Could not resist...

...seeing my dad as a dancing elf. This is priceless....

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9600448253

It's Getting Chilly

Cardona's - pack the parkas!

It's getting chilly out.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDA

Happy Birthday Linda!!

We love you and hope you had a great Thanksgiving

Hugs and Kisses

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Birthday

Hi everyone - Wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Also wanted to say Happy Birthday to Linda. Take care, and see you at Christmas.
Donna

Hello Everyone. Just wanted to say - HAVE A BLESSED DAY!

Elf Yourself!

We decided on taking dance lessons for the holidays and look how far we've come!

Click on the link below.

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9500485355

Cleveland Rocks

I went to Cleveland this past weekend. I went to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and to the house A Christmas Story was filmed at. It was so cool!! Not bad for a weekend trip!

Surprise!!

Well, as most of you know, Ange and I threw a surprise party for my parent's 50th birthday (Mom in October and Dad in December...so party in November!!). It was a HUGE success! We had around 40 people show up and surprise the heck out of them. They were under the pretense that they were going to meet friends of theirs and had to drop Addison off at my house. When they walked in to a room of friends and family, they were floored.

Happy Birthday Mommy and Daddy :) We LOVE you!!

Oh yeah...I also had a collection of around 1050 songs from the seventies playing at the party. I've already made 3 copies for people (The first being my mom) so if anyone would like a copy let me know and I will make it.

Have you Heard the News?

Most of you know, but some of you we haven't been able to connect with (Aunt Linda!), but me and Katie are pregnant!!!! WE'RE SO EXCITED! She found out a week before we left for our Florida vacation and we've been slowly spreading the news. We're guessing that the baby is due to join us sometime around July 1st....but we'll wait for our first appointment to start placing bets.

I'm getting a feel for how long 9 months is with a wife that all of a sudden is a little unstable since she can't drink or smoke. This should be REALLY interesting! But we're also happy to say that I'll be quitting smoking also after today. (Grandmom, I know you're happy!!)

That's all for now. We're heading to the airport to go back home. Love you all.

Stevie and Katie

Sad Sad News :(

I'm sure most of you heard about the Writer's Strike in Hollywood, but do you realize the impact this is going to have? The last strike was in '88 and it lasted 22 WEEKS!! That means no more new episodes of our favorite shows!!

Heroes has taped an alternate ending for their December 3rd episode to serve as a Season finale if the strike isn't over. The Office has stopped filming. And the saddest news yet....24 will not air this season. My dad sent me the link today.

I beg of you production companies...give the writers whatever they want!!

I actually found a good video explaining why they are striking.



And Wikipedia has a great article about halfway down the page on which shows will be impacted and how many episodes are left.

So Far for the Christmas Party

OK - this is what has been giving to me so far:

Mom - Mac & Cheese and Pumpkin Pie
Maureen - Beans and Rice
Donna - Shrimp and Primerib

Comment me back and add your contribution to the list. If you are only a stalker and not a blogger, call me.

Donna

HELLO

Hi Everyone! Do you like my new hat? I can't wait to meet you all at Christmas. I got to meet Aunt Katie and Uncle Stevie today. They're pretty cool.

Love you!
Addison

What UP!?

I haven't put much up here lately...but that doesn't mean I don't think about you all every day!!! I'm so cheesy.

Here's a picture of me & our company mascot - Larry the Stag. Not sure if you've ever seen Hartford's logo, but it's this huge deer. So once a year we get this costume from corporate and have someone parade around in it.

No one ever really grows up, do they?

Especially my mom!! Happy 55th birthday, Gin-Gin!! (Remember, it was Halloween). I love my mom - there's no way she's 55. No way!!!

The 100th Anniversary Program-Issoudun

Hi Everybody,

Here are some photo of the team and participants for our 3-week session to mark the death of our founder Jules Chevalier.

1) Photo n°1 is Fr. Joannès Rozier - our "French connection" technical expert, accountant and historian. With him is Sr. Bernadette who came from our generalate in Rome to help me since Gerardine was still in Australia.

2) Photo n°2 is Fr. Nick Harnan (Irish) our facilitator and Fr. Hans Kwakman whom some of you already know, sitting at the head conference table in our conference room.

3) Photo n°3 is Nick and myself. You'll notice the little country flags that we bought for the occassion. When the flags arrived (from England) they included a flag from Congo that was still the old one (they changed in 2006) so we had to make one and you'll notice it's slightly bigger than the others.

4) Photo n°4 is still Nick and myself. When I wasn't giving the conference my place was at the little desk with the tape recorder as I did the morning prayers and liturgy preparation and we usually had some music for those times.

5) Photo n°5 is of the whole group (72 participants) outside in front of the conference center.

Priests, Brothers, Sisters and Lay Associates from 26 countries and many different languages.

You'll notice the Sister in the front with the cast. She fell and broke her wrist on the first morning of the session so we had to pack her in ice and wisk her to the hospital with everything else happening that first day!

After the three week seminar, 32 of us went on pilgrimage for a week to the East part of France to visit the places associated with our first superior general. At her birthplace in Wissembourg, the town Mayor treated all 32 of us to a beautiful dinner in a classy restaurant and then a free ride on the town sight-seeing train. Alsace is a beautiful region of France and the scenery was magnificant.

Lots of love to all of you. I'll keep you posted as to other exciting happenings in this part of the world.

Much love,

Linda