Can't believe its Monday again. One more week down, about 6 more to go. Time goes by so slow and at the same time So fast. I had another day yesterday where I questioned my ability to be able to make it 4 more weeks at 40 hours. But I have been off my iron pills for about a week and I think that must be what is taking a toll on my body. I can't take the constantly because they hurt my tummy. I looked at the bottle and it says that one pill is like 300% of my daily intake, and they have me taking 2 a day plus the regular prenatal. No wonder i am tired.
Anyways, that was my blabbering for the day. What are you all up to this morning? I can't believe we only have 2 more days left in March.
Mike's back from his tour and his Kiwi friend arrives tonight, so that's the end of quiet times around here for a while.
We went to Mrs. Roy's 94th BD party yesterday and it was wonderful to see everyone. I'll post a couple of pictures from the festivities. It was such an honour to be there.
That little boy is Charlie, her great grandson and the lady with the cake the hostess. Mrs. Roy is in pink. Same thing happened here as it did to Moore one day in that the picture is there but you can't see it unless you click on the view image thing. Oh, note the martinis, lol. Mrs. Roy and her next door neighbour, the lady in yellow, are great martini friends and meet every day at 6 to enjoy one. She credits that habit to her longevity and wit.
-- Edited by KaeEll on Monday 30th of March 2009 08:23:40 AM
94, can you imagine. What a feat, especially in these times. Hope you had a good time. Love the bit about the martini's. I don't doubt it for anything. I wonder how many times her doctor told her to stop. If she had it probably would have been the end of her.
Thanks for the pictures, looks like the little guy is liking the cake.
My friend Liliane -- the one who moved to Florida -- has martinis with her mother every night, in her mother's sunroom. Liliane loves birds, and bought herself a new parakeet that they named Cosmo (for those Cosmopolitans they're having), so let's hope they work!
This past January, the woman who was headmistress at my boarding school when I was there celebrated her 99th birthday!! I saw her at my last reunion (almost exactly two years ago), and she's still quite active, thank you very much, declined my offer to get her a plate of food from the buffet line, and still tutors adults in her area. She's lived in Charlottesville for about thirty years now, instead of Staunton.
It's so funny -- I've known so many elderly people, since I was little, so I guess that's why I enjoy them so much. They're all like Myrtle, on AMC - full of confidence, and understanding of who they are. Most of my own relatives lived up into their 90s, but not my own parents. My mother died at age 47 and my father at 58. I wish they'd been blessed with the longevity of their family members.
KaeEll, I can't wait to see more pictures of the party. What a wonderful celebration. I wish I'd been there! By the way, I love the etched glass on the door. I'm trying to make it out better, but it looks like its a fleur-de-lis design. Really pretty.
Here's a cropped portion of our table at my reunion. I need to figure out a way to make this larger, but in the meantime, here's a picture of my former headmistress:
LOL, I know, Shelly, regarding the doctor's advice to stop with the martinis. Mrs. Roy's late husband was chief of staff at a hospital here and for many years chided her about her habits, and her eldest son is chief of anaesthesiology at Sick Kids and he gave up trying to "help" his mother decades ago. She literally would tell them to go to hell, then pour herself a drink. She's already outlived her husband! And her mind is as clear as it was fifty years ago. She's acerbic and hilarious and never minces words. She calls my father a jackass to his face all the time. I absolutely love this lady.
I love the older ladies and gents because they always have the best stories. I absolutely love history and the funnest way to learn it is by listening to someone who was there or was close by. And a woman at 94 has lived through a lot of the things found in our history books.
My dad yesterday was telling me about seeing an old family friend, Sophie. Was talking about how she was out of town. She is 97. Its hard to believe. I always get a kick out of it when they say that their baby is 60 something, or even older.
We have an older couple at church, celebrated 60 years of marriage I guess almost 2 years ago. They are talking about picking up and moving to Hawaii. They have a daughter who lives there. Can you imagine moving all the way to Hawaii from Connecticut at the age of 84-85?
Kae, LMAO off at what she calls your father. You probably silently thank her for saying that every time you hear it.
-- Edited by shellyinphx on Monday 30th of March 2009 09:25:47 AM
KaeEll, that's hilarious about how Mrs. Roy calls your father a jackass! LOL... That's exactly what I mean by what makes me love older people, especially older women. They just tell it the way they see it... Good for her! If she wants a martini, then she has every right to have one, and tell her son to go to hell, if he doesn't like it.
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Here are 3 more pics. The group of young people in the one are all grandchildren, kids of her eldest. The blonde woman in the hallway is the mother of the 20 ish people. Her second of 4 kids is father of little Charlie.
Moore, you're right about the etched glass. Pretty home, very good for entertaining. Mary Kay, the hostess, is fond of Waterford. I had my glass of wine from one of her Colleen goblets. Mary Kay and her 6 siblings lived 2 doors away from us waaaaay back. We had a chat about our old house getting torn to the ground and replaced by a McMansion. She had no idea as she hasn't lived in Toronto for years. Her older brother Michael was there yesterday and was equally horrified at the news.
KaeEll, I'm still horrified at the demolition of your home too. I'd be distraught. I'm so glad that you posted pictures of the gardens, and of that beautiful staircase.
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The thing that bothers so many of us when these lovely old homes are demolished and replaced with McMansions is that the multi million dollar homes that go up destroy communities. On my old street, around the corner from where my parents now live, every single house that goes on the market is replaced. Young couples buy them, need two salaries to cover the mortgages , nannies are installed, kids go wild. Or foreigners or celebrities buy them, do not live there, but have a couple stay in the house to take care of things and they use the place a few weeks a year. There is NO sense of community there at all now. Never mind that there is a real lack of stability as many families that attempt to carry these houses sell quickly so the turn over is head spinning. Never mind that there seems to be no appreciation of architectural integrity with these new monster homes. I just don't see any up-side in it at all. *sigh*
I hate the McMansions around here too! It's so crazy; the homes that used to be considered large when I was growing up are just ordinary now. That's one reason why I'm SO grateful that the people who own my childhood home love it as much as we did, and are taking care of the property as well as the house, while also trying to undo what the interim owners did!
My father would faint if he could see the size of houses now that have absolutely NO property around them. They look silly.
I don't mind large houses per se, but the McMansions are usually hideous. If they were tasteful, and on a reasonable piece of land, then they might be okay, but they're frequently squished together, and have hideous designs and materials. Not only that, but after everything is said and done, they usually don't have more than four bedrooms, and a lot of the interior space is just wasted. If I were going to build something on that scale, I'd put it on a couple of acres, and add some extra rooms rather than just making the usual number gigantic. What ever happened to cozy nooks and crannies??
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I love the term McMansions...very amusing. And that is one of the things I love about New England. So many gorgeous houses here, I don't think we have any of those cookie cutter type houses. I took some pictures a week or so ago, I should post some.
I wish you WOULD post them, Shelly. I haven't been up there in years, but I remember seeing many gorgeous homes in New England. A close friend of mine lives in Kennebunkport, Maine, right on the coast, and the homes there are so pretty!
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Looks like a fab birthday party! We celebrate with my 98 year old Pappy every Christmas at my granfather's (dad's side) house. Well, I did until I moved up here. It's so great to see all the little ones celebrate with him.
I too dislike the McMansions. I think most of the time they are gaudy and over built. Tacky.
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