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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
Little Jiggers
Here's a fun little glimpse down memory lane! Moira is about 7 here and Eileen is about 5! And that's little Bridget, 3, to the left. :)
Saturday, May 14, 2011
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.....
Oh dear! We were busy ripping carpet out of our basement (see flood/fire Easter post) when we heard silence (never a good thing in this house), minus a few clanging sounds. We followed the clanging sounds to our big walk in refrigerator sun-porch. This is the scene we came upon...
Seamus ever so carefully lined up a case of beer bottles on the window sill. He knows just how to add that certain decorative flair to make the neighbors proud. Sigh.
As you can see, he was quite proud of himself! Slainte!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Happy Easter!
We had a very nice Easter weekend (with the exception of a flood in the basement and a fire in the kitchen....more on that in a minute). Pat and Anna arrived on Saturday night, and since Mike and I are not in prime shape to tackle the late Vigil Mass with little kids, Anna kindly took our oldest three girls to the Cathedral Easter Vigil Mass. It was beautiful. The rest of us went to Mass in the morning after the Easter egg hunt.
Here are some pictures...
So, now onto the drama. Somewhere between Friday night and Saturday morning, our sump pump got caught up on some pipes, or something, and stopped working. It didn't take long for the basement to become soaked, with 1-4 inches of water in various places. We quickly moved anything that we could save to a dry spot and Mike quickly fixed the sump pump. Most of the standing water was pumped out pretty quickly, and thankfully, nothing of great value was lost. The carpeting was completely soaked, so that will need to be replaced. We sort of just put the basement on "hold" to enjoy our weekend, and there was really not much we could do anyway, except run the fans and dehumidifier. We spend this past weekend ripping out our carpeting and throwing away our destroyed junk. The worst part was the smell, which started on Monday. It is just about cleared out now.
Now, onto the mini-fire. Being the oldest child, Moira has found her toothbrush in undesirable locations more than a few times, thanks to the shenanigans of her little siblings. She is used to this. She knows to either get a new toothbrush or boil it. On Sunday, she chose to boil it. Then she chose to watch a movie. ha ha. Several minutes later, toxic fumes where pouring out of the "toothbrush pan" into our kitchen. You would not believe how bad the fumes are from an incinerated toothbrush! Seriously, you could hardly breathe! All that remained in the pan was a bit of dust. It was so bad we all needed to evacuate the house for a while. Mike had all the fans going and the windows open.
Never a dull moment, I tell you!
Regardless of the drama, we really did have a great weekend. We are so thankful for so many blessings!
Here are some pictures...
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| Erin crawling under the table to get her basket |
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| Beautiful roses - thank you Anna! |
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| Seamus has that sugar for breakfast look on his face |
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| Aidan, patiently posing for a picture before digging in |
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| Chocolate AND a sugary center - yuck |
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| The favorite gift! |
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| A cake from Mr. Walker, which was delicious! So...I started cutting it before someone thought to get a picture :) |
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| Another picture just because they are awesome! |
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| Eileen's strawberry pretzel dessert - yum! |
So, now onto the drama. Somewhere between Friday night and Saturday morning, our sump pump got caught up on some pipes, or something, and stopped working. It didn't take long for the basement to become soaked, with 1-4 inches of water in various places. We quickly moved anything that we could save to a dry spot and Mike quickly fixed the sump pump. Most of the standing water was pumped out pretty quickly, and thankfully, nothing of great value was lost. The carpeting was completely soaked, so that will need to be replaced. We sort of just put the basement on "hold" to enjoy our weekend, and there was really not much we could do anyway, except run the fans and dehumidifier. We spend this past weekend ripping out our carpeting and throwing away our destroyed junk. The worst part was the smell, which started on Monday. It is just about cleared out now.
Now, onto the mini-fire. Being the oldest child, Moira has found her toothbrush in undesirable locations more than a few times, thanks to the shenanigans of her little siblings. She is used to this. She knows to either get a new toothbrush or boil it. On Sunday, she chose to boil it. Then she chose to watch a movie. ha ha. Several minutes later, toxic fumes where pouring out of the "toothbrush pan" into our kitchen. You would not believe how bad the fumes are from an incinerated toothbrush! Seriously, you could hardly breathe! All that remained in the pan was a bit of dust. It was so bad we all needed to evacuate the house for a while. Mike had all the fans going and the windows open.
Never a dull moment, I tell you!
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| The Seamer-boy, ready to take on the flood! |
Regardless of the drama, we really did have a great weekend. We are so thankful for so many blessings!
Little Man
I'm trying to catch up on the blog and found this picture LOL. The sad part is...it's May and Mike is still wearing this winter coat on occasion.
More Pictutes from Moira's 18th Birthday Party
A friend sent some more pictures of Moira and Father Eric's birthday bash. (Thanks, Stacie!!!) We miss our friends who recently moved back to Madison. Our girls were their babysitters here in GB, and you can see how happy they all were to see each other again!
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| Moira, Bridget, Eileen holding our Goddaughter Katharine, and Molly Grace |
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| Teresa, Molly Grace, Maria and Erin |
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| Eileen and Katharine |
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| Maria and Moira |
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| Timmy, Mark and Aidan |
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| Teresa, Aidan, Seamus and Maria |
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| Me, Nicolas and Tim |
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| Mike and Erin |
Friday, April 22, 2011
Holy Week
After 40 days of Lent, we have finally come to the Easter Triduum, the holiest time of the liturgical year. Last night we attended the beautiful Mass with our Bishop at St. Francis Cathedral.
"Leaving aside "my will" for "thy will" is the drama of humanity. But it is not slavery; rather it is an entering into truth and love and goodness" - Pope Benedict XVI (The full text of the Triduum meditation)
Our family will begin praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet today, a nine day novena celebrating the mercy of God. It is beautiful and I love that the feast of Divine Mercy comes the Sunday after Easter :)
"On each day of the novena you will bring to My Heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy... On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls. By this novena I will grant every possible grace to souls." - Jesus to Saint Faustina
"Leaving aside "my will" for "thy will" is the drama of humanity. But it is not slavery; rather it is an entering into truth and love and goodness" - Pope Benedict XVI (The full text of the Triduum meditation)
Our family will begin praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet today, a nine day novena celebrating the mercy of God. It is beautiful and I love that the feast of Divine Mercy comes the Sunday after Easter :)
"On each day of the novena you will bring to My Heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy... On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls. By this novena I will grant every possible grace to souls." - Jesus to Saint Faustina
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Love this Picture!
Oh yes, they are both into taking off their clothes lately...including their diapers. Any chance they get, the clothes come off! We have tried putting their onesies on backwards, so the snaps are in the back. We have tried zip up pjs. We have even tried duct tape on the diapers. If one takes HIS clothes off (yes, he is usually the instigator) then Erin will need to do the same. The only thing that has worked to keep clothes on is zip up pjs with a safety pin at the top! On the positive side, Erin is getting a lot of OT therapy, using all the little muscles in her fingers, with all this undressing! Good thing I didn't pay money for that therapy. I think this will be the summer to potty train both kids :).
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Clean and Cool!
This is a clean little man, after his sister gave him a bath. If you look closely into the shades, you may be able to see which sister.
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