A pictorial update:
Delia's 16th:
Mickey's 8th grade graduation:

Delia's Confirmation:

USNA, Class of 2010

Mary's Commissioning:

John's 21st birthday:

And there is more of course...alot happens when you aren't paying attention. I'll try to update more frequently. SO much to tell you. Knitting, theater, etc. wow.

Long time...no hear...here's what I've been up to:



Navy Women's Lacrosse wins the Patriot League Championship!
It was a great weekend in Bethlehem, PA.

Ok, so I'm sitting here waiting for the snow. Not just any snow, but THE snow, the one, the Blizzard of 2010. You know its bad when even the meteorologists won't tell you how much we are going to get. Now my sister-in-law lives in Steamboat Springs and she always laughs at us when I tell her how crippling it is out here when we get more than 6 inches of snow. Of course, whenever the humidity goes anywhere above 20% out there, they suffer tremendously. So it all depends on what you are used too.

So, I, like EVERYONE IN THE BALTIMORE WASHINGTON area, went to the store yesterday. I needed to go anyway and was thinking "gosh, there are alot of people out today." Then I remembered about THE storm. There was a man buying (no lie) 10 gallons of milk. REALLY!? 10 gallons. I mean yes, they are using words like "power outages, and no one leave your homes, and near white out conditions", but 10 gallons?

Well despite the imminent snow, Navy Women's Lacrosse is having its season opener today at noon. It was supposed to be tomorrow, but with the aforementioned storm, they have moved it up a day. Should be nice and balmy up at the stadium...NOT!

Anyway, I will post some pictures of the storm.

Mary and Dane...drunk at the Double T. Yep, I took this picture to mark this momenteous occasion. We had been to a birthday party earlier in the night, and were invited to celebrate with a friend of Mary's who was turning 21. We closed Pussers! I mean, really, when was the last time I was at a bar until 2 am?! I was the designated driver and was driving home when these two clowns informed me that we were going to the Double T Diner. Now, let me tell you, this diner is a pretty interesting place at 2 am. Mary was hysterical making fun of this group of girls who were asking such questions as "hummm, can I get a half of a banana". Good times.


I made this today. A lunch bag. Its sewn from heavy duty cotton canvas. I cut out two rectangles 10inches x 13 inches and then ironed on the embroidery transfers. I used Jenny Hart's of Sublime Stitching fame, design. The person who I made this for is a sweets fanatic. You can see the close up of the cake and the silverware. I used whatever floss I had; the idea was to create a project that made use of what I already had laying around. I am thinking this would be good to teach to the kids; they can get very creative with the embroidery, etc. And, its re-usable!
I sure hope the person I made it for will like it. I am thinking of making one with the Saints insignia. Cool, yes or no?

Happy New Year. I have much to update and will get to that in the coming days. Here are a few pictures of what's been going on. Check out the pipes! This is a small sampling of the pipes at the United States Naval Academy's Chapel pipe organ. A friend of mine was in town and was able to play this gorgeous thing...you shoulda heard it.
I have also been knitting! I think I've made this hat 5 or six times..For my god daughter...

For my daughter. A late Christmas present, but it was done before the vacation was over, so that's ok, right.
Here's what 2010 will bring:
Mary's graduation from the USNA
Dane's 50th birthday
Our 24th Wedding anniversary
Delia's sweet 16
Mickey's 14th
John's 21st

Here's what I hope and pray 2010 brings:
A swift cure for breast cancer
An end to the suffering of those close to me
Peace in those areas of the world where it is most needed
To push myself to be a better person.

Oh, and one last thing, today would have been my sister Bridget's 44th birthday. It is still very strange for me to think about that and to comprehend that she has been gone for 7 years. I know that today is going to be hard for my parents; it always is. I think that for parents, the mourning is never over; its like in the play "Rabbit Hole" when the mom describes what its like to lose a child; "its like having a rock in your pocket...as the days go by, you sometimes forget its there, but then you put your hand in and say..yep, there it is, and after some time, you don't want it to leave; it becomes a part of you, like an arm or a leg".

Now, about the ravelympics?!