February 27, 2010

We all got together today at Kathy & Tom's to celebrate Mom's 94th birthday. Mom had every one of her eight kids there with her. Don and Robin drove in yesterday from Virginia Beach and Jack & Nancy, Katie and Aiden flew in from Georgia on Thursday. Many of her Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren were there.

Jenn and I made spinach Lasagna and meatballs last night for the party. We had plenty of good food and desserts. Angie came also to celebrate. It was so nice to spend the time together. It was a wonderful celebration for a wonderful woman. Happy Birthday Mom!

Shoveled snow this morning for a couple of hours. The snow was still coming down strong. Jack, Nan, Katie & Aiden arrived around 4PM ~~~ They rented a car last night and got a hotel after staying on the plane 3 hours after landing. They came over by ferry to Port Washington. After they took naps, we got pizza (Jack's first choice when arriving in New York) and ate in the living room with a fire going. We had a nice evening playing with the baby and chatting.

photo of the day: Jack serving Cognac

Another snowstorm blasts New York!

My brother and family had a flight from Atlanta to Laguardia tonight and because of the bad weather, it was diverted to Hartford Connecticut. They don't know where they'll end up tonight, but I hope they can get a hotel and not have to sleep at the airport. They're traveling with their daughter and 2 year old grandson so it could be quite hectic with the baby. Poor little guy!

We're expecting 6-10 inches of snow over night. Hope schools are closed so my 3 children (all teachers) don't have a rough commute tomorrow.

My daughter's mother-in-law came out from Brooklyn to visit the grandchildren, so I only watched them until 12:30 today. With my free time this afternoon, I cleaned the guest house to get ready for my brother and his family who are due to arrive tomorrow from Atlanta.

(weather permitting~~~snow is expected tomorrow) I also got my food shopping done for the weekend. Mom's 94th Birthday will be celebrated on Saturday at my sister's home and we'll all be bringing a home cooked dish. I'll be making spinach lasagna and a pot of meatballs.

We watched the men perform tonight on American Idol. My favorite so far, was Lee Deweyze!!!!!

I thought he he had a great voice and loved his style of performance.

P>S> Casey James is looking good too!

Took my grandkids to play at McDonalds and have pancakes and sausages. (another rainy, rainy, dreary day) Nico usually can not go up the slide area and is always content to hang out below and run around a bit.~~~~ BUT today this Grandma went up with him and showed him the "ropes". That's all he needed and after having me help him up 2 times, he was on his own and there was no stopping him. He was so proud of himself and was looking for applause each time he came down the slide. It was such a cute site to see him playing with his sister and the few friends they found this morning. Big milestone for him today!

We watched American Idol tonight and while watching it, I did some scrapbooking. I got a 2 page layout on Halloween done. That is my photo of the day.

Here's a photo of my grandson sleeping. This is his daily naptime. Today he fell asleep while I was holding him but he usually goes to sleep in his crib or the "pack and play" at my house. I just enjoyed holding him so much today that I didn't rush putting him in.

After all he won't be a baby forever!

Headed home today from Pa. It was a nice get-away. Good trip home -not too much traffic so it was a pleasure.

Took Sophia and Nico for a walk to Nana'a house. They had fun playing hide and seek throughout the house. Nana really enjoyed the visit too.

Went for dinner at Miller's Ale house with Larry, Mom and Jenn.

It was a nice ending to the weekend.