Posts Tagged: party

Everyone’s A Paddy Today!

March 17th, 2016
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When my son was in kindergarten, his wonderful teacher had a great way for the children to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

She took all of the last names of the boys and girls in his class and wrote them on shamrocks made of green construction paper and then as an added surprise, she added either “Mc” or “O'” in front of the names to make everyone feel they were Irish.  Just to give you an idea, Smith would become McSmith or O’Smith.  Then she taped the shamrocks to the front of the kindergarten entrance for the whole school … Read More

24 Candles

June 25th, 2014
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Thousands of babies are born every day but today I am focused on one particular birth that happened 24 years ago. Please indulge me a bit while I use today’s post to send birthday love and well wishes to my sweet son.  I wish I could be with you today, but since I can’t, I am sending you the biggest birthday hugs in celebration of your special day!! Happy Birthday Ryan! You are a healing and energetic bundle of unique talents and skills and you are always ready to share them with whoever you think might need them.  When I… Read More

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

March 17th, 2014
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If it’s March, it must be that time of year again when everything green is up for grabs and my family is never embarrassed to wear as much of it as possible. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all and I’m sure you’re planning to do it up proud! My large and boisterous family gathered yesterday before the snow hit the Washington, DC area to celebrate our Irish ancestry and all the stops were pulled out for a grand time. So in the tradition of my Celtic tribe, it was an afternoon of irreverent jokes and imitations, lots of food and… Read More

The Magic of A Party

January 13th, 2014
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The Washington, DC weather on Saturday may have been rainy, foggy and dreary but it had  no affect on the atmosphere inside one cozy house in Northwest DC where it was bright, warm and full of happiness. Was this house in some kind of weather bubble? Yes it was because it was the site of a birthday party that my super duper spectacular friends gave for me and I can say without hesitation that it was the best birthday party ever!!  Talk about healing!  Wow!  I was feeling the love and it was totally through the stratosphere for me in… Read More

Thoughts on New Year’s Eve

December 31st, 2013
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Time is one the most precious of commodities we have. It should never be wasted and always treasured for its possibilities. On this New Year’s Eve of 2013, I hold in my hands my fresh new calendar for 2014 that I will hang in the kitchen tomorrow and as I flip through the untouched months and days, I wonder what this year holds for me, my family and my friends. Of course I hope for only good and fantastic things to happen to those I care about and that includes you my dear and wonderful readers!  Thank you so much… Read More

Special Birthday Wishes

June 25th, 2013
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Twenty three years ago today, my magical son was born! From the bottom of my heart I couldn’t love you more!!  You are a joy and a wonder and watching you grow into a young man is and always will be exciting. I know this past year has been a challenge for you but you have never been one to run away from difficult situations and I know that this coming year holds some good, solid, life-changing news for you!!  I don’t know what the good news will be, but I sense it will be delivered to you this year… Read More

Party Girl

January 31st, 2013
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OMG my wonderful readers, I don’t know about you but I need a good laugh! Cecily Strong as Party Girl There are too many stressful things happening in my family right now that I can’t write about but believe me when I tell you that a good laugh must happen in order for me to feel better about life and the people I care about!  And when I need a good laugh I know I can always count on NBC’s hysterical and infamous Saturday Night Live to make it happen. Without further adieu, here are the multi-talented comedians, Cecily Strong… Read More

A Wedding Shower

September 23rd, 2011
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A Silver Tea Set Stands Ready Two gleaming, freshly polished silver tea sets sit in my house right now, waiting in anticipation of my niece’s bridal shower this Sunday.  Originally, the sets belonged to my grandmothers and each set is as different as the woman who owned them.  They now belong to my Mom and she generously agreed to let me borrow them for this special family event. I loved both of my grandmothers, Nana and Gammy, and it’s a tender feeling to see the tea sets resting in their new and temporary locations.  I knew my Mom’s mother very… Read More