Dear Friends,
I almost turned the heat on yesterday. It never made it to 60 degrees here in the Berkshires. The rain moved in early than had been predicted. Essentially it was a dark and dreary day. I never got a chance to give the lawn a trim. I stayed in my Pajamas until Max took an afternoon nap.
Our grandson woke up with a big smile once again. He did have a little sluggish period during the middle of the day. He felt a little warm which was verified by my sister who stopped by to drop off a bouncy type of toy. Max skipped lunch and fell asleep in my arms around 2 PM as Linda went off to get some children’s liquid pain medication (not Tylenol). When he woke up from his afternoon nap, he was back to his usual self.
Max has been crawling, but when I made a comment about Max’s crawl being a lot like a slither rather than a crawl, Linda said our oldest son Michael started off that way too.
Today is the grand opening of Shakespeare and Company 2010 Season. Since a friend advertises in their play booklet, she is allowed four passes to the donor gala event. We have been going to this event for the past few years. I love the complimentary wine and beer cocktail hour along with a great variety of appetizers. Linda will represent the family since I will be watching Max. This doesn’t sound as bad as it seems. The last few years, us males have been enjoying the Cocktail hour (6 PM to 8 PM), but skipping the play while our wives stay for the play. It wouldn’t be bad if I missed a few cocktail hours, but I will miss all the socializing.
If I didn’t go to the Shakespeare event, I would be helping out with a Pasta Fund Raiser for Big Brothers and Big Sisters at the Italian American Club.
We are in for another day of cool weather with the possibility of seeing the sun poking through the clouds. I hope that we do get a summer like weather soon.
Observation – The oil spill continues. There is a good deal of blaming President Obama for the mess in the Gulf like they did when President Bush was trying to solve the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
As I watching one of those Nick Jr. programs with Max yesterday, the theme was on blaming someone else when you do something wrong. This is a BP problem, and there is no one else to blame. Bring in the best minds in the world and solve the darn problem. If that is what has been done, then stop blaming our leader!
A few of the above out of town e-mail recipients will be busy this weekend. One of two sons will be getting married. The weather might even cooperate by the time the weekend arrives.
Congratulations to the proud parents and to their son who has determined that he has found his soul mate. Marriage to the right person is a wonderful thing!
Congratulations to another male who realizes that “Man cannot live on bread alone!”
I fell asleep during the Red Sox game. The roar of the crowd as a Cleveland batter hit a Grand Slam woke me up, and I went to bed. It was 11 to 0 when I shut off the television.
Afghanistan – How and why would a suicide bomber blow himself up in the middle of a wedding and kill 40 people in this war torn region? The hate that these crazies have must have been programmed in him / her since birth. If this was done in the name of some religious beliefs, then get rid of the religion or rethink its tenets!
Well, I have some quiet chores to take care of.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Hello on Wednesday Morning
ear Friends,
We had another pleasant day babysitting for our grandchild.
Max had a two hour morning nap, didn’t eat well for lunch (with me in charge), and he had a late afternoon nap in which Linda had to wake him up for supper. Linda said that he was a chow hound for supper, but I missed seeing it because I was at my Irish Sister City Meeting.
I am so glad that I didn’t go to the Pub after my meeting. Linda was putting on his pajamas as I walked in the door from my meeting. Max’s eyes lit up, and he was so glad to see his grandpa. He squirmed so much that Linda struggled to get his pajamas on.
Max has been enjoying see the various creatures at my bird feeder attached to our deck. I am betting that his parents might be hanging a bird feeder soon at their house in North Tewksbury so that he can watch all the creatures like his cousins do in Kansas. Maybe grandpa will find an appropriate spot to hang one during our next visit.
Kyla was doing well at her conference in Colorado, but she really misses her son. She knows that he is in good hands with Linda and I being in charge. The question is will Max remember who his parents are? Just kidding!
Our son Kevin called a couple of times to check on Max, and to tell me how his day (Tuesday is his day off) was going with respect to projects around the house. While he was outside doing yard work, he saw a sprinkler system guy working at another house. He asked the guy to come over and look at his sprinkler system which wasn’t working correctly. This guy was the same one who put in the original system in the house in 2002. The guy spent several hours repairing broken pipes, damaged sprinkler heads, and got the system working the way it is supposed to work. Kevin told me what the guy did, and what he paid for the job, and I told Kevin that it was worth it. There is no way that he could have fixed the problem on his own. Don’t go to their house at 5:30 AM because you might get an unwanted shower.
Kevin called a second time to say that he carried on the Curley tradition of using an electric hedge trimmer, and cutting the cord. He just went out to Home Depot on Tuesday and bought a hedge trimmer. Within the blink of an eye, he cut the extension cord. I had given Kevin the extension cord a couple of years ago, and it was already taped where I cut the cord.
My trimmer has to be replaced, and I am leaning toward a gasoline propelled one. I am so tired of cutting extension cords!
I was a bit tired when I went to bed. I managed to watch the Red Sox win their game, but I failed to make it through the Celtic game. Good thing that I didn’t stay up because the Celtics lost the game to the Lakers at home. Oh Darn!
We are both free today to take care of Max. I can’t play golf because my course has a Jimmy Fund Tournament booked in for most of the day. This is okay because our lawn needs a trim, and it is nice to have another set of hands to help take care of our grandchild.
Rain is predicted to fall toward evening.
It is 40 degrees right now, and we have another day of 60 degree weather. I had so hoped to purchase a small blow up pool, or to take Max to the pool at my golf course. We don’t get back to the 80’s until the weekend, and by that time we might be heading east again.
I am up early because I have to do the minutes of the Irish Sister Meeting which took place last evening. The hour long meeting went very well, but now my work begins.
My dad’s ”day surgery” was postponed until next Friday.
My sister called me to say that she was babysitting for one of her grandchildren in New York State, and to inform me about our father’s situation.
Well, I have to get to the Irish Sister City Minutes.
Have a great Wednesday.
You know what Linda and I will be doing.
Talk to you soon! The Curley Lad
We had another pleasant day babysitting for our grandchild.
Max had a two hour morning nap, didn’t eat well for lunch (with me in charge), and he had a late afternoon nap in which Linda had to wake him up for supper. Linda said that he was a chow hound for supper, but I missed seeing it because I was at my Irish Sister City Meeting.
I am so glad that I didn’t go to the Pub after my meeting. Linda was putting on his pajamas as I walked in the door from my meeting. Max’s eyes lit up, and he was so glad to see his grandpa. He squirmed so much that Linda struggled to get his pajamas on.
Max has been enjoying see the various creatures at my bird feeder attached to our deck. I am betting that his parents might be hanging a bird feeder soon at their house in North Tewksbury so that he can watch all the creatures like his cousins do in Kansas. Maybe grandpa will find an appropriate spot to hang one during our next visit.
Kyla was doing well at her conference in Colorado, but she really misses her son. She knows that he is in good hands with Linda and I being in charge. The question is will Max remember who his parents are? Just kidding!
Our son Kevin called a couple of times to check on Max, and to tell me how his day (Tuesday is his day off) was going with respect to projects around the house. While he was outside doing yard work, he saw a sprinkler system guy working at another house. He asked the guy to come over and look at his sprinkler system which wasn’t working correctly. This guy was the same one who put in the original system in the house in 2002. The guy spent several hours repairing broken pipes, damaged sprinkler heads, and got the system working the way it is supposed to work. Kevin told me what the guy did, and what he paid for the job, and I told Kevin that it was worth it. There is no way that he could have fixed the problem on his own. Don’t go to their house at 5:30 AM because you might get an unwanted shower.
Kevin called a second time to say that he carried on the Curley tradition of using an electric hedge trimmer, and cutting the cord. He just went out to Home Depot on Tuesday and bought a hedge trimmer. Within the blink of an eye, he cut the extension cord. I had given Kevin the extension cord a couple of years ago, and it was already taped where I cut the cord.
My trimmer has to be replaced, and I am leaning toward a gasoline propelled one. I am so tired of cutting extension cords!
I was a bit tired when I went to bed. I managed to watch the Red Sox win their game, but I failed to make it through the Celtic game. Good thing that I didn’t stay up because the Celtics lost the game to the Lakers at home. Oh Darn!
We are both free today to take care of Max. I can’t play golf because my course has a Jimmy Fund Tournament booked in for most of the day. This is okay because our lawn needs a trim, and it is nice to have another set of hands to help take care of our grandchild.
Rain is predicted to fall toward evening.
It is 40 degrees right now, and we have another day of 60 degree weather. I had so hoped to purchase a small blow up pool, or to take Max to the pool at my golf course. We don’t get back to the 80’s until the weekend, and by that time we might be heading east again.
I am up early because I have to do the minutes of the Irish Sister Meeting which took place last evening. The hour long meeting went very well, but now my work begins.
My dad’s ”day surgery” was postponed until next Friday.
My sister called me to say that she was babysitting for one of her grandchildren in New York State, and to inform me about our father’s situation.
Well, I have to get to the Irish Sister City Minutes.
Have a great Wednesday.
You know what Linda and I will be doing.
Talk to you soon! The Curley Lad
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Hello on Tuesday Morning
Dear Friends,
Well, my comment about feeding our grandson McDonalds’ Happy meals drew quite a stir from parents and friends. I try and tell people it was just an aberration, and we used the fast food (and unhealthy that it is) just to calm the child down for the journey home. It is not something that we would do every day of the week. It was like “emergency road assistance.”
Speaking of food, Max has been eating and processing his food quite well. I like Max’s smile when I rescue him from the portable crib in the morning. Changing the fully loaded diaper takes away some of the initial joy!
One of my golfing buddies, who is approaching 70 years old, told me that he had never changed a diaper since his children were born. He also said that he never changed a grandchild’s diaper either. This attitude is really old school!
Max took an early afternoon nap, and I did too. Good thing that Linda was home because when Max woke up, I was still out like a light.
The first full day with Max went well. Linda did leave the house a little after 3 PM to play golf with a bunch of friends. She returned home a little after 7 PM, and I couldn’t wait for her to come home. I have such a deep appreciation of motherhood, and I really see how much effort is involved to raise a child. Max was so good during the hours that Linda was on her golfing adventure.
The fact that Max is crawling puts a whole new dimension on childcare. He is attracted to the dials and buttons on our exposed cable box, and surround system box. I can see Kevin and Kyla putting locking devices on cabinet doors in their kitchen very soon.
About 5 minutes after Linda walked in the door, Max got a bath. After a bottle and some chill down time Max was ready for bed.
I went into my man cave to watch the Red Sox, but I couldn’t make it past 10 PM.
Linda has her usual 11:30 AM to 4 PM Mah Jongg Session today so you know what I will be doing. We have a 6 PM Irish Sister City Meeting so you know what Linda will be doing. There was some talk about Sister City Members possibly going out after the meeting to a Pub, but I think that I will come straight home and assist with putting Max to bed (and maybe me too).
I do have the Red Sox and the Celtics to watch the evening. I am not sure if I can make it through the Celtic game since it doesn’t start until 9 PM.
We have another sunny, but cool day in store for today.
My sister is taking dear old dad for day surgery to Mass General today. Hopefully the procedure will eliminate the face pain which he is experiencing.
I felt like a stranger at Retro Fitness this morning (4:30 AM) since I haven’t been there in a while. The regulars were there as usual.
We did get an e-mail from one parent, and call from the other on Monday. They both miss Max very much, but the dad was able to do some stuff around the house without interruption. Max’s Dad has the day off today so he will be able to do a good deal of things both outside and inside the house.
I don’t have time to continue this e-mail because I have several quiet chores to do before Max wakes up.
Have a great Tuesday.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Well, my comment about feeding our grandson McDonalds’ Happy meals drew quite a stir from parents and friends. I try and tell people it was just an aberration, and we used the fast food (and unhealthy that it is) just to calm the child down for the journey home. It is not something that we would do every day of the week. It was like “emergency road assistance.”
Speaking of food, Max has been eating and processing his food quite well. I like Max’s smile when I rescue him from the portable crib in the morning. Changing the fully loaded diaper takes away some of the initial joy!
One of my golfing buddies, who is approaching 70 years old, told me that he had never changed a diaper since his children were born. He also said that he never changed a grandchild’s diaper either. This attitude is really old school!
Max took an early afternoon nap, and I did too. Good thing that Linda was home because when Max woke up, I was still out like a light.
The first full day with Max went well. Linda did leave the house a little after 3 PM to play golf with a bunch of friends. She returned home a little after 7 PM, and I couldn’t wait for her to come home. I have such a deep appreciation of motherhood, and I really see how much effort is involved to raise a child. Max was so good during the hours that Linda was on her golfing adventure.
The fact that Max is crawling puts a whole new dimension on childcare. He is attracted to the dials and buttons on our exposed cable box, and surround system box. I can see Kevin and Kyla putting locking devices on cabinet doors in their kitchen very soon.
About 5 minutes after Linda walked in the door, Max got a bath. After a bottle and some chill down time Max was ready for bed.
I went into my man cave to watch the Red Sox, but I couldn’t make it past 10 PM.
Linda has her usual 11:30 AM to 4 PM Mah Jongg Session today so you know what I will be doing. We have a 6 PM Irish Sister City Meeting so you know what Linda will be doing. There was some talk about Sister City Members possibly going out after the meeting to a Pub, but I think that I will come straight home and assist with putting Max to bed (and maybe me too).
I do have the Red Sox and the Celtics to watch the evening. I am not sure if I can make it through the Celtic game since it doesn’t start until 9 PM.
We have another sunny, but cool day in store for today.
My sister is taking dear old dad for day surgery to Mass General today. Hopefully the procedure will eliminate the face pain which he is experiencing.
I felt like a stranger at Retro Fitness this morning (4:30 AM) since I haven’t been there in a while. The regulars were there as usual.
We did get an e-mail from one parent, and call from the other on Monday. They both miss Max very much, but the dad was able to do some stuff around the house without interruption. Max’s Dad has the day off today so he will be able to do a good deal of things both outside and inside the house.
I don’t have time to continue this e-mail because I have several quiet chores to do before Max wakes up.
Have a great Tuesday.
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Monday, June 7, 2010
Hello on Monday Morning
Dear Friends,
We left North Tewksbury on Sunday around noontime. It is Linda, Max, and I for a whole week. Kevin is home alone with the two dogs, and one cat. Their other cat is among the missing. This cat has been gone for a couple weeks now, and there is not much hope for him to return. This loss has made Kevin and Kyla very sad.
The 2.5 hour ride from east to west on the Mass Pike went okay. We did have to make a food stop on the Mass Pike because the bottle of formula, which we gave Max just before we left, wasn’t enough to keep him fueled for the trip back to Pittsfield.
We corrupted our Grandchild at the rest stop by feeding him two Happy Meals. Linda purchased a chicken nuggets happy meal, and a hamburger one. We did take off the coating on the chicken nuggets before we broke it up into manageable pieces. Well, Max was a chow hound and he pretty much ate both the chicken and hamburger along with some salt laden French fries. He washed down the meal with apple juice, which he also loved (it was the sugar). This was his first McDonald’s experience!
We stopped in at the nursing home to visit dear old Mom, but she was in bed, and didn’t have her hearing aide in. We didn’t stay long because when we arrived at the nursing home, it was right in the middle of Max’s nap time. When we reached our home, we decided it was too late for him to nap.
He adjusted to the surroundings with relative ease.
He was a chow hound for supper once again. Linda made him a delicious meal which he gobbled right up. When his 7:30 PM bed time arrived, he was so exhausted that he went down without a whimper. I have the morning shift since I am an early riser. Normally he gets up around 7 AM unless I rescue him before that time.
Linda has golf today at 3:30 PM so you know what I will be doing while she is gone.
We do have two other grandchildren who are also doing well in Kansas. Isabelle is adjusting quite well to her new brother. We all know at times it could be stressful since Mommy needs to devote a good deal of time with the newborn. Good thing there are two people to help raise the children. According to the last e-mail from Danielle, Michael and Isabelle slept in a tent in the backyard. Danielle said it was “too cute” to watch Dad and his daughter go through the camping experience. Danielle was up sending us an e-mail to us around 11 PM, and she noticed the flashlights were out in the tent. We will find out how the experience went by way of an e-mail today. Wait until the birds start chirping at their bird feeders at the crack of dawn.
Camping in our back yard might be a little scary with all the creatures that frequent our yard.
Speaking of our yard, the Dill eating bandit returned while we were in North Tewksbury. He ate the replacement plant which I planted on Friday. We will have to wait until we use the indoor Aerogarden in the fall when we grow the Herbs for all of our crock pot recipes. For some reason, the creature left the new parsley plant alone. I shouldn’t say that until I check out the herb pot after sending this e-mail.
I went to bed a semi happy man last evening. The Red Sox lost an extra inning game, but the Celtics came back from the mauling which they received at the hands of the Lakers the other day. The sports nation was convinced that the Lakers were going to beat up the Celtics for second time since the Lakers haven’t lost a home playoff game for years. Well, my Celtics took it to them, and won the game. They return to Boston for the next three games of this final series starting on Tuesday. I can’t wait!
The temperatures fell like a rock yesterday after the front moved through. The local forecasters are calling for sunny, but fall like weather for a good portion of the week. When Linda goes golfing during the mid afternoon, it will be in the low 70’s with 10 to 20 mile per hour winds. Hold on to your hats or visors!
Observation – Do you think that Kevin and Kyla will miss their child since he will be with us for a whole week? They can enjoy a couple days of not changing diapers, trying to do house projects without interruptions before the longing to hold their child finally hits them. They do know that Max is in capable hands, and that we are better than any childcare facility no matter how good that the facility is.
Max is like the energy bunny right now except he is not walking yet. He squirms when you try and change diaper. He crawls toward anything that looks interesting. When you put him on a bed or the couch, he would crawl right off and hit the floor if you are not watching him.
I guess I forgot what it was like when our two boys were at that age. I do remember both of them leaping out of their cribs, and crawling down the stairs of our first house. I think one of our boys did it on his first birthday.
Danielle said that Isabelle has moved from her crib to a bed to make room for he brother, Gabriel.
Well, I have to get ready for our day to start. I hope that the local newspaper arrives soon so that I can read it before Max does wake up.
Have a great week at work or play!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
We left North Tewksbury on Sunday around noontime. It is Linda, Max, and I for a whole week. Kevin is home alone with the two dogs, and one cat. Their other cat is among the missing. This cat has been gone for a couple weeks now, and there is not much hope for him to return. This loss has made Kevin and Kyla very sad.
The 2.5 hour ride from east to west on the Mass Pike went okay. We did have to make a food stop on the Mass Pike because the bottle of formula, which we gave Max just before we left, wasn’t enough to keep him fueled for the trip back to Pittsfield.
We corrupted our Grandchild at the rest stop by feeding him two Happy Meals. Linda purchased a chicken nuggets happy meal, and a hamburger one. We did take off the coating on the chicken nuggets before we broke it up into manageable pieces. Well, Max was a chow hound and he pretty much ate both the chicken and hamburger along with some salt laden French fries. He washed down the meal with apple juice, which he also loved (it was the sugar). This was his first McDonald’s experience!
We stopped in at the nursing home to visit dear old Mom, but she was in bed, and didn’t have her hearing aide in. We didn’t stay long because when we arrived at the nursing home, it was right in the middle of Max’s nap time. When we reached our home, we decided it was too late for him to nap.
He adjusted to the surroundings with relative ease.
He was a chow hound for supper once again. Linda made him a delicious meal which he gobbled right up. When his 7:30 PM bed time arrived, he was so exhausted that he went down without a whimper. I have the morning shift since I am an early riser. Normally he gets up around 7 AM unless I rescue him before that time.
Linda has golf today at 3:30 PM so you know what I will be doing while she is gone.
We do have two other grandchildren who are also doing well in Kansas. Isabelle is adjusting quite well to her new brother. We all know at times it could be stressful since Mommy needs to devote a good deal of time with the newborn. Good thing there are two people to help raise the children. According to the last e-mail from Danielle, Michael and Isabelle slept in a tent in the backyard. Danielle said it was “too cute” to watch Dad and his daughter go through the camping experience. Danielle was up sending us an e-mail to us around 11 PM, and she noticed the flashlights were out in the tent. We will find out how the experience went by way of an e-mail today. Wait until the birds start chirping at their bird feeders at the crack of dawn.
Camping in our back yard might be a little scary with all the creatures that frequent our yard.
Speaking of our yard, the Dill eating bandit returned while we were in North Tewksbury. He ate the replacement plant which I planted on Friday. We will have to wait until we use the indoor Aerogarden in the fall when we grow the Herbs for all of our crock pot recipes. For some reason, the creature left the new parsley plant alone. I shouldn’t say that until I check out the herb pot after sending this e-mail.
I went to bed a semi happy man last evening. The Red Sox lost an extra inning game, but the Celtics came back from the mauling which they received at the hands of the Lakers the other day. The sports nation was convinced that the Lakers were going to beat up the Celtics for second time since the Lakers haven’t lost a home playoff game for years. Well, my Celtics took it to them, and won the game. They return to Boston for the next three games of this final series starting on Tuesday. I can’t wait!
The temperatures fell like a rock yesterday after the front moved through. The local forecasters are calling for sunny, but fall like weather for a good portion of the week. When Linda goes golfing during the mid afternoon, it will be in the low 70’s with 10 to 20 mile per hour winds. Hold on to your hats or visors!
Observation – Do you think that Kevin and Kyla will miss their child since he will be with us for a whole week? They can enjoy a couple days of not changing diapers, trying to do house projects without interruptions before the longing to hold their child finally hits them. They do know that Max is in capable hands, and that we are better than any childcare facility no matter how good that the facility is.
Max is like the energy bunny right now except he is not walking yet. He squirms when you try and change diaper. He crawls toward anything that looks interesting. When you put him on a bed or the couch, he would crawl right off and hit the floor if you are not watching him.
I guess I forgot what it was like when our two boys were at that age. I do remember both of them leaping out of their cribs, and crawling down the stairs of our first house. I think one of our boys did it on his first birthday.
Danielle said that Isabelle has moved from her crib to a bed to make room for he brother, Gabriel.
Well, I have to get ready for our day to start. I hope that the local newspaper arrives soon so that I can read it before Max does wake up.
Have a great week at work or play!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Hello on Sunday Morning
Dear Friends,
It is a dark and dreary day in North Tewksbury. Yes, it is daylight, and yes I am the only one up right now.
We had a pleasant day on Saturday. We arrived a little before noon.
Max still hasn’t lost the urge to be picked up by Grandpa. I am so happy!
We visited for about 30 minutes before Linda and Kyla went off to the Burlington Mall. Kyla was looking for a few items to take on her week long conference in Boulder, Colorado. Kyla’s whole workplace was going to one of those what I call “Touchy / Feely” conferences.
I was in charge of Max while they were gone. I almost blew my brains out blowing bubbles for Max to keep him entertained. Max has finally started to crawl. Kevin also taught him how to wave, and say “Hi.”
Kevin had to go into the restaurant for a few hours, but he came home during the mid afternoon. We finally hung one of those swinging chairs from the rafters in the area where the previous owners had a hot tub. Visualize a roofed in structure with a railing with spindles enclosing the structure. The hour long project went very well, and it was amazing how father and son worked together. We had every adult in the house test the holding power including the big man Franny. All chains and bolts, etc., are guaranteed to hold weights up to 750 pounds according the hardware which we bought at Home Depot.
The Brodeur’s stopped by after Jerry went through a dialysis session. He had a few issues during this past week with some ports in his body, but everything is working fine. They visited us just about the time that Kyla’s Crock Pot Beef Strogonoff was ready. Kevin and I had two bowls of the Strogonoff. It appears that our daughter-in-law is well on her way to being a Domestic Goddess.
The Brodeur’s had eaten before they came to visit because Jerry was very hungry after his dialysis session. They were invited to join us for supper, but you never know how the Brodeur lad is going to feel after going through dialysis. He usually comes out exhausted.
Kyla has a 9:30 AM flight to Colorado so that means it will just be Kevin, Max, Linda and I today. I am going off to purchase the Boston Globe as soon as everyone is up.
Kevin and I have some projects around the house to take care, one of which is to fix the squeaking guest bathroom door (WD-40) that woke up Linda when I used the facilities at 5 AM.
We aren’t sure whether we are leaving today or Monday morning for the Berkshires, As I was sitting here this morning, I was thinking that maybe I should take Linda back to Pittsfield, and come back and stay here in North Tewksbury to do the babysitting. I don’t think that it is going to happen, and I didn’t run this by Linda. These are just some random thoughts from the Curley Lad.
I did get a chance to watch the Red Sox do battle against the hapless Baltimore Orioles. A new manager for two games has not made any difference.
The Celtics play the Lakers at 8:30 PM tonight. I am not sure where I will be watching the game. It could be in my “Man Cave” in Pittsfield.
The remaining cat in Kevin and Kyla’ home is a pretty good hunter. If you ever come to visit you will see mice, moles, and an occasional chipmunk which the cat has captured and killed. Sometimes she deposits the dead rodents on the deck. All the creatures are so happy to be away from the concrete jungle in East Boston.
I think that Kevin is starting to realize that taking care of the outside of the house which includes the lawn, and all the flower beds, and the various trees, and vegetation in general requires a good deal of man hours to maintain. He wanted to do all this stuff by himself. As things started to grow, things have changed. He is realizing that there are not enough hours in the day to maintain the beautiful yard that he has. I would help out with the yard work, if we lived closer (for a nominal fee / beer). Things are growing faster than he can keep up.
Observation – I still continue to drive Linda crazy, but of course it is unintentional. When we left Pittsfield, I was driving the car wearing a sleeveless shirt. We were in the car for 30 seconds, and Linda couldn’t stand the smell of my deodorant. It was giving her a headache. I had to pull over and put on shirt over my sleeveless shirt to cover up the odor from the deodorant. She is the one who bought me the deodorant!
Last night I put on a summer weight pajamas. Linda asked me if they were old ones, or packed away some where for months (which they were). She said I smelled musty. I had to take off those musty pajamas before I went to bed. As I am starting to lose my sense of smell, I think that Linda’s is getting better.
Well, I think that I might sneak off now and get the Boston Globe.
Is that a quiet activity?
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
It is a dark and dreary day in North Tewksbury. Yes, it is daylight, and yes I am the only one up right now.
We had a pleasant day on Saturday. We arrived a little before noon.
Max still hasn’t lost the urge to be picked up by Grandpa. I am so happy!
We visited for about 30 minutes before Linda and Kyla went off to the Burlington Mall. Kyla was looking for a few items to take on her week long conference in Boulder, Colorado. Kyla’s whole workplace was going to one of those what I call “Touchy / Feely” conferences.
I was in charge of Max while they were gone. I almost blew my brains out blowing bubbles for Max to keep him entertained. Max has finally started to crawl. Kevin also taught him how to wave, and say “Hi.”
Kevin had to go into the restaurant for a few hours, but he came home during the mid afternoon. We finally hung one of those swinging chairs from the rafters in the area where the previous owners had a hot tub. Visualize a roofed in structure with a railing with spindles enclosing the structure. The hour long project went very well, and it was amazing how father and son worked together. We had every adult in the house test the holding power including the big man Franny. All chains and bolts, etc., are guaranteed to hold weights up to 750 pounds according the hardware which we bought at Home Depot.
The Brodeur’s stopped by after Jerry went through a dialysis session. He had a few issues during this past week with some ports in his body, but everything is working fine. They visited us just about the time that Kyla’s Crock Pot Beef Strogonoff was ready. Kevin and I had two bowls of the Strogonoff. It appears that our daughter-in-law is well on her way to being a Domestic Goddess.
The Brodeur’s had eaten before they came to visit because Jerry was very hungry after his dialysis session. They were invited to join us for supper, but you never know how the Brodeur lad is going to feel after going through dialysis. He usually comes out exhausted.
Kyla has a 9:30 AM flight to Colorado so that means it will just be Kevin, Max, Linda and I today. I am going off to purchase the Boston Globe as soon as everyone is up.
Kevin and I have some projects around the house to take care, one of which is to fix the squeaking guest bathroom door (WD-40) that woke up Linda when I used the facilities at 5 AM.
We aren’t sure whether we are leaving today or Monday morning for the Berkshires, As I was sitting here this morning, I was thinking that maybe I should take Linda back to Pittsfield, and come back and stay here in North Tewksbury to do the babysitting. I don’t think that it is going to happen, and I didn’t run this by Linda. These are just some random thoughts from the Curley Lad.
I did get a chance to watch the Red Sox do battle against the hapless Baltimore Orioles. A new manager for two games has not made any difference.
The Celtics play the Lakers at 8:30 PM tonight. I am not sure where I will be watching the game. It could be in my “Man Cave” in Pittsfield.
The remaining cat in Kevin and Kyla’ home is a pretty good hunter. If you ever come to visit you will see mice, moles, and an occasional chipmunk which the cat has captured and killed. Sometimes she deposits the dead rodents on the deck. All the creatures are so happy to be away from the concrete jungle in East Boston.
I think that Kevin is starting to realize that taking care of the outside of the house which includes the lawn, and all the flower beds, and the various trees, and vegetation in general requires a good deal of man hours to maintain. He wanted to do all this stuff by himself. As things started to grow, things have changed. He is realizing that there are not enough hours in the day to maintain the beautiful yard that he has. I would help out with the yard work, if we lived closer (for a nominal fee / beer). Things are growing faster than he can keep up.
Observation – I still continue to drive Linda crazy, but of course it is unintentional. When we left Pittsfield, I was driving the car wearing a sleeveless shirt. We were in the car for 30 seconds, and Linda couldn’t stand the smell of my deodorant. It was giving her a headache. I had to pull over and put on shirt over my sleeveless shirt to cover up the odor from the deodorant. She is the one who bought me the deodorant!
Last night I put on a summer weight pajamas. Linda asked me if they were old ones, or packed away some where for months (which they were). She said I smelled musty. I had to take off those musty pajamas before I went to bed. As I am starting to lose my sense of smell, I think that Linda’s is getting better.
Well, I think that I might sneak off now and get the Boston Globe.
Is that a quiet activity?
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Hello on Saturday Morning
Dear Friends,
The Curley’s had another pleasant day on Friday.
My golf went okay, and I did dip a little below the 100 mark for a golf score, but the team that I was assigned to didn’t fair that well. The weather was beautiful, and it still beats working!
Linda’s appointment went well!
The power washer guys were attacking the rest of the house when Linda came home. They were still there a little after 1 PM when I arrived home from golf. Yes, I did take an afternoon nap. The power washing was completed while I was sleeping.
The UNICO installation of officers at Cranwell went very well. There were only two of us wearing a black tux. No one told us that we could have worn a sport coat and a tie.
I did garner an award which was commensurate with my ability to speak publicly. You can see the gift the next time that you come to the Curley home.
My high school friend, neighbor, and fellow Unican also was awarded a set of glasses with his name etched on them for all of his efforts at those pasta dinners which we volunteer at.
The food at the installation was magnificent. You had to be there to appreciate everything from the appetizers, the main meal, and the dessert. During the meal we were served either White or Red wine.
In a few short hours, we are heading to North Tewksbury to bond with our son’s family. After spending the weekend, we will be taking Max back to the Berkshires. We will be baby sitting him for over a week while Kyla goes out of town on work related business. Kevin normally drops Max off at Day Care in the morning, but he can’t leave his restaurant for the pick up at 6 PM, which Kyla does every day. We aren’t sure when we will return Max to Tewksbury because Kevin and Kyla have plans for the following weekend.
Sports – I missed the Red Sox game because of the installation. They beat up on the Baltimore Orioles. The firing of their coach before the game didn’t make any difference. The Orioles are terrible no matter who is coaching them.
From a Red Sox perspective, their pitcher, Bucholtz, is leading the majors in wins. Before the season started, there was talk of trading him. Good thing that they didn’t trade him. Both he and Lester are the two best pitchers on the Red Sox. Every time the other pitchers take the mound, there is no guarantee that the Sox will win the game.
As I sit in the family room typing this e-mail, I can hear the rain falling. We are in for a wet weekend in the Northeast. Seeing our grandson will brighten our day no matter what the weather is doing. I don’t mind the rain because I was going to water all the flowers in our yard before going on our adventure, but Mother Nature is doing it for me.
I did replace the Herbs that some creature ate the other day. I hope that they didn’t eat the new ones last night!
I see where John Wooden, the former coach of the UCLA basketball team passed away. He almost made it to 100 years old. I bring his name up not only because of his coaching talent, but also because a cousin of the Curley family was a pen pal with John Wooden. The elderly cousin, who is now deceased, Margaret Curley Drake, used to correspond by way of hand written letters (this was before computers). I would bet some collectors would like to get their hands on some of these correspondences. I am not sure if she or her family kept the letters.
Well, I have to gather some of the stuff which we are taking to Tewksbury. I am going to take some form of meat that we have in the freezer. The last time we took a beef tenderloin, and I cut them into steaks, and grilled them. I am leaning towards taking some form of pork, or maybe a Turkey Breast. Whatever we decide, I am going to grill it whether it rains or not.
I hope that the weather doesn’t dampen all the graduation parties, weddings, and cookouts which people are having this weekend in the Northeast.
I have to read the local newspaper, and get to work, but quietly!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
The Curley’s had another pleasant day on Friday.
My golf went okay, and I did dip a little below the 100 mark for a golf score, but the team that I was assigned to didn’t fair that well. The weather was beautiful, and it still beats working!
Linda’s appointment went well!
The power washer guys were attacking the rest of the house when Linda came home. They were still there a little after 1 PM when I arrived home from golf. Yes, I did take an afternoon nap. The power washing was completed while I was sleeping.
The UNICO installation of officers at Cranwell went very well. There were only two of us wearing a black tux. No one told us that we could have worn a sport coat and a tie.
I did garner an award which was commensurate with my ability to speak publicly. You can see the gift the next time that you come to the Curley home.
My high school friend, neighbor, and fellow Unican also was awarded a set of glasses with his name etched on them for all of his efforts at those pasta dinners which we volunteer at.
The food at the installation was magnificent. You had to be there to appreciate everything from the appetizers, the main meal, and the dessert. During the meal we were served either White or Red wine.
In a few short hours, we are heading to North Tewksbury to bond with our son’s family. After spending the weekend, we will be taking Max back to the Berkshires. We will be baby sitting him for over a week while Kyla goes out of town on work related business. Kevin normally drops Max off at Day Care in the morning, but he can’t leave his restaurant for the pick up at 6 PM, which Kyla does every day. We aren’t sure when we will return Max to Tewksbury because Kevin and Kyla have plans for the following weekend.
Sports – I missed the Red Sox game because of the installation. They beat up on the Baltimore Orioles. The firing of their coach before the game didn’t make any difference. The Orioles are terrible no matter who is coaching them.
From a Red Sox perspective, their pitcher, Bucholtz, is leading the majors in wins. Before the season started, there was talk of trading him. Good thing that they didn’t trade him. Both he and Lester are the two best pitchers on the Red Sox. Every time the other pitchers take the mound, there is no guarantee that the Sox will win the game.
As I sit in the family room typing this e-mail, I can hear the rain falling. We are in for a wet weekend in the Northeast. Seeing our grandson will brighten our day no matter what the weather is doing. I don’t mind the rain because I was going to water all the flowers in our yard before going on our adventure, but Mother Nature is doing it for me.
I did replace the Herbs that some creature ate the other day. I hope that they didn’t eat the new ones last night!
I see where John Wooden, the former coach of the UCLA basketball team passed away. He almost made it to 100 years old. I bring his name up not only because of his coaching talent, but also because a cousin of the Curley family was a pen pal with John Wooden. The elderly cousin, who is now deceased, Margaret Curley Drake, used to correspond by way of hand written letters (this was before computers). I would bet some collectors would like to get their hands on some of these correspondences. I am not sure if she or her family kept the letters.
Well, I have to gather some of the stuff which we are taking to Tewksbury. I am going to take some form of meat that we have in the freezer. The last time we took a beef tenderloin, and I cut them into steaks, and grilled them. I am leaning towards taking some form of pork, or maybe a Turkey Breast. Whatever we decide, I am going to grill it whether it rains or not.
I hope that the weather doesn’t dampen all the graduation parties, weddings, and cookouts which people are having this weekend in the Northeast.
I have to read the local newspaper, and get to work, but quietly!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
Hello on Saturday Morning
Dear Friends,
The Curley’s had another pleasant day on Friday.
My golf went okay, and I did dip a little below the 100 mark for a golf score, but the team that I was assigned to didn’t fair that well. The weather was beautiful, and it still beats working!
Linda’s appointment went well!
The power washer guys were attacking the rest of the house when Linda came home. They were still there a little after 1 PM when I arrived home from golf. Yes, I did take an afternoon nap. The power washing was completed while I was sleeping.
The UNICO installation of officers at Cranwell went very well. There were only two of us wearing a black tux. No one told us that we could have worn a sport coat and a tie.
I did garner an award which was commensurate with my ability to speak publicly. You can see the gift the next time that you come to the Curley home.
My high school friend, neighbor, and fellow Unican also was awarded a set of glasses with his name etched on them for all of his efforts at those pasta dinners which we volunteer at.
The food at the installation was magnificent. You had to be there to appreciate everything from the appetizers, the main meal, and the dessert. During the meal we were served either White or Red wine.
In a few short hours, we are heading to North Tewksbury to bond with our son’s family. After spending the weekend, we will be taking Max back to the Berkshires. We will be baby sitting him for over a week while Kyla goes out of town on work related business. Kevin normally drops Max off at Day Care in the morning, but he can’t leave his restaurant for the pick up at 6 PM, which Kyla does every day. We aren’t sure when we will return Max to Tewksbury because Kevin and Kyla have plans for the following weekend.
Sports – I missed the Red Sox game because of the installation. They beat up on the Baltimore Orioles. The firing of their coach before the game didn’t make any difference. The Orioles are terrible no matter who is coaching them.
From a Red Sox perspective, their pitcher, Bucholtz, is leading the majors in wins. Before the season started, there was talk of trading him. Good thing that they didn’t trade him. Both he and Lester are the two best pitchers on the Red Sox. Every time the other pitchers take the mound, there is no guarantee that the Sox will win the game.
As I sit in the family room typing this e-mail, I can hear the rain falling. We are in for a wet weekend in the Northeast. Seeing our grandson will brighten our day no matter what the weather is doing. I don’t mind the rain because I was going to water all the flowers in our yard before going on our adventure, but Mother Nature is doing it for me.
I did replace the Herbs that some creature ate the other day. I hope that they didn’t eat the new ones last night!
I see where John Wooden, the former coach of the UCLA basketball team passed away. He almost made it to 100 years old. I bring his name up not only because of his coaching talent, but also because a cousin of the Curley family was a pen pal with John Wooden. The elderly cousin, who is now deceased, Margaret Curley Drake, used to correspond by way of hand written letters (this was before computers). I would bet some collectors would like to get their hands on some of these correspondences. I am not sure if she or her family kept the letters.
Well, I have to gather some of the stuff which we are taking to Tewksbury. I am going to take some form of meat that we have in the freezer. The last time we took a beef tenderloin, and I cut them into steaks, and grilled them. I am leaning towards taking some form of pork, or maybe a Turkey Breast. Whatever we decide, I am going to grill it whether it rains or not.
I hope that the weather doesn’t dampen all the graduation parties, weddings, and cookouts which people are having this weekend in the Northeast.
I have to read the local newspaper, and get to work, but quietly!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
The Curley’s had another pleasant day on Friday.
My golf went okay, and I did dip a little below the 100 mark for a golf score, but the team that I was assigned to didn’t fair that well. The weather was beautiful, and it still beats working!
Linda’s appointment went well!
The power washer guys were attacking the rest of the house when Linda came home. They were still there a little after 1 PM when I arrived home from golf. Yes, I did take an afternoon nap. The power washing was completed while I was sleeping.
The UNICO installation of officers at Cranwell went very well. There were only two of us wearing a black tux. No one told us that we could have worn a sport coat and a tie.
I did garner an award which was commensurate with my ability to speak publicly. You can see the gift the next time that you come to the Curley home.
My high school friend, neighbor, and fellow Unican also was awarded a set of glasses with his name etched on them for all of his efforts at those pasta dinners which we volunteer at.
The food at the installation was magnificent. You had to be there to appreciate everything from the appetizers, the main meal, and the dessert. During the meal we were served either White or Red wine.
In a few short hours, we are heading to North Tewksbury to bond with our son’s family. After spending the weekend, we will be taking Max back to the Berkshires. We will be baby sitting him for over a week while Kyla goes out of town on work related business. Kevin normally drops Max off at Day Care in the morning, but he can’t leave his restaurant for the pick up at 6 PM, which Kyla does every day. We aren’t sure when we will return Max to Tewksbury because Kevin and Kyla have plans for the following weekend.
Sports – I missed the Red Sox game because of the installation. They beat up on the Baltimore Orioles. The firing of their coach before the game didn’t make any difference. The Orioles are terrible no matter who is coaching them.
From a Red Sox perspective, their pitcher, Bucholtz, is leading the majors in wins. Before the season started, there was talk of trading him. Good thing that they didn’t trade him. Both he and Lester are the two best pitchers on the Red Sox. Every time the other pitchers take the mound, there is no guarantee that the Sox will win the game.
As I sit in the family room typing this e-mail, I can hear the rain falling. We are in for a wet weekend in the Northeast. Seeing our grandson will brighten our day no matter what the weather is doing. I don’t mind the rain because I was going to water all the flowers in our yard before going on our adventure, but Mother Nature is doing it for me.
I did replace the Herbs that some creature ate the other day. I hope that they didn’t eat the new ones last night!
I see where John Wooden, the former coach of the UCLA basketball team passed away. He almost made it to 100 years old. I bring his name up not only because of his coaching talent, but also because a cousin of the Curley family was a pen pal with John Wooden. The elderly cousin, who is now deceased, Margaret Curley Drake, used to correspond by way of hand written letters (this was before computers). I would bet some collectors would like to get their hands on some of these correspondences. I am not sure if she or her family kept the letters.
Well, I have to gather some of the stuff which we are taking to Tewksbury. I am going to take some form of meat that we have in the freezer. The last time we took a beef tenderloin, and I cut them into steaks, and grilled them. I am leaning towards taking some form of pork, or maybe a Turkey Breast. Whatever we decide, I am going to grill it whether it rains or not.
I hope that the weather doesn’t dampen all the graduation parties, weddings, and cookouts which people are having this weekend in the Northeast.
I have to read the local newspaper, and get to work, but quietly!
Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad
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