Today, September 29th, is the 30th anniversary of my Mom entering Heaven. It is hard for me to believe that it has been this long since that terrible day. I think it is a very natural thing for people to have special feelings for their mom and I certainly do as well. My mom was a very special person … a nurse, terrific wife to my Dad, a wonderful and caring and loving mother to my brother and me. When I think of her, which I do daily, I think of this smiling, even-tempered person that loved life, her family and her friends. And of course, she was very, very curagious fighting cancer for approximately 13 years and never complained or felt sorry for herself. She took this terrible disease on and fought it daily for a too long a period of time. If there is a hero in my life, it is my Mom! Thanks for all you did for my Dad, for John and for me. You are an example for how life should be lived and how priorities should be set and lived by. I love you today and will love you forever!
Archive for September, 2011
Case’s baptism today was this morning at St. Patrick’s in Ohio City. We, along with many of Damon’s family, met at Ashley’s for coffee and donuts at 9:00 before heading over for the 11:00 mass and baptism to follow. The little kids (Alta, Mather, Case, Maya and a few of their cousins) were all terrific and Case looked so cute in his baptism outfit (and hat). Congrats little Case on your very special day.
After Mass we headed over to Ashley’s to watch the first half of the Brown’s game. I am happy to report that they beat Indianapolis today to even their record at 1 and 1! Go Browns! Nice job!
Mather got his haircut this week and looks now like a little boy … very similar to when Cayden got his cut. Mather is even looking a little like Cayden too. Alta started pre-school on Thursday and she looked so grown up. And little Case continues to grow so much and is so much more alert. Maya is walking … maybe running now and is all the go all the time. How cute it is to see these kids changing so fast. We miss Cayden and Maddy so much and I am sure they are enjoying school as well. Matt and Maddy were to go camping Saturday evening so can’t wait to hear about that. She is such a trooper!
Looks like next weekend will be fun in Findlay with about 22 or so in attendance for my Mom’s 30th anniversary Mass on Sunday. We are gonna spend Saturday evening in the clubhouse (thanks Jim and Christy) eating, drinking, laughing and having good old memories. Mom actually died on September 29th of 1981 so we are a few days early but this works out with brother John flying back up from Florida. We will miss Kelly and Matt (and family) and know they will be thinking of my Mom as well.
Mom had a great time with Sandy in Boston and sounds like they walked the complete city. Such an historic city and hope to go there myself sometime.
I hope everyone has a great week and enjoys the wonderful cooler weather we are now having. Be safe and keep smiling!
I am writing this at halftime of the Browns / Bengals game so I am still confident of the Browns and that they will have an excellent season winning 8 or 9 games. Having the right management and coaching staff is so very important and this team with Holmgrem, Heckert and Schurmer is just that. We have some core players now and think this season is the beginning of something good with a Browns Super Bowl Championship in about 4 years! Why not!!!!!!
Today is the day that I will remember for the rest of my life. September 11, 2001 will live forever in my memory and in my thoughts. I have watched so many of the specials and I continue to be enamored with the stories of that day and the days afterwards. I will forever think of those families and what they went through that day and what they continue to go through today. I am so happy and pleased with the reflecting pool memorials there in NYC as well as PA and in DC. Those people, and that event, should never, ever be forgotten and it reminds us of how very fortunate we are to live in a country of freedom and democracy.
Mom is in Boston with her friend Sandy and it sounds like they are having a blast visiting the various sites. I hope she takes a lot of pictures and it will be fun to hear the stories. Come home safely!!!!
Ashley and the kids came over yesterday early afternoon and stayed the nite while Damon had six or seven frat buddies overnite from OU … they were attending the Browns game today too! Also, Mitch and family came over for dinner (pizza and salad and beer) and is always good to have the family together. We had a great evening and topped it off this noon with lunch at McDonalds. Thanks Ashley, Alta, Mather, Case, Mitchell, Doreen and Maya.
I love my family so much and am so very proud of them and all they do each and everyday as adults and parents. I have the best 6 grandkids one could ever hope to have. I pray each day for their safety and that the have the best life they can have. Let’s enjoy the week ahead and give special thanks this week for our armed forces personnel, the firefighters and policemen and women that keep us safe each and every day so we can have our fun times!
GO BROWNS!
Happy Birthday Nicole and Matt. How cool is it to have your two birthdays only two days apart within the same month? I wish you two the very best of birthdays and let you know how very, very, very proud Mom and I are of the two of you. You are tremendous partners, parents and human beings. Continue to do what the two of you have done to date and each and every day will be filled with fun, laughter and memories. We love you both so very much!
