway and powder room downstairs. Nothing is ever as easy as it seems. When Wayne(our contractor) removed the toilet and sink from the girls bathroom he discovered that our waterline turn-off was leaking. He needed to have the water turned

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-80161860842515626452007-10-04T13:41:00.000-04:002007-10-04T14:03:20.552-04:00

I have decided that this is my favorite new show. (Tim Gunn's Guide to Style is a close second) The basic premise is that a guy(Ned) can bring people back to life with one touch, that is the good news. The bad news is that they can only stay alive for one minute or someone else has to die in their place. His main job is as a pie maker, but he also works with a detective by going to the morgue,

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-89500563520092248792007-10-01T14:34:00.000-04:002007-10-01T14:59:09.483-04:00

Henry Blackaby wrote the book "Experiencing GOD" in 1990. He has revised it in a bible-study format recently and my Friday morning bible-study group has picked it for this year. I have found that I tend to get lazy over the summer and really crave the start of the new studies and fellowship. The last several years we have done "Beth Moore" studies, which I have loved, but since she didn't have

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-67834370153544724272007-09-26T09:50:00.000-04:002007-09-26T10:09:52.493-04:00

My husband and I found ourselves with a free Saturday and decided to call my aunt and uncle to see if they were doing anything. They were, my aunt was going to her high school reunion and my uncle was going to the Pitt football game and he had extra tickets!! We arranged for the little girls to spend the night at their grandma's and then went. We met a group of old college friends at a tailgate

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-90117178508505742382007-09-18T13:43:00.000-04:002007-09-18T15:35:18.938-04:00

I had my first experience with jury duty last Thursday. I took the subway into town and arrived about 8:00am. I walked about 2 blocks to the court house. I entered and had my bag scanned and then took the elevator to the 3rd floor, where the jurists meet. There were about 100 of us waiting to be interviewed. The room was pretty nice, they had free coffee and tea, vending machines for other snacks

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-7816033596590941682007-09-12T11:16:00.000-04:002007-09-12T11:49:15.380-04:00

Last night was the completion of sorority recruitment at Pitt. I am an advisor for Kappa Delta. Even though the week has been exhausting it was also really fun. As an advisor my job is to be there for membership selection meetings. Really it is mostly to provide moral support, although I also need to be there in case of an emergency. (which there weren't any this year, thankfully) The parties

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-29530752754073189612007-09-06T13:07:00.000-04:002007-09-06T13:40:26.559-04:00

My daughters wanted to see a movie last week, their last week before school . They chose the movie "Stardust." We all absolutely loved it. The story is about a young man, Tristan (played by newcomer Charlie Cox, at least new to me) who is in love with the beautiful,yet shallow Victoria (Sienna Miller). She seems to have little to no interest in him, but he tries to win her heart by promising to

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-92149705128027628772007-09-04T10:48:00.000-04:002007-09-04T11:16:02.792-04:00

Today is the first day of school for my girls. Usually they start before Labor Day but since there is a lot of construction going on in the school district the start was pushed back. I like it when they start sooner because they are excited about the first day and in June they will be ready for school to be over as soon as possible.One day last week my eldest daughter commented to her sisters

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-3148457591356532482007-08-30T17:17:00.000-04:002007-08-31T10:49:22.896-04:00

I love tennis. I enjoy watching it as much as playing. The US Open is one of my favorite tournaments because they have coverage from 11:00-5:00 and then a night session at 7:00pm. The first day of the tournement my youngest daughter asked me "Are you going to watch tennis all day?" My unabashed reply was "yes and at night too, for the next two weeks."There have been several really great moments

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-86588054159075678632007-08-27T17:24:00.000-04:002007-08-27T18:00:50.944-04:00

My husband and I celebrated our anniversary this week-end. We spent friday night at a Holiday Inn Express on the south-side. ( we are feeling sooo smart now) We had a great dinner at a seafood restaurant and then went out to different bars and watched my Buccos win an exciting 15 inning game.We noticed a lot of 20-somethings order drinks with Red Bull and other "energy" drinks. We were asked

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-36330994301111108632007-08-14T14:44:00.000-04:002007-08-14T22:29:04.250-04:00

A group from my church went on our second annual baseball outing to see the Washington Wild Things, a farm league team in Washington PA. We had a really nice tailgate party before the game and I brought my famous taco dip. Someone said that it was "infamous" but I said "no way 'cause its really good". The dip was completely finished before we went in to the game.My family's seats were not

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-31511775645959440622007-08-11T16:05:00.000-04:002007-08-11T16:27:57.741-04:00

My husband has been called to serve on jury duty many times. He was actually feeling rather harassed by the number of times and called about it once and they said he was summoned by error. You are only supposed to be summoned once every three years. There are federal and county cases , so it could be slightly more often. I have always upheld my duties and have voted in every election. Yes,

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-23356525003051670002007-07-26T14:13:00.000-04:002007-07-28T13:48:46.653-04:00

I was kind of bored the other day and discovered this cool blog. It is called Bent Objects and it is a lot of fun. The blogger's name is Terry and he lives in Indiana. He makes characters out of wire and other things, that are amazing. Check it out! It is guaranteed to make you smile.

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-27400832647368138282007-07-24T15:45:00.000-04:002007-07-24T17:12:31.942-04:00

Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a huge fan of fantasy books and have been a big fan of the Harry Potter books for a very long time. I think they are "bloody brilliant!" My daughter Laurel and I have been attending the book release parties for the last several books and this year we attended with middle daughter Steph and my sister and her eldest son. I picked up my wrist band at 2:30pm

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-5437159636921221992007-07-18T18:55:00.000-04:002007-07-18T19:35:42.785-04:00

There are times when I wish the past would just stay there. Not always, of course, sometimes it is great to see an old friend and catch up with them. I had a lot of fun at my high school reunion, for instance. Then again there are other times....When I graduated from college I had trouble finding a job in my degree (Industrial Engineering). One of my sorority sisters' dad had just bought a car

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-16516010097844295772007-07-13T19:05:00.000-04:002007-07-13T19:36:58.442-04:00

It has been a long time since I have posted because I have spent the last 2 weeks watching "The Championships Wimbledon." It was very exciting with Venus Williams winning as the lowest seed ever and Roger Federer winning for the 5th consecutive time in a thrilling 5 set match against his nemesis Raphael Nadal. I only saw the last 3 games of the match because I went to church. It was nice for

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-39261421161525008862007-06-30T12:28:00.000-04:002007-06-30T15:57:09.062-04:00

I just want to clear up a few things. I am not on a diet. I have given up on the concept. I read an article that stated that it is better to always try to eat reasonably. That way if you mess up one day you don't give up but just continue to eat right the next day. They also said that you should never weigh yourself because if you notice that you have lost weight you might be more tempted to

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-65371662091341925992007-06-29T16:07:00.000-04:002007-06-29T16:39:17.838-04:00

I have come to realize that I have no will-power at all. Ok, maybe that is a little extreme. I have almost no will-power. My girls and I went to Wal-Mart for a few needed items and just happened on the candy aisle. I know from my past that having candy in the house is a bad thing, by how quickly I finished the chocolate that I bought in Hershey PA. in May. But, Wal-Mart had M&M's on sale and I

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-8992502122965073462007-06-18T13:12:00.000-04:002007-06-18T13:32:19.590-04:00

Yesterday was Father's Day and my family decided to go to Outback Steakhouse. We only go to Outback for special occasions. (like Christmas Eve) Of course, Father's Day is an important occasion and we all really like the bloomin' onion so it was decided. We used the call ahead seating which was a good thing because we only had to wait about an half hour instead of an hour and a half. On the way

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-39344983844054041562007-06-15T21:06:00.000-04:002007-06-15T21:49:15.767-04:00

Today my middle daughter had a girl scout event. Her troop is closing so they needed to have a last spend-the-remaining-money spree. They had voted to go to a dog-sledding place near Deep Creek Md. The woman in charge said that it was too warm for the dogs so the event was cancelled. We all think that she just didn't want to do it because it wasn't that warm with a day high of only in the 70's.

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-28343896582832620202007-06-14T14:32:00.000-04:002007-06-14T14:47:23.123-04:00

Yes!!! My team won the Mount Lebanon Team Tennis Championship and we received a trophy. We won by only 1 point and that is because they(the purple team) had to take a 2 point penalty. Of course, we have the trophy and that is all that really matters. If any of you would like to see my trophy I will be happy to show it to you.It will have to be soon because I can't imagine that I will be

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-25068674341883170622007-05-30T09:36:00.000-04:002007-05-30T09:52:49.240-04:00

For Mother's Day I received an MP3 player which I had asked for because I hoped it would make going to the gym less boring. Over the last few months I have not been going to the gym very reliably. It started when I came back from Mississippi with a really bad cold. One week led to the next and I am sure I had a lot of good rationalizations for not going but I finally buckled down and went twice

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-36768413223513876572007-05-29T15:39:00.000-04:002007-05-29T15:50:24.807-04:00

The official name of the tournament is Roland Garros but to you and me it is called the French Open. You know the tournament that is played on red clay, the one that no American man has won since the 90's. How we long for the days of Chang, Courier and Agassi. Andy and James lost in their first round matches and even though they both played pretty well they still go home losers. At least the

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-24616776570112824432007-05-24T12:26:00.000-04:002007-05-24T12:56:24.324-04:00

I have been playing a lot of tennis the last few weeks. I am on three teams and even though I don't play every match for them I have been playing about 3-4 times a week. The USTA(not the polish word for lips!) keeps track of the scores for years. If you wanted to know how I fared in my matches from 2001 you could look them up.I can't imagine anyone doing that but you could.I can't believe that

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-44287587395505897042007-05-12T17:22:00.002-04:002007-05-12T17:39:33.558-04:00

We bought my youngest daughter a desk for her room. I did not buy a chair for the desk because it was $150.00 and I thought that was too much. My husband mentioned that we had an old green chair, so I decided to refinish it. This was a much bigger project than I had anticipated. I first sanded the chair to get off as much green paint as I could. Wearing some sort of face mask would have been wise

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-6294669776717276672007-05-07T14:17:00.000-04:002007-05-07T19:15:16.808-04:00

I played my first match of the tennis season today. (I was supposed to play a USTA match last Saturday but we were rained out.) This was the start of Mt. Lebanon Womens Team Tennis season. The teams consist of 14 players playing 7 lines of doubles. Because of time constraints this league plays 15 games of no-ad scoring. The first team to score 4 points wins the game. I am very excited about my

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-35514599767808314112007-05-04T09:14:00.002-04:002007-05-04T09:59:54.821-04:00

I went with my daughter to the state FBLA conference. (Future Business Leaders of America)Like all Pa. state conferences it was held in Hershey the chocolate capital of the world. We did not come for the first day of the conference because my daughter has missed a lot of school already this year and I did not want her to miss an extra day. She had a test at 8:00 on Tuesday for computer

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-44174375567699901532007-04-27T13:04:00.000-04:002007-04-27T13:15:06.162-04:00

They did it again!! The Pirates swept the series against the Houston Astros. It wasn't easy especially the 16 inning game on Wednesday and yes, I did stay up for the whole game. Unfortunately we don't play Houston again until July 20th. Let's pray that we can be successful against some of the other teams. At least the Pirates are at 500 right now which gives you a 50/50 chance of seeing a

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-68482878266655349292007-04-25T11:37:00.000-04:002007-04-25T12:09:47.511-04:00

I was really excited on Monday because the new episode of "Heroes" was showing. I like the idea of having a superhero power although some of them are certainly better than others. I would love to be indestructible. Think of how crazy the X-treme sport guys would be with that gift! The good vs. evil plot is essentially what the show is about but it is hard to tell who is good and who is evil.

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-75594166666648708642007-04-17T09:13:00.000-04:002007-04-17T09:53:37.070-04:00

I went to an alumna event for Kappa Delta sorority at the University of Pittsburgh this past Saturday. It was great seeing everyone again. I have been an advisor to the chapter since I graduated so I have worked with all of the sisters that were there. It was so nice to see how accomplished the women are. The sisters had a very well organized program for us. They had several sisters talk

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-57248960065251217822007-04-11T18:36:00.000-04:002007-04-11T18:53:35.220-04:00

I love jelly beans. The stores have been having them out for about a month in preparation for Easter. I have bought many packages but when I wanted to buy more right before Easter the Giant Eagle was sold out. :(I like the fruit flavor the best in a medium size bean. In eating and seeing how my family eats jelly beans I have determined that there are 3 types of eaters.1. the grabber- This

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-70128125507453682382007-04-05T12:11:00.000-04:002007-04-05T12:22:35.404-04:00

I love this time of year. Spring is here, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming and hope springs eternal. Hope that is for my Buccos to have a winning season. (Pittsburgh Pirates) So often they have disappointed but this year things are looking up. The Pirates have won their first three games, beating the Houston Astros in Houston. All of the games have been exciting

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-79934903039840038052007-04-02T13:32:00.000-04:002007-04-02T14:12:38.307-04:00

This is the season of high school musicals. Generally speaking they are a real mixed bag. I have to say that I really enjoyed the two that I have gone to recently. Bethel Park did "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and USC did "Into the Woods." My friends' son played Jack in "Into the Woods" and did a very good job. We joked that he really had the part of the simpleton down pat. My daughter was in

Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06460955775654927270noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3878482950505306143.post-30658283534175368412007-03-27T15:46:00.000-04:002007-03-27T16:42:15.220-04:00

It has been said that everyone should have a blog. Although I disagree with that statement, I have succumbed to peer pressure (actually daughter pressure). My eldest daughter has been telling me for a while that I should be sharing my thoughts with the world. Well, at least with the people that might actually read this. So here I write....(exhale)...... My title is "At the Front of My Mind

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