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Friday, May 25, 2012

With Honor

Little Jordy Pordy Puddin and Pie graduated (with honors!) from Syracuse Univerity on Mother's day weekend! He was commissioned in the United states air force as a Second Lieutenant and more spectacular than that, I am told my parents made it on time! What a phenomenal mother's day present and 85th birthday gift for Gram!!!!

As per the norm, gram made it for her grandson's graduation and is enjoying a "relaxing" visit to Syracuse.

Aunt Gloria made it in as well to celebrate the Golden Child.

“Mine honor is my life; both grow in one; Take honor from me, and my life is done.”- William Shakespeare

Jordy is now off to Intelligence school in Texas. What an oxymoron-- Jordy in intelligence school :)

Dr. Suess' poems really hold true no matter what age-- they're timesless.

“So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains.”

― Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You'll Go!

I salute you, Jordy Pordy, er, I mean 2nd Lt. for your hard work, effort, Egypt (Revolution), and who you are as a man, as an Airman, a student, brother and son. I'm sorry I missed it! But I look forward to many more proud big sissy moments in your military career and how you live life with highest honors.

PS- HAPPY 22ND BIRTHDAY JORDY PORDY!!!

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

"And with a golden ticket, it's a golden day"- Happy Birthday Will E. Wonka!

Willy's Birthday Cake!!! The GOLDEN ticket

'Cause I've got a golden ticket

I've got a golden chance to make my way

And with a golden ticket, it's a golden day

Willy found an Alaskan Malamute that he became BFFs with. Chaucer stares off at the miniature Dachshund saying "I miss Bandit"

looks like bandit.. but does he bark like bandit??

Chaucer looks so big here!

Waiting for them to listen to momma

Birthday kisses

Someone is NINE today!!! That's like a million in doggy years!

my hearts

Singing happy birthday to William

kisses for the baby

Mommy, Willy (right) and Chaucer (left)

Chaucer playing with Zozo

the wolf pack

Even though Will is his father, Chaucer, right, trumps him in size! As a toddler!

Chasing some "tail"- he's still a stud after 9 years

9 years young

williest wonka mannnn!

Chaucer starring at the tennis ball with Kiki

look at those faces! will is forefront

kissess for Uncle timmy

He is always right by my side. Never thought my farm raised stud would be such a momma's boy

"Doggy Bags"

Birthday boy (front) and his Son (back)

Fat boys resting

They are two peas in a pod.

Monkey see, monky do

The way these two walk sort of reminds me of circus elephants

Soooo happy... it makes me even happier

Uncle Timmy giving the boys steaks!!

Chowchow takes in a nice breeze

My mini party office on the go haha

We had an "adult" party while the pups played with a little wine and steak ourselves. We had to, because the whole theme was a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory party. And as Willy Wonka says in the movie: Candy Is dandy, But liquor Is quicker. ...

Hats off to you, Wonka Man....

You're only as old as you feel

(and by the way you chase that mangy cat, bobbing and weaving cars, I'd say you feel like a spring chicken)!

"In the end, Charlie Bucket

won a chocolate factory.

But Willy Wonka had something even better...

... a family.

And one thing was absolutely certain -

life had never been sweeter."

(Thank you Clancy and Jeremy @ Johnson Farms for my beautiful golden ticket- Kaleidoscopic Will E. Wonka and my fury family of Newfies).

"Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix"- Will E. Wanka.

Here's to our sweet life, Wonka man. Indulge!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Age Before Beauty (Happy Birthday Kamzie!)

(Sweet Afro Kamz)

"Cousins are friends that will love you forever."
Constance Richards

Many of us can agree with the late, and great George Burns when he said " Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."

While this tends to hold true in most families, Kamzie is my exception. My curly haired, milk man's son, bestest bud and partner in crime, and co-ocupant of the kid's table...

NYC with Kamz

(the above is my favorite picture... it pretty much sums us up)

...still competitive, even though he's somehow weiseled his way into being the "golden" grandchild/nephew/cousin.

Kamzie and I have always been close. Kamzie liked Burger King. Kave liked McDonalds.

When Auntie Linda took me for the summer (and made me fat) when we were little, Aunt Linda let me be the "tie-breaker"... I got to choose to settle their sibling rivalry.

Of course I chose Kamzie's favorite. Who knew there was even a difference?

Kamzie has officially banned me from fishin' with the cousins.
This rule stemmed from my Mother Theresa (wannabe) Mom who told me fishing was cruel and the poor fishies could feel the hook.
So my mom conned me into kicking the fish bucket back into the St. Lawrence (Free Willy) after Kamz caught some fish...

Sadly, and traumatically, I was banned ever since.

There's always something to laugh about when we are together.. like awkward "grown-up" talks with Uncle Mike or certain Aunts that opt for clothing-optional.

We were side-kicks from day one. From dropped paint on Aunt Diane's new carpet to baby powder fights at my parents' house (my mom said she spent hours on bended knee cleaning the cracks of the hardwood floors with a q-tip!) we always managed to cause havoc.