My mom broke a tradition this year. She made chicken and dumplings–not that there’s anything wrong with that, but that’s a dinner we usually reserve for the first snow of the year, but until today, it looked like that wasn’t happening. Maybe her culinary efforts sent message into the cosmos, but at any rate today [...]
Entries from January 2009
January 26, 2009
Happy Birthday Molly!
M-marvelous
O- Outstanding
L- Lovable
L- Literary
Y- Young & successful
Happy Birthday Molly! You’ve come a long way from Crash Bang Boomerang [...]
January 22, 2009
Happy Birthday Bobby!
Leave a message for Uncle Bobby/Bobby/Booby/Dad/however you refer to him! We hope you have a fantastic birthday!
January 21, 2009
Witnessing History
I was there. 50 years from now, when I’m old and grey, I can say that I chose to stand outside in the sub freezing temperatures with two million strangers to usher in the first African American President at a time when America so badly needed change. 50 years from now, I can say that [...]
January 20, 2009
Inauguration Update.
We’ll, yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Jones (Tim and Danny’s mom) came into town with the ludicrous idea that she and her co-worker from Utah would get tickets to the inauguration. We’ll, they got seven.
It’s 6:45 am now and we’re getting ready to go witness history. As you can see, I’m wearing Aunt Kathy’s amazing tie from Christmas. [...]
January 19, 2009
The Return of Igor!
*This post was posted earlier by MK, but was not moved to the front of the page. Directions on how to ensure that your post goes to the top of the blog are posted on the main page’s header.
Last Wednesday, Mary Kate presented PopPop with a new live-in friend-Igor II! Yes he now has a [...]
January 19, 2009
A Concert For The People: We Are One
Never in my life have I enjoyed such an obscured view from the nosebleed seats at a concert. And these actually weren’t the nosebleed seats at the “We Are One” Inaugural concert in honor of Barak Obama. It was cold; it was crowded, it was beautiful. Everyone there was in a great mood. No one complained [...]
January 16, 2009
Little Flower School’s Big Surprise!
On Tuesday, January 15, 2009 First Lady Laura Bush came to LFS. It was very exciting. There were many Secret Service men all around school. Mrs. Bush talk to us about herself being a teacher and about Catholic Schools Week. Her speech is on http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2009/01/20090113-6.html
You can read about it and look at pictures on:
www.ncea.org. [...]
January 14, 2009
My Hood In the News!
Even the NY times love my hood! And despite my hit and runs making me give up my car and the occasional mugging, I love it too! Read what the times has to say! And if you want, come visit and experience it with me first hand! Obama has been here at least twice! Once [...]
January 13, 2009
The Return of Igor!
*This post was posted earlier by MK, but was not moved to the front of the page. Directions on how to ensure that your post goes to the top of the blog are posted on the main page’s header.
Last Wednesday, Mary Kate presented PopPop with a new live-in friend-Igor II! Yes he now [...]
