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Suzi's Diary Entries Diary Navigation: Choose A Diary Entry -------------------- Latest Entry: 3/5/02 -------------------- 12/29/01 11/12/01 10/15/01 9/24/01 8/8/01 7/22/01 7/5/01 6/11/01 5/28/01 5/21/01 4/27/01 3/17/01 3/6/01 3/5/01 2/23/01 2/17/01 2/8/01 1/30/01 1/10/01 12/27/00 12/21/00 12/13/00 12/6/00 11/29/00 11/15/00 11/1/00 10/26/00 10/11/00 10/4/00 9/27/00 9/19/00 9/12/00 9/7/00 8/30/00 8/8/00 7/17/00 7/5/00 6/20/00 6/6/00 5/24/00 5/17/00 5/12/00 5/2/00 4/27/00 4/18/00 4/11/00 4/4/00 3/29/00 3/22/00 3/14/00 3/1/00 2/24/00 2/16/00 2/3/00 1/26/00 1/18/00 1/11/00 12/30/99 12/21/99 12/15/99 12/8/99 12/1/99 11/24/99 11/16/99 11/9/99 11/1/99 10/25/99 10/18/99 10/11/99 -------------------- Suzi's Introduction

May 24, 2000

There's a Western PA joke that goes "What comes after 3 days of rain in Pittsburgh? Monday!" Well, this was one of those weeks. The sky was gray when it wasn't raining, although no day was a complete washout.

Monday, although overcast, was one of those glorious days that hopefully the boys will remember for the rest of their lives. Schools in this area typically hold picnics at Kennywood Park. It's this great amusement park just outside downtown Pittsburgh. There's the perfect blend of old and new with plenty of landscaping so it doesn't feel too manufactured. Well, Mike took the day off work and we headed there for the afternoon and early evening. We left Sam with my mom since the weather was a little foreboding. It was a great family day of rides, park food and a couple games. Nicholas had his first ride on the Jackrabbit, a not-very-tame coaster there. We never even went to Kiddieland till after dinner.

The kids also get the day after the picnic off if there aren't many snow days; this year there weren't any snow days. It's sort of a "hangover day." Unfortunately, the rains returned yesterday. Another of Matt's ballgames was rained out.

Today is the districtwide elementary track and field day. I hear thunder in the distance but it's bright and sunny so hopefully they'll get it in. Only two classroom instruction days this week and three next, then the obligatory turn-in-books day, get-report-cards day and it's Summer Vacation!

Till Then!

Suzi