Snow This past winter it snowed early and it snowed often. It was punctuated with a massive ice storm in December and a wicked cold snap during Feb with temperatures between -25 and -40 for a significant portion of the month. All in all it was great for the kids to play in the yard and make snowmen, go sledding and play on the banks … Continue reading Winter 2013/2014 (Ice Storm 2013)
We welcomed Blizzard back to our house this Christmas and he was quite mischievous this year. Some of the antics he got into included: Redecorating our tree Eating some of our treats Making a mess in the bathroom while shaving Giving us magic beans, having us plant them in sugar, and having Candy Canes the next morning Hanging the candy canes on our chandelier Painting … Continue reading Blizzard 2013
In this year’s Family Christmas mass, Abby’s class performed at the mass singing 2 songs. All of the family attended and Abby sang her little heart out. Continue reading Abby’s Christmas Concert: Dec 10, 2013
The Day Before the Concert The day before the concert he found out that Mama and Papa could not make it because of bad weather. We found out the night before and when we told him, he became inconsolable because Mama and Papa have not missed a single concert of his or Abby’s yet and he didn’t care that it was bad weather. When nothing … Continue reading Aiden’s Christmas Concert: Dec 18, 2013
Before Mom and Dad went to North Carolina to visit Jason, they came to our house because we were going to take them to and from the airport for the trip. Before they left we took Mom out and celebrated her birthday. We went to Montana’s and had a family dinner. Aiden and Abby had some input in the decision because they like the menu … Continue reading Mom’s Birthday: Dec 7, 2013
This past December we said goodbye to our cat Molly, aged 15-17yrs. The reason for the discrepancy in the age was because when we got her from the shelter in 1999, the vet estimated that she was be between 1 and 3 yrs old. Melissa had got Molly when she moved into her first apartment in Peterborough because she had to leave behind her dogs. … Continue reading Molly: Dec 5, 2013
On November 13, 2013 Abby had her First Reconciliation. Prior to the Reconciliation, we helped her complete a workbook that covered forgiveness, family and love. Before the reconciliation, Abby was a little nervous that she might forget what she was supposed to say. Other than than, she was quite excited. Mama and Papa came up to celebrate it with Abby. Papa cut the second week … Continue reading Abby’s First Reconciliation: Nov 13, 2013
We had a scaled down Halloween this year because we had done a big Halloween party at Disney. For Halloween, Abby dressed up as Tinker Bell and Aiden dressed up as a pirate. Mama and Papa also came up, which they often do if it does not conflict with the start of Hunting Season. We walked a long way and through some rain that started … Continue reading Halloween: Oct 31, 2013
So, in August of last year I found out that I was allowed to request unpaid days off from work anytime throughout the year. Then a few days later, Melissa found out that she was granted two weekends off in October for holidays, which amounts to 3 weeks off from work. So, we talked and decided that since the ability to take Unpaid days may … Continue reading Walt Disney World 2013
We had one more birthday celebration at the end of August. Grandma, Grandpa, Mama & Papa came up for a visit at the end of August so we decided to celebrate everyone’s birthday that day with a few presents and nice dinner out at Montana’s. When we went to Montana’s, we brought a cake from the store that the restaurant could bring out at the … Continue reading Aiden, Abby and Grandpa’s Birthday: Aug 2013
The Cain Family 