For My Daddy, Happy Birthday!!

Me, (in pink) Dad, and my sister Denise, 1966, Malone, NY.

After the divorce, the little guy is my

half brother Kenny.

My mom and dad met in Quebec City, Canada at the Chateau Frontenac on the promenade in 1953.  As the story goes, it was love at first sight.  They were married in 1954 a short time later.  My mom did not speak any English and dad spoke very little French.  I guess they spoke the language of love.  They moved to my dad’s birth place in Connecticut.  That is where all of us were born.  There are 4 of us.  Some of you may know my oldest sister C, known as “ No Drama For the Mama”, then there is a pair of twins, Denise and Dennis, and then I am the baby!!  The marriage didn’t last too long with dad being gone on the road all the time, mom had all of us alone all the time.  She had some suspicions about him which were, in the end, true.  So the inevitable was divorce, and a big move for mom and us kids. 

Our humble little house in Malone, NY.

Here we lived out our days until we all went our separate ways.  Dad would come visit us when he would pass through on his truck routes which were not too often.  We would cherish those times.  We had a hard but good life in our little house in upstate NY.  I think back on all those years….some good, some not so good.  I just wish I could of known my daddy more.  Happy birthday to you, and hope to see you again one day!  I love you!  xxxxxx oooooo 

HELLO, IT’S MEEEEEEEE!

Has it really been MONTHS since I have written?  Wowsers, shame on me.  Where have I been?  Ell if I know the answer….

 

Well, I have plenty of pictures to bore stimulate your senses since I have been gone.  The kiddies have grown into young adults just about!!  lol  I know you are dying to see my doggies…..ha!!  And of course there are the renovations to the house that are finished….so sit tight, grab a bowl of popcorn and drink, cuz Nonna’s got pictures to show!!!

 

my little MOLLY MOO,  4 years old

my darling DELILAH BOO, 9 months old

The tearful reunion of daddy’s homecoming from

his 6-month deployment to Afghanistan.

My lovely daughter Jen, and Molly.

Momma and Dee.

Matt and bouncey Delilah at

Disney World.

Lil Dee chomping on waffles! I could

eat those arm rolls though with some

syrup, or just plain!!!  Yummy!

Going down into our new room.

The room on the right used to be

the main bathroom, now is our

walk-in closet.  Our floor is cork.

The bedroom, still needing a few

personal touches, nic nacs, throw

rugs, etc.

View from bedroom toward living room.

Looking towards the bathroom, it’s on

the left, past the chest of drawers.

Aha, finally, in the bathroom! This used to be a

walk-in closet, small 1/2 bath, and bedroom!

Another view, same bathroom.

Final view, for the shower…this is a steam and

aromatherapy, with chromatherapy.  Has a radio,

all the lights, bells and whistles, two seats, looks

kind of like a space pod.  We love it.

My four babies, taken in October when my daughter

came for a month with the girls.

On the waterfront in New Bern.  New Bern is the

city of Bears.

My last night in Omaha with my sisters and their

family.

My Samuel, at his sister’s birthday.

The birthday girl, Jordan, on the left.

Party central!!!

Well, my bloggy peeps…there ya go.  Have ya had enough?  I think I’ve tortured given you far too much to digest but it has been so long, I wanted to make up for lost time.  ha ha! 

 

Well other things that happened, I went to see my sister for two lovely weeks as you saw in the picture up above.  It was fun.  We spent a lot of time decorating her new place.  I was lucky really? to have had 2 wonderful blizzards while there.  Well we don’t get snow in North Carolina very often, so I have to beg, borrow and steal it when I can. 

 

Those of you who suffer from migraines know the pain that we go through.  I have been having quite a few of them.  Also, I am blessed cursed to have carpal tunnel in both wrists.  So, plans to see the orthopedic surgeon in the next couple weeks are weighing heavy on me lil mind.  I’ve known that surgery was needed for a couple of years but whined and kicked tried hard to put it off since I had elbow and shoulder surgery in the past two years.  I guess we’ll see.

 

So…I guess that’s all folks!  TTFN!  Hope it’s not another 6 months before I blog again!! GEEZ  LOOOEEZ!!