* 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.
* 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
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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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