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Archive for July, 2007

The newest member of the pride…

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 at 4:39 pm by Diane

This past weekend we went to State College for the annual BrewExpo. I did not attend this year because we had Rylee with us, but Bill went with some of our friends and had a great time.
We got to town Friday afternoon which gave us time to visit the Lion Shrine and get some photos. [...]

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It’s the final countdown…

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007 at 1:27 pm by Diane

I can’t believe that in exactly two weeks I’ll be sitting at my desk, and not the desk I’m at now. Instead I’ll be sitting at my desk on the 7th floor of Parkview Tower. I will be in the middle of my first day back to work since Rylee’s arrival. And hopefully I won’t [...]

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NFL Survivor Pool 2007

Thursday, July 19th, 2007 at 11:09 am by Bill

(cue Monday Night Football theme)
It’s that time of the year! Training camps for most NFL teams commence next week, so it’s a good time to start thinking about football again!
As many of you know, I’ve been running an annual NFL Survivor Pool since 2002. This will be the sixth year!
WHAT IS A SURVIVOR POOL?
For those [...]

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Zoie playing with Rylee

Monday, July 16th, 2007 at 7:36 pm by Bill

Here is new video of Rylee and Zoie playing with the playmat when Zoie came to visit recently.
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Love Letter: Month Two

Thursday, July 12th, 2007 at 10:22 pm by Diane

I can’t believe that you are two months old already! The time has really flown by. This past month you have done so many new and exciting things. You had your first trip into Momma’s office for the baby shower that didn’t happen in May since you arrived so early. That [...]

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