Entries from February 2009

February 21, 2009

Uncle Booby

Hi everybody! I thought I would post this poem I made for Uncle Booby. Here it is,
Dear Uncle Booby don’t be fretter,
Soon you’ll be felling much much better.
Now that your heart is back to healthy,
You can go to work to get very wealthy.
Since your heart has been restored,
You will definitely not be ignored.
Now that you [...]

February 21, 2009

Hoops for Heart

Hey Family,
It is Mary Kate. I sent out some e-mails but I thought I would also put it on the blog. Again this year I am raising money for the American Heart Association. If you would like donate any money just make the check out the the American Heart Association and send it to my [...]

February 20, 2009

Superman Bob

Da dada da, da da DA dada Da…it’s a bird!  It’s a plane! It’s the new and improved Superman Bob!
On Thursday, Bob underwent surgery to have a pacemaker put in, which has already made this Grinch of a guy’s heart grow several sizes much better (bigger would be bad by medical standards right?  I know [...]

February 15, 2009

A Whole Lot of Sweets for a Really Sweet Guy

Pop Pop had a sweet time on Sunday, February 15 at the Grand Oak’s Valentine’s Day Brunch with Margot, Bobby, David and Mark.  Because the community had to cancel their Christmas celebration this year, they went for broke to show their love to their residents with all the sweets you could imagine, a main course [...]

February 8, 2009

It Takes a Team

Eagles,
 
Congratulations.  Last night, you showed up.  You swam the meet of a lifetime—all sixty-two of you.  At the beginning of the year, at our kick off brunch, I said there is no way we could win a meet with fifteen or twenty-three people in the water alone.  I believe to swim a perfect meet in [...]

February 8, 2009

To the Team

Eagles,
 
Congratulations.  Last night, you showed up.  You swam the meet of a lifetime—all sixty-two of you.  At the beginning of the year, at our kick off brunch, I said there is no way we could win a meet with fifteen or twenty-three people in the water alone.  I believe to swim a perfect meet in [...]

February 4, 2009

Swimming Update- Gonzaga beats Prep, places 2nd at Villanova

This past weekend, the Gonzaga swim team placed second at Villanova University in the National Catholic Swim Championships, loosing to Loyola Blakefield but beating Georgetown Prep, who beat us in the duel meets, 310-292.
An article in the Washington Post covered the event.
We had a lot of best time and even broke four school records and [...]

February 3, 2009

Happy Birthday Nancy!

Happy Birthday Nancy!  We hope you have a wonderful day!  You deserve it!

February 3, 2009

Happy Birthday Margot!

Happy Birthday Margot!  We hope you had a great birthday celebration!  You deserve it!