Thanksgiving

I had a very nice Thanksgiving at my sister and brother in law's house. It was just my brothers Joe and Bob, my sisters, Kathleen and Maggie (The Host), my brother-in-law(The co-host), and my niece Mandy (Kendal's Aunt). My brother Tim was working. My sister Patty, her husband Dan, their son Patrick, and ? (Patrick and his previous girlfriend broke up.) are in Puerto Rico on a belated 30th Birthday (Patrick) present trip. (They used to live in Puerto Rico.) Normally, Dan and Patty reside in Lancaster, MA (Central MA), and Patrick lives in Los Angeles. My brother Dan died in June 2006, just two days before Kendal was born. Speaking of Kendal, her parents Marnie and her husband, Mike were at their home in Howell, MI. My nephew Dan, his wife Laura, and their daughter Amy Marie were celebrating somewhere else. They live in Chardon, OH. My niece Amy may be the ? in the Puerto Rico tale. She lives in Boston.

We had the traditional items at the dinner table. It was all delicious. During the course of the evening, we picked names for the Christmas gift exchange. I am in the process of revealing assignments, so don't worry if you haven't received your assignments yet.

Have fun shopping!

Kendal's Future Sibling! (Part 2)

Kendal is expected to have a sister in April. With three girls, I guess we will be going in reverse as I started off with two nephews before I gained three nieces. This scoop came from my sister, but I chose to wait until it reached Kendal's blog. I hope that the two cats and the dog will cooperate. I can't imagine what will happen if a new baby would join my house. I have three cats who climb on anyone and anything but me. I guess avoiding me is not all that bad as cats as obstructions are not on my list of amusements. See the early entries for some of my hobbies.

Tune in later for more observations.

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".