A Day in the Life of.....

Houlihan Girls

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Two weeks ago, Mary's sister threw a baby shower for her daughter Melanie. My wife comes from a rather large family - 8 children, 7 partners, 16 grandchildren, 3 great grand children and one on the way. She also has 5 local 1st cousins, all of which have partners, children, etc. So when there is any kind of gathering where family is invited, needless to say there are a lot of them (especially women). This afternoon was no exception. There had to have been approximately 50-60 women there. The men stayed away but came back toward the end to take home the presents and help clean up the hall. My father in law was up visiting for the weekend and he came along to the shower after it was almost finished to see everyone. He is holding up pretty well, has good days and bad, but over all he is hanging in there. Jeannie is a great one for gathering people together to get snap shots that might otherwise be lost. This is my favorite one from that day. Let me introduce you to the Houlihan Girls - from left to right are my sisters - in - law - Jeannie (mother of the shower recipient) Kathy (my not older, not bigger sil who shares my birthday) Betty (the baby of the family) and Mary (my wife). These are my other sisters. All of them different and unique in their own ways but all of them similar in their devotion to their dad. Great pic ladies.

Big Blue ?

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As you have seen from other posts, my wife is always willing to try just about anything on (remember the bunny ears?). On Sunday at Kimball's Farm during our knitting group, Mary was asked to model a couple of Kathy's finished objects. This is the Hemlock Ring Afghan by Jared Flood, not a person covering or a Cousin It costume. When we asked her model, we assumed that she was going to hold it up so that we could see the pattern - not put it on as a head covering. Kathy did a beautiful job.

Friday Fill Ins

1. Give me lemons and I'll put them on my fish.

2. Whenever I think of my kids I smile.

3. I wish I could get my wife a job.

4. Lobster was the last thing I ate that was utterly delicious.

5. To live in this world one must be resilient.

6. Other than this one, stoneview.typepad.com is the last blog I commented on.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to getting home from the second job, tomorrow my plans include work and Sunday, I want to knit and maybe blend!

Friday Fill Ins

1. It seems like forever since summer.

2. Let me know when you're done, please!

3. If I thought you would really go I'd faint!

4. Ice cream is what I think of most when I think of you.

5. To me, Valentine's Day means candy for the kids.

6. My kids give me strength.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to go out to dinner, tomorrow my plans include having my aura read and Sunday, I want to party like a rock star!

Song Tag

Here's a game of tag I haven't seen before...it's pretty funny! Do you know the #1 song the day you were born? Go to http://www.joshhosler.biz/ and look up the number one song for your birth date. Add your first name at the bottom of the list and put the name of the song beside it! Then email it to your friends and be sure and send me the results of 'your' song!

 

This is mine: 1962 ... "Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler

 

Duke, Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl
Duke, Duke, Duke of Earl

As I walk through this world
Nothing can stop the Duke of Earl
And-a you, you are my girl
And no one can hurt you, oh no

Yes-a, I, oh I'm gonna love you, oh oh
Come on let me hold you darlin'
'Cause I'm the Duke of Earl
So hey yea yea yeah

And when I hold you
You'll be my Duchess, Duchess of Earl
We'll walk through my dukedom
And a paradise we will share

Yes-a, I, oh I'm gonna love you, oh oh
Nothing can stop me now
'Cause I'm the Duke of Earl
So hey yeah yeah yeah

Well, I, oh I'm gonna love you, oh oh
Nothing can stop me now
'Cause I'm the Duke of Earl
So hey yeah yeah yeah

Friday Fill Ins

1. Please don't tell anyone but I dislike my life.

2. Can you sleep in, in the morning?

3. The color orange makes me want to smile!

4. I have a craving for lobster.

5. If my life had a pause button, I'd pause it right now and rewind back a while.

6. Eyes are the gateway to a person’s inner being.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to finishing the sleeve, tomorrow my plans include working and Sunday, I want to knit with friends!

THE 99 THINGS MEME

Things you’ve already done: bold
Things you want to do: italicize
Things you haven’t done and don’t want to - plain font

1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars.

3. Played in a band.
4. Visited Hawaii. If the opportunity arose I wouldn’t turn it down.

5. Watched a meteor shower.

6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
I do give money, but I’m not too keen on the “more than you can afford” part - that sounds counter-productive.

7. Been to Disneyland/world.
8. Climbed a mountain. The tallest mountain I’ve hiked is  Mount_Monadnock

9. Held a praying mantis. No- my father did and they bite

10. Sang a solo.
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.
15. Adopted a child. Do kitties count?  Or Mary?

16. Had food poisoning.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept on an overnight train.
21. Had a pillow fight.

22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill.
24. Built a snow fort.
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping.

27. Run a marathon.
28. Ridden a gondola in Venice.
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset.
31. Hit a home run.

32. Been on a cruise.

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.

35. Seen an Amish community.
36. Taught yourself a new language.

37.Had enough money to be truly satisfied.
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisain in person.
39. Gone rock climbing.
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David in person.
41. Sung Karaoke.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.

43. Bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant.

44. Visited Africa.

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight.

46. Been transported in an ambulance.

47. Had your portrait painted.
48. Gone deep sea fishing.

49. Seen the Sistine chapel in person.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling.

52. Kissed in the rain.

53. Played in the mud.

54. Gone to a drive-in theater.
55. Been in a movie.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.

57. Started a business.
58. Taken a martial arts class.

59. Visited Russia.

60. Served at a soup kitchen.
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies.
62. Gone whale watching.

63. Gotten flowers for no reason.

64. Donated blood.
65. Gone sky diving.
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp.

67. Bounced a check.

68. Flown in a helicopter.

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71. Eaten Caviar.

72. Pieced a quilt.

73. Stood in Times Square.

74. Toured the Everglades.
75. Been fired from a job.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guard in London.

77. Broken a bone.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle.
79. Seen the Grand Canyonin person.
80. Published a book.

81. Visited the Vatican

.82. Bought a brand new car.

83. Walked in Jerusalem.

84. Had your picture in the newspaper.
85. Read the entire Bible.
86. Visited the White House.

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
I have if fish count, and I think they do.

88. Had chickenpox.

89. Saved someone’s life.

90. Sat on a jury.
91. Met someone famous.

92. Joined a book club.
93. Lost a loved one.
94. Had a baby.
95. Seen the Alamoin person.

96. Swum in the Great Salt Lake.

97. Been involved in a law suit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee.

Super Bowl Sunday

On Sunday after work we hung around and waited for the Super Bowl to start.  We only wanted to watch the commercials and the half time show.  I enjoy a good Super Bowl party and have attended a couple of great ones at my sister-in-laws but this year with work and the fact that the Pats weren’t in it, Mary and I decided to skip it.   My sister decided that we all needed to see the commercials in 3d so she picked up some glasses.  I think she thought that she could see better with more than one…..but four?  Seriously – how much do you think your forehead could see?  She shared with us later – not that it made any difference – they weren’t great.  Neither was the halftime show – just what I always wanted to see – the Boss’ crotch sliding into the camera….nice… So for me a bust of a Super Bowl – how was yours?

Three more converts

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On Sunday I had to work. Mary and Kelsie went to Kimball's farm knitting with out me : (. Kelsie's BFF's mom Barbara wanted to learned to knit - Vickie the BFF went along for the food (like Kelsie) - well they tried out the knitting and they were hooked ( or needled to be exact). So by the end of Sunday, they had needles, yarn and even Kelsie had gotten in on the act. So that is 3 more people that I have helped over to the dark side. I wonder how many more before I get the toaster oven............

Saturday - many days rolled into one

Saturday started off really early for me - I needed to take Kelsie to pick up concert tickets to Fall Out Boy because I am the coolest mom.  I don't mind if she goes to concerts as long as someone is going with her, they are semi local (although I did let her go to a concert in Boston that I picked her up from) and for the most part that she pays for herself.  This one fit that bill so I said yes.  Plus the concerts that she wants to go to are never more than 40.00. 

Then Mary and I need to run some errands - and along the way we stopped at a small family run restaurant in Salem, NH named Priscella's where I had the banana split waffle and Mary had steak tips.  Very good food and extremely fresh.  We ended the day at the Christmas Tree shop where Mary decided that she would do a little modeling for me.       

She really wants to be the Easter Bunny but only to get the candy.  She can't fool me.  That is how we ended the day.  Silly Rabbit