Wet and Wonderful Day at Starfire

Joe and I felt a little crazy going to a soccer game on such a  wet and soggy day.   We left mass after communion and managed to arrive just as game was about to begin. We were able to find a parking space since people were leaving from the last game.. The Gods were with us.
Our Grand-daughter Sami plays on the team called the Cheetahs.  They were playing for State Championship
I enjoyed a  colorful collage of umbrellas.
There are several places  you can watch the game out of the weather but I wanted to be as close as possible since I  have a habit of turning my head just as Sami makes this incredible goal.  I decided to stay glued to the action.
They won the game 3-0 and were so excited. They jumped up and down then  rolled on the wet grass( sort of a group hug).
Our son John has been coaching the girls team for 10 years so it was great to see his team win State Championship.


Joe really did not want to go to game.  I stressed the  need to support the kids while they still care.

His comment later. " You're a great mother, a great grandmother but a terrible wife."
Very funny Mr. MacKenzie!

Bigamist or Procrastinator

 

Tony is the tallest soldier.

When I was a child we would visit Tony and Annuta.  She was my Grandmother's neice.
This is how the story goes.

Tony followed Annuta to the United States and proposed marriage. She refused but he continued to pursue her until she finally said yes.
Her mother, Esterina, was very upset as his chase started in Italy while he was still married. Esterina would scold him but he never listened.  
He probably told her he was available. The talk was that he was never divorced.

I'm sure he meant to get a divorce....just didn't get around to it.

Annuta and Tony had one child, a son named Eros. Eros died of tuberculosis when he was 17.

I remember cousin Eros.
We found a photo of him in one of mom's books.  Eros was in a casket. Not something easily forgotten.

Helping the Helpless

Our son James and Grandson Dylan drove  from Tumwater to help with my computer problems.
It seems the problem is my brain. It looks so easy when they do it.


I told Jim that when he's my age, I'd be in heaven or hell,  looking down or up at him  saying, "See, it's not so easy now, is it?"

They helped Joe move a pile of wood closer to the house.It will make it a lot easier for Joe.

James and his family give hours of labor for a  Christmas gift.
A great gift, plus we have a chance to visit and catch up on all the news.

The End of an Era

One of many great performances.  1947

My good friend and sister Gloria retired from the great choir of St. James.
I have mixed emotions. Sad, because I know how much she loves the music, the choristers, and just being  a member of a choir of such quality.
 I'm  happy for her as she will be  able to spend more time with her family in New Mexico, Oregon and Seattle.
I know she will continue to share her gift with others.

Quotes To Remember

2005  July 4....Late in the evening..
     Seven year old   Zoe said, " I'm tiredly attracted to fireworks."

   About her twin brother.
     Eight year old Sami  said    " Alex is possessed with baseball."

2006 About a calm smiley face she drew. Zoe said..."  I'm happy about it. I feel that way most of the time."
                                                       


2006  Aunt Blanche ( at least a hundred at the time)....after taking me all around the house she stopped at a cupboard and held up a bar of soap  " I spent a fortune on my wedding and all I got was a bar of soap."


Dylan and Ian   (around 7 & 8)  were describing the size of a puzzle they were working on............Their final comment was " It goes on to infinity, you should see the size of the box!"

WALKING NATURE'S PATH 2007

Shoes crunch
Ice pellets pound umbrella
Tree branches bend   break
Icicles hang from power line
Prints of coyote, deer, squirrel and bird
decorate frozen snow
Icicle lights earn their name

Winter Memories

Some of my favorite winter artwork. Our son James created this solid snow tree many years ago.