Stiff

I was just cleaning out my PC desktop and I came upon a folder titled "stiff".

I wonder exactly what I was thinking when I was collecting these pics....

Oh yeah, here's one more from that folder. Note the abominable tie UJ donned at the K-J wedding.



Lest anyone forget this classic from the Christmas bowling extravaganza, which should, by all means, be in the "stiff" folder:



It's been viewed 439 times on youtube so far!

Baby Pics - Sienna Jade

Hi All-

Well, after her much anticipated birth (and 30+ hours of labor!!) our little one finally made her debut into this world.

She was born on Friday August 3, 2007 @ 9:11pm. She weighed in at 7 lbs and 7 oz. and measured 21 inches (same wt and length as her pappa actually so we've been told!)

Currently Sienna is doing well, she is in the NICU being treated for pneumonia (something she developed due to a complication from her delivery) and unfortunately will be here for at-least 5-7 days on antibiotics. She is a trooper and the nurses cannot believe that she is so strong (she needs 3 arm bands to hold her IV in place), alert (she was born with her eyes wide open), happy (she wakes up smiling), and hungry (eating very well every 2-3 hours)...considering how sick that she really is. Fortunately, Maggie is able to stay with her in a "Nesting Room" at the hospital in order to continue her feedings and visit her all the time!

Will send better pictures when we finally get to go home........

Love,
Ryan, Maggie, & Sienna.

The Phoenix Flower Child Has Arrived!

Sienna Jade was born at 9:11pm on August 3rd.

She weighed in at 7 lbs and 7 ounces and measured 21 inches long.

Pics are incoming.

Muchos congratulations to the proud parents. (In fact, they might have been a little too proud, calling certain people at 1am to herald the birth of SJ.)

It's hard to believe the baby was that big based on the size of Maggie's belly last week...

Wishing them all the best.

MaddyTay is Getting Big

Hey guys,
thought you might like to see some more pictures of your niece. She is filling out quite nicely and is just about 11 pounds now.

Take care,
Cathy



Does anyone see any maternal resemblance yet?

DrMark - Allergy Redux

I just saw DrMark's spectacular new condo in Cambridge. It's probably worth every penny of its seven-figure price tag - at least for the moment.

There does appear to be a problem though. DrMark was noticeably wheezing and coughing when I saw him. It's likely that, yet again, he is ALLERGIC to his new abode.

He'll probably be moving home soon. The good news is that Vanda has already prepared his bedroom.

Maggie Is Bursting!!!

I asked MaggieS for a pic of her 8.5 month pregnant belly and this is what she sent me.

That pic was more likely taken right after Thanksgiving dinner or something.

She apparently thinks she's very funny.

Wish the clowns all the best. BabyConchita is due this week.

DrMark's World Travels - Ecuador

I guess his nostalgia for Worcester folk sent him there...

Christine Walking

Happy 66th Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Nana and Grandpa!!!

Of course, that was a pic from Christine's belated birthday celebration.

I couldn't attend the dinner at the Webster House last week even though Vanda sent out the invite with 1.5 days notice (probably a record). We don't have any pics from that dinner yet (the film is likely at CVS). Supposedly there is another celebration Saturday, July 21st in the afternoon. Expect an email sometime Friday night.

Speaking of which, see if you can find the "mistake" in this email Auntie sent out.

The big day is this Thursday, July 12, and we are taking Nanna & Grandpa to our favorite restaurant (& theirs too)...the Webster House for dinner at 7PM on this Friday night the 13th July.

So if anyone can join us, please send me a return email or call me. We'll also celebrate at a cookout here on Saturday July 21 probably late afternoon.

Hope all goes well with all of you & that our youngest, Madison Taylor, is giving his (oh so tired) parents a little more sleeping time. Cute baby picture!

Love Vanda

Did you see it? It should be "her (oh so tired) parents"!!!

I'll bet CathyF saw it. This was obviously fresh off the Marcy/Macie blunder as well.

So here are the updates.

First, Christine is now walking. Most of the aunts and uncles already know this, but her rotten second cousins all no-showed for her birthday party: DrMark, KevinM, Joey, Sarah, (LizL got a pass, though I heard she was in the area). Apparently all of them had something better to do. They all predictably wait until the last minute and then send regrets. Not to mention, they all couldn't make the first planned party either - so in sum, they were "O for 8". Going to the Cape or going to Maine? What horrible excuses. You guys go there all the time. One day you'll all have one year olds. Think about that. It wasn't just Christine that y'all blew off, it was all your aunts, uncles, and grand parents as well.

So what to do? Can we divorce blood-related cousins? I am not sure, though Massachusetts really does have some "liberal" marriage laws on the books. The poor little girl is going to be literate soon, she'll read this blog and wonder why y'all blew off her party. LittleJohn was disappointed too. He vowed to at least boycott DrMark's civil union party - whenever that eventually is.

Speaking of DrMark, he is about to move into his new bachelor pad. They keep delaying the closing of his condo in Cambridge.

TimL's company is about to be acquired and he'll reap a windfall. Our fingers are crossed until the check is cashed.

KevinM's company is going public. For you economically illiterate members of the family, that is quite a big deal. I am sure he'll be pretty busy over the next few months. (I can't wait to short the stock).

UJ has been enjoying his vacation. No, he didn't actually go anywhere - Helena left for Michigan to spend time with her new granddaughter Madison. UJ has been out boozing, probably every single night. He returned a call late one night and was flat-out wasted. I don't think he was quite as bad as he was at MoMerk's wedding, but let's just say that he was definitely "overserved".

The word from Phoenix is that Maggie and Ryan are going to name their daughter Conchita, after one of Ryan's favorite employee's. (Thanks to UJ for that inside info.) They had to go to a backup name because CathyF apparently stole "Madison" from them.

MoMerk, ToMerk, Brendan, Colin, and Devin will be up in the frigid northeast in about two weeks or so. I am planning to take my kids down to see them at the Cape for a day. It'll be a short drive for us since we be in our new house (rental) in Cohasset.



It might be a tad smaller than our place now but it has a phenomenal kitchen, a phenomenal backyard, and it's in the area that we think we want to eventually buy in. The fact is, we hate Massachusetts so much, if we don't like it out in that Hingham/Cohasset area, we will be moving back to NY next year.

Now who is going to help us move?

So What Is A Pack Rat?

Because this blog has a age-wise diverse readership, I have to type the following instruction:

This is a video below, not a weird picture. Make sure your volume is on and click it to play.



I far as I am concerned, in this progressive modern era, hoarding junk should be made the eighth Deadly Sin.

I recently asked DrMark if he was going to "throw out" any of his stuff before he moves into his new bachelor pad. His reply,

"No. Haha. I can't. I have the pack rat gene."

Can You guess the famous faces?

Maureen had her brushes with fame last night. I won tickets on the radio to a red carpet movie premiere. Can't tell you the name of the movie since it might give one of the pictures away. I have a feeling you will guess the movie. Can you guess the celebrity she is next to in each shot?

Driver's Ed

Are you supposed to park next to the curb or on it?

Whose car is that anyway? Who's the family Taurus driver?

I thought those were only rental cars.