Happy Thursday Blogger’s. Hope we are all doing well with the challenge!!! This is one of my favorite challenges…
Today will be all about my adorable grandbabies. We have been so blessed with 9 healthy lil ones. 5 boys and 4 girls with another one on the way.
We were blessed with 5 children, 4 boys and our middle one, the daughter!!! So happy I had at least one girl. As I’m the youngest of 4 girls, no brothers it’s been quite a journey. My mom was the only girl with 7 brothers OMG 😱!!! Her mom was the oldest of 6 sisters. So it’s been a flip/flop generational line.
I’ll post pics of my lil darling grandbabies ♥️♥️
Big sister, Ruby & SamMr. Oliver #9 and counting ….Go Northwestern Mariah & OliviaOlivia & Mariah
I have the most beautiful grandbabies in the world and that’s the truth !!! 💯💯
It has taken me a long time to get to this point to be able to put music to this very special birthday…I’m glad I can do this for him b/c this is his day that he changed the world forever and he’s earned that…A Mother never forgets.
Happy Birthday Sean Patrick. Today would’ve been your 42nd birthday. I remember our short time together every year. I know you see your family down here and are looking after us all. We will all be together again someday, and I will get to hold you and tell you how much you taught me from our short time together. After you were born, you changed our world forever. You were here on this earth for only a short time but you were here for exactly how long you were suppose to be. God took you with him and now you are perfect.
Sean Patrick, March 21, 1984…He didn’t know how short his life was. He only knew he lived a perfect life because all he knew was that he was loved by his mom & dad. Blessings today on your heavenly birthday … You will never be forgotten because your birthday changed the world forever. It changed our world for good. Your family will always love you.
I remember the day after we lost you and waking up. It was over and I felt very empty. I got out of bed and I remember going and looking out the window down at all the people. I was so sad. Everyone was just walking so fast, going no where I thought. Really what was so important. I wanted the world to stop because my world had. I wanted to cry and yell at everyone. Why is life still going on? Everything looked so normal, but it wasn’t for me. Life can be so cruel sometime. I was 24 years old but my innocence was gone. When your baby dies a part of your soul goes with him, yet part of him stays with you. I would never again be that young mother who walked into the hospital that Sunday night.
Well it was time to move on now. I remember wanting to go home and be with my baby Michael Jr. and your dad. The hospital chaplain came into my room and said that they would take care of you and I did not have to worry about it, but I said I did. You were our baby and we would take care of the arrangements. Michael told me not to worry about anything and that he would handle the funeral arrangements. The same priest who married us come out to the gravesite. It was a cold, gray rainy March day. We buried you with your Grandpapa Frain. I didn’t have a lot of people there because I was too sad. It is hard to see a small little box that you know your baby was in. It was hard burying you and letting go. Saying goodbye was very hard.
The Family, 1994
I became an awesome mom that day. I learned not to take anything for granted ever. I learned about unconditional love, really. My faith in God grew strong and I learned how to accept his will. Maybe not agree with it, but accept it and know that someday I would understand it all. I learned how fragile life is and to appreciate all that I have. I went on to have 3 more children. I just gave my life to God, and let him handle it. It worked out exactly how it was suppose too. Blessings to all my family, we have an angel watching over all of us…
There are many faces of #frainsthename…First I have to give cudo’s to the one who came up with that name. It was our beautius daughter (in-law) Melissa who was also ballerina…
We use it all the time now and I have to say I love being part of this group…What a great name, thank you so much Missy for being so creative. I might as well start with these two of the bunch…
Rehersal Dinner Inv.Mr. & Mrs.Mr. & Mrs. Romeo & JulietConnie ConnieThe FamilyThe new familyI love youRB IICostume PartyMissyMr. & Mrs#Frainsthname
We’re going out there in a few days so I better be careful with all the posting, but I don’t think they’ll mind… 😉 …
Moving on to the Patriarch & the Matriarch of #frainsthename 😉 ….
Mom &. Dad #FrainsthenameDad & MomMom & Dad…The SuitEverything is beautiful at the balletI definitely do !!!48 years you’re still the one
Our #Frainsthename Girl’s
Me & only daughterMerry ChristmasGrandpapa & GoobieThe FamGrandpapa & his girl’s
Last but not least of the #Frainsthename Bunch
The newest addition to the #Frainsthename…Mr. & Mrs. #Frainsthename, Mrs. Hannah & Mr. Matthew
Mr. & Mrs.Mr. & Mrs.Mr. & Mrs.#FrainsthenameOur Richmond FamilyMatthewMatthew
We are a great group of people…I’m so blessed with all the smiles and faces. I love you all. I really can’t believe how great you all are…#mommafrain 😉 …
My Ballet Boys what fun they have been…City’s, Stages, Shows, Opening and Closing Nights. Waiting back stage for my stars of the show, sitting in the car in the back alley as the company starts exiting the theater…“Tell me how the show went, Oh mom I was getting sick back stage, I think I have the flu. Don’t tryto make me stay home tomorrow or I’ll lose my spot !!!! I’m going to dance.”Says my 3rd son after opening night for the Nutcracker, Joffrey Ballet, Downtown Chicagoat the Auditorium on Congress Street. Yes he was big timenow and he knew how hard it was to get there.
Company PictureNutcrackerNutcracker
I was not going to make him stay home as we had a houseful of sick people that year. Everyone went down. I’ve seen it up close and personal how hard the performing arts really are oh and, “Starving Artist” is a real thing. You have to have an intense love for it because fame and money just aren’t enough to get you through the the hard parts like performing when you are ill just to keep your spot.
We got home that night and I heard him all night up and sick, fever, stomach issues but on he went the next morning to class first then preparing for that evening’s show. “Fate whisper’s to the Warrior, You Cannot Withstand the Storm, The Warrior Whisper’s Back, I am the Storm.”He really was…
Here are some pics of him dancing Cinderella as one of the Ugly Step Sister’s. He really rocked the comedic edge in the dance. The audience was laughing and was really amused !!!
My Ballet Boys/Brother’s were always together…So much fun watching the bond they have with each other.
The BrothersPracticeGroom/Best BroRehersalMidway Airport/We’re Home
The order is so random as I love all these guys to the moon. I’m really not that organized of a blogger with a plan 😉 …
The show’s were definitely a family affair all year long. We had the Spring Show’s, into the Summer Community Musical at the center of th town...Then the Fall Follies right into the Nutcracker. I can honestly say, I don’t think I’ll ever go to another performance of the Nutcracker in my life time. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go, I just really have seen, worked, performed, and I’m just over with the Nutcracker. I’ve even banned the music from my home at Christmastime 😉 …
Yes now we are back in the season of Baseball…Longtime, die hard, Chicago White Sox fans !!!! First date with the husband was at the old Comiskey Park. White Sox vs. Milwaukee Brewer’s. Yes they were still in the American League and I think Hank Aaron was still playing OMG !!!Now we just love the game of Baseball and as the fam has grown and everyone’s all over the place, we have a lot of favorite teams. The Guys and their Wives are out East so we have been meeting up a lot in the middle…Cinncinatti I think. Love going to different ballparks…
Paulie w/White Sox…We were at a Blackhawk’s gameChicago White Sox w/DadCinncinnat Red’s/Dad & Mom/Connie & Missy/ MatthewOur wonderful MissyThe Gang’s all hereMe and my MatthewMom & Dad…He got me a hat !!!
Don’t ever want to forget the beginning when they were just babies…All went by too fast. Love all my memories and now another baby is on the way for Connie & Missy…Their 2nd
Mom &n Dad…MatthewMatthewMom & MatthewConnor’s MissyPG w/ConnieHad my Girl !!Celebration of LifeOur Angel, Sean Patrick gone too soon but not forgotten #2 son
I’m going to end with our Blackhawk‘s for tonight…It’s a rebuild I’ve been told but hey they have Connor Bedard…Whatever…