Thankful for new shower

We are thankful for many things this Thanksgiving. I am thankful for my three patient offspring who now have this newly remodeled shower to use.

Yes, after way too long, the shower now works. There are a few things to finish on the vanity, but the shower was the main thing.

We will cover the process in future posts.

In the meantime we will be happily clean.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Sunny day in London town

Here's Corinne and Nicole, one of her roommates, taking a break after classes. Great to have a sunny late summer day in London.

Janine in the Big Apple

This weekend Janine got to tag along with a friend to New York. Here she is surveying the scene with one of the ubiquitous New York water towers in the background.

Senior Recital

Yesterday was John's senior piano recital. He has worked his way up from a six year-old playing simple pieces at the beginning of the program to playing Beethoven at the end of the program. Here's a brief portion of Beethoven's Piano Sonatina in G.

...and yes. I am a proud dad...

Easter 2015

Here is our official Easter portrait for this year. Bright sunny Easter morning to celebrate the good news of the Resurrection. Happy Easter and a blessed Passover.

Vincent and me...

Janine is on spring break this week so we got away to the Carnegie Museum of Art to see a special exhibit on color and Vincent Van Gogh. Part color theory, part art history, all about beauty, it was a fun experience, and with lunch nearby on Craig Street, between the Pitt and CMU campuses.

Happy Birthday!

For Throwback Thursday over on Facebook we submit a very young Corrine Paulson. The hand smocked dress came from England. (The damage to the photo was homemade.)

Happy birthday one week early!

Fish FRYday

This year during Lent, Janine, John and I are sampling the Friday fish fries at nearby Roman Catholic churches.

Today we had a late lunch at Saints John and Paul on PA Route 910 near I-79. Because this church is in the middle of an office park they start serving at 11 to bring in the lunch crowd.

This parish's fish fry is catered by the S&D Polish Deli (www.sdpolishdeli.com). Therefore the sides are pierogi and haluski instead of potatoes and hush puppies.

The pierogi are all very tasty, especially the mushroom and kraut as well as the haluski. But both shine when compared to the fish, which seemed to be prebreaded and sourced from Sysco.

Not that there's anything wrong with that! These are a big undertaking for any church. We go to these fish fries for the fun and fellowship...and naturally Janine saw someone she knew...

Last nice day...

On the last nice day two weeks ago, John took his bass and amp outside for a little impromptu concert and practice session.

A few days before when the weather was also agreeable, he played his guitar on a bench at the nature park behind our house.

Now we are confined due to snow, but John will be waiting for the next opportunity to get outside to play.