THE DONAN FAMILY: November 2009

Monday, November 2, 2009

Halloween 2009!

halloween was alot of fun this year! merrick was a pirate, johnny was a doctor and i was a nurse. merrick didnt like wearing his pirate hat so we didnt get very many pictures with it on and he wouldnt let me draw a mustach on him so wehn he fell asleep in the car i secretly drew one on him, it looked so cute! we took merrick trick or treating around to family and of corse

later he ate more candy than he ever has but once a year wont hurt! after that we went to the haunted forest to help out friends that were putting it on, johnny was in it scaring poeple and

i was making sure everybody paid to get in. it was alot of fun, after that my sister and sister in law were haveing a costume party so my mom watched merrick and we went to the

party. that night johnny showed off his "amazing" dance moves for me, i never laughed so hard in my life! we had a blast. me and my sister busted out the old school dance moves and music we always made up dances to, it was so funny, you ahd to be there to get the full effect. there was a girl there that was dressed like a gypsie and she had these bells around her waist and johnny was asking her to teach him her moves so he was copying her and oh my heck what a nerd but it made me laugh, thats girl sure had some interesting dance moves! haha. all in all it was a fun night!

Emery Miners Win Mine Rescue Contest

CONSOL Energy Inc.’s Emery Mine-Black team, from Emery, claimed first place honors in the CONSOL Energy “Best of the Best” Mine Rescue Contest held Sept. 16-18 in Virginia, capping the 2008 contest season. The Emery-Blue team claimed third place overall in the Virginia contest.

A total of 18 teams from throughout CONSOL Energy and its subsidiaries from five states, including those based in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Utah, competed in the event held at the CONSOL Energy Mine Rescue Training Center at Oakwood, Va. CONSOL Energy has more mine rescue teams than any other company in the industry.

Members of the Emery-Black mine rescue team are Ron Wright, Brandon Wilde, Matt Crosland, Johnny Donan, “For all your efforts, all your sacrifice to serve on a CONSOL rescue team and to participate in mine rescue, thank you,” Hyita said. “It takes time away from your families and the whole industry appreciates your service. You are the most highly trained people we have in the company.”Corey Prettyman, Kasey Thompson and Jim Kulow, trainer.

Emery County Review

Our Trip to Durango

This last week made a little trip to Durango to see family that we haven't seen in awhile and to introduce our newest addition to his grandparents, great grandma, aunts, uncles, and cousins. we were there for 5 days and we got to spend time with everybody which was alot of fun, johnny's dad played the guitar and sang for us and i was going to record it and my camera was dead but eventually i will get a recording of it, Merrick loved it! It was nice to visit and see everybody, johnnys brother lives in new mexico so we made a trip there to see him and the family. Merrick hated being in his car seat all of the time but overall i feel that it was a trip worth while. we will have to go there more often.