Friday, January 5, 2018

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Sunday, December 31, 2017

The Sunday Funnies

Why does 'Tuesday' start with the number two?

At Mass the congregation sang several verses of a Christmas song I had taught Dorothy; she leaned over and said, "Mom, you didn't know the whole song."

We were resting on the couch and watching a cartoon; Dorothy asked me, "Why do you always sleep during my movies?"

Dorothy was excited when we woke up to snow on Christmas Eve in Chicago.  She asked me, "Did you pack my skis?"

Saturday, December 30, 2017

Post-wedding brunch & weekend panoramas

Brunch at the Reids' house
Rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, reception, & brunch

Friday, December 29, 2017

Wedding Day

last single selfie

Brian played the prelude

stolen from Facebook

Gram made the cake

Patrick & Sarah; parents of the bride

Sarah & Grace

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Post-Christmas brunch with Matt, Katie, Erik, & Ellie

Bedroom tour

Matching lockets

Decorating cookies

Monday, December 25, 2017

Christmas Day

St. Petronille Catholic Church





"Mom, this is called 'Jello'."

Sunday, December 24, 2017

White Christmas






Provenzano Christmas Eve


Jingle Bells with Grandpa:  https://youtu.be/jMROgeRxngw

Provenzano second cousins

Aunt Fran & Grandma Marilyn

The Sunday Funnies

We were playing doctor, and I asked Dorothy a few questions, followed by "What brings you here today?"  She replied, "Mama's car."

I said, "Uncle Daniel, Aunt Valerie, and Cousin Alina are coming over tonight, and we will give them their presents."  Dorothy looked at me and slowly asked, "Exchange presents?"

I asked Dorothy what kind of pizza they served at the school party.  She said, "plain pizza".

Dorothy was noticing that I had called a particular piece of bread "a roll" one day, and "a bun" the next.  When I offered her a bun, she asked, "A bun, or [thinking pause] a ball?"

Grace asked Dorothy what her favorite breakfast food is.  Grace's favorite is pancakes.  Dorothy told her, "Pancakes are a night food."

Dorothy woke me in the morning and started talking about the morning, and light coming through the window, and eating a chocolate from her advent calendar, and her dream, and on and on.  I was less than responsive and might have even put a pillow on my head.  Then she told me, "I'm going to go talk to Daddy."

I asked Dorothy if she knew where her pajamas were.  She said, "They're in the washing machine.  Actually, they're in the drying machine."

Dorothy was watching a Tinkerbell fairy movie and told me, "Mama, did you know that fairies can walk by flying?"

Dorothy asked me when my birthday was.  I told her February 4.  Then she asked, "But when was your kid birthday?"

Friday, December 22, 2017

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Monday, December 18, 2017