Cannot Wait for Sunday

Hi Everyone,

So looking forward to our Family Day tomorrow - let the snow come!
Judy and Co.

Everyone is growing up...

Ifurs is now as big as Jasmine, and the girls grow up a bit more every day!

Saturday evening, the Finnegans, Tim, and the 4 Livermores attended a performance of the Capital Steps.

Their website description is:"Music and political satire by The Capitol Steps, the Washington-based troupe of Congressional staffers turned songwriters. We put the MOCK in Democracy... The Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize the very people and places that employed them."

They truly are non-descriminatory as to party - Republicans and Democrats are equally satirized.

It was great evening, consisting of a great deal of laughter - especially during their final number "Lirty Dies" -
If you are interested in learning more or if you need a good laugh... check out their website: http://www.capsteps.com/

Love you all!

Monster Mash

Check out the little Monsters grooving to the Mash.
http://cms.oriental-trading.com/a/hBKxClAAdAtd7B7upZID3TGME.AdAtd7$N/movie?MOVIE_ID=3ed1b3

Whatsup!

I just wanted to say I had a blast at Kenyon. (see post below). My favorite part of the weekend was the faculty meet & greet. While Susan's professors sang her praises to Judy, I scored big at the complimentary buffet. With Judy's encouragement I did my level best to eat $49K worth of cheese, crackers, and desserts.

The weather was nippy. Actually, we froze, which was really humbling considering I was taunting Richard 3 days earlier when he took off for a road trip with George, driving from Phx to Rapid City. Turns out it was in the 70's all the way up to SD. Shirtsleeves. Go figure. They went to S.D. because George got a federal job with Bureau of Reclamation. I think its a dam good job. LOL.

Also - wanted to show you Kate's latest promotion. Get this kid an agent!

Weekend in Ohio

Hi Everyone,

This weekend we flew out to visit Susan.

We had a terrific time catching up, meeting Susan's friends, Professors, and most importantly getting to know her roommate/friend Kaitlin. Totally floored by their dorm room... in an older building on campus, huge with bay windows overlooking the Quad....not bad for being one of the last set to get housing!

We attended a choral concert, and a terrific play (Susan's friend STOLE the show), did some speed shopping in Columbus, and enjoyed the delicious campus fare.

Saturday evening we went out to dinner with Kaitlin and her family. We enjoyed getting to know one another and realized that we had a great deal in common: both Mom's are Occupational Therapists; her Mom and Dad both studied and worked in Boston; Kaitlyn's brother Justin in a Junior in H.S.; and both families LOVE dogs and animals.

Terrific weekend....

Ellen and Judy

Kenyon Weekend

Halloween Party

Thank you ALL!
What a terrific day!

For those of you who could not join us, it was a day of eating, playing, eating, decorating pumpkins, circus tricks, outdoor obstacle courses, eating again, and for a finale: A FABULOUS Halloween Costume Parade!!!!!!

Pomarole Flaherty Halloween Party 2009

I loved seeing the recent stuff on Pomarole-Flaherty! Here's a link to our post on closethedistance: Grey turns 1 Love to all...Ellen & Richard

DiPalma girls go to Lilja School!

Katie's back to school picture. There must be some accellerated growth process that happens in September, because she has grown up so much!

The traditional first day of school picture - with the family looking on. Love the headband.

Becca (correction - Rebecca the Kindergartener) lining up with her class on the first day of school. I think she is ready, don't you? The first day the kindergartners ride the bus is actually the 3rd day of school. Those huge backpacks make them look so small.

Katie getting off the bus the 1st day of school. Can you tell she had a great day?

Katie striking a pose with her crew at the bus stop.

The girls both LOVE school - with their favorite parts being riding the bus, recess, lunch (where they see eachother and high five every day) and specials. Learning is fun too. They both love their teachers and are making new friends. I feel so blessed.

Goddesses in Paradise

Goddess weekend in Los Cabos was absolutely paradise.

Living on the edge.

Me feeling rich, famous and fabulous.

Goddess on the go - traveling in style.

The Birthday Goddesses lead the way to our dinner on the beach.


Such a great view from the pool bar.

Anni making friends with the locals.

Thank you for a wonderful weekend

We want to thank everyone for such a wonderful weekend.

Hugs & Kisses...Richard, Ellen and Paws

happy august birthdays

Richard just told me it was Sue, Becca and Dave's birthdays this month. A big happy birthday from the Birthday Basset!

Close the distance

I posted a link on ClosetheDistance to some new photos from Whidbey Island.

Susan and Judy's Roadtrip

Hi Everyone,

Susan and I just completed a 1400 mile Roadtrip in 4 days.

Our final destination was Kenyon College in Gambier Ohio. Susan will be working there for 5 weeks as an RA for their Young Writers Program.

We took the opportunity to make it into a roadtrip and hit some fun stops along the way.

We left Tuesday evening and immediately went to The Dr. Seuss Memorial Sculpture Garden in Springfield MA. We really enjoyed the Yertle the Turtle and Max statues.

We proceeded to New Rochelle NY to spend the night at my friend Susie Silberberg's home. Susan was actually named after her! We enjoyed a wonderful evening with Susika, her daughters and wonderful Mom, Vera!

After a too brief visit we headed off Wed AM to Sleepy Hollow NY to the Headless Horseman's bridge - very cool!

Next stop: Bethel NY and the site of WOODSTOCK. It is the 40th Anniversary this year. Very cool museum and gorgeous grounds.

Our next stop was SUNY Binghamton. Advantageously, my sister in law Lee, niece Alena and DJ were driving up to see my nephew Max (a SUNY Senior) and start DJ's college tour! We had a great dinner, drank wine, had a good night's sleep and toured the beautiful campus the next morning.

Susan and I then headed for Niagra Falls and Toronto. Yes, we got very wet, but ended up happy and ensconced in the China Town section of Toronto Thursday evening.

Friday, we were lucky to be directed to the CN Tower. The tallest free standing building in the World. We then began our final leg to Ohio - but not before getting lost in Toronto.

Finally, we made it Gambier - and enjoyed a relaxing evening, with wine and movies.

Saturday we finished up with some shopping in Columbus, and I flew home.

Susan and I will meet up on August 5th at the Silberberg's again - this time to see HAIR on Broadway for her 19th birthday.

Great trip, and great memories.

Glacier National Park

Hi, Sean blogged about his trip to Glacier National Park at:
http://www.closethedistance.blogspot.com/

After looking at the pictures I SOOOO want to go there. Big thanks to Judy and Don for making this possible! He included a link to some of his pictures within the blog. There are other pictures on his picasa site too.

http://picasaweb.google.com/sean82tf/EastGlacier#

http://picasaweb.google.com/sean82tf/SkyDivingAtLostPrairie#

http://picasaweb.google.com/sean82tf/HorsebackRidingInGlacier#

Don and Judy's Island Vacation

Hi Everyone,

We had an amazing vacation.
The weather was PERFECT.
The flights were PERFECT.
The service was PERFECT.
The drinks were PERFECT.
The meals were PERFECT.
The beach was PERFECT.

We even soloed on a sailboat - and did not capsize!
Came home and the kids had done a great job in our absence....
LOVE YOU ALL,

Don and Judy

Family Dinner hosted by the Livermore's

Thanks to the Livermore family for hosting a dinner in honor of Aunt Ann and Uncle Walter. Here's a link to a few photos.

Family Dinner

Road Trip

From Roswell

http://closethedistance.blogspot.com/2009/06/road-trip.html

Becca lost her 1st tooth!

Becca on the phone with Auntie Dee Dee this evening, telling her about how she wiggled the tooth free.

DISNEY ROCKED!

This was the BEST VACATION EVER!!! I could go on and on. (clearly - these pics are edited down from the over 500 I took. And just wait till Anni & Dee send me theirs! I can't wait!) Pirate night. Clearly Dee missed the "Make a pirate face" direction.
DiPa family on vacation! That is our boat in the background.

Becca Boo and Dee on Dumbo,

Pirate Markie feasting on bread and water.

Looks like Pirate Vince hit the punch.

Soo tired.....on the way from the boat to the hotel.

A very happy unbirthday to you!

Happy hour on the ship. And Goofy joined us!

Dinner the last night on the ship.

We met soo many nice people, and princesses, and snuggly animals!

Celia looking pretty as ever.

Anni and Mark thought Nassau was "tiggerific!"

Princess Celia on the ship. A True Cinderella. I think bluebirds would actually follow her singing if we had been closer to shore.

Katie & I on the top of the ship on our last night.

Auntie DeeDee - in her full Bahama Glory. Thank You! It was the most amazing trip. Our heads are filled with lifelong memories, and our hearts are filled with love.

I'm an iphone-fan

I totally love it that Amanda has an iphone!!! I get pictures of ordinary events in my email. It's always a surprise and it always makes me smile. Here's two that I've gotten recently. Ani at the hair dresser showing off her new 'do' and Greyson taking an impromptu nap.

Hi Flaherty Family!

The Pomarole Family wants to wish you a MAGICAL Trip!
We LOVE you loads.
We want to hear ALL about the adventure and see ALL the pictures.

How about a family dinner when you get back so we can hear it all?

LOVE,
Pat, Mike, Ellen, Judy and Co.

Posing for the camera

BeccaBoo and Katie posing for the camera in Boston last weekend. Think they feel pretty?

Hooray! Amanda blogged :-)

Please visit ClosetheDistance when you have a chance to read about the trip to the beach. Hugs....Ellen

Kate's site is up and running

kateVphotography Sherm did the web design!

Livermore Family Update

Hi Everyone,

Lots happening at the Livermore Home.

First: Don's parents have both (sometimes simultaneously) experienced a number a medical problems over the past 4 months. Don's Mom (Taimi) has moved to a skilled nursing center here in Wilmington. Don's Dad ('Donald B.') has joined us at March Road. He will be living with us until construction on a new Asst Living (on the grounds of the nursing center that Taimi is living) is complete in mid July.

Second: DJ has moved into new digs downstairs - tripling his living space. He is now occupying 'the condo'.

Third: Don took an early retirement from GE. His last day was March 31st. He is NOT retired, just regrouping. He will be looking for something new in the coming months. But right now his fulltime job is helping with his parent's transition, and all that goes with it.

Fourth: Judy has a new job! I left my position at Woburn Nursing Center after a long run. I will be starting a new job in the next two weeks. I have a few weeks off. We will be spending a great deal of time in Lynn cleaning out Don's parent's home to prepare for sale.

Fifth: DJ got his learner's permit! Most importantly - his permit has a terrific picture!

Sixth: Not to leave out Susannah: She is finishing up the year, and heading home for about 6 weeks before heading back to work on campus for 5 weeks.

That is all the news that is fit to print!

The Livermores

3 Signs of Spring

The kids are ready for the start of baseball season, Hurricane Mark has blown through town,

and the kids are excited for the rain.