Deb, Ma, and I set off to St. Louis to surprise Sherri and help her celebrate her 40th birthday.
Well, I poo pooed everyone who wanted to know what we'd do if she wasn't home when we arrived in town....and lo and behold what happened? She left to go shopping about 10 minutes before we were to arrive at her house. We actually passed her on the street while I was on the phone with her.
We got her home, and wonder of wonders she still had no idea that we were there. She took one look at the car pulling in her driveway we me, Deb, and Ma and started to bawl.
We had a fun night meeting all of Sherri's friends at the surprise party that had been arranged for her. It's nice to know that she has so many good friends down there.
Once upon a time, when Deb and I visited out of the area, we always used to go to the out of town K Mart....so this trip it was the out of town Costco!
Well, I had forgotten how wild RRI can be....until last night...below you'll find the G rated pictures!
All in all it was a great trip and I"m so glad I went.
A day of goodies for RRI
Sherri's beautiful flowers
It's hard to believe that RRI will be 40 on Sunday. Here's a pic of the beautiful flowers she got today to celebrate!
Day two visiting with Lil.
Well, happily the kids got to spend some more time with their Uncle and cousin today. I think that after a couple of hours with the Ohio Healys little Lil probably needed a nap. :-)
Lil (and Den) come to town!!!
Sadly, I was at work when Lil and Den arrived, but as usual everyone was very excited to see them both!
This trip Lil was able to meet her cousin Debbie, who had just missed them the last time they came to town.
Although the kids were sad when it was time for them to leave....they can't wait until they get to see their newest cousin (and of course her Dad) tomorrow.
This trip Lil was able to meet her cousin Debbie, who had just missed them the last time they came to town.
Although the kids were sad when it was time for them to leave....they can't wait until they get to see their newest cousin (and of course her Dad) tomorrow.
LHS instills pride
I realize that these are not exactly kid pics...but tonight was the open house at the high school for Ashten. As we pulled up, the front lawn of tne school was covered in flags. Ashten explained that the flags were in memory of all the people who lost their lives on that fateful 9/11 7 years ago. Tomorrow at the school is civic pride day or something like that and there were signs up all over the shool encouraging the kids to remember....
I was moved by the fact that the school did this, and what they are trying to instill in our kids.
I was moved by the fact that the school did this, and what they are trying to instill in our kids.
If you're the praying kind....
I'd ask that you say a prayer right now for our neighbors Shirley and Lynn Miller.
This family has been struck by one tragedy after another for the past year, and sadly this evening the family patriarch Robert passed away.
The Millers have been great neighbors since the day we moved in....actually even before when Carey came over to introduce himself as we were looking at the house with the realtor.
They are a truely kind and welcoming family, and we are all saddend by their loss.
So although I know that no one that reads this will know them.......please keep them in your prayers as they go through this difficult time.
This family has been struck by one tragedy after another for the past year, and sadly this evening the family patriarch Robert passed away.
The Millers have been great neighbors since the day we moved in....actually even before when Carey came over to introduce himself as we were looking at the house with the realtor.
They are a truely kind and welcoming family, and we are all saddend by their loss.
So although I know that no one that reads this will know them.......please keep them in your prayers as they go through this difficult time.
An eventful Friday
Well, it was an eventful Friday for the Ohio Healy Clan.
Ashten and her friends found 4 stray kittens in the middle of Madison Avenue a few days ago, and they managed to find homes for all but this little guy. Not being heartless, I said that he could stay.....outside....until we could figure out what to do with him. Ashten and Allie were vehemently opposed to taking him to a shelter..saying it was just like "pancake" all over again.
Deb came over and helped them fix him up a warm place to sleep with some shelter, and we fed him and gave him some water.
I should have known I was in trouble when Mark arrived home from work the next morning with a bag of kitten chow. But outside he stayed. Then of course I felt bad because he had fleas and mites, and I didn't want the poor little thing to suffer.. so I sent Ashten off to the store to buy the stuff that our vet had recommended to Mark when he had called to find out what it would cost to keep the little guy.
Well, when we checked the weather last night and found out it was going to storm today, I knew I would cave. Ashten's friends had named him Oliver....well none of us really cared for that. Mark had taken to calling him "big dummy" because he liked to sleep on the truck tire and didn't like to get out of the way when we needed to drive...which Beeka nixed. Deirdre wanted to call him Tommy after Tom in what else? Tom and Jerry. Next up for consideration.. Grady.. I think the logic was that this little thing was climbing my porch screen trying to get into the house, and Grady Sizemore climbs walls? The name that they all finally agreed on was Jonas. As far as Mark's concerned it's from some obsure bands song.. My Name is Jonas...and well, you know what the kids think it's after.
The end result is the same..we now have a new member of our family...meet Jonas. Biscuit is NOT and I repeat NOT happy about the new addition to our household. I haven't seen their interactions yet, but according to Mark, it's not pretty....lots of hissing and meowing. And Jonas had the NERVE to try and go into our room.....oh no, this is not going to be a good scene.
But he's a cutie isn't he?
And speaking of cuties....today was the first Ranger's home game..and Allie and Ashten were off in the rain to cheer our team on! Here they are sporting their "war paint"... and Deirdre..being Deridre decided that since she is oficiallly a Ranger now too, should be included in their game day pic!
Ashten and her friends found 4 stray kittens in the middle of Madison Avenue a few days ago, and they managed to find homes for all but this little guy. Not being heartless, I said that he could stay.....outside....until we could figure out what to do with him. Ashten and Allie were vehemently opposed to taking him to a shelter..saying it was just like "pancake" all over again.
Deb came over and helped them fix him up a warm place to sleep with some shelter, and we fed him and gave him some water.
I should have known I was in trouble when Mark arrived home from work the next morning with a bag of kitten chow. But outside he stayed. Then of course I felt bad because he had fleas and mites, and I didn't want the poor little thing to suffer.. so I sent Ashten off to the store to buy the stuff that our vet had recommended to Mark when he had called to find out what it would cost to keep the little guy.
Well, when we checked the weather last night and found out it was going to storm today, I knew I would cave. Ashten's friends had named him Oliver....well none of us really cared for that. Mark had taken to calling him "big dummy" because he liked to sleep on the truck tire and didn't like to get out of the way when we needed to drive...which Beeka nixed. Deirdre wanted to call him Tommy after Tom in what else? Tom and Jerry. Next up for consideration.. Grady.. I think the logic was that this little thing was climbing my porch screen trying to get into the house, and Grady Sizemore climbs walls? The name that they all finally agreed on was Jonas. As far as Mark's concerned it's from some obsure bands song.. My Name is Jonas...and well, you know what the kids think it's after.
The end result is the same..we now have a new member of our family...meet Jonas. Biscuit is NOT and I repeat NOT happy about the new addition to our household. I haven't seen their interactions yet, but according to Mark, it's not pretty....lots of hissing and meowing. And Jonas had the NERVE to try and go into our room.....oh no, this is not going to be a good scene.
But he's a cutie isn't he?
And speaking of cuties....today was the first Ranger's home game..and Allie and Ashten were off in the rain to cheer our team on! Here they are sporting their "war paint"... and Deirdre..being Deridre decided that since she is oficiallly a Ranger now too, should be included in their game day pic!
It's Buckeye Time!
I know this is almost a week late...but hey it's been a busy week around here!
Mark and Dermot were very excited for the Buckeye game last Saturday, as evidenced by their sporting of the "7". After the game they went for a bike ride, and apparently a passing car saw Dermot riding away in his OSU jersey and shouted out of his windows "Go Buckeyes" to which Dermot resonded "O H".....the guy didn't get it though and drove off without the required "I O".
Mark and Dermot were very excited for the Buckeye game last Saturday, as evidenced by their sporting of the "7". After the game they went for a bike ride, and apparently a passing car saw Dermot riding away in his OSU jersey and shouted out of his windows "Go Buckeyes" to which Dermot resonded "O H".....the guy didn't get it though and drove off without the required "I O".
School Days School Days, it's the first day of school day...
Where did the summer go.....geez where have the years gone. Nothing makes me feel older then the first day of school. This year was especially poingent as Deirdre walked out the door for her first day of Kindergarden.
So where are we at?
Asthen is a Junior - can you believe it?
Alexandra is in 7th grade -- geesh
Deirdre started Kindergarden -- unreal
Dermot - is now officially in Pre-K -- my last little one -- next year will really suck.
So where are we at?
Asthen is a Junior - can you believe it?
Alexandra is in 7th grade -- geesh
Deirdre started Kindergarden -- unreal
Dermot - is now officially in Pre-K -- my last little one -- next year will really suck.
1st (weekly, monthly, quarterly yearly????? only time will tell) Adventure Day
It's been a very busy weekend around here. Yesterday we celebrated my 29th birthday by hitting Steelyard Commons for some back to school shopping. Much to Dermot's dismay, it was a girls day out with me, the girls, Grandma Ginny, and Auntie Debbie.
The girls found their new favoriate apparel store ..Rue21..and Asthent liked it so much, she even applied for a job on the spot. While Steelyard Commons is not necessarily my first choice of shopping area for er to work at ...a job is a job, so I'll keep my fingers crosse.d
Today, I decided that I wanted everyone out from in front of the TV, so I called up Auntie Debbie, and off we went.
We started off at the NASA Glen visitors center. They had a really cool movie about working and living in space that the kids just loved, and then thy got to see all kinds of cool stuff about the space program, Right now Deirdre and Dermot are enyoying their "Astronaut Ice Cream".
(If you click the slideshow below, it will take you into the photo album itself)
Next, since we were so close, we headed to the Rocky River Nature center. We took the kids on one of the hiking trails While Deb and I waited at the bottom, they made the treck up the 15 story staircaise to look at the birds eye view of the valley. They said it was really pretty, I'll take their word for it.
Ashten was a bit worn out after all that climbing, so we stopped at the outdoor ampitheater, and the kids all took their turn putting on a mini show for us while we rested.
Inside the nature center, they of course loved all of the tactile exhibits.
By this time of course, everyone was starving, so we hit Steak N Shake on the way home for dinner. All in all, it was a really fun day.
The girls found their new favoriate apparel store ..Rue21..and Asthent liked it so much, she even applied for a job on the spot. While Steelyard Commons is not necessarily my first choice of shopping area for er to work at ...a job is a job, so I'll keep my fingers crosse.d
Today, I decided that I wanted everyone out from in front of the TV, so I called up Auntie Debbie, and off we went.
We started off at the NASA Glen visitors center. They had a really cool movie about working and living in space that the kids just loved, and then thy got to see all kinds of cool stuff about the space program, Right now Deirdre and Dermot are enyoying their "Astronaut Ice Cream".
(If you click the slideshow below, it will take you into the photo album itself)
Next, since we were so close, we headed to the Rocky River Nature center. We took the kids on one of the hiking trails While Deb and I waited at the bottom, they made the treck up the 15 story staircaise to look at the birds eye view of the valley. They said it was really pretty, I'll take their word for it.
Ashten was a bit worn out after all that climbing, so we stopped at the outdoor ampitheater, and the kids all took their turn putting on a mini show for us while we rested.
Inside the nature center, they of course loved all of the tactile exhibits.
By this time of course, everyone was starving, so we hit Steak N Shake on the way home for dinner. All in all, it was a really fun day.
Dermot's sleepover!
Looks like Dermot is having a blast at his first sleep over with Beeka and Grandpa Len!
Although poor Deridre is going through withdrawl and is walking around the house crying "I want my brother"
Take me out to the ball game......
...take me out with the crowd. A day for the history books, the Healys ventured out with the whole clan. We took the kids to the Captain's game last night at Classic park in Eastlake, and the kids had a great time. Although, as you can see, Dermot felt the need for a little nap to gear up for gametime!
However, once we got into the park, he couldn't have been happier to be there.
This picture to me is classic. Do you notice anything? Yep, that's right, it only took 17 years, but Ashten has finally overcome her fear of "mascots". It was actually her idea to take Deirdre down to see Skipper. Not only did she pose for a picture, but she gave him a hug and a high 5!
Deirdre spent the first few innings of the game doing nothing but screaming "Go Captains" at the top of her lungs, and dancing like crazy. Although all of that screaming and shaking did help us to win 9 free coupons for Dairy Queen shakes....too bad it was only for the Dairy Queens out near the ball park. We gave them to the family behind us who had also tried to win, but didn't have the benefit of our little Deda.
Even at the ball park, we were not ammune to Jonas Fever. The girls got a "call" from the bros on Ashten's cell phone, and of course, they had to take it.
More than the game though, the kids loved watching the fireworks at the end. While Ash and Al have been to Lakewood Park on the 4th and seen some up close, the little ones have never been closer then Grandma T's porch. They had them synchronized to songs from Star Wars and Superman, and they were in awe.
This one however freaked Allie out a bit, When they lit the US Bank sign, she didn't realize it was part of the display and was like "Mom, that bank sign is on fire overthere!"
All in all, a good time was had by everyone.
All the pics from the game are at the link below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/suzanne.l.healy/CaptainSGame
However, once we got into the park, he couldn't have been happier to be there.
This picture to me is classic. Do you notice anything? Yep, that's right, it only took 17 years, but Ashten has finally overcome her fear of "mascots". It was actually her idea to take Deirdre down to see Skipper. Not only did she pose for a picture, but she gave him a hug and a high 5!
Deirdre spent the first few innings of the game doing nothing but screaming "Go Captains" at the top of her lungs, and dancing like crazy. Although all of that screaming and shaking did help us to win 9 free coupons for Dairy Queen shakes....too bad it was only for the Dairy Queens out near the ball park. We gave them to the family behind us who had also tried to win, but didn't have the benefit of our little Deda.
Even at the ball park, we were not ammune to Jonas Fever. The girls got a "call" from the bros on Ashten's cell phone, and of course, they had to take it.
More than the game though, the kids loved watching the fireworks at the end. While Ash and Al have been to Lakewood Park on the 4th and seen some up close, the little ones have never been closer then Grandma T's porch. They had them synchronized to songs from Star Wars and Superman, and they were in awe.
This one however freaked Allie out a bit, When they lit the US Bank sign, she didn't realize it was part of the display and was like "Mom, that bank sign is on fire overthere!"
All in all, a good time was had by everyone.
All the pics from the game are at the link below.
http://picasaweb.google.com/suzanne.l.healy/CaptainSGame
Swimming Lessons
One nice thing about this vacation is that I was able to go see Deirdre's swimming lesson this morning.
Based on what I saw, I don't have a confident feeling that she is going to pass her end of session test, but who cares, she's having a blast and learning to love the water.
Based on what I saw, I don't have a confident feeling that she is going to pass her end of session test, but who cares, she's having a blast and learning to love the water.
A day away.
Well, we finally made it away, all be it for only a little over 24 hours, but it was fun. Sadly, thanks to the weather in Chicago, our flight to MO was cancelled, and we couldn't get another flight that would have been a good flight out and still have time to spend with RRI and the kids. So we ended up in Erie PA at a Sea Wolves Game. We had awsome seats (although in a tiny ball park like that they are all pretty good seats. But between the blaring sun, my headache, and the mentally ill person behind us that kept screaming "Go.ggggggg go ggo ggo ggo ggo" everytime someone was up to bat, we ended up leaving the game early.
The hotel we stayed at in Findly Lakes NY was literally in the middle of nowhere. As it was a Holiday Inn Express, there wasn't even a lounge to visit in the evening, so that meant a trip to the only store in the area that sold beer.
That evening we went to the casino in Erie. Needless to say, we didn't win, although Mark was much luckier then I, he played on the same $15 for about 2 hours.
The hotel we stayed at in Findly Lakes NY was literally in the middle of nowhere. As it was a Holiday Inn Express, there wasn't even a lounge to visit in the evening, so that meant a trip to the only store in the area that sold beer.
That evening we went to the casino in Erie. Needless to say, we didn't win, although Mark was much luckier then I, he played on the same $15 for about 2 hours.
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