This year our family gathered on Christmas Eve to celebrate with one another and reflect on our most recent joyful year. This year we were blessed with a new family member, Noelle, Katie and Dan’s baby who was born on December 8th, joining big sister, Ellie (6) and brother, Tommy (4). It was wonderful havingContinue reading “Christmas Joy”
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Easter Joy! He has Risen, Alleluia!
Sunday, April 20, was a beautiful Easter Day! The weather was perfect for attending church and the annual scavenger hunt after Mass. Michael and I attended to watch Ellie and Tommy search the lawn behind St. Ignatius Church to find clues and locate eggs to earn a treat bag of candy. Katie and Dan wereContinue reading “Easter Joy! He has Risen, Alleluia!”
Family Christmas 2024
Once again, we were blessed to celebrate Christmas together, even if we had to do it on two separate dates. A week before Christmas, I came down with Covid, so we had to postpone Christmas to the day after this year. This worked out for most of the family, except for John, Georgie, Nora andContinue reading “Family Christmas 2024”
Trick or Treat 2024
Another exciting Halloween night for my grandchildren. This year Marianne, my daughter and James, her husband, brought Michael my 8 year old grandson over to trick or treat in the neighborhood. My other daughter, Katie and her husband, Dan, brought Eliana, 4 3/4, and Tommy 3 over also. Traditionally, these three cousins come over forContinue reading “Trick or Treat 2024”
A Christmas Celebration
As the song states, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!” Every year I look forward to the Christmas get together with all my adult children, their spouses and their children. This year all eleven adults and six of my grandchildren were present to celebrate with me. John and Georgette and Nora and Hannah came onContinue reading “A Christmas Celebration”