The Women

Mary Keating is a friend of mine. She has been playing bridge in groups that I belong to in the Medina area for a long time.She was also my two children's elementary school teacher. So I have know her for a long time. Her daughter Ann was my real estate partner for many years also. Mary told me a story last night at Bridge that made me cry.
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Mary recently attended a Catholic Women's Retreat that had about 20 women in attendance. Many clinicians and speakers over two days. One of the presenters spoke of "Holy Women".

Not the "Saints" as such but women who did Holy things. After the speaker concluded she asked the audience to take out their notebooks and write the name of a "Holy Woman" in their books.
Mary did not even hesitate for a moment. She wrote "Ann Reusch" in her book. Ann is her oldest child and a devoted daughter to Mary. Always kind, considerate, thoughtful and giving to Mary. Ann spends a great amount of time with her Mom and Mary really appreciates the time sacrifices that that Ann, a mother of three grown boys, and Grandmother of her first grandchild makes to Mary.

Mary stopped to see her daughter after the retreat to tell her the highlights. After chatting for a while, Mary told Ann of the "Holy Women" story. Ann asked her Mother to show her the notebook that Mary had written Ann's name in.

Ann looked at the page thoughtfully and said "If that question were asked of me, I would write the name of Judy Von Duyke in the book".

I was awestruck! Hunbled!

I was wondering....

When the hell is spring coming??

What a great day to celebrate your Valentine!

Here we are today at the Medina Ice Festival. Daniel and Tim posing for their "ice" photo behind the ice sculpture in the Gazebo. Daniel on the "Lover's Bench" (let's see if you can warm up your heart"! and going through the Richardson Farms maze. He not only went through perfectly the first time...but proceeded to redo the maze starting from the "back" and moved all the way through to the beginning. What a smart little boy!

Happy Valentine's Day to you!

See how they grow!

Daniel's Birthday 2-7-2009

Daniel's Birthday 2-07-2010

Lots of changes in one year.

He is taller, and more articulate.

He is still the greatest source of Joy in my life!

Happy Birthday Daniel!

Nana loves you!

Get Ready for Valentinne's Day Guys!

MARRIAGE SEMINAR

While attending a Marriage Seminar dealing with communication,

Tom and his wife Grace listened to the instructor,

"It is essential that husbands and wives know each other's likes and dislikes. "He addressed the man," "Can you name your wife's favorite flower?"

Tom leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered,

"It's Pillsbury, isn't it? "

The "Under Ground Ground Hog"

Yesterday was Ground Day right? Well, I had
a very busy day touring homes out in the Hinterlands
of Sullivan and Nova. Huge houses priced at $950,000
and $1,800,000.00 respectively. At the Million plus
house, the agent had an assortment of home made
cupcakes for us to snack on. I brought two home..
one for me and one for Daniel.

When Daniel came over to our house after pre-school
he and I had a conversation about "Ground Hog" day
and what the myth and legends are surrounding this
early February occurance.

How cute were these little cupcakes. Daniel's was
the "Above ground Ground Hog" and mine was
the "Under ground Ground Hog"!

Mine had only the Butt end of a small Mounds candy
bar protruding from the icing showing the "butt end"
of the legend.

As you can see, Daniel had the above ground version, the Mounds candy bar replete with ears, eyes, nose and mouth.

Too, too cool!

Daniel looked as surprised as the Ground Hog!