Amy Marie Has Been Chosen.

Amy Marie (My Great Niece) was baptized today! It was after the Noon Mass at St. Mary's Church in Chardon, OH. The Mass was O.K. except we had a "Parade of Children", Anointing of the Sick, and a long-winded Homily. The Baptism seemed to take forever even with just two "contestants". Thankfully, the priest was amusing. Most of the guests were for our ceremony. The other baby (A Boy named Brady!) enjoyed it more than Amy Marie. We had a nice luncheon at my nephew's house. The gifts were not opened when we were there as far as I know, but I assume that they were all suitable. Amy Marie is still too young to appreciate them at almost five months old (She turns five months old on Halloween.). Time will tell if she is anything like my other great niece, Kendal. Go to her blog http://kendalmarie.blogspot.com for details on her life and other adventures including life before Kendal gets a brother or sister.

Tune in for more widgets and other fun items.

Kendal's Future Sibling!

My niece Marnie is pregnant again. We learned this at her sister Mandy's 30th birthday party. I heard Kendal talk for the first time. Nothing really philosophical has come out yet, but only time will tell. I do expect hospitality in her future, as she grabs things for people. She also "feeds" you. I'm glad that I didn't get that service. You never know what will happen.

Speaking of Kendal, I have Marnie's blessing to give out the blog address where you can learn about the trials and tribulations of her life. It can be found at http://kendalmarie.blogspot.com .
It's entertainment that can educate. By the way, for those outside the family, Maggie is really Kendal's great-aunt and my sister.

Next time, maybe you'll hear about Amy Marie Sweeney (The one without the blog).

The Family Now Knows

After I write this message, I will reveal to the rest of my immediate family that this blog exists. They should be assured that they will not appear in a bad light. In fact, the family will only have a "minor" role here. However, I hope to reveal Kendal's "blog" address soon. I'll get the blessing of her parents tomorrow. I e-mailed them weeks ago, but I guess that they were having "too much fun" to respond. This will be the first time that I will hear Kendal speak. Unfortunately, "baby talk" is not one of my talents, but I will do my best to "entertain".

The Truth About RSS and My Great-Nieces

Last week, I planned to add some RSS oriented features to this blog. They are currently sitting near my "Favorites" Area in Internet Explorer 7 on my computer. At least, they aren't hiding in my "tons" of favorites. One of these days, Widgets and RSS will live together in an environment where I can easily deal with them.

I have seen my second great-niece, Amy Marie Sweeney, for the first time this week. Everyone thinks that she looks like her father when he was younger. The jury is still out on that.

I'll see my first great-niece, Kendal Marie Schmidt again in about a week. She does resemble her mother. I'm still waiting for permission to link her blog to this one. Tune in to find out.