The Culottas and Pizannos had a fantastic weekend and reunion last week when members of all the families got together to celebrate a surprise 80th birthday party for Aunt Marie and Uncle John. PopPop/Uncle Tony was in on the surprise, and was the surprise guest for his brother and sister-in-law. (You’ll see their reaction in [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘PopPop’
September 2, 2008
HAPPY LABOR DAY!
Happy Labor Day! The end of a great summer and the begining of a big school year for many especially our two college seniors, Meghan and Molly, and our newbie college freshman, Bridget. Hopefullly everyone enjoyed their Mondays off from school and work. Pop Pop celebrated in style with a luau and a community movie, [...]
August 27, 2008
Poppop, a.k.a. “The Mayor of Grand Oaks”
On Tuesday, Mom and I attended a party for new residents at Grand Oaks in The Commons. When the director introduced the new residents to the community, everyone already knew Tony Culotta, or, as I call him, “The Mayor of Grand Oaks.” Also, one of Poppop’s hallmates (who happens to be a woman – we know how he has become a [...]
August 15, 2008
Congratulations to the Class of 1941!
The circle of life. You’re born, you grow up, you shrink down, and in some traditions you don’t die but are ‘reborn’ again. A lot of people equate the progression of old age and the dependence that emerges from it with becoming a child again. If that’s the case, then Pop Pop just entered [...]
August 13, 2008
Grand Oaks is, well, grand!
My second grade teacher used to have a saying she used to keep us in line: “When Ms. Jordan’s not happy, no one’s happy.” For most of the the first half of this year, you could scrap Ms. Jordan for Pop Pop, and the phrase was still pretty accurate. After today, however, we can be [...]
August 1, 2008
Pop Pop’s Beach Trip Revisited
July 12-Dagsboro, DE Maureen is simply the best. All one needs to do is look at the smile on Pop Pop’s face, and you know that there is a magic in this woman’s way. All of us have seen our main man down in the dumps since the change in March. But Maureen doesn’t allow [...]
July 29, 2008
Pop Pop Has a Party and Gets a Blog
Sunday, July 27-Kensington The Culottas have had much to celebrate in recent months–Cousin Stephanie has been with the East Coast Culottas all summer long fulfilling a internship downtown, Bridget has graduated from high school, and Mary Kate has surpassed her aunts and mother in height! With such a rare opportunity to have all of the [...]
