TGIF!!

Another Friday is here. Much nicer weather in NY today than the past week or so.

-Fof3 is taking Mof3 and Liam and Caitlin to see a NY Liberty game on Sunday. Liam loves sports so much...he is thrilled. Caitlin too, plus she loves to go to events and do things. <---Great hotdogs at Madison Square Garden. <---We thank Dr. Brofsky, the kids' dentist for the tix.

-Noelle will spend time with her cousins on Sunday. She is happy with this arrangement.

-Mets lost. Yanks won.

-Prayers go out to Loelsh's grandfather. <---Get better soon. (Trinity's GFIL)

-Fof3 listening to Chicago now. <--Saturday in the Park.

-Still need help on the missed Reality shows. INXS, Hilton, HK... I love 'em all. <---Sorry.

-Can't hear the birds anymore. <---Cicadas. Loud. and UGLY!!!

-That's about it... I hope you all have a great w/e. Leave details about your plans. Oh and Trinity... good one, yesterday.

Thursday.

Bad loss. 4-0. We played hard, we played like gentlemen. Bad loss.

-Mets won. Yanks lost.

-Someone help me with INXS. Who is off?

-A bunch of you are MIA. I know it's summer... but come on... where are you? Ken? Motherof2boys? ??? ?, Todd? Peggy? Conundrum?

-Noelle... confessed to having a crush on a boy yesterday. Nu uh. You're 5.

-Caitlin...how do you like the new look of this blog?

-Fof3 and family are heading south to Puerto Rico soon. No blogitiation for a week in August.

-Where are you Aunt Roseanna?

-Faith...(Suzy) Mike on Hell's Kitchen is a bad guy. He's devious. (Although I like his g.f.'s tattoos.)

-Lizlee... you around?

-5cfam is obviously on Vacation.

-That's really it... someone write something...anything.

Wednesday

Hi gang.

-Sorry about yesterday. Early morning at the beach, followed by doctor and then whammo!! Liam's team wins 10-3.

-We were trailing 3-2 in the last inning and then we decided to turn it up a little bit...or a lot!! An 8 run inning for the boys including an RBI single for Liam and a run scored from second. Wow!! The boys were wonderful....really. And they behaved like gentlemen.

-In our previous game, we had the umpire from H-E-douuble hockey sticks. He barked, yelled, talked down to the kids and coaches and parents... and even after I let him know that we were ALL there for one reason...to have fun, he still acted boarish. One of the boys broke down crying and found it hard to get over it. He was our catcher and wasn't catching up to this guy's standards... he cried for hours according to his folks and Fof3 and coaches and parents and teammates were and are still livid. <---Same kid caught for us yesterday and was great...just great.

-We won;t see that man again...many complaints have been filed.

-95 degrees yesterday in NY. More of the same today.

-Jessica got the boot from Hell's Kitchen yesterday. We LOVE that show.

-INXS was good last night. Except thew guy singing "We Are The Champions". <---Awful.

-Noelle got a bit too much sun yesterday.. she's very red today. Caitlin too. They each spent time with their friends at the beach yesterday and missed the game.

-Mets lost. Yanks winning a lot these days.

-Well back to wirk for me, another doctor appt...<---migraines... then more baseball. Go Malverne!!!!

Fun Weekend!

-Took the family to the in-laws house in Pennsylvania. This is an old farmhouse with a barn, smokehouse, stable and lots of wild life we don’t get to see on Long Island. Turkeys, deer, eagles and horses. Oh, yeah, and bees. Mof3 and Liam both got stung. Liam didn’t like that at all. (Neither did Mof3!)

-We golfed, played catch and went to place nearby that has go-karts and a batting range. Liam hit baseballs and drove a kart. Noelle and I shared the same go-kart and beat Caitlin, Aunt Roseanna and Liam to the finish line. Caitlin has got to be the prettiest go-kart driver ever!!

-We stopped at Fof3’s bro-in-law’s (BILofFof3) new house in the Poconos. It was great. He bbq’ed and we had fun at at nearby place called Stillwater Lake. Nice to get away.

-The humidity is back on LI starting today. Big games for Liam and his friends this week.

-Mets and Yanks won.

-Missed some good reality tv, but we did get to see Celebrity Fitness on VH1. Jackee, Willie Aames, a plus size model, Gary Busey and Wendy from Snapple. fl-Good show.

-How do we feel about the new look? Caitlin, let me know.

-Please let me know how the weekend was for all of you. Lizlee, hoping your computer, elecrtic problems are all ok.

-ok, that’s it on this Monday… Fof3..OUT!!!

Thursday.

Hi gang.

-Fof3 needs some help with Reality TV that I've missed lately.

-INXS...wha' happnd?

-Hilton? Who is gone?

-Surreal Life...what have I missed?

-Liam...bigtime baseball. Lost 1-0 on Tuesday. Yesterday, we won 11-6. <---Great job, boys. They are all gentlemen.

-Noelle and Liam were all over Fof3 in the pool yest. We had lots of fun. They love to be dunked.

-Caitlin spent the day with her friends. I missed her.

-Speaking of Caitlin, she is considering switching rooms with Liam which would mean she rooms with Noelle and Liam gets the small room. <---This is a good thing.

-Mets won. Yanks won.

--Heatwave in NY. What's it doing in Ohio? Florida? Brooklyn?

-Thanks for your help in advance regarding the Reality TV I've missed. Fof3...OUT!!

Wednesday

-Not much going on here...typical Wednesday... be back tomorrow.

90+ in NYC

HOT! No, that's not a compliment to anyone out there... (ok, maybe a few of you)... it is H.O.T.

-Too hot for baseball?!? <--Maybe, just maybe. Liam has a game tonight.. lots of water, plemty of shade and perhaps no catcher's position. The equipment is too heavy ...we'll see what President-Elect 5cfam thinks.

-What a great weekend for Fof3 and family. Saturday was a day of hair salon's, nail polish places and last minute wedding-eve-cousin-out on the island-stockings-tie-dry cleaner-arama.

-The wedding was glorious. It was held in a huge hotel-resort-catering hall on Eastern Long Island. It was also a Catholic/Jewish wedding complete with the groom stomping on a galss, the Italian bride's fther wearing a yarmulke and the bride blessing herself while being hoisted to the ceiling on a chair...Jewish wedding style.

-Rick Mango was the entertainer and while many people don't recognize his name, he is a bandmember of Jay Black. <--Yes, Rick is one of the Americans. Also there was an original member of the Drifters and a member of Johnny Maestro and The Brooklyn Bridge. It was like a concert. I was thoroughly entertained.

-We had breakfast with both families the day after and then beached it yesterday. Then the family stopped at Peter's Clam Bar and ate chicken!! <---And it was pretty good.... for a seafood place.

-Then it was home for a visit with the Nealons. Fof3 got caught up on his lovely little friend, Brianna. She is doing fine. (Some might remember that she is the little angel afflicted with Rhett's Syndrome who took a liking to me...and I to her.)

-Anyhooo... thanks for reading... let me know how your weekend was... I'm going to get another air conditioner!! Fof3.... l8ter!!!

TGIF!!

-Again...another Friday.

-Big game for Liam's team tonight.

-Mets won. Yanks won.

-Anyone out ther besides Fof3 and Mof3 watching "Who Wants to Be A Hilton"?

-Trinity is now the official Fof3 Blogitation Movie Critic. She will critique Charlie and the Choc-A-Wonka-Factor-Depp-ory Movie. <---No one but Fof3 and Mof3 saw "Rebound?, huh?

-My kids have no interest in seeing Herbie. <---The original was a BIGGIE when I was a kid. <---That's a box-office poison thing to say to a kid.

-Fof3 saw friend, 5cfam for a few minutes last night and the kids were all happy to be together. <---Next time, the Fof3 Dome with Fof3 BBQ'ing. (for more than 6 minutes. It wasn't fair of me to bring them over, let them get started and then split. Sorry all you kids.)

-Big family wedding-shindiggery this weekend out on Long Island. I'll be back on Tuesday... so until then.... keep cool and fill me in on what's up. Fof3.... DOOR SLAM!

What A Great Birthday!

Wow. Thanks for the bday wishes. Fof3 received a wonderful gift yesterday from the kids. They apparently spent the rainy part of yesterday making me a scrapbook. It was full of pictures of the kids at all ages...other ones of me and Mof3 as teens and still more of various Fof3 kin. It was great. The handmade gifts are actually much nicer to get than the store-bought ones. Remeber hearing that as a kid and thinking it was baloney??

My niece Suzanne gave mae a beautiful handmade card... she loves butterflies. <---Thank you, Suzy.

-Liam has a game tomorrow.

-Trinity thinks Fantastic Four might be a little much for my kids. Thanks for the advice. <---They are prone to nightmares, you know.

-Lizlee..my bday wish: To lose the gut, gain the hair and keep the kids at this age forever.

-Prince of Malibu? Have not seen it... sounds too bad to be true.

-I love Hell's Kitchen. I'm willing to keep watching INXS show for a while. Since I miss American Idol so much, INXS is a good thing at the right time.

-Anyhooo..Fof3 needs to do some work here...no, really, I do... Fof3... GONZO.

Fof3's B-Day

yes it is. Go ahead, sing for me. I am one year older. Grrrr.

Tuesday 7/12/05

-Tomorrow... 7/13. Fof3 turns 41. Ouch.

-First game of Summer ball tonight. Malverne vs. Manhasset.

-Liam wants to rush home from the game to watch the Major League aLl Star game. I like that, too.

-Caitlin is in charge of refreshments for tonight's game. <---Nearly 90 degrees at game time. Lots o' ice, C.

-??? ...where are you?

-Yankees didn't lose last night. (Didn't play.)

-Mof3 still going to the gym despite the heat wave. <---Good for you.

-Todd...nice job on your film.. Jeff, you too.

-Ohio weather...what's it like these days? How about Florida, Suzy?

-Lizlee...hello. Hey, Peg.

-5cfam...see ya tonight.

-Hell's Kitchen... poor Jimmy...took way too much abuse. Anyone see the INXS show? Conflict with Hell' Kitchen made me miss who got eliminated... help please.

Trying to stay cool in NY... Fof3... Ciao for now.

Monday.

A summer Monday. A hot one. Gonna be 90's in NY.

-Fof3 hoping wberyone had a great weekend. I know I did. Despite being in 2 different malls on Saturday. 2. Malls. Same day. We have a family wedding coming up and so everyone needs a new dress. Not Liam. or me. But Fof3 should know by now that it doesn't end there. Nu uh. Stockings, shoes, handbags, hair accesories... it goes on forever.

-Liam did get to climb a rock wall at the mall though. He did very well. Noelle is just a bit too short. Caitlin wasn't around when we found this fun treat. She will try it next time.

-Fof3 started the weekend with a trip to Blockbuster. Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. They loved it.

-Liam's newest baseball league starts tomorrow. First game 16pm. Practice yesterday went great. Good bunch of kids. Great bunch, really.

-I told the boys that I loved The Mets, M&M's with peanuts, The Honeymooners and Teamwork. I stressed teamwork. and the M&M's. We'll see if they remember.

Anyhooo... it's a busy day for Fof3... so pleaqse, help me out by letting me know how your weekend was. It's always nice to hear from my friends.

Fof3...Adios!

Rainy Friday...

--Ugh. Rain. Could be worse....could be the actual hurricane. Thank God.

-Took the Fam to see a surprisingly good movie last night... Rebound. Martin Lawrence is really not one of my faves, but the film was quite good...especially for families.

-Liam's Summer ball league starts soon and his manager (Fof3) is getting nervous about not yet getting the names of the kids on the team.

-Noelle is getting tall. I noticed it this morning. She is a little wispy thing, but this am I was surprised to see her looking so much taller.

-Caitlin is a beauty queen. Inside and out.

-Mof3 is one, too.

-Not much else to report one... oh, Fof3 has a B-day on Wednesday...the 13th.

-Hoping you all have a great weekend. Fof3...see ya Monday!

5th of July

-Happy 5th of July.

-First, Fof3 is hoping and praying there were no lost fingers, sparkler-burn accidents or heads of hair caught on fire during the festivities.

-Second, I hope you had as good a weekend as I did.

-Beach, Mets game, (they lost, but we had fun anyway)... and family visits.

-Oh yeah, and a different restaurant every night. <---Mof3, I hope you're enjoying yourself!

-Noelle loved her first baseball game. She and her friend Laura had fun walking around our section putting all the seats up... and then down again. Our section was reserved for people from Malverne and only a fraction showed up, so the kids had free reign. Liam had a great time with his cuz, James and Caitlin had friends and cousins to hang with.

-Sunday night we happened upon a fireworks show by accident and it was perfect. <---Complete with patriotic music.

-Now it's back to work. But it's July. <---Time to realx a little for us in this business. August, we actually sleep at work.

-Fof3 wants to hear about all of your holidays... so go ahead, leave it here. What about you Todd? 5cfam? Jeff? Ken? ???,? How was yours Lizlee? Trinity and Loelsh? Motherof2boys? Faith (Suzy) ? Peggy, tell us how your w/e was.

-Fof3...saying L8ter!!

Happy 4th of July!!

Fof3 hopes you all have a great 4th weekend. Leave your plans and any fun stiroes right here for all of us to read about.

Eat lots of burgers and dogs... L8ter!!