Plenty of smiles and sunshine to you today from Gasperini-Ville!
Hope you have a blessed Monday,
Monday, June 29, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
On Michael
His P-Y-T and Billie Jean are personal favorites of mine, but you could pretty much put on anything from his repertoire and I'm a happy camper. I can recall many-an-afternoon spent dancing on our living room "stage" to The King of Pop. His "Beat It" album was a white tape with black writing playing on our stereo through much of my childhood.
I am so saddened to hear of his passing. He was definitely a strange bird, but undoubtedly the product of early stardom, pressure, and a family without direction. More than anything, I feel a tremendous sadness for his soul.
I had dreams of seeing him in concert. I would probably have been one of those crazy fans who passed out in his presence. Seriously.
HiStory plays in the background today in Gasperini-Ville... ;) Hope you have a blessed Friday!
I am so saddened to hear of his passing. He was definitely a strange bird, but undoubtedly the product of early stardom, pressure, and a family without direction. More than anything, I feel a tremendous sadness for his soul.
I had dreams of seeing him in concert. I would probably have been one of those crazy fans who passed out in his presence. Seriously.
HiStory plays in the background today in Gasperini-Ville... ;) Hope you have a blessed Friday!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
A Morning's Victory
Today as we finished breakfast our T stubbornly refused to bring his breakfast dishes to the sink. "I'm too little" was his excuse, despite the fact that the boys have been doing this for quite some time.
"No trains or cars today then," I responded, hoping that the overwhelming threat of not being able to play with all things loved by boys in Gasperini-Ville would force him into submission. Not the case. T went off to play.
In the meantime, M was making plans for his morning playtime, configuring the appropriate track and train characters. T attempted to join in before I reminded him that his breakfast bowl was still waiting and he was not to touch the trains.
And then M piped in, "If I brought T's bowl to the sink, then could he play with trains?" "Yes you may," I replied and M took off to carry the bowl to the sink.
While I was still disappointed in T for shirking responsibility, I couldn't help but do a little dance inside regarding M's selflessness. Shouldn't I be encouraging this type of behavior the most in our home, rules and responsibilities aside? Loving others should trump all else! M had acted in such a loving and Christ-like way toward his brother, I couldn't help but celebrate this small victory. Christ has revealed Himself to us this morning! Hallelujah! Alleluia!
"No trains or cars today then," I responded, hoping that the overwhelming threat of not being able to play with all things loved by boys in Gasperini-Ville would force him into submission. Not the case. T went off to play.
In the meantime, M was making plans for his morning playtime, configuring the appropriate track and train characters. T attempted to join in before I reminded him that his breakfast bowl was still waiting and he was not to touch the trains.
And then M piped in, "If I brought T's bowl to the sink, then could he play with trains?" "Yes you may," I replied and M took off to carry the bowl to the sink.
While I was still disappointed in T for shirking responsibility, I couldn't help but do a little dance inside regarding M's selflessness. Shouldn't I be encouraging this type of behavior the most in our home, rules and responsibilities aside? Loving others should trump all else! M had acted in such a loving and Christ-like way toward his brother, I couldn't help but celebrate this small victory. Christ has revealed Himself to us this morning! Hallelujah! Alleluia!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Father's Day Gift
It is so hard these days to come up with gifts for our GG, especially when we want to show the extent of how much we love and appreciate everything he does for us. What do you give to a daddy who deserves the very best??
I think we hit it just right this year... PHOTOS!! And lots of them! Mimi and I took the kids two weeks ago with the intention of surprising GG and the grandfathers with pics. Later that day GG came home from work early and saw a few of the pics on the counter--surprise ruined!!! I was so bummed! Thankfully, we were able to keep the best ones a secret until Sunday.
Here are a few of our favorites from the session. The boys and I are so glad to now grace his desk at work--the poor guy had no pictures of his family beforehand.
You could say he's rather inundated now. Good stuff.
Enjoy and blessings!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Happy Father's Day!
To our awesome fathers, Papa and Pappy.
To my wonderful GG, the best dad on the planet (that's our vote!).
To Uncle C, Uncle Ed, and Uncle Joe, our boys' godfathers.
Know that you're loved and cherished today!
Blessings,
Friday, June 19, 2009
Silly Faces Friday
Can you tell we're going a little stir crazy?
The following shots, courtesy of photojournalist M...
After a week full of rain and one car in the shop, we're going a bit batty over here in Gasperini-Ville. Praise God for the weekend to come! We'll be welcoming home Uncle C and celebrating a joyous Father's Day together... Mimi and I will ring bells to farewell their parish priest. I will also be spending some of Saturday planning for next year in MOPS. Should be a full and fun weekend. Now, to get these house-bound children outta here! We're off to the pool to cool off on such a hot, sunny, beautiful almost-start to summer. Blessings to you!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
A Good One
Very rarely does a family pic like this one come through. It's amazing what stratus cloud lighting, a beautiful garden background, and... the promise of M & M's does to ensure a good shot. :) (Notice the cute little bruiser on the right--is he a munch or what?!)Enjoy!
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