Hey Jeff & Becky

Here's one shot you asked about in your blog. As pics come back to us, we'll email or post them of your family, which by the way is one attractive bunch! You probably know this, but just right click on the picture above and then select "save as" and you can then download it to your computer. If that doesn't work, just let me know in comments and I sent one to your email. Glad you all made it home safe! Also, Doreen and I are getting to know names and faces so much better! We better - right? bob

It's Official - John & Bethany Tie the Knot!

On July 22, John & Bethany made it official! What a great wedding! Thanks to all of you who were there and/or helped make this a wonderful day, not only for the newly weds, but all of our family and friends. For more pictures, click our photo album in the right column menu.

OK, it's official.....the first "Ride for the Peaches" (or even Meet for the Peaches") is in the books!! Thanks Bob and Doreen for putting this on the schedule! 6 of us met in Yellow Springs and had a nice, easy going, bike ride under a wonderful naturally shaded canopy for just over 10 miles followed by a well deserved adult beverage or two and a tasty meal at Peaches. A venture definately worth repeating!!! See you all at "Peaches II"!!! The Weide's

Thanks for the Ride invite Dave!

Dave, Eric, and I rode 54 miles from Young's Dairy to Corwin on the Little Miami Bike Trail Saturday, July 15. Hot day, but great group of 6 going down and back. This was a prep ride for Dave and Eric's 2 day 150 mile ride two weeks from now. Good luck in that you two. (bc)

OK, so it's not exactly THE Tour, but I AM inviting anyone to join us for a 50 mile bike tour this coming Saturday morning. We are heading out from Young's Dairy, going south to Corwin and then back again....on the bike path, with a free lunch on the way back!! Much of the path in that section is shaded, and the ride starts at 9am....so that will give some relief from the heat.
Plelase let me know if any of you want to join us!! (BOB.....I expect your "I'm In" to appear shortly!)

- Dave

Ride For the Peaches (or) Go and Sit!

"Get on your bikes and ride..." or heck, let's just go. We've all been talkin' about the possibility of doing a bike ride in Yellow Springs then restoring our energy (or depleting it depending on how you look at it) at Peaches. Here are a couple of suggestions:

• (non-bike ride) Go LATE Friday night (july 14) @ 8:30 for eats and stay for $5 concert featuring Midnight Blue. We'd be out 'til midnight. You can handle it.
• (non-bike ride) Go LATE Saturday night (july 15) @ 8:30 for eats and stay for $5 concert featuring Katie Reider. We'd be out 'til midnight. Take a nappy the next day for God's sake.
• (bike ride) Meet in Yellow Springs on Sunday or Monday late afternoon for the "Ride For the Peaches". These are both decent nights 'cause all their drafts are $1 each.
• (bike ride) Meet in Yellow Springs on Tuesday evening around 7 pm for the "Ride For the Peaches". All imported bottle beer is $2 each.
• (bike ride) Meet in Yellow Springs on Wednesday. Meet at around 7 pm for the "Ride For the Peaches". It's margarita night -$2 each. Ole'

So what's your thoughts gang???????????

Well, we are back from a GREAT trip to Hocking Hills!
I will attempt to post a picture of the cabin that we stayed in for those two nights.
This time around most of our stay was on the southern part of Logan and included
our first trip to Lake Hope, a very picturesque lake a little south east of the city of Logan.
Lynda and I teamed up for a wonderful canoe trip out to discover some of the wildlife along the tributaries off of the main lake - what a beautiful day!

We tried to go on a tandem kayak trip down the Hocking River, but after waiting a few hours for a tandem kayak to be free, we had to head home....hopefully next time!!

There are a number of places to eat, but we would highly recommend eating at the restaraunt at The Inn at Cedar Falls....reservations are a must for dinner.
- Dave

Okay, I continue to experiment. I'm playing with ways to upload video to our blog.

I got the idea because of John & Bethany's wedding coming up soon. Other than just still shots, I'm sure there will be some memorable video clips as well. Don't worry about how I get it on here unless you're a cyber geek like I tend to be at times and want to learn how to do it along with me. Instead, just be my lab rats and click on the link below. Before I try to upload my own video, I'm experimenting with linking to other video that's currently out there.

Here goes. Click the link. If you have about 4 minutes to spare, I think you'll enjoy watching this poor little gopher struggle to get his veggies. Enjoy!

Links for Dave - Hocking Hills Lakes

Dave and Lynda - here are a couple of links that may let you know if there are kayaks to rent while in Hocking Hills. Happy hunting - Bob

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/lklogan.htm

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/lakehope.htm

http://www.hockingriver.com/

Hello all!
Attempting my 1st post and hoping I don't take an eye out!
The Mrs. and I are off to Hocking Hills for some hiking and some much needed R+R!

Bob and Doreen - we may even look into the kayaking idea to get a feel for it, so that we can all go for that adventure we were talking about!

We are trying out a different cabin location from our usual place...but expecting to enjoy the same great trip including good hiking, good wine, good eats, good wine.....some things need to be repeated.... If you've never been to that area - you gotta go and get away from the everyday routine! We'll give ya a thumbs up/down on the new place! - Dave

New Feature!

Family & Friends Photo Center Added!

I just added a Photo Center to our blogsite. I made the Photo Center so we can view it and all of us can post photos on it as well. I have posted guidelines for both viewing and posting when you go to the album. To get there, click the "Our Photo Album" link to your right. Happy viewing! - Bob

Coming Soon - The Adventures of Quasimodo

Good to see Andy's Post!

Hey, Andrew enters the world of posting! Nice update on Greg Oden. It's too bad the Buckeyes won't see him in action until late in the year. Hopefully, he'll recover enough to help us when it counts (Big10 season and NCAA tournament). I'm sure Andy's brain is fried after three weeks of World Cup Soccer!

I'll be looking for a post from Dave or Lynda Weide soon. The mini-lesson at the Hoffmans has eliminated any concerns about newbie posting status.

Hey Lindz - I see you posted on the Calendar - that's my little techie girl...

PS - John Sr, Eddie Bauer rocks!

So, Mama Hoffman, I think I found a good picture for those rough days....HAHAHA! Poor kitty. Let's just hope I don't start to look like this one.

Three weeks of summer quarter down-woot! It has really been flying because I've had so much to do...which while that is stressful, it makes it seem like it's ending soon. Oh, and my 609 prof is a riot...he's got an ego the size of the universe but uses it in a good way.

Went and found 500lbs of textbooks at the library tonight for my English and Science Praxis II tests. So if you don't hear from me, that is where I will be buried (lol).

Also, it is sad b/c Jen-nay is moving out tomorro...shout out to the best roomie ever!!!

See everybody in Hubriar Heights tomorro for the weekend~

Family & Friends Calendar & Counter Added!

I just added a COUNTER and FAMILY CALENDAR to our blogsite.

I made the calendar so we can view it and all of us can post events on it as well. It will be important to learn how to post events on it since I don't know all the family/ friends events of everyone. If you can't figure out how to post an event, I'll give some guidance on that in a future blog. For now, just check it out.

The counter, well that's just to see how many views our site gets. You can view the stats as well. I have a couple of other unique little things coming to our blog! In the meantime, have you blogged lately?

Fireworks at Tom and Diane's

July 3 - What a great night for fireworks! Tom & Diane hosted a BIG 4th of July party with food, bonfire, and a the young pyros put on a fireworks display that was absolutely FANTASTIC! Although some $$ was spent on the group effort, it was worth it! I hope we do this again next year - just don't know where the locale will be since Tom & Diane are moving.

Dinner at the Weide's House

July 1 - A special "thank-you" to Dave & Lynda our get together to celebrate Eric's 21st birthday (is that how I spell Eric?). Chef Dave - the brats were great!

Marc & Bob Adventure (no, not Bill & Ted)

July 1 - Marc and I did a three hour adventure on July 1st. We did the bike and kayak drop-offs first then took off from Taylorsville Dam on mountain bikes to Canal Park in Tipp City. From there we kayaked the Miami River back to Taylorsville. We had to run about half-mile to the van. All in all, it was about a 14 mile trip (6.5 mile bike, 7 mile kayak, and .5 mile run. Hey, I'm proud of you Marc-ie. PS - Marc will eat your snacks when you take him somewhere - geesh.

So I've decided to depict my struggle verse my manager in a more mature manner through the use of paint.

SOME JUNE UPDATES

June 30

Bob & Doreen decide on next mini-trip. We’re planning to go to Hocking Hills and stay at Ravenwood Inn’s small refurbished 1950’s cottages. Planning to take mountain bikes and kayaks down to do some of our outdoor stuff – cool. Plan to leave after the wedding on Tuesday, July 25th. Wanna see the little cottage? Then go to: http://ravenwoodcastle.com/celtic_legends.htm

June 26

Bob begins to train seriously again. See his training blog if interested at: http://bob-osuwkuman.blogspot.com

June 24

Bob plays in golf tournament: Teaming up with Brian Ginn, Bill Anderson, and Bruce Pohlmeyer, Bob plays his normal “hack golf” at Penn Terra Golf coarse. It was a charity scramble for Tom Heid’s father who passed several years ago. We had a good time, and well, at least driving the golf cart is cool.

June 17

Bob & Doreen go to Lori and Mark Hagenmaier’s farewell party held at Tami & Steve Jorgensen’s home. Lori and mark leave for a two year stint to Australia July 24th (or there abouts). Nice party and some good food!

June 10

Lindsay and Stephen try to surprise Beth by coming home late Friday only to find Bethany came home too at 2 AM in the morning. That was an interesting night. Bethany’s graduation party from OSU was held next night! Hoo-Rah! Family and friends gathered to have a cookout and celebrate ‘lil buckeye girl’s accomplishments. Due to rain, we hung and played corn hole in the garage. Beth gets laptop computer from Mom & Dad for graduation plus some nice gifts from others. Party lasted awhile, and for some of the young hooligans it extended into the evening ending in hot tub and giggle juice. Highlight of the evening?? Marc doing somersaults down the driveway late at night.

June 3-4

Lindsay moves in: Bob and Doreen go to Western looking like the Beverly Hillbillies! With a coffee table strapped to the top of the van and the rest of the van filled to the max, we took as much furniture to ‘lil Lindzer as possible. We spent the weekend helping her get her new apartment together. Pigged out on pizza Saturday night and crashed on floor in living room. Bob has dents and cuts in his from the upstairs ceiling – ouch! Make sure you stay low up there Lindz!

June 6

School’s OUT – Bob and Terri let the monkeys out!

Ok - I think everyone is probably tired of looking at Marc's last blog on May 29th! So here's one just to get us started again. I'm just as guilty, 'cause I haven't blogged much either.

Here's an invitation to "get it going" again! Especially, since there has been so much happinin' since Marc's last stick man!

I'll start some updates today. Add some peoples!

bob