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!)

Hi there

wow. This project of mine has grown exponentially. I have been corresponding with members of the United Nations Volunteers division based in Sri Lanka, working with groups in Liberia and even Haiti.

My video idea to the 400 or so children of the local little league has turned into a bonafide humanitarian global extravaganza... and it feels good. It's contagious. I told you about the Philippines basketball youth team having no shoes. We are sending 20 pairs of sneakers. Sri Lankan school supplies and clothes. Baseball equipment to New Orleans' little league. There's more. The world is unfortunately full of people in need. Our fraction-of-a-drop-in-the-bucket of charity is hopefully only the start. My 400 kids will, God willing, grow up to be givers, not takers.... they will be kind-hearted, not selfish.... they will make friends not enemies and make the world a better place.

There is still much more of the world that I could use footage from. Let me know of you have any connections anywhere... all I need is a person with a camera, a group of kids (preferably a sports team) (could be karate, cheerleading, anything) and some smiles. I'd appreciate it.

Otherwise...all is well...you?