Celebrating Dr. Ramsay's 70th Birthday with a ZIP LINE PARTY!

Dr. Ramsay enjoying his birthday party with a Heavenly Ham Box Lunch!

Lyle's wild zip line group

Penny, Michelle, Shari, Lou, Linda, Carol, Jody, & Melanie

Guides: Steve & Todd

The Zandex crew

Harnessing up

Me, Yvonne, & Penny

(I've posted pictures of me so that you can see my fun, new haircut!)

Completing 'Line 1'. Nine more to go!

Dr. Ramsay

The line across the lake was the longest - 800 feet.

Stoey being chased by a rhino.

A vicious, ferocious Szechuan Takin! They said they really are!

Dr. Ramsay turned 70 years old, so Lyle planned a party for Zandex's home office. What kind of a party might interest Lyle? You are right -- an adventurous zip line party! We went to THE WILDS, which is located southeast of Zanesville, on coal mining property which has been reclaimed. There are 100's of acres, and animals roam free (pretty much). We 'zip lined' over zebras, rhinoceros, many variety of deer, antelope, swans, giraffes, camels, buffalo, wild horses, tame horses with riders, and Szechuan Takin. The 10-line course took us 2 1/2 hours to zip through! The longest run was 800 feet.

We certainly enjoyed Dr. Ramsay's birthday - at his expense!!

Then two nights later, Saturday, September 24, Lyle and I hosted a birthday dinner at our home for 32 people (we planned on 40). The guests included people from the community, church, and work. We served a shrimp cocktail, filet or strip steak, baked potato, herb-roasted asparagus, homemade rolls, and raspberry-pear-feta cheese OR garden salad dinner. Lyle grilled the steaks perfectly. Then for dessert we had a cheesecake bar with fresh raspberries, fresh blueberries, fresh strawberries, or chocolate swirls & chocolate sauce; blondie brownies with maple butter syrup and homemade ice cream; and coconut cake. The food was actually terrific. People seemed to really enjoy socializing. When it was all over, it took Lyle and I over 3 hours to wash dishes and clean up. The best part was how appreciative Dr. Ramsay was about it all!