Maggie as Cinderella

Maggie at Disney World dressed as Cinderella in December 2007.

Josh and Beth in the Big City

We survived the cold and the crowds on Saturday at NYC! Josh's company offered a bus trip up to New York City for the day, so we signed up to go along with Josh's parent's Ron and Donna. I am a huge Jennifer Garner fan, so as an early Christmas present, we went up to see Cyrano De Bergerac starring Jennifer Garner, of course, and Keven Kline. It was a fantastic play and all the actors were excellent! It was a great show and I loved it! We also saw the big tree, the ice skaters, and we ate at Ellen's Stardust Diner. At Ellen's all the waitstaff are actors and actresses hoping to make it to Broadway, so they were all very talented. The waitstaff entertained us with lots of singing while we ate our lunch. They would get up and walk on the booths, walk around the diner, and sit up on the counter and sing. The microphone would get passed around to the different waiters and they would take turns singing. They were great and it was a fun place to eat. The food was really good too! We had a great day in the city!!!

Staying busy in Georgia

Just letting ya'll know that we are in touch down here in GA. The football season is over but I wanted to post a pic of Burnie making his first varsity TD this year. He had a great year overall and has moved on to Basketball and Track practices. Hunter is playing Basketball as well this winter and Victoria is in the musical at her school later this week. I will try to post pics of the other children as I figure out how...Hope everyone is doing well and we are looking forward to the Christmas party!!!

Sam Halfway Through Radiation!

Sam gets doggy kisses.

So far- Sam has not had any digestion upsets from radiation treatments.
Things are going very well. He has 17 more sessions to go. He is going to work everyday at
8 am and leaves about 1:30 to head to Hershey for the treatments, then home for doggy time.
We will be thankful when this part is over.

WITMERS GET TOGETHER for CHRISTMAS

A celebration of Christmas & family will be held December 29th at Dan & Joann's House.

Festivities will begin around 5. Please bring a dish to share. If you want to participate in the "gift" exchange, bring a $20 gift. Hope to see you all there!!

O.K., I'll Post, too!

Lois & Bob went to Mauch Chunk (now called Jim Thorpe, that's another story!) in Oct via a scenic train trip from Port Clinton. We went further on up the Lehigh River Gorge too. That's Lois next to a quaint Hotel in this small 1800's town trying to become a tourist destination. Amit & Jill got us the tickets for the trip as an anniversary gift.

Happy Thanksgiving to All

I am sorry for my previous offensive statements. I removed it and hopefully this will remedy the situation. Please except my sincere apologies.

Hi everyone. I'm in---I tryed to add a picture of Ryan, but it didn't work. Kevin will need to help me with this hi-tech stuff.

The weather is delightful here on the prairie, I am still wearing sandals and tee shirts although once in a while we turn the heat on at night and I wear a lite coat when I drive Laura to school. Their is an Oak tree behind our house that is showing some red color and I have noticed geese and small birds flocking together. I don't know where they will fly, maybe Mexico. Haha We drove by an ice rink and there was a pile of snow that had been scraped off the rink and piled outside so we stopped for a while to look at it and Jon asked Laura if she wanted to go play in it but she said no that was all right maybe next time. We had a little nostalgia there. Our neighbor told us they had to chuckle at some of the tools they noticed being unpacked....snow shovel, digging iron, crow bars. She wanted to know what to expect since it doesn't snow here and we don't need many tools to care for our postage stamp yard but we all had a good laugh and it helped us to bond a little with a native Texan (he looks like a football player, he's over 6' and very muscular). But if you're too cold come on down, and we will show you the town. I am really enjoying being able to see the sky after 6 years of living in the Piedmont. I didn't realize how much I missed the sun rise and set. Well I'm serving turkey and I might get a little creative with the trimmings if I have the energy. I am having a good laugh here I'm not too serious about all these dilemas. Well if you're minding the cold you are welcome here. I'm going to meet Terrel Owens (a receiver for the Dallas Cowboys) in a couple of days so I'm excited about that. The Cowboys are on a roll!

Starting to Get Nippy

The frost is on the pumpkin...and my windshield, and the deck, and the birdbath and goodbye to the flowers. A little bit nippy here in northern York County. I am not that excited about the cold weather. How is the weather around Dallas?

Sam's Radiation Finally Begins

On Monday, Nov 5, Sam will start the first of 40 rounds of radiation for prostate cancer at Hershey Med. He will be going 5 days a week an hour an appointment for the next 8 weeks. I will go with him for a few of the treatments. He should be able to continue working throughout the radiation. Predicted side effects are fatigue and digestion upset.
We are so glad to get this process started. I will keep you updated as he goes through the treatments. All prayers for a complete recovery are appreciated.

I'm in!!

Hi Everyone. This is so exciting. Thanks Josh and Wendy for seeing it through. Things here have been pretty exciting. I just got back from San Francisco. I had the opportunity to present at the Council on Social Work Education National conference. I was nervous but all went well. I was there with my WVU Division of Social Work supervisor, Jacki, for five days. We rented bikes and biked to the Pacific Ocean (thru Golden Gate Park) and then over the Golden Gate Bridge on another day. It was absolutely beautiful. Also had my first experience of going to a gay bar (my one professor is gay and wanted to take us there). It was lots of fun. Anyway, wanted to share my happy news. I am now also working as a clinical therapist for the first time. I work in a psychiatric hospital in Morgantown, WV. I am learning every day. My kids are doing wonderful...we just finished their soccer season. They both scored soccer goals this past weekend. Yeah. Jer is busy going to school full time, working, and helping with the WVU football team. He is very motivated and doing so well. Just busy! Hope all is well and would love to hear from you all.
Take care, Amy Zeiders

Blog is getting there

Witmer Family Blog now has 13 Authors--which means all 13 can post whatever thye want.
There are still 17 open invitations ...waiting for you to join in!!!!

kap is up and running

hey everyone........i am so happy that josh and aunt wendy created this space for us. it's great to see everybody's pix and find out any family news in this modern way. not much happening for me. i'm in court all week, and i had a 4-day trial last week, so it's been work, work, work. shannon was here to visit me this past weekend, which was great. dave and his mother leave for california on thursday to visit his brother, sister-in-law, 2 nieces and 1 nephew. well, that's it for now. thanks again to aunt wendy and josh for creating this space for us :)

love,

kap

p.s. - to chris or burnie, if you like superstitious by stevie wonder, try downloading superstitious recorded by george benson, like back in the 70s??? it's a great

Brayden says...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Weekends at Crouse/Barlup House

Thanks for the pictures of Brayden...he is so cute. He looks like Abel but then I don't know what his momma looked like as a baby.

Brayden is 2 months already!!

Hey guys! I just got back from Brayden's two month appointment. He is growing so fast!! He's up to 12lbs 2oz and 23 1/2" long already!! He got his first round of shots and did so well! I think I took it harder than him. It just amazes me how our little man changes every day. He's already on cereal and seems to like it a lot...if we could just get it in him fast enough! He is a very happy baby, rarely cries so you know that something is wrong if he does cry. Last night he slept through the night for the very first time!! I'm just hoping it wasn't a one time thing as Abel and I both need sleep desperately!! Hope this finds you all well! Have a wonderful weekend!!

Becca

Brayden Lucas Witmer Pictures

Hey there family!! Here are some pictures of Brayden:

Family Picture taken at Sue & Jon's Wedding

If you double click on picture it will get bigger!!

I need to see someone posting!

Come on Kap!! Get in there and think of something to post.
We need pictures of Brayden Witmer, Rehan Sinha, Ryan Bailey and of course something from Texas!!

Here you go guys- Witmer Blog

Many of the family asked to have a "place" on the web to communicate. So with Josh Barlup's help I am starting this blog for all of you to give us updates or share pictures. With family in Maryland, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and various other places, this hopefully will be a place to share thoughts, accomplishments, and just keep track of each other.

So here you go Kap!! Happy 45th Birthday.