Keep the Faith

Don't give up hope...I will be posting tomorrow (Friday)

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I would like to begin by addressing the issue so many of you seem to have with me not blogging very often. First of all, I believe in quality not quantity. I learned my lesson when I had 7 children! Went for the quantity there. Second, it seems that I am too busy living life instead of writing about it! To all who think I don't blog enough....GET A LIFE TOO!!!! As you know, a certain elderly woman in our family has just celebrated ANOTHER birthday. Not really a bad thing. Better to have another than not! Here are some of the pictures from our gala celebration.

As you can see, this band of wandering kids shows up at every party! People can't even blow out their own candles. Then you can see the great table etiquette in progress as they glom up every piece of cake they can get their hands on. When we move to NC I'm not telling anyone the address.

They're Here!!!

So much for quiet in the house! You can see the look of shock on my face when I tried to make friends with the little kid and she told me to, "get the hell off her blanket!" What's up with that? Then she ate my watch! A few minutes ago she tried to eat my fish in the fish tank. Wait till Erin finds out that I am going to buy her a gold fish to take home with her on the plane!!!!

Citizen Susie

Today is a momentous day in the life of Middlesex County. Today Citizen Susie did her civic duty and became part of the jury pool. She was called just before lunch and it looked as though she would have been a part of a trial for robbery and resisting arrest. However, after lunch break she was questioned and one of the questions was, "Is anyone related to a police officer". Pretty funny question in our family. Lets see there was Officer Tom Sullivan. (AKA dad), Officer Tom Sullivan Jr., Officer Thomas R. Sullivan III, Det. Joe Lyons, deceased, Sargeant Donald Lyons Ret, Lt. Bobby Muldoon Ret.. I think that takes care of NYC. Oh yeah, then there's Sargeant Richard McCarron Jr. and Corporal Brian McCarron. I may have left some out but I think you get the point. Since all of the witnesses for the trial were police officers, Citizen Susie was excused. See you in 3 years.

So, How's Your Summer Going?

So far so good. Since my last post I have assisted at various wakes and funerals, have taken my daughter for surgery to fix her knee and for surgery to unfix her knee and have made at least 57 trips up and down the stairs to fill a bucket with ice. Yup, they have this new dohickey which looks like a lemonade thermos container but has a hose at the bottom which connects to a knee brace that has a bladder in it which fills up with cold water from the ice and water filled thermos. After a while the ice melts so the water boy has to go up to get the bucket, empty out the melted ice, fill it up with a little water and a lot of ice, bring it back up the stairs and reconnect it to my daughter who had yet to even throw me a few bucks for a beer. Thats ok though, thats what dads do. Wait on their daughters like slaves. Did I mention I have a very serious heart condition? The up side of all of this is that nobody expects me to spend time outside because it is summer. I can't wait until next week when I will be going to the doctor to find out just how lousy my heart is. I probably need a transplant but don't worry about me. The week after that my daughter and granddaughter will be visiting from San Fran so that Maeve can sit in my car and pee, poop and vomit on the new upholstery. Life is good. Does anybody know when school starts again?

Here Is The New Car

God Bless Brad Benson. This is the 4th car we have bought since we moved to this house. We better go to NC soon or we will be broke!

This Is How You Know Its June

Well, its that time of the year again. Yesterday was my last day of school so I did what I always do in June. I bought a car. Yup! 2009 Hyundai Sonata. Loved the Santa Fe but 17 miles per gallon is not enough. Besides, it was getting dirty. If anyone wants rides it will cost you $2.50 for the first 1/2 mile and $.35 for each additional 1/4 mile. Appointments are necessary.