Down on the Farm

My father in law Chuck is getting ready to retire. He has been at Jones Metal for 43 years and has certainly earned it. A few years ago he and Connie moved into a farm house...and Chuck has taken that to heart. What started as a few goats is now 6 goats, 3 cows, and (as of a few days ago) 4 horses.

The most recent horse is one that can be ridden...and the girls got the chance today. They had a ball! Skylar was the first to go and was a little nervous. But she did well.





Jade waited patiently for her turn. After she saw her sister go, she was pretty cool about the whole thing. Here is her on her first ride with Connie catching the moment!



Later we saw the goats lounging on the bridge.



It was just a fun day at Old ChuckDonald's Farm!

Elite Competitions

Now is the time the Elite Dance Force sort of takes over our lives. We are having competitions and peformances just about every weekend...and they are going extremely well.

Last week was the first official competition and both girls did well. Actually the whole group did well. Skylar is in a duet again this year. She did well with Casey last year and they are back at it. They placed first in their division yesterday for the duet...and they are doing great in large groups too.



Jade got first in the number 5-6-7-8 as well! Here is a shot of Jade with her buddy Grace Miller!



They are having fun...and that's what's the best about the whole thing. I am proud of both of my dancers!

A Proud Moment for Coshocton

It's been a while since my last post (as someone recently pointed out) so I thought this might be a good time to get at it again.

For this post I wanted to congratulate our local Smurfit Stone Container Plant. They have a fantastic group of guys and were voted the "Plant of the Year" this year. I am really proud of the group.



This group takes a great deal of pride in what they do...and how they impact our community. Want proof? This was the 9th year in a row they were the largest giver to the local United Way campaign.



Congratulations to the plant. You all deserve it!

Elite at the Mall

Well the girls have begun the "performing" season for Elite. As you may have read (and if not, check out the next post below) The Elite Spectacular is Saturday March 28th. It's a great night and a fundraiser for the girls. Please get tickets from us if you are interested!



But last Saturday the girls performed at the Zanesville Mall. They did 5 or 6 numbers and from what I understand they did great. I was at another mall at a video shoot, but we have some pictures anyway!

Here is Jade in one of her numbers!



And of course Skylar liked to be up front!



Not great light in there...but I still like to see the pictures. Come and see the Spectacular!

Elite Spectacular! Get Tickets!

Each year Miss Jennifers Elite Dance Force does an event to showcase the girls here in Coshocton. It's a great opportunity to see the Elite Team do all of their numbers...and they are really good!



It also serves as a fundraiser for the girls. So if you are interested in getting tickets for the event, please email my wife at amy@hassemanmarketing.com. The tickets are only $7 and the event is March 28th!



It's a great time on a Saturday night...please consider coming!

I Need A New Goal!

And I need your help! I got a comment that I have not been posting...and I haven't. And with a lack of comments I wasn't sure if anyone noticed. But now I want some comments on this post.

I need a new fitness goal. I have done the P90X thing (yes I would recommend). And I am looking for something to keep up the momentum. But the half marathon and triathlon I was considering (both on the same day May 3rd) are out because of work. So I need a new goal to focus on to keep me working out! I can feel myself getting lazy!

So what do you think? What can I do for a new goal? I posed this question to the family and they are still working on it. But what say you?