My Birthday Celebration

My 42nd Birthday Celebration was one to remember!!

It started out at the Denny's across from Parmatown Mall!  I had wheat pancakes and syrup, a chicken sausage patty, egg whites, and hash browns!  My beverage was Coke.  It was all tasty!  Bob had Chicken Fresca with Smoked Cheddar Mashed Potatoes and Broccoli with Coke as his beverage.

Afterwards, we went to the Giant Eagle behind Denny's to pick up some cat treats for our cat Morgan!  We then went to Parmatown Mall to do some browsing!!

On the way home, my brother wanted to go to Honey Hut for Ice Cream, but I wanted to make sure that we were home for the Browns-Colts Game!  The game was exciting, but the Browns lost!  It was an exciting game, though!!

Our dinner was at Applebee's in Independence!  The participants were my sisters Kathleen and Maggie, my brothers Bob and Joe, my brother-in-law Mike, and myself!  I had the 7 oz House Sirloin Medium Well with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and a Zucchini, Carrot, and Broccoli Blend with Mountain Dew as my beverage!  The six of us split onion rings, boneless chicken wings, and mozzarella sticks as we all participated in the 2 for $20 promotion!!  I will spare you the details of what the rest of us enjoyed for dinner!  It was tasty, though my steak was a little difficult to cut, even with a steak knife!!

I then opened presents!!  I received gift cards from JcPenney and Target, Cash, a lottery instant ticket, and half a chair (from my Sister, Kathleen)!  The other half was given to Bob for his birthday in February 2013!  I will have fun enjoying the presents!

After we left Applebee's, Kathleen, Bob, and I went to the Honey Hut on State Road in Cleveland!  I ordered Pumpkin Ice Cream, but I will eat it after I finish this blog entry, and the laundry is started!! 

There are other details, but it is best that I skip them!!  Thank you, everyone, for making this a birthday to remember!!  This will not be forgotten for awhile!!

Dinner with the Family

Last Night, I had dinner with my sister Patty at Max and Erma's in Middleburg Heights, OH. (http://www.maxandermas.com)  My brothers Bob and Tim, my niece Mandy, and Tim's companion Lois were also there!!  It was an enjoyable evening!!

One highlight of the evening was the appearance of a magician who specialized in Balloon Animals and Card Tricks who was named Bob!  He is a regular on Tuesdays at the restaurant!  He was very funny!!  It's too bad that Patty's grandchildren Amy Marie and Emily could not make the festivities because they would have arrived home in Howland Township, OH quite late!  They are in school these days!!

The food was quite enjoyable!  I had Mediterranean Chicken Pasta, a House Garden Salad with Fat Free Honey Mustard Dressing (The Fat Free Catalina Dressing offered on the menu was modified!), two Garlic Breadsticks, two Potato Skins, and Coke!  Some of the pasta came home!  I plan on enjoying it on Thursday!!  The meal was part of a promotion that offered two selected entrees and an appetizer for $19.72 to commemorate the restaurant chain's Fortieth Anniversary!!  You have to live it up sometimes!!

After dinner, we prepared a card for Patty's husband Dan, whose Birthday is today!!  I hope that he enjoys the card and Gift Card!!  We then said our goodbyes!

By the way, Patty and Dan are in town because they will be attending my cousin Joanne's oldest son B.J.'s wedding this Saturday in Brazil, Indiana (near Terre Haute)!  I will not be attending, but I will still wish B.J. Congratulations on his Wedding on Facebook! 

Until my next report, enjoy life!!

Halloween 2011

Halloween 2011 involved three separate trips!  I don't remember where the first trip took place.  The second trip was to Aldi on Pearl Road in Cleveland.  Originally, I was going to the Parma-Snow Library, but coordination with the bus in the other direction apparently was not in my favor.

After Aldi, I came home.  When I checked my e-mail, I found out that Qdoba was offering a BoGo deal after 5:00 PM!  I went to the library as I had planned.  I then walked to the bus stop to go to Qdoba.  I missed one bus because it arrived late.  The next bus was a little late.  I then encountered gridlock due to construction on Broadview Road in Parma/Seven Hills.  It was also rush hour.  Due to time constraints, I departed from the bus a few blocks from Qdoba!  Of course, the gridlock ended not long after I exited the bus.  I made it to Qdoba.  Thankfully, there was only one other person in line ahead of me.  Since it was Halloween, it was a take-out order!  (Normally, I dine in the restaurant while Bob eats his entree at a later time.)  I grab my food and make my return trip home. 

In my previous trips, I failed to pick up my Classic Lotto and MegaMillion tickets for the upcoming drawings.  I went to C's Beverage on Broadview Road (Ziggy's next door was about to close for the night.).  After buying the lottery tickets, I made it home to set up for Halloween with moments to spare.  I end up eating my burrito while passing out candy to Trick or Treaters!  Thankfully, I was done eating before the onslaught occurred.  I ended up with 100-150 kids at my door.  Thankfully, the candy supply made it through the night.  I spent the rest of the evening relaxing.

I hope that this year's Halloween is as memorable, but stress-free. 

Happy 5th Birthday to Bill's World

On July 31, 2007, this blog began!  It started out with some of my interests because only two people knew about this blog from the beginning.  One was my brother Bob.  The other person was my friend Nancy Wolfinger, who is the Teen Librarian at the Parma-Snow Library.  She was told about this blog because I was telling her about a blog that my nephew-in-law Mike and niece Marnie were writing about their first child named Kendal (My oldest great-niece).  Since she did not read blogs of people that she does not know, I created this blog to tell an occasional story about Kendal.  I also had a two month old great niece at the time as well named Amy Marie, whom I had not met yet.  (I met her in October 2007.)

By October 2007, my immediate family knew about this blog, so my focus changed.  Since my interests were not that interesting, I started telling stories about family events.   My audience was not huge yet.

Eventually, I started putting my posts on my Facebook page.  My audience has expanded.  I have enjoyed the feedback.  Unfortunately, there has been some"spam" comments that I deemed inappropriate, so I did not publish the comments.  (These predated the Facebook era.)

In general, I have enjoyed writing this blog.  I hope to continue this writing indefinitely.  As long as my family stays interesting, I will keep having fun.

Until my next post, enjoy life.        

Kathleen's Birthday Celebration

On June 6th, we celebrated Kathleen's birthday at Perkins Restaurant on Tiedman Road in Brooklyn, OH.  The participants were Bob, Tim, Lois, Joe, my nephew Dan, and his daughters Amy Marie, and Emily.  For the most part, the food was enjoyable.

Afterwards, we went to the Honey Hut on State Road in Cleveland for ice cream, which we all enjoyed.  Emily enjoyed picking up our trash!  In general, the kids were cute!

Have a nice and safe Fourth of July!!