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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Goodbye 2024

 January

* I started January off carrying over an illness from 2023 when I had RSV. 

* Michelle spent a weekend back in East Liverpool Ohio, she went up to help Julie with Emily's Baby Shower. 

* I was working two jobs most of the month, as my work with Parsons (when I was a contractor) picked back up 

* Did I mention that I had an extended bout with RSV during December and January. 


February

* Phil did me a big favor, he didn't see his shadow. I guess all the bribes I had sent to him through the years finally paid off. 

* February was one of the few months when we actually made home made bread, I love Michelle's Dutch Oven Breads. 

* I earned my Derivative Classification for the Parsons job. It's for access to DoD servers. 

* February had 29 days in 2024


March

* I switched jobs from Matrix to AliPro. I had been working for Matrix to learn a new piece of software basically. 

* We moved everything from the big external garage to the 2 car garage attached to the House. We set up shop so to speak. 

* We bought our first of two ring doorbells. One for the front and one for the back. 

* Demolition started, first it was the old Valley Mart that went down and then it was the big 4 car garage that was separate from the house. Bye Bye old mancave. 


April

* Baseball legend Pete Rose came to Morgantown to be the featured speaker at the Bob Huggins Fish Fry, a few months later Pete Rose had passed away. 

* We had a solar eclipse here, it was not a 100% eclipse here but Ohio had the full 100%. We were in the 90+ % range. 

* We finally bought a new Washer/Dryer combo. The one that was here went out a few years ago, so we just broke down and bought a new one. 

* I ended up supplying the new man cave with a lot of new toys. Saw horses, power washers, saws drills etc. 


May

* Hayley and Tyler bought a home for themselves, Michelle had made a few trips up to help her pack up, paint and get moved in. 

* My sister Terri got a clean bill, of health after her Cancer battle. 

* Michelle had a Pampered Chef Party, we ended up with a number of new toys and gadgets that we love. 

* Josh graduated from Morgantown High. He initially wanted to go to Penn State where he was accepted, but ultimately chose West Virginia University where he has completed his first semester. 


June 

* I ended up giving my ticket to the Kenny Chesney Concert in Pittsburgh and she and Michelle had a Mother/Daughter outing at Acrisure Stadium. 

* Michelle saw a new set of cookware that she liked at Sams Club, what Michelle likes Michelle gets. 

* Ashley and Christopher came back into Morgantown for Christophers Graduation party at Krepps park. 

* Did I mention what Michelle wants Michelle gets, let me tell you about the Blackstone Grill that is freaking awesome. Yes we put it to real good use this summer. 


July

* We broke in that Blackstone in the month of July, we actually used it to grill on for the 4th of July. 

* Michelle hit her 1,000 day milestone from stopping drinking, very proud of her. 

* Kynlea organized and held her very own birthday party, let me tell you that kid cleaned up and made out big time. 

* Michelle and I took a day to go and visit Hayley, and somehow ended up in Wheeling for some DiCarlos pizza. Not sure how that all transpired, but I love DiCarlos. 

August

* Michelle and a number of the girls in Brittany's Bridal Party had a getaway weekend at Kalahari Resorts up close to Cleveland. It was a girls weekend. 

* The Summer Olympics Concluded in Paris France. 

* Josh moved into the dorms at WVU in August. He started out in Stalnaker but got displaced when they had water problems. I think he ended up at Towers. 

* We got both of our cars inspected, this inspection is good for two years so no need to worry about it next year. 

* The Pat McAfee show was broadcast before the Penn State game in the old stadium loop. People were lining up since 3:00 AM to get in. 


September

* We officially started the paperwork of me leaving Lancesoft and Transitioning to a Parsons employee. 

* I celebrated 20 years of being a Blogger. 20 Years of writing my thoughts and putting them down for the world to see. 

* Amy and Ralph had Kaiden's 16th Birthday Party for him at the Jamboree.  

* Trinity High School was forced to forfeit the rest of their 2024 Football season due to too many injuries. 


October

* Michelle and I took a trip to Springs PA for the Springs Festival. This is the first time that we had attended at Festival in a number of years, way before COVID even. 

* Michelle and Hayley went to listen to some storyteller that Michelle follows in Pittsburgh. Mr Ballen is his name and they had a great evening. 

* Brittany and Matt became Husband and Wife. It was a beautiful ceremony and reception at Tuscan Ridge. 

* Sophie, a cat that Michelle adopted 18 years earlier finally succumbed to some health issues. She passed away comfortably at home. She was cremated and we have the remains. 

* The Breast Cancer Survivors walk was held at Milan Puskar Stadium, many family members were there in support of Terri. 

* Michelle put up a Halloween Tree, which transitioned to a Christmas Tree after Halloween. 

November

* Jim and Chris held their biggest Christmas Auction and Michelle and I went to the Westwood Middle School Holiday Craft auction. 

* We had our once every-four years Presidential Election. 

* We did our annual Thanksgiving Day Dinner at the Cassville Firehall. 


December

* Michelle had officially switched jobs and started with her new company in December. She is now at Davis Kitchen and Tile. 

* Michelle's multiple day Cookie day turned into a one day bake with her switching jobs. 

* WVU Football fired Neal Brown and brought back Rich Rodriguez and early Christmas present for me. Let's Go!!!!

* Christmas Eve was at Terri's. I did a video but am going to redo it. Gary came in for Christmas Eve. 

* I have posted 383 blogs in 2024.

* See you on the other side. 

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