Eagle Scout Dinner

Erin and I attended the Pittsburgh area Eagle Scout Recognition dinner last night in downtown Pitt.  CONSOL purchased a table of 6, as they do each year, and passed tickets out.  Normally, the tickets never get lower than the Vice Presidents of the company but this year Cody was not able to go.  He flew out last night to attend a conference in Paris, France.  He gave me the tickets and said this is a network meeting.  We had fun and the meal was pretty good.  I was able to rub shoulders with others from the company and it was nice getting away from the kids for awhile as well.

Erin had a good birthday.  Thanks to everyone who called and wished her a happy day.  I didn’t get her a gift; she asked instead that she be allowed to buy some things for the home once we are in it.

Kena is feeling better, but now Lils has the fever.  This is a weird flu virus that includes symptoms like sores in the mouth.  

They are painting and laying the floors in the house.  We have built a good relationship with the guy and have invited him to church.  He has kids our age and a boy on the way in December.

Afternoon Drive

We went to Mingo Creek Park this past Saturday and were planning on letting the girls run rampant, but they were both fast asleep when we got there.  So instead, Erin and I drove through the park and visited the two covered bridges in the park and enjoyed the afternoon talking while we drove.  We first drove over Ebenezer Bridge.

 

Then we went to Henry Bridge. Henry’s bridge was built in 1881. I don't know who built these bridges, but they are amazing and the park is nice.

Turning Cold

The leaves are all falling and everyone is raking.  That is the general feel of the neighborhood right now.  We met our next door neighbor and had a good talk.  They are from Ohio, but have been in the neighborhood for years now.  She is really nice and loved meeting Kena and Lily.

The day I arrived for work, I was put in charge of a documentation project for Materials and Supply Chain Management.  It has been difficult so far trying to track people down in order to get them interviewed and the different processes documented.  I am sure it will continue to be a challenge going into the end of year.  I was told in a meeting I needed to be ready for the first training class about mid November.  That will be fun, me doing training for employees that have spent their whole lives in the industry and companyJ

Our house just got a facelift, the roof, soffit and fascia have all been completed and now they are working on the inside of the house.  The builder says that they still plan on being done mid-November right when our stuff comes out.

This was the before picture, I will post the after soon.