Luckynana

2 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

Beautiful photos!    The making of some great memories for All to enjoy years to come.    

Your Grandsons are all very handsome young men.

The friend to the far right in front of limo looks like he has lot of personality and would be a lot of fun to be around.

Thank you so much, Debbie!  Yes, the young man on the far right does show a lot of confidence!

1 hour ago, akcruz said:

 

I thought everybody from NJ, as well as the rest of the northeast, was moving south.  Everybody moving here seems to be from the northeast or Ohio.  We've said we are full, way too much building going on, pretty soon there won't be a tree left, it is sad.  We have passively looked around but to get away from it we would need to move farther away from the beach than we want to. 

LOL!  We did move South😁 An hour away from our very crowded Staten Island with so much traffic, we did get away from it for a couple of years, and our grandchildren have made some awesome friendships here, not to mention the opportunities discovering the talents the four of them all have shown to have been blessed with!  With that said, it is becoming quite full here..just saying..🤨

1 hour ago, BonTexasNY said:

Greg, looks like you're having a fabulous time with your friends.  Continue to enjoy!

+1  @Sea Dog  Looks like a great time with a great group of friends.  Good for you, rolling your eyes when your friend tried to goad you.  Enjoy, and have the best time, Greg!😉

18 hours ago, Jimbo said:

Looks like Leland is just outside of Wilmington, NC and really has shown a lot of growth in the last 10 years, population has doubled in that time span.

 

We are kind of looking for something more laid backed, thought Southport was that place but there is a lot of growth happening there to even in the last 3 years that we have been going there.

 

Seems nothing can hide from expanding can it?

You're not kidding!  We moved here 7 years ago, Two new red lights made their appearance just around my block, a new 55 and over community built around when we moved in, and the ground clearing in all directions of our town, an entire community of townhouse buildings are partially occupied while more buildings going up there, and way more ground clearing where low income housing will be going up.   I don't know where our town is going to find the room in our schools to contain the population of children who will be attending.  

Rte 9 is only a one lane road, and our other main road is only two-lane.

3 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Thank you.

She has a new boyfriend and is happy.

That's great, Graham!

Thank you everyone for your kind words about my grandsons and their friends.  ❤️

They all arrived back here and stayed in the backyard until almost 1:00 a.m.  I never heard a sound when they left this morning.  They all are such good friends as well as really good kids!

12 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Good evening.

We took our Sarah out for dinner at our favourite Italian restaurant.

 

Very nice!  Now I'd like to have some pasta for dinner this evening!  How is your Sarah doing?

3 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

I actually did pretty good but I needed to be careful not to scuff anything. Sat in butt first then lifted each leg in one at a time. I must have looked like a crippled man 😀

Have a wonderful time with your friends, Greg  Your dinner looks scrumptious!

@Keksie  Have a wonderful cruise, Karen!  One more "sleep" and you'll be getting on the ship.😉

                                      Bon Voyage!!!🛳️

4 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

 

Meantime, DS1 tried to "repair" the video for the ".mov" challenged 😉

 

 

It worked!  What beautiful memories you and your DH are making with your grandsons!  Plus, they are learning the proper way to make pasta from scratch!!❤️

Okay.  I tried downloading a picture or two or 3 from my grandson Jack's Prom pictures  I still don't know what I'm doing (obviously).  So..the two duplicate pictures on the top of the page are 3 of our grandsons.  Jack on the left, William in the middle, and Ryan on the right.

The next picture is of Ryan and another friend of both Jack and Ryan.

The next is of Jack and his girlfriend.

The last is the group in front of the Limo.

6 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

My mother lost a sister in Auschwitz. My father lost a brother in another Concentation camp The group is definitely going to Warsaw.

I am so sorry, Lenny.  I have no words.💔

8 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

I am so sad for you😢

Thank you, Marietta.😘

8 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

I did one also.  My mom did one a d we couldn’t believe some of the things that happened to her but she wa a child of the Depression.

My mom was also the child of the Depression, as was my dad.  Unbelievable what so many of our parents lived through,  Like Sue's mom, @sgmn my mom was 8 years old when her mom died from TB, and my mom and her 3 younger siblings almost wound up in Mt. Loretta, a home for orphans and children who's single parent couldn't care for them.  My dad also was a young child when he lost his dad.  There were so many hardships for so many of our parents;  but they surely earned the title of "the greatest generation"

12 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Thank you.

We step out of the summer house onto our best sunbathing area.

Your home and grounds are gorgeous, Graham!  Enjoy!

12 hours ago, Jimbo said:

Had dinner last night at Bambini's Pizzeria, I believe the owners are from the New York area. Lots of NY stuff on the walls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheese Steak Sub

 

Cheese Steak Pizza

 

 

Looks like you are having a great vacation, Jimbo.  Your food porn looks yummy!

13 hours ago, h20skibum said:

 

My self imposed timeline to finish my book has passed, but it is nearly finalized.  I have reached a point to where I am conflicted about what I should include about a few of the living relatives.  Since the book will be primarily for my kids and grandkids, do I include things about prior marriages and/or children of those relatives?  There are things that are not talked about, and my kids are probably not aware of them.  
 

Thank goodness that neither Susan or I have any deep dark secrets about us.  At least that’s what she claims. 

Reading of how you feel conflicted about including info about some of your living relatives...while somewhat different, reminded me of a College English class I took.  The Professor wanted everyone in the class to write a journal about what was going on in their daily lives and to write about their emotions.  Our three daughters were all away at College at this time, and so my journal was mostly about my feelings and worries about them.  There was no way I wished my daughters to read about some of my raw emotions that I had written, so when that class ended, I destroyed the journal.

22 hours ago, Etta1213 said:

How heartbreaking for those who loved him.

Thank you, Etta.😘

21 hours ago, Coralc said:

I don't have any unanswered questions. But I was just so used to calling her to tell her stuff, almost daily. And I miss that. 

I sure know what you mean.  🌹

21 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

 

That’s terrible, sorry for your loss.

 

Thank you, Renee😘

15 hours ago, dani negreanu said:

 

+ 1 Maryann @Luckynana 

Thank you, Dani.  I'm sure your visit with your son and grandsons are just so wonderful!🌺

14 hours ago, h20skibum said:

I was sorry to read this about your dad.  It is difficult when we lose a parent, especially at a young age. Susan’s dad passed away 42 years ago at the age of 53.

Thank you, Mark.🥰

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

Liz's reaction was terrible. Venus's indifference was disgusting. If I were playing I'd keep Venus in the game. I don't think anyone would vote her a million.

Liz was quite ridiculous with her outburst.  How does one even decide to go on this show when you have so many food allergies??  

Venus is another story.....

19 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

Good tribal outcome. This group is big on blindsides.

This is true about the blindsides.  I would've liked to have the other person sent home, though.  I'm so done with that one.

39 minutes ago, Sea Dog said:

What a great idea. I am totally going to do this for Jonathan.

When we first got it, I wasn't really in to it, and several months went by before I picked it up and began writing.  Once I did, I began to totally enjoy doing it.  The bound book arrived a day or two after we got home from Florida.

1 hour ago, akcruz said:

 

Sad to hear this

 

 

Agree, I lost my mom almost 40 years ago, I wasn't old enough to think of asking many of the questions I should have.  Still miss her and think of her every day.  Had my dad for over 25 years after she passed, still not enough but did appreciate that time so much more.

Thank you, April.  I had my mom so much longer than my dad, thankfully, but there are still questions that I wish I had asked my mom.❤️

57 minutes ago, Momof3gurlz said:

What a tragic death, Maryann.  The anniversaries are always difficult but I hope the memories of him bring you comfort.  

Thank you so much, Deb.😘

1 hour ago, A&L_Ont said:

So sorry to read this about your dad. 

Thanks Andrew.  Boy, Lucy was giving you a run for your money!😉

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

That is so sad. Sorry.😔

Thank you, OB😘

2 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

😪

Thank you, Deb.😘

1 hour ago, George C said:

My wife found her dad dead in there living room when she was 13 years old , very sorry about your dad . I was extremely lucky both my parents lived to there 90’s .

How awful this happened to your wife as a child.  I can't even imagine!

Thank you, George.  My Mom was a young widow, who lived to the age of 92.❤️

2 hours ago, firefly333 said:

I'm so sorry to hear your dad passed so early. What a shame.

 

Had my 1 month eye check up, all good. Home now and no judge judy, yes I still watch regular tv, dont stream. Taken over with protesters here, only 2 miles from where my eye doctor was. UTD Richardson. I went there for a few years at night after my MBA. No tents allowed. They moved here into dallas now. They say 19 arrests but the arrests in austin they didnt charge them, dismissed the charges. Meaningless. Dallas says putting them in jail overnight. Chained tires to trees. Not just tents. Blocking others. Can protest, but not sleep out there.

Thank you, Jane.

How great that all is good with your eye check up!  

2 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

I’m sorry Maryann what a tragedy. It’s so tough to lose our parents. The one thing I have learned is that there are days that you have a question that you would like to ask them as they are the only ones who know the answer and you can’t get your question answered. I wished I would have asked more questions of my parents.

Thank you, Greg.  You are so right about questions we wish we could ask.  I think that may be one of the reasons that our daughters gifted both Jim and I with the subscription to our own Storyworth book with question suggestions that we could write about.  For example, "what was your mom like when you were a child?  What was your 21st birthday like?  etc.  I finally finished my book with 52 stories for our daughters and grandchildren to read.

2 hours ago, BonTexasNY said:

@Luckynana Maryann, I couldn't have said it better than Greg. However, I would like to add; May wonderful memories of your beloved dad constantly be with you.

Thank you so much, Bonnie.😘

3 hours ago, h20skibum said:

Last night, Susan and I had to split up.  She went to another of our granddaughter’s concerts, and I went to our grandson’s opening game for little league. 
 

He had a great night, and was starting pitcher for his team. It is always nice when they start out with a win.  Final score 12-2. 

 

Congratulations on his pitching last night, and on his team's first win of the Season.

Glad to hear Ricky is doing so well!