According the most recent PSAC Letters of Intent web page, junior college guard Brandon Belt has committed to attend Gannon. Belt just finished his freshman year at Baltimore City Community College, where the sharpshooter averaged 16.1 ppg for the 20-1…

This is our last morning in Daytona, so one more chance to strap on the feed bag!  It should be our last day in Florida, but due to the unlaunched Endeavour, we’ve decided to move on to Cocoa Beach.

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You already know I love to read. (why else would I blog about books?)  But, there are plenty of other things I love to do in my free time. So, my next few posts will tell you what they are and direct you to my favorite books on the subject.  …

Female Ruby-crowned Kinglet done in colored pencil in my Garden Sketchbook.
I’m off to a good start filling in my 2011 garden sketchbook. Not so good with my car. Sadly my check engine light came on flashing like crazy which prevented me from making …

Kelvin Agee, a promising freshman who led Gannon in scoring this season, has been dismissed from the school. The rumor had been swirling for weeks and was confirmed in an email Gannon SID Dan Teliski sent to me today.In the email, Teliski wrote, “Kelvi…

I wish I could take credit for that headline, but I can’t. Someone else wrote it. It was the title of a recent nursing abstract by Melinda M. Manore, PhD, RD, CSSD. The headline was good, but the article was dull. All about why people should be referre…

Easter weekend us girls, the SKANKs, finally got to get together to discuss our first book for the Book Club that we started. All Booked Up. We all have busy lives these days and 2 of the girls live in Pittsburgh, so it’s quite the feat to get us all t…

April 10th, Mommy and I continued our annual tradition (2nd year) of the QUAD by completing the 100 yard swim.Last year we swam twice before the actual event (aka – went to the Y and talked in the pool). This year the QUAD had a swim program at the Y w…

Launch day — the day our entire vacation was built around.  We were watching the weather all week. The Endeavour was scheduled to launch the last day of our vacay.  It was already rescheduled once, which is how we ended up getting the ticket…

I hope you all enjoyed the Easter Bunny Trailer Movie. I was highly amused by it myself.

It occurred to me today, as the Chick was helping me to load up to YouTube the very first two trailers I made with my new iMovie 11, that I am making…trailers …

Tomorrow is supposed to be the Endeavour launch, so this is our last full day in Daytona.  We can’t leave without showing the boys the world famous Bruce Rossmeyer’s Harley-Davidson store.  It’s the largest Harley dealer in the world!&nb…

After we refueled at the Lighthouse Landing,  we were ready for another adventure. Since I have three boys and a car nut for a husband, these are the kind of things we do — Nascar, go carts, and now Daytona International Speedway.  These are…

After exploring the Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse we were ready for some lunch.  I spotted the Lighthouse Landing across the street immediately.  John wanted to drive around to see if there was something that looked any better.  H…

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Day 7 of Road Trip Endeavour was action packed.  After another gut busting breakfast, we headed off on another lighthouse exploration. &nb…

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“Anyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coco…

Do you know the Pennsylvania state motto?

As everyone enjoyed the warm sun, the Ravine Flyer II coaster awakened from its winter long hibernation to take a few laps around the track. After warming up the grease, oiling the track and filling the seats with bags of feed corn, the blue train was …

The main reason we came to Florida was to see the Endeavour launch.  So, we spent our first day in Florida at the Kennedy Space Center.  But, the second day was spent at the BEACH!!!  We headed down right after our morning gut busting. &…

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What a way to start a day!  This is our first of many delicioso outdoor morning extravaganzas at the Daytona Hilton!  We really know how to strap the feed bag on at breakfast buffets!  My favs were the made to order o…

This is our home base for the week  – The Daytona Hilton.  By the time we decided to go the Endeavour launch, we were at the mercy of Hilton to find us a hotel on the beach in the closest city possible to the Kennedy Space Center. …

This is just a short post to finish out the rest of our first full day in Florida.  We spent the majority of the day at the Kennedy Space Center.  It was a big hit for all of us, but very tiring for the little legs.  So, as soon as we go…

Everyone who signs in to donate blood at a Community Blood Bank mobile blood drive from May 1-31 can enter to win 4 tickets to see Taylor Swift in Pittsburgh on June 18, plus a $100 gas card.

Happy Tuesday Doodle Fans! I’ve been drawing a lot of animals lately…it must be Spring!

When this dessert first crossed my email from Betty Crocker my mouth started to salivate from their photo. I knew I just had to give this a try to see if it actually tasted as good as it looked. I posted the recipe to my facebook profile and immedia…

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So, it’s day 5 of “Road Trip Endeavour”.  We had so much fun just getting to Florida, it feels like we are starting a whole new vacation.  It will be nice to have a beach front home base for a while. Anyway, the whole reason we decided to tak…

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It’s Day 4 of Road Trip Endeavour and we just crossed the Florida state line!  WOO HOO!!  (We’ve already ha…

Not much has happened of consequence.Well, that isn’t entirely true as there have people who have entered my life in some measure and some that I have even met face to face. I did go on a short trip to Michigan to take part in Hash Bash. I have also co…

So, after St. Simons Island.  It’s FLORIDA OR BUST!  But, first we must eat.  My favorite road trip fast food restaurant of all time is Chick-fil-A.    They actually use fresh, real food.  We don’t have them in Michig…