Little Angel

Bella's 5 year pic's, she has a sweet twinkle in her eyes.

Bella and Grand Ma Judy's Sewing project

Bella was given a sewing project for her birthday. Pop and Nana sent it for her all the way from Levittown, Pa.

Bella and Grand Ma working real hard on the project.

Bella resting on her new pillow she put together.

Bella did a nice job with her pillow.

Bella is growing up so fast. She tells us she wants to be an Animal Scientist. She loves animals, and wants to help fix them. She said she still wants to be a Doctor and Nurse. She loves to ask questions about the brain and germs. She also has a fascination with maps. She likes to ask about the state and country names. She wants to know just how far away every thing is and what is there. She tells us "she is going to be everything, she is going to be very busy!" I think we have alot of college to pay for!

The Long Orange Line

Joe'ls band pic

The Pennsbury High School Marching Band I had the honor of marching in from 1990-1994.
Trips - Orlando, FL and Paris France.



Pennsbury Marching Band

"The Long Orange Line"
The Pennsbury Marching Band is internationally recognized as one of the premier High School Marching Bands in the United States. In March of 2008 the “Long Orange Line” was the featured halftime performers at the International Rugby Tournament “Hong Kong Sevens” in Hong Kong China. The Hong Kong Sevens was the Long Orange Line’s largest audience performance with 40,000 people live and 50 million people via television. The Long Orange Line has the distinction of being the only Band on the planet to have performed at all five Walt Disney Theme Parks including Orlando, Florida; Anaheim, California; Tokyo, Japan; Paris, France; and Hong Kong, China. The band has the honor of being the only foreign musical ensemble to perform at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, and also upon the Great Wall in the People’s Republic of China. The Pennsbury Marching Band has been an integral part of the Pennsbury Instrumental Music Program since its inception in 1949. The Pennsbury Marching Band has performed for numerous events for the Philadelphia Phillies, Eagles, and 76ers. The Long Orange Line on Thanksgiving Day, 2008 will have performed for 25 consecutive years as the Honor Band for the Boscov’s Channel 6, Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Pennsbury Marching Band is the current United States Scholastic Band Association Group VI A first place All-States Champions.




By Petra ChesnerSchiatterStaff EditorThe buses left New York at 10:45 p.m. and by 12:15 am.; they arrived back at Pennsbury High School escorted by police and the fire department.“When the kids saw the police and fire trucks were for them, it was a great way to end a perfect trip,” said Dave Bowman, co-prmcipal of Pennsbury High School, who went along on the trip to Hong Kong.Members of the Pennsbury High School Marching Band experienced a chance of a lifetime during their Hong Kong visit from March 21 to April 1.Pennsbury performed during the half-time entertainment at the Hong Kong Sevens International Rugby Tournament, which is known as “Asia’s Super Bowl.” The student musicians performed before 40,000 people at Hong Kong Stadium. The tournament was broadcast to more than 50 million viewers.The students also performed at Hong Kong High School, Hong Kong Disneyland and the Chinese Cultural Center, where the marching band participated in a concert setting at Hong Kong Harbor.The Pennsbury Concert Jazz Band (PCJB), which also made the Hong Kong trip, performed before a huge crowd on the Avenue of the Stars in which the backdrop was the scenic harbor. The PCJB also gave a concert at Ocean Park, which is similar to Sea World in Florida.Frank Mazzeo, who has been with Pennsbuiy school district for 22 years, is director of the marching band. “I would love to go back just to enjoy Hong Kong without the responsibility of 160 people,” he joked.Mazzeo assembled five marching band members to talk with the Yardley News about Hong Kong. They shared their impressions and their feelings about the tip.
Tyler Mangiaracina (percussion), 15, is a 10th-grader. “It seemed like everything was different. It .was really, really different to see their culture and the differences between theirs and ours in a good way...”About performing before such a big audience, Tyler said, “There’s nothing you can do to prepare yourself for that many people.”Zachary Greenfield (trumpet), 15, is in 10th grade. “We saw the city of Hong Kong itself and we also went to a fishing village, which was very interesting. It was like you would see in National Geographic. It was incredible.”Michelle Laraia (flute), 17, is an 11th-grader. “This was my first time traveling and the whole trip was just an awesome experience.” She said Hong Kong “reminded her of a city like New York City. They don’t really stand out much different than us.”About the Kong Kong stadium, she said, “I was not expecting how big it was.” Chad Willard (percussion), 16, is in 10th grade. “I learned a lot about the people and the culture — the way they eat with chopsticks. They eat a lot of seafood and the Chinese food is not like the Chinese food we have here, which is really surprising to me.”About meeting students at Hong Kong High School, Willard said, “They’re a lot like us. They have a fun time playing their instruments. They are very hard working.”John Bugay (baritone horn), 17, is in 12th grade. “It was amazing. At first, I was in shock about how many people would be. watching us. Then I used that nervousness and anxiousness to my advantage. I thought I performed a really good show.”
Mazzeo said, “We drove the busses around the stadium. There was silence in my bus. The kids were amazed by how many people were there.. .When we came out of the tunnel onto the field that was weird. [The tunnel] brings you right on the field.”At Hong Kong High School, the two marching bands knew the same Sousa songs and arrangements, which amazed Mazzeo. “We combined the bands and played them together.” The students had lunch together. “We tried to teach them American football,” Mazzeo said. It was Pennsbury vs. Hong Kong. “We tried football, and then we tried rugby. It was like the craziest game I have ever played.”Mazzeo said his group took about 50 Pennsbury Tshirts for the Hong Kong students. “We did a concert at the Chinese Cultural Center and all the kids showed up in those shirts to come and see us.”Friendships were made with the Hong Kong students. “When we were leaving, they were waving and throwing kisses.” The students exchanged e-mail addresses.Mazzeo said what the students got out of the trip was “just realizing what it’s like on the other side of the world.”Just playing music with the Hong Kong students was an experience in itself. “Music is an international language. It breaks down the barriers of communication, It gave students on the other side of the world a chance to relate and bond,” Mazzeo said.Meanwhile, co-principal Bowman said, “It was a pleasure traveling to Hong Kong with our students and staff. It was personally meaningful to me to get to know the students and the adults who traveled on the trip, to watch the students perform and significantly exceed our expectations. They were truly ambassadors of Pennsbury, Pennsylvania and the U.S.“It’s chilling. We’re so proud of them and we appreciate the hard work by our band directors and are so thankful for the opportunity that was supported by the Pennsbury school district and the entire community,” Bowman said.

Bella's 5 years old now!!!!!

Bella on her 5th Birthday!!!!!!!

Bella dancing on her 5th Birthday!!!!!

The first of our chicken eggs.......

Myla smiling for the camera..... she was sleeping till I started bothering her to get just the right shot! This is her Gremlins impression..... instructions are .. does not like bright lights...no feeding after midnight and what ever you do never get her wet! She is Myla hear her Grrrrrr!

Look he has a funny looking hat on his head. This was one of the ducks we feed on the Ohio river, Louisville KY on Bella's 5th birthday.

Bella all dolled up to go out with Mommy and Daddy!

Some new pic's

Bella and her cat Sammy Jr. Bella loves to pick Mommy wild flowers. We were sitting under the Gazebo, enjoying the warm sunny day.

Bella playing with her new Basketball. A big thing in Indiana. Granddad said he may bring Daddy's old Basketball hoop over for Bella to play.

Bella making dinner with mud, grass and what ever else she could find. yum!

We are all ready to go out to dinner. Bella ready to go too!

Pretty little angel face!

Work, work and more work

I'm in the middle of a 5 night stent at work. 2 nights in the ER, 3 nights up on the Med/Surg floor.
I'm tired.
My legs hurt.
Did I mention I'm tired?

I can't believe I've only been here 5 hours.....

National Council of State Boards of Nursing

Hey everyone!


Patrick took the NCLEX exam yesterday. As of this morning he has passed his test first try!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is officially a Registered Nurse now! Hooray!!!!!!


Joe'l & Bella, wife and daughter soooooooooooooooo proud and happy!
Family hug!

Little Farm Girl

Cutie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look into my eyes................



Bella and Mummum Shirley at the Bible school show

Bella and Heart puppy

Swimming lessons!

The Mitchell pool.

Waiting in line, tickling the little girl in front of her...
Waiting our turn
Putting our face in the water! Yay!
Mommy and Bellas favorite puppy.

Day at the circus!

There was a circus in French Lick this week. It was the one that is based in Peru, IN. So here are some pictures!

Some are not very good, I'll try to narrate as well as I can...

This is an Afgan hound jumping a hurdle.

The kid had just done a flip after being tossed into the air by the other guy. It was something to see! They did several flips and even flipped followed by landing foot on foot.

The monkeys. Joe'l wants one now....

Brothers from Moscow who rode horses and juggled.

Here they are both riding a different horse and juggling back and forth

More Circus pics

The elephants!

This was announced as "the only elephant still in a circus trained to balance on a ball". OK

Bella with the Ringmaster.

Tigers! Rrrrr

They didn't do anything in the show inside.

A happy littl girl on 'Okra' the elephant.

Misc. pictures

I had a good fathers day. We went to a new church, then ate out, then came home and napped.

Tonight I worked on the chicken tractor, getting close to being done.

Here's some pics:

Bella and I at my graduation.

Bella and Granddad playing "school bus".
Bella and Lauren riding a concrete buffalo.
Bella went to her room to play. We guess she got tired, cause she put herself to bed on the floor. I moved her to the couch.
Bookends?