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So today is my Birthday!!! 25 years.......

25 years have been great

born april 28, 1984 and since then I have shared many years of fun and excitement with many friends and family. Thank you all and I look forward to many more years!!!!!

gotta get through work today and then a fun night with the guys tonight!!

First Mowin

Well let me first start this entry out talking about yesterday. After workin at the golf course in the morning, Amanda and I went to go pick up my Jeep from Matt, We switched vehicles so I could use his truck to get the rest of Amandas grandmothers dining room set..... So when I picked up my jeep, i didnt even recognize it, matt had taken the time to completely wash it, and detail the exterior, and even WASH / CLEAN / SHAMPOO / ORGANIZE the interior of my jeep. WOW that is a task I didnt even want to attempt. THANKS A TON

So After I got my jeep back, we were on a mission to exchange our propane tank that ran out the night before, let me tell ya, out here in the sticks, its pretty difficult to do that, Koopmans (the local lumber company) was closed sundays, Walmart just sold out, but luckily Shaws was able to exchange it even though it was a different company.

After that fiasco, We came home and I weathersealed 2/3rds of the deck, i wasn't sure how far 1 gallon would get me, but I picked up another can today and will finish it Wednesday.

In the afternoon the Legers came over for a BBQ. Cassidy was eager to test out our swingset/slide and sandbox. And actaully craig was eager to try out the slide too but when he went down, it kinda bounced, and well lets say he didnt go down it again. In the end it was considered kid tested and kid approved. Although I got some handles on the recomendation of Daddy Craig for the top of the stairs. We had a nice time out in the back gettin some sun, through the baseball and hangin out with some great friends.


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After work today I fired up the mower that my dad helped rebuild and tune up for me. I mowed the entire yard, which didnt take me as long as I thought it would. I really get a sense of appreciation for a lawn after its been mowed and the stripes are nice and straight. I guess i get it from growing up around a golf course.

Tomorrow is my big 2-5 Birthday!!! Unfortunatly, Amanda has her last grad class, BUT, the great wife that she is, called up my bro, craig and Jay to come on over, fire up the grill and fire up the firepit!!! Shes got the food ready and even baked me a cake, but I can't see it until tomorrow.


thats all for now, back to watching the sox!!

My New Birthday Grill

So when i got home after work I saw my early birthday present sitting at the end of the driveway.......

MY NEW GRILL!!!!!

Now my old grill had a nice life, and I'm sure I may use it again (CountryFest). I picked up the old grill at a yard sale for free about 2 1/2 years ago. I had done many repairs to the grill and fixed it up quite a bite. It was finally starting to deteriorate and Amanda noticed the frustration I was having and the fact I needed tinfoil to secure the top rack. With my birthday around the corner, she decided to treat me to a new grill.....4 burners + side burner, drawer and cabinet for my grill supplies. It is great, Now i plan to build a small grill patio.

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The Great Tuesday Night Matchup

Tonites Air Hockey Matchup
Team Pittsburg Penguins - Jay Palazzo
Team Fitchburg Falcons - Sean Matthews
Team Craiggadrome- Craig Leger

In the first match-up of Team Pittsburg vs Team Craiggadrome, Craig destroyed Jay, a newcomer to the air hockey league. With a score of 17-3 Craig moved on to the finals.

In the second Matchup of Team Pittsburg vs Team Fitchburg (YEA that was craigs idea) it was a pretty tight match till the end. Jay and Sean Battled it out for victory. In this game we had expert comentating by Team Craiggadrome.

In the finals, Team Fitchburg proved to be a fierce competitor for Team Craiggadrome. They fought back and forth with Sean answer every goal scored by craig. Finally craig broke free and finished Sean off to run away with the 1st Annual Tuesday Night Air Hockey Match-up!!!!

For a full recap of the tournament.........call or IM Craig, he will give you every detail of the matches.

until next time........

updates - productive weekend

This past weekend we had some great weather and was able to be very productive. Starting out by starting my new part time job mowing greens at Blissfull meadows Golf Club, right down the street.

After that on Saturday, Amanda and I Picked up the guest room bed at her parents, managing to stop by a few yard sales on the way, (nothing good).

I got alot done in the yard, prepped the garden by the front fence to plant flowers, planted some seeds (we'll see if they grow). I also finished fixing up my mower.

I have to say, Ikea is a great store, there stuff is inexpensive and nice. But one thing about there stuff, they DO NOT make it easy to put together. We bought a nice queen size bed for the guest room at a good price. Brought it in the house and began putting it together. they make it sooo difficult and borderline impossible to get some of the screws in. I ended up deviating from the directions a bit since it was so frustratingly difficult. In the end, the changes I made were probably for the better and most likely made the bed stronger.


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SUNDAY

Sunday began much like Saturday....mowing grass at the golf course.

After work we headed out for a couple yard sales, one of which I found a small wooden replica of a kayak, alost exactly liek the one I built and used to propose to Amanda, I got it for $2 ....What a Steal!!!!

Amanda headed off to see her girls for a coffee in worcester and I did some work at the house.

I took a trip to Home Depot - mind you if i realized lowes was about the same distance away, I would have gone there. I like lowes much better.

I got some wood to rebuild the stairs at the playset/swingset. the existing stairs were not the safest and did not want anyone's children getting hurt. I took down the old ones and used them as a guide and rebuilt some new ones.

I was about to paint the playset, when I noticed the paint was nowhere to be seen. I quickly realized I had left the paint in the cart in the parking lot of home depot........OOPS!!! I called back and they said they would remix a can for me! (Amanda went and did that today, thats a whole different story you can ask her about) So instead I started painting the white trim and will soon paint the rest of it now that i have more paint. It really will look alot nicer and safer, when I am done.

This evening we completed a most important task, unpacking the LAST BOX!!!! I has been about a month and a half and finally can say we are all unpacked!! It feels great!

Thats all for now, oh yea GO SOX!!.....GO BRUINS!!.....GO CELTICS!! ITs a great time to be a Boston Fan!!!!!!

Mantown Update!!!!

SAMMY's PUB

Dr Eric had the day off today so he came on over to the house with Bailey to do a little work in the bar area. This is a slowly evolving room in the house. The minute I walked into this room when we originally were looking at the house, I saw the potential. Now, I see my vision. Those ugly wires sticking out of the wall, are now hooked up to speakers and they actually project sound and filled my vision. Dart board is up on the wall, and yes I did beat Eric in the inaugural match.

He does though have his claim to fame, beating me for the first game of Air Hockey, which also is a nice addition. We have created a space to hang out, relax and get away from the stresses of life. On the walls we decorated with sports memorabilia and other things that are important some way in our life.

Hooked up next to the tv, is a very important part of the bar, the karaoke machine. As most of you know, I love karaoke, no matter how good or bad I sound. I also have a permanent place for my shot glass collection that is growing and I need more space to display my future glasses












So that's all for now. more updates to come soon!!!!

a sign of summer

Today I experienced my one true sign that summer is almost here, ordering a nice cold, lemon zesty, Samuel Adams Summer Ale. I love beer as most of you know, and usually my beer of choice is Coors Light, because its cheap and well good. But my reall favorite beer of choice is Sam Summer (as we...we being craig and I... like to call it) I always order it with a lemon wedge to bring out the lemon zest that they brew with the beer. Sam summer reminds me of camping, it reminds me of tailgating before countryfest and most importantly, it is a reminder good times spent with great friends.

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on a side note concerning the house, the phone people were here today and now ALL of the phone jacks are operable and we have phones alllll over the house.

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As noted in the previous post, I am doing the Relay for Life with Amanda and her fellow teachers at Woodland. I decided to join up with her and take on this challenge because I have seen how cancer has affected members of my family and my friends. This is such an important cause to raise money for and to help find a cure. If you can donate, great, if not, thats great too, because i know you took the time to read this today and your at least thinking about someone you know with or has had cancer and somehow, someday you will make a difference in their life.




Happy Passover and Happy Easter

RELAY FOR LIFE

Support me in the Relay For Life - I have joined forces with my wife for this great cause. this isnt one of those fake "causes" on facebook, this is real and I would like your support!!! my personal site is http://main.acsevents.org/goto/sean.relayforlife

SOX in HD

Let me tell ya, HD is awesome, right now i am sitting on our Bob's Furniture recliner couch watching our 42in HDTV and I've never watched a better baseball game.

We've been busy at the house getting the little things done:

fixed the electrical panel door

re-installed the hand rails on the stairs

continued putting up things on the walls

fertilized the lawn and overseed (now i jsut need a mower)



Thanks to technology, we were able to give my grandparents in florida a video tour of our house over the internet using video chat. It was really neat to be able to have them see the house like that.




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.....we have found the parents of our future dog......more to come soon!!

Outdoor Entertaining Area / BBQ PIT / Campfire

Here is a pic of the firepit my brother built!!

New Mailbox

Our dumb mailman should be happy now. This afternoon I installed a newly painted mailbox.

It is at the legal height and aligned with the other box on the other side. No more complainin mr. mailman.


My brother also finished work on operation fire pit. I will post more pics of that as soon as I take them.