Halfway through May

wow...this year is going fast!! It's almost Memorial Day.

So some quick updates:

Congrats to son Liam for his First Communion. <--Awesome young man. You are turning out to be an outstanding boy and I am very orud of you. So is Mof3! (Proud of Liam, I mean, not that she's turning out to an outstan....let it go, John)

Caitlin is just fabulous. A wonderful tween. In October she turns 13. <---God help the first boy that comes to take ... Let it go, John.

Noelle is still that same little angel who just happens to think it's ok to make fun of her father's baldness in front of her whole softball team. Once the other girls see that my feelings are NOT hurt...they jump in and pile on. The whole group calls me names like... Let it go, John.

Mof3...Happy Mothers' Day.

Happy Mothers' Day to all of you out there. and thank for checking in on HOTSHOTSCHARITY.BLOGSPOT.COM

OUT!!

Hey...

Hi all.

How was A.I. last night? I missed it because of a baseball meeting. How was Taylor?

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So I set up another blog to explain better the project and hope to attract people who can help.
HOTSHOTSCHARITY.BLOGSPOT.COM

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Mets lost. Yanks rained out. Ohio has two heavy hiting baseball teams this year. The Indians and the Reds are both quite strong.

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Liam makes his first Holy Communion on Sturday...he currently has a fever and cough. Great.

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Apprentice... The Donald fired two last episode. I am really enjoying that show.

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Mof3 just finished 38 chocolate crosses for the Communion. Great job, Yolanda.

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Gotta go... OUT!!

TGIF!!

Hi gang.

Friday. Not one moment too soon either.

Big game for Noelle tonight. (Not really... how "big" can the 4th game of the 6-7 year old softball season be anyway?!?

Liam's game Sunday...now THAT'S a BIG game. (not really either)

Caitlin has been asked to sing during Liam's First Communion mass. What an honor..I am very proud of my Malverne Idol.

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Congrats to Sandy for the lasik surgery... no more glasses... good for you.

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Lo, Fiji?!? You were going to get back to me. Maybe Trin could dress up in a Fijian Grass skirt and fake it for me.

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This Sunday is the fundraiser for Robbie Levine. (robbielevinefoundation.org) Robbie was a 9 year old boy who collapsed on the base paths during little league practice last year and died despite his physician dad trying everything he could to revive him. This tragedy has made all coaches and teachers and parents of this importance of defibrilators. There were none present that terrible day.

I wish I could be there in person but can't... a donation was made on behalf the Malverne Little League. Pray for his family.

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Signing the book in Montreal on Memorial Day weekend. On the anniversary of my beloved dad's passing ... in the city he and my mother had thir honeymoon. Funny how life works.

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Well, I have to go, Kellie Pickler is on the other line...something about a music video...OUT!!!

Question..

Question: Who here has been invited to Ville St. Lambert, Quebec to sign the official gold-leaf guest book pf that little French-Canadian hamlet? Answer: That would be me. For my role in a Maxwell House commercial I edited last year. Apparently, just like the Rhinebeck, NY firemen who starred in the USA version, the ice skate rink employees featuted in the Canadian spot have become local heroes and famous citizens.

Of course, I will record some French-Canadian young athletes for the charity Little League video while I am there on Memorial Day weekend. What an honor. (But I don't like to brag!)

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Thanks to my new friend Torbjorn... Sensei of a Ju Jitsu school in Norway who is being very cooperative with the video. (Found him through blogger!)

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Lo, you got me excited there for a minute about your ahem, er, uncle from Fiji. Doesn't Ohio have a large Fijian community?

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AI...missed it last night but Trin tells me Chris rocks. <---Better than Taylor? (Tyler)

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Motherof2boys, Sandy, BigMama, Caitlin, how are you all? <---Ever been invited to sign the gold leaf thingie anywhere? Stick with me.

Ooops

Gym Instructor Mocks Bush In Front Of First Daughters
Tue Apr 25 2006 10:32:05 ET

A spinning instructor at Washington, DC's Sports Club/LA mocked President Bush without realizing (believe it or not) that a first daughter was in his class!

ROLL CALL reports: The instructor, Glenn Makl, is said to be horrified to learn after class that the president's daughter Jenna was there to hear his making fun of President Bush and handing out of a video clip compilation of some of the president's more memorable gaffes and malapropisms.

Jenna Bush was working out at the club with her boyfriend, who later complained about the politcal ranting of the trainer, a source tells the DRUDGE REPORT.

"GLENN.... YOU'RE FIRED!!!"

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Add Peru to my list of countries contributing to the video. Come on Lo, you gotta know someone in Madagascar or Greenland or Fiji.

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Liam's first game last night...what a nice group of boys and girls on this year's team. We had lots of fun.

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American Idol tonight...GO TYLER!!

Rain, rain...rain.

Lots of rain. Washed out all baseball this weekend. No, not true actually. Noelle had a game on Friday and it was great. The girls all had lots of fun.

-Liam will try again to start his season today.

-Caitlin has decided to take the bedroom up-upstairs.. you know, the Greg Brady attic-loft-apartment-bedroom?

-Mof3 doing great.

-Liam's communion in lessthan 2 weeks. All set. (I think)

-My project has turned into the most fun and rewarding thing I've ever done. I am e-mailing, talking to and writing to people all over the world and getting a great response.

-How about me---getting a reply from a soldier..via his lovely wife. I stumbled on this brave man's blog and read it every day. http://jonbonarusmc.blogspot.com Hey, I wondrr if he has a video camera and could shoot his fellow soldiers or some Iraqi children greeting the league? Hmmm... can't ask a soldier in the most dangerous on earth to do that. Nu uh.

-Rangers falling apart. Mets playing only so-so. The agony of defeat.

-Hope you're all well. Leave word. OUT!!!

Still here.

Just doing the basebal thing with Liam and Noelle.

-Caitlin was Leader of Song during a Stations of the Cross act the other day at school. She sang absolutly beautifully. <---YOu're awesome.

-Happy 17th Anniversary to my wife today. <---yup. 17. Seems like we're still newlyweds.

-Been working very hard on my project. Wow, there really are a lot of countries. <--and many of them are poor. That Phillipines thing really got me.

-Anyone out there with a contact in some foreign land can help. Just let me know and I'll fill you in.

-My NY Mets are in FIRST PLACE. So are my NEW YORK RANGERS!! <--Playoff hockey is one of my fave things in the world.

-Apprentice... I like this group. AI....not so much.

-Thief.... my new fave show.

-Let me know how all of you are doing.

-Happy Easter to all of you. (Passover, too!)