Spring is Hopping

We have been hopping around like bunny rabbits since the start of May!

Dad had an OK week this week. Not great just ok. He still has some of the nerve discomfort in his neck and it seems that he was not following the diuretic instructions right. He had an appointment today, he has lost too much weight we need to pack on some muscle pounds. He will hopefully, now that the meds are straight, not be as tired and will be able to stay awake to walk or maybe even go to the gym.

It looks like we are in this for the long hall. Unless something happens Dad's wait for a new heart will be a long one. He is lucky that he is healthy enough to remain on the LVAD. So they said live your life and go about your business.

Lilly and Kylie had a sleepover on Friday Night! We watched "Annie" and Lilly and I made Fudge for Kylie's birthday and Julie's Christening on Sunday.

We also went to a fundraiser at the Shrewsbury Highway Dept. 

Lilly and Kylie got to go on Dad's Firetruck

 

 Julie, Brendan, Kylie, Lilly and Annie pose for a quick photo on the truck!

The fundraiser was held to raise money to help build a playground at Parker Road Pre-School. The little boy who the playground is being dedicated to passed away and it was his dream to be a firefighter. One of the playpieces that will be in the new playground will be a play firetruck. Many of the town's Firefighter's, Paramedics, Police Officers and Highway Department employees came out and volunteered their time for the event.

Later that day I was able to go to a birthday party for my friends 4 year old twins! They were so cute

Lexi and Travis turned four and had a great party. My friend Stacey made an amazing Castle cake for Lexi and Spiderman cake for Travis. They were so cute no one wanted to cut them :) They got a lot of really nice gifts that I know they will have lots of fun playing with.


As I said it was a busy weekend:

This is Archbishop Michael Banach. He use to be "Fr. Banach" to our CYC group some 20 years ago. He was nice enough to say Mass at St. Anne's this week while he was visiting the area from Rome. Fr. Paul and I took a quick picture with him before running next door to the church for Julie's Christening. Luckily Fr. Paul was saying the mass! If he was late I was too :)

 

The Christening Dress that Julie is wearing is the same dress I wore on my Christening Day! Lilly, and Kylie wore it too. So all 4 Palumbo girls have worn this dress that was made by my Paternal Grandmother. We were very lucky to have two grandmothers who sewed so well!

 

This is Julie's "Christening Team" for lack of a better explanation. It's her Godmother/Aunt Krissy, Godfather/Cousin Nick, Mom, Kerry holding Julie with a beam of light on her head (That just signifies that she is gifted) and her Dad, Brendan. 

After the Ceremony we headed back to the house for a birthday party and christening celebration. Julie was as good as can be all day even with all the commotion she was great :) Kylie got to open all of her gifts and was pretty excited. She especially loved a little shopping cart/car that she could put her "babies" in and push them around the house.

 

Because the girls were not interested at all in the Bruins Stanley Cup Playoffs, Papa read them the three little pigs book. This was after I had read the day before the "real story" of the three little pigs 5 times. Lauren's Mom knew that they loved the three little pigs story so she bought them a book which is told from the wolf's perspective. They LOVED it! They made Sue (Lauren's Mom) Thank You notes complete with hand tracings :)

Oh an after the Bruins game...We WATCHED the three little pigs on TV. They are kind of obsessed with the story :)

Thanks to everyone who is still checking up on Dad and visiting, calling, texting or sending cards. Some days are worse than others and it's your unending support that helps all of us get through. 

Until Next Week,

Laurie