House Pix

Here's the house in Wheaton.

Just posting a few pix for people to look at....

Another Chair Another Purse

In keeping with the "A Whole Puzzle???" purse theme pictured is my Lill messenger bag hanging on a chair. Chic, functional and understated patterned subdued. Not quite a fashioneasta (sp?) contender. Nonetheless a nice pursee.

More and more birthdays

It seems all this blog is about is birthdays with an occassional foray (sp?) into adventures in semi decorating. Yes, there was another birthday celebration - this time for my youngest grandchild - the little guy Patrick Christopher Foy III - who turned 1 on July 15 but we had the party on July 12 in Lake Geneva, WI. A baseball themed event featuring Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago White Sox decorations. Lots of fun for everyone - golf cart rides, boat rides, beach fun, games, bags, and treats. Fortunately had electricity was restored after a near 12 hour black-out just prior to the party - nothing really to worry about if not for the need for running water - especially for toilets and sinks.

Another Birthday!

Yes, another birthday, only this one is mine. Today marks 61 years - yikes! My grandmother was 61 when I was a freshman in high school - and she seemed REALLY old.

And today I retired from desktop publishing the parish Sunday bulletin - after 14 years I decided I had enough of the weekly deadlines. What a relief! Now all I have to worry about is raising money for the parish grade school, putting together promotional brochures for the grade school, getting out press releases to the local media about the grade school, editing the monthly grade school newsletter, and re-creating a 20 year data base of alumni and donors that was lost in a freaky server crash. Hmmmm....maybe I should have retired from this job instead.

More Birthdays

A low key birthday party for twin grandchildren on Sunday, June 1, 2008, where cake and ice cream were served, a lively game of wiffle ball was played in the yard, bikes, skateboards, roller skates, and scooters were tested by various persons, and those gathered chatted and tipped a glass or two, managed to bring forth a huge quantity of gifts for the birthday children. Words of wisdom on this event: kids will always get LOTS of gifts from adult relatives regardless of the designated level of the party.

Probibilities and Possibilities

What is the probibility that a 60+ year old grandma (me) and her 1 year old granddaughter would wear the same color sweater to the one year old's birthday party without first calling ahead to discuss sweater colors? Seemingly slim - especially since my granddaughter's language abilities do not include discussing fashion and colors. But by sheer happenstance my granddaughter and I DID wear the very same color (pink/fushia cable knit) sweaters to her birthday party this weekend. She of course looked very much cuter and younger than I. Words of wisdom on this serendipidous(sp?)occurance: clothing color choices are random acts of ageless possibilities.