Bouncing back

Um...how come you can't look as good after your 1st....as you do after your 3rd........hmmm.....

Uncle Skip and baby Hailey

For the record, this is one of my all time favorite pictures.....

The playhouse welcomes a new player

Do you see Mary...worth every garagesale penny, don't you agree?

Abby likes the Steelers

I thought we'd be a little festive. The Pgh Steelers are going to the superbowl now....maybe we can have 2 superbowl wins in 3 years...eh??

hailey

blue eyed babies

emma loving on abby...you just cant tell by the shot.

Emma

Sorels or hipwaders?

So, I was going out today...yeah, the last day of the week as far as I'm concerned.....its supposed to be subzero the rest of the week....the temp is already starting to fall. Time for Erie Hibernation Mode. So, I'm in my driveway...you know, the place I've gotten stuck a half a dozen times this week already...and I get out of my van (because the snow-vehicle is in the shop...how convenient) and my Sorels...my trusty, ever so fantastic snow boots... aren't cutting it...and I start to wonder what real Erie-ites do...you know, the ones where this is NOT their first, 3 foot-3 degree adventure. And I wonder...do they have snow-hip waders? This is way over what the typical good ol' Sorel can handle (without additional equipment mind you). Anyway...if any of you see a Sorel Hip wader....contact me. ;-) Or maybe sweet Niki had it right...about going out "snow shoeing on Friday"...man, maybe she just went to the store, or out to her mailbox. Ya know? Definitely a qualifying endeavor!

You think you have what?

Snow...that is what Erie has for US...is snow, and more and more snow, and this week...should be in the single digits...so its really fun to have snow AND ice. So, really, its only 18 inches if you don't count the drifts....but the drifts at are house are between 2-3 feet. An apology going out to anyone coming to our front door...we shovel...as you can kind of see...but then, it just keeps snowing...so, theres probably another 6-8 inches ontop of that "path" you see up to our door. Did you take notice you cannot tell where any of the hedges begin and end? HA. Just think...our last Erie winter!! ;-)

How many Cardinals do you see?

Seriously...count.......

for all the moms

Emma Grace Dickinson

Remember she was named after Immaculae......

Roxacet Dickinson

Aka Roxy

Abigail Jane Dickinson

Almost 7 mos now......time goes by too fast.

Sipots Brothers; Raymond and Joseph

This is one of the quartets my father and uncle sang in. My Dad was lead (he was a tenor)...he is on the far right. Uncle Ray is 2nd from the left and was baritone. This was taken in 1953..they were called the Wolverines. My Dad was also in another quartet (I'm sure there were many) called the Golden Staters. Uncle Ray played and sang in many bands as well. My Dad played the guitar, and banjo as well. Uncle Ray played the piano and I'm sure more than I know. Didn't they do the harmonica too??? I don't know....there was more talent in those two men......

I just spoke with my cousins and she informed me this was on the internet...so, what a great prize for me to find.

So, a tribute, to my sweet and loving father and uncle...I love you both and miss you every day....every...every day.

Eh?

In all reality, Abby LOVES Roxy.... for some reason, it always is funny to her, even just to watch Roxy.

Do you SEE?

Again...just like I wrote below the other pic....same scenario, don't you think?

Emma and Hailey

The girls dressed themselves for Church on Sunday...they had hats, scarves, dresses that did NOT even match themselves. It was funny, they thought they were SO cute...but they just looked like raggamuffins. Of course...Emma is always doing something...weird. And now Hailey has adopted a look for photos....maybe she finally got burnt out of my photoshoots....she gets this 'ho-hum..here's your stupid smile' look. Hmmm....maybe its a brief stage?? Dunno...but I thought Emma looked like a little Elf. Ha. Goofy Kids.....

Remember:....

When you privatize..the link that says the last post will NOT update....even if you have authorization. I made that mistake for awhile.....and kicked myself. But who knew!? Anyway....just wanted to remind, as I have privatized MeMyselfandI.

Paul can make posts too!!!!

a long time ago, I was the one posting here before Jolyne took things over.

and yes, I still know how to make posts, and to blog.

if time stamps are working you will see that it is 4am, and I am up!!! such is the life of a student nurse anesthetist. I just finished a 4 hour surgery. We did a femoral artery repair on a 350lb lady that was not very fun. Congestive heart failure, multiple sclerosis, and just a little obese (she was 5'2"). Needless to say things went well enough and she is recovering nicely in the post anesthesia care room. I get to go to sleep soon after I go do a post op round on her and write a note.

hope you went to bed early Jolyne, because you get the little ones today!!

Paul

(pic of Paul about to put a big boy to sleep)