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January 16, 2025January 18, 2025

JusJoJan/2025

Personalities…That is the prompt for today. Not sure what to do with that, but I’ll just give it go. I like my personality. I’m funny, a great listener, a good story teller. I love my life, I love my family (all of them) and I’m madly in love with my husband of 45 years. He’s my best friend of all. A great friend, provider, artist !!! He loves his family too. He just has always been there for all of us. I can’t say enough great things about him.

We started dating when I was just 16 years old. I knew from the first time I laid eyes on him that he was my forever !!!! He was a Junior at Northwestern University ( The Harvard of the Midwest 😉 ) and I was a junior in high school. It was a good thing we never met in high school b/c he was in the class of the, “Jocks” i.e. the athletic group and I was unfortunately part of the, “Freaks” the leftover hippies of the 60’s… Like I said he never would’ve dated me. I guess that’s what they may call destiny. All a part of God’s Plan.

We have a lot of songs, but here’s one that I love, love, love…

Remember When

We dated for 3 years and then were married when I was only 20 years old. I knew he was my forever and when we said, “Better or Worse, Richer or Poorer, til death do we part,” we meant it. We’ve seen worse, we’ve seen poor and he just is the guy I knew he was. Because he puts his arms around us all through those times and tells me to hold on b/c he’s got this. Just don’t let go.

We’ve buried a son, Sean Patrick. We’ve lost houses and jobs car accident’s/traumatic brain injury but we never give up. It’s called, “Life…” Which can be a tsunami at times but you just have to keep going and hold on !!!! I love you husband.

Just the best guy who is my forever. A great father, husband/provider and grandpapa. I could go on forever but I think you get it. I’ll end with our very first song…

As in every life families evolve and change but one thing that stays the same is us !!! Here’s a little bit of the change I’m talking about. You can’t change the facts or the DNA…5 Children, and 9 grand babies, and counting…

January 12, 2025

Happy Sunday…

It was an eleven hour house wake-up, but we got up at 9:30 am which is really late for us, but it felt really good to sleep in. Definitely in the throws of January in Chicago and I’m pretty sure I’m not going out til it’s warm. But we got to church last night and that was a good thing. Definitely our place to find peace.

That is definitely one of the gift’s that my mom gave me, being Catholic. She was a great role model for which I will be eternally grateful for. I love my religion and I have many stories of what I think are God’s grace he has blessed me with. I just have to put up this song w/this post b/c I love, love, love it and I know so would my mom !!!

One of the gifts that really gets me through just about anything is the Rosary. It is a truly wonderful prayer. I have even had my own little miracles with my Rosary. I have read a couple of books on the Rosary and it is extremely powerful when you are in need of just about anything.

In the books that I have read about the Rosary, people would say that the chains linking together the beads somehow would change color. Mine never did, but I guess I didn’t need to have that happen for me to believe in the power of the Rosary.

Of course then there are the Miracles of Mary which I have always loved and found fascinating St. Bernadette, who was born in Lourdes and the 3 children with Our Lady of Fatima just to name a few. I’m just going to end with the fact that the Rosary is my go to prayer when I need one.

When we were raising our kids, we use to go to our church on Tuesday night and say the Rosary w/a group of parishioners. I really loved that b/c it was good for my soul and I think it taught my kids. They didn’t have the benefit of going to a Catholic grade school as I did so they missed out on a lot of being Catholic.

Sorry I digress, but my miracle w/the Rosary came from my son Matthew and his bride-to-be on the day of their wedding. They presented me with a beautiful Rosary that now sits on my dresser. I’ve had it blessed and it is just one of the most special gifts I have ever received. I have pictures of that day which I will share with you below. Yes I was crying b/c it was just such an emotional time and I was so touched by the gift. I realized that they were really paying attention when we would go to say the Rosary on Tuesday night…(it wasn’t just the ice cream afterwards 😉 ). My birthday is on the Feast of the Assumption which is when Mary went up to Heaven (A holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church) Just a little factoid. Thank you again Matthew & Hannah for the wonderful memory of that time. I love you to the moon !!!

Matthew & Hannah’s Gift to me on their wedding day…

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving…

Seeing how I canceled yesterday, so happy today is here !!! It worked out well. After canceling yesterday, the husband took me out and we celebrated us and our family w/a great steak dinner at Sullivan’s Steakhouse !!! I think from now on I’m going to cancel days that just bring me down. Thank goodness there aren’t too many of those.

I’m going to add some music along w/this post. I thought this song was appropriate as y’all are retired ballet dancer’s…. 😉 .

I have had a really great year celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary!!!! We went out to North Carolina/Outerbanks and celebrated our family. We are having our 9th grand baby in December !!! W O W. We are so blessed.

My goal for the trip was to get family pics in front of the Ocean, They turned out so great. I will share them with you #frainsthename…(That’s our special codename we use.) Missy came up with that. Don’t you just love it !!! I do 😉 … Enjoy our family pictures…

I love this one…

Here’s the rest of the fam…

A little factoid about the above family…They are all retired professional ballet Dancer’s having met on the company they all once dance for. I love it and all of them. Thank you for all for making this happen. Mom & Dad love y’all to the moon !!!! Happy Thanksgiving #frainsthename …

Same time next year ??? What do you think Y’all ….

November 5, 2024November 5, 2024

It’s Election Day

Just in case anyone may have forgotten what day it is 😉 … I’m going to start out by saying, (so you don’t have to waste your time reading this post) I’m going out to vote for President Trump. Of course I’m going to play this amazing song that he plays at all of his rally’s. It’s remastered with our awesome military who protects our freedom’s at home and abroad…

There are many reason’s I am voting for this man. The main one’s are he loves America and wants the best for this country. He is a strong leader and for God’s sake he took a bullet for us. I’ll save that for another post but we all know who did that I’m pretty sure. They’ve tried to jail him, take all his money away and even tried to take his life. OMG are you freaking kidding me.

Just a quick reminder too. The husband, even amidst all the things that life threw at us, has been preparing us for the day of being on a fixed income. We are not financially set, (i.e. he’s still working) but it’s just us now and we’re doing pretty good. I feel sorry for all who are just trying to live, raise a family, buy a home. If Trump wins, then you’ll be fine. He will get our country back on track. I have no idea if it goes the other way. I just remember the gas lines, hostages in Iran, blah, blah, blah. I’ve had to live through many crappy administrations. It’s called two roads, Easy or Hard. Voting does have consequences people so I hope you make the right choice.

I ask myself, “Why does he want this job???” He doesn’t need power or money or all of the brain damage that this job has. They have been so awful to this man, yet he power’s through all of it b/c he loves America. That’s why he’s getting my vote. G O T R U M P… I just hope that he is the leader God wants to carry on his plan for this once, “Shining City on the Hill. “

This man, this billionaire put on a McDonald’s apron and did the same job I had for my 1st job, a fry cook. He truly is the greatest politician, a loving father and really just the B E S T president I’ve seen in my lifetime…Win or lose, he has definitely made his mark on this Country. I’m voting today b/c it matters. Men have died to protect this freedom so I will not disrespect this country by not exercising this right and freedom. Another song associated with his campaign, which is an American Staple.

I think he’ll win b/c God spared his life for a reason. God always gets the last word. I just hope God’s plan spared him to be president to save this great country. If not, always remember that, “America, the Shining City on the Hill ” is greater and stronger than any person or political party. She is God’s gift to this world. G O T R U M P !!!!

God alway’s get the last word…America is God’s Country no matter what !!!

November 1, 2024

Let’s write a list …

I’m going to throw one of my favorite song’s in here to listen to while you read. I first heard this song watching our youngest perform on stage when he was a dancer and fell in love with it !!!

7 Cardinal Rules for my Life

1. I have made peace with my past so that it won’t disturb my present.

2. What other people think of me is none of my business. 😉

3. Time has healed almost everything. I give it time.

4. I am in charge of my happiness 🙂 .

5. I don’t compare my life to anyone and I don’t judge. I have no idea what their journey is all about.

6. I don’t think too much. It’s alright not to know all the answers. They will come to me when I least expect it.

Finally last, but not least and probably the most important to living a life of gratitude is to remember #7 everyday. Because, “If you act as if, it will become a part of you…” So always remember to ” S M I L E !!! ” 🙂

7. Smile 🙂 . You don’t own all the problems in the world

Let’s have the best November ever. Remember to say, “Thank You”. Try to always be grateful. Life is too short to be anything but happy…

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024

Happy 45th Anniversary…

Connor & Missy made this video for us when we went out to the Outerbanks to celebrate with the family. So very touching to be loved. He put it to one of our (i.e.favorite) songs. We love you both so much. Thank you for making this such a memorable vacation…

It took me awhile to figure out how to get this loaded but it was worth it. I love you both so much <3 Connor & Missy !!! Thank you for loving our family. This video brought me to tears. We are so loved…

Will have many more photograph’s as we had a professional photographer to take pictures of the most of the family by the ocean. It was a glorious vacation and it’s been the most wonderful 45 years anyone could ever hope for. Thank you so much God, we are truly blessed !!!!

September 22, 2024December 7, 2024

Married 45 years…

Together for 48 years…We started dating when I was in high school. I was a Junior in high school and he was a cool, (very cool and good looking college boy at Northwestern University the, “Harvard,” of the Midwest 😉 ) which is most important to a 16 year old in high school. I’ll post my graduation picture …

No one believed that I was dating a college boy but I didn’t care. I just wanted to get out of high school and get away from all the nasty meangirls which there were plenty. I knew I wanted to marry and have a family. That was my dream coming from an Italian/Irish very large family. My immediate family was 4 girls which at one point in the year our ages are 1 year apart. My oldest 2 sister’s Mary & Kay are Irish Twins which mean they were born less than a year apart. Our birth years are 55/56/58/59…I’m the youngest of course. I post pics but it’s against my better judgement to but whatever…

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-yjdi2cRlyLbya-2YJFpQRKE5cyqmdS-/view?pli=1

This is one of my favorite songs and movies and every time I want to annoy the husband I sing this…So much fun being a Sadie, Sadie 😉 …

I got married pretty young…I had just turned 20 but never looked back and have been married now for 45 years !!! I knew from a very young age that my purpose in life was to be a homemaker, wife, and the greatest role of all a mother. I counted up the years I was pregnant and it came to a stunning 9 years !!! OMG, those were some of my happiest times when I was having babies … Michael Francis Jr./Sean Patrick (RIP) Elizabeth Ryan (Our only girl) Matthew James/Connor Timothy !!! 4 boys and 1 girl…

My mom & dad had 15 grand babies and I don’t even know how many great grandchildren there are. I just know we are having our 9th grand baby this December, OMG … This makes me so very happy.

I knew this was going to be my last as the body just couldn’t take anymore and I knew it. These babies were born naturally i.e. no epidural ( I thought I would die). The last two babies I said to my OB, I can’t do this again, please help. That’s when he suggested to have an epidural. Wasn’t sure but when real labor kicked in w/Matthew I said, “Get that Dr. in here and let’s do it !!!” I did not have little babies, my 1st was 9lbs. 12oz…My OB did not believe in CSections… Not fun, I needed the drugs !!! Still loved all of it and thanked God for his grace and blessing me with all these babies !!!

September 22, 2024September 22, 2024

Happy Song Lyric Sunday

It’s been awhile but I just have to jump back into my blog and really love this prompt today…Thanks https://jimadamsauthordotcom.wordpress.com

The song that comes to mind for me is one I heard last night on the radio. I just loved this song from back in the day. I was much younger then I am now by about 40 years and I can remember thinking about my parents when I use to hear this song…It is from Alan Parsons, “Games People Play.”

Where do we go from here now that all of the children are growin’ up?
And how do we spend our lives if there’s no one to lend us a hand?

I don’t want to live here no more
I don’t want to stay
Ain’t gonna spend the rest of my life
Quietly fading away

Games people play
You take take it or you leave it
Things that they say, honor bright
If I promise you the moon and the stars
Would you believe it
Games people play in the middle of the night

Where do we go from here now that all of the children have grown up?
And how do we spend our time knowin’ nobody gives us a damn?

I don’t want to live here no more
I don’t want to stay
Ain’t gonna spend the rest of my life
Quietly fading away

Games people play
You take take it or you leave it
Things that they say
Just don’t make it right
If I’m tellin’ you the truth right now
Do you believe it?
Games people play in the middle of the night

Games people play
You take take it or you leave it
Things that they say, honor bright
If I promise you the moon and the stars
Would you believe it?
Games people play in the middle of the night

After reading the lyrics, it’s kind of funny now b/c I really think they don’t mean very much at all. I guess that’s what age does for you, you become a lot wiser than you were at 20 😉 . Happy Sunday Y’all and let’s have a great week.

September 17, 2024September 17, 2024

Happy #45th Wedding Anniversary…to us

OMG what a road it has been !!! We have actually been together for 48 years as we started dating in 1976…I laid eyes on him for the 1st time when I was just 16 years old. My older sister brought him over as he was someone who was in her peer group. I took one look at him and I said to myself (true story), “That is the guy that I’m going to marry !!!” So 48 years later, here we are celebrating us… I’m going to give you our song (just one of many) to listen to while while you look at the pic’s !!! The day we became each other’s person F O R E V E R !!!

This was one of our song’s (we’ve added so many since then 😉 … Enjoy. The video is kind of dated but so are we 😉 …

Looking back at all the pictures reminds me just how long we’ve been together so I think I’ll probably do this looking back thing in a couple of post’s …This was just the beginning of our beautiful life together … True Love, A wonderful life together !!!!

September 3, 2024

Share Your World

1. What was the last photograph you took?

2. When was your last field trip? I’m guessing when you say, “Field Trip” you are referring to a School Field Trip. Since that was eon’s ago, I’m going to use my vaca for my last “Field Trip”. So that would be New Smyrna Beach!!! It was beauties and I spent it with my best friend of 45 years, the husband…Here are a few pics…

3. What is your favourite past time as an adult? I guess that would have to be working in my planner, Mz Serena and writing my cookbook …

4. Do people ask you for advice? Only for directions.

Gratitude: I‘m so grateful for my life w/the husband and our new home and my family. I’ve been with the husband since 1976 and he is my best friend. We are working on #9 grand baby and busy, busy, busy decorating our new home. My life is so good I say everyday, “Thank You <3 .”

Our Family/Richmond, VA — ***#frainsthename***

I’m going to try to get back to the blogging thing and figure out … It’s been an absolutely beautiful Summer (weatherize) and the fall is starting out just wonderful. Fall is always beautius in the Midwest !!!