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Delia,Tom and Girls...I still don't have the hang of this blog...but it was so great to hear about your newest adventure...27 1st graders....wow!!!!! had a professor in college say 'your 1st year of teaching is a grand experiment and the kids always come out on the bad end of it.'..I'm sure that will not be your experience...once they come to know and trust you the rewards are endless...keep a lot of Purell on hand....1st graders are great huggers....I always loved the classroom and never wanted to move to other offers....my biggest fault was telling Paul every night about these kids  he didn't know except for my endless talking about them...he did meet many of them who were the ones we mentored...we will be staying in NY during the continueing chemo and the 5 weeks of radiation...we live too far away and wouldn't even consider having treatment any place other than MSK....they did us right on 6 occassions and we hope our good fortune continues..love to all,Susie...aka..M andP

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Delia,  Thanks for the laughs!!  It is the best medicine and when it comes from kids it's even bettert - there is some surprise from them every minute!  I taught junior high school for 8 years and cherish the memories.

 

Sue and I are hanging in there.  The first couple of days after chemo are fine then it starts!  The next 5 or 6 days were not good but now I'm ok.  I start radiation and get the next chemo on the 8th.  By the time the effects of the radiation kick in I'll be through the worst of the chemo so I'll be fine.

Thanks for the email and the laughs and give our love to everyone.

Coraline, the movie

Jade has been obsessed with the movie Coraline lately. I think because it scares her a little bit but it's a really good movie, the stop animation is beyond belief and the characters are really different. Jade drew this picture for me today, and anyone familiar with the movie, will note the stitched closed mouth. FUNNY, she's processing because one of the main characters is a spider who makes dolls (and stitches the mouth and eyes), the interesting part of the movie is Coraline has two moms, that theme is not lost on me. I love the way kids think and process information.

Another funny story. We went to Michael's and they had their Halloween decorations out and there was this skeleton that talked when you clapped your hands. Jade was very interested, but scared at the same time. She asked Scott and I to clap our hands in front of the thing for about a half hour. Two days later, I took Jadie to Victoria's Secret (I wanted perfume). Jadie ran into the store in front of me and ran right to one of the "sexy" mannequins and clapped her hands, she turned to me and said "MA! She's not talkin' to me!!" I laughed my butt off! Got to LOVE kids!!

To Joe & Marlene

Dear Paul and Sue (aka J&M), Hope today is a good day & tomorrow even
better. We love you all and send you our wishes for a peaceful
recovery. I remember that last time you were in Sloane (many years
ago) and going to visit you. I think you set the record for laughs-per-
minute in cancer centers worldwide. Worked last time so it'll work
again! I'm not one who remembers jokes (or even gets them, half the
time), but I can tell you that I worked VERY hard last Friday
afternoon (after a rainy, no-recess day) at my teaching job getting 27
first graders to sit attentively on the rug. Someone burped. They all
thought that was just hilarious. It took me a good 7 minutes to them
back to "criss cross apple sauce," varying threats with wheedling &
explaining that everyone burps, it's normal, just say Excuse Me, etc,
etc. Finally, they were all with me again. I picked up the book to
read aloud & then someone farted. Game over. Love you all, & we are
praying for you! Delia, Tom & Girls

The Friday morning groan

How to Tell the Sex of a Fly

 

 

A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband standing around with a fly swatter.

 

"What are you doing?" she asked.

 

"Hunting flies" he responded.

 

"Oh! Killed any?" she asked.

 

"Yep, 3 males, 2 females," he replied.

 

Intrigued, she asked. "How can you tell them apart?"

 

He responded,"3 were on a beer can, 2 were on the phone.”     

 

FW: Why you should always carry a camera!

The person who posted this, email me the post and I'll see if I can get it to "work" email me at: aileencasey@fifishead.com

Pictures of jade

We took jade to an open house last night for a dance studio, she wanted to wear one of her dance outfits (check out the shoes). I took this picture before we left. She kinda didn't understand that she wouldn't be dancing, that we would just be visiting, so she was very upset. All she wants to do is dance in a recital with Cailee (ahhhh). Didnt like where we went last night, so we'll check out another studio on Thursday.

The other pictures are random shots. One of Jades first visit to the Dentist. It was AWESOME. I went first and she helped the dentist clean my teeth, take xrays etc. so when it was her turn she was psyched!

Jadie also had her first professional hair cut two weeks ago, her Mimi took her. So she's posing with her current favorite stuffed animal - "Gary" from Sponge Bob. The other shot is jade in a new pull over Scott and I got her at the Goodwill - it's a unicorn, pretty funny but she liked it!

Here they are!

I've posted pictures of Joe and Marlene. Please Post and Post Often!!!

I'll post Joe And Marlene Pictures tomorrow

photo take

Just a little comment on the Joe and Marlene photos, I was showing them to someone and we thought that Joe pulled off the ears and pink feather boa better than Marlene, so would anyone care to take a poll? Joe v. Marlene, I’ve got two votes for Joe already

FW: Laughter

Kim M. Beckwith

Grandparents: 1. She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she'd done many times before. After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, "But Gramma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!" I will probably neverput lipstick on again without thinking about kissing the toilet paper good-bye... 2. My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, 62. My grandson was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, "Did you start at 1?" 3. After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, "Who was THAT?" 4. A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own childhood was like: "We used to skate outside on a pond I had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony. We picked wild raspberries in the woods." The little girl was wide-eyed, taking this all in. At last she said, "I sure wish I'd gotten to know you sooner!" 5. My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, "Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?" I mentally polished my halo and I said, "No, how are we alike?'' "You're both old," he replied. 6. A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather's word processor. She told him she was writing a story. "What's it about?" he asked. "I don't know," she replied. "I can't read." 7. I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued. At last, she headed for the door, saying, "Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some of these, yourself!" 8. When my grandson Billy and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, "It's no use Grandpa. Now the mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights." 9. When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, "I'm not sure." "Look in your underwear, Grandpa," he advised, "mine says I'm 4 to 6." 10. A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, "Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today." The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. "That's interesting," she said, "how do you make babies?" "It's simple," replied the girl.. "You just change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'." 11. Children's Logic: "Give me a sentence about a public servant," said a teacher. The small boy wrote: "The fireman came down the ladder pregnant." The teacher took the lad aside to correct him. "Don't you know what pregnant means?" she asked. "Sure," said the young boy confidently. 'It means carrying a child." 12.. A grandfather was delivering his grandchildren to their home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the dog's duties. "They use him to keep crowds back," said one child. "No," said another. "He's just for good luck." A third child brought the argument to a close."They use the dogs," she said firmly, "to find the fire hydrants." 13. A 6-year-old was asked where his grandma lived. "Oh," he said, "she lives at the airport, and when we want her, we just go get her. Then, when we're done having her visit, we take her back to the airport." 14. Grandpa is the smartest man on earth! He teaches me good things, but I don't get to see him enough to get as smart as him! 15. My Grandparents are funny, when they bend over; you hear gas leaks, and they blame their dog.. SEND THIS TO OTHER GRANDPARENTS, ALMOST GRANDPARENTS, OR HECK, SEND IT TO EVERYONE.

Two Good Blonde Jokes - I'm no longer a blonde!

A highway patrolman pulled up alongside a speeding car on the freeway. As the officer peered through the driver's window, he was astounded to find that the blonde behind the wheel was knitting. The trooper cranked down his window and yelled to the driver, "Pull over!" at the top of his lungs. "No!" the blonde yelled back, "Scarf!"

A blonde and a brunette are driving down the highway in a convertible. The brunette knows that she's speeding so she asks the blonde if there's a cop behind them. The blonde looks behind her and sees a cop and tells the brunette. The brunette then asks if his he's got his lights on. The blonde replies "Yes...No...Yes...No...Yes...No"

Grand Kids

Believe it or not, these pictures were taken the beginning of Spring this year. I can't believe how much the kids have grown. It's now August and Cailee's front teeth are jusy about in. Wow how time flys!!

Nice picture of Jadie huh??