Noni and Jidoo

Memorial Day 2010

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Leah and Lily sleep over!!!

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Grandaughters creating bears!! having fun at Jidoo & Noni's

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New, news

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So, I don't know how to do this but I'll try. Just checking to see if everyone has given up on our blog.
We made it through another year with God's blessings though we had some tough times.
On to the GOoD times. Kare and Lauren gave birth to our 7 & 8th great-grandchildren in 2009.
Jenna began her freshman year at Western NE college in Springfield and Jesse returned for his junior year to Springfield College.
In October Jerid and Michelle told us the news that they will have their 3rd in June.
Our grandaughter Elisabeth married a wonderful man named Daniel in October, We are so happy for both of them. Beautiful memories from their wedding. Last month as they celebrated her birthday they called to tell us we will have another great-grandbaby in September.!!! That will make 10 GREAT-grandbabies for us. We wish were closer to each so we could spend more time playing, that's what old folfs like to do, be kids again.
I bought a new table for my quilting room (Rena and Lynnette's old bedroom)and find in very usefull. I continue to love quilting, although I'm not working on any big projects now. Chuck has been working on and in his workshop, organizing and making small "stuff", I love his "stuff"!!

Our Christmas 2008 Celebrations

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As you will see by the following, we enjoyed celebrating the Birth of our Lord and Saviour at several different venues. Unfortunately we failed to bring our camera to the first of these, which was at Charlie's & Amy's. You can take our word for it, we had a greatly enjoyable time with them and the kids! Also as you'll see, there was a very special surprise at one of our celebrations!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

At Emi's & Viv's

At Wally's & Rena's

At Mike's & Sally's

Oh, Wow! She said "Yes"!!!!!

At Noni's & Jidoo's

Breakfast at the Flyrite Inn!

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Our guests were hungry after the snowstorms!

Thanksgiving Day @ Noni's & Jidoo's

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Leaf day 2008

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On Saturday,Oct. 25,Rena & Jenna, Charlie, Amy,Cal,James,Leah,& Lily, and Scott came to help Noni & Jidoo with their annual backyard fall cleanup. The work was accompanied by fun, and we had a great beef stew created by Noni. The help we got was fantastic. Thank You All!

Cape Cod Getaway

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It's that time.

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Don't forget to vote on Nov. 4.

The best driver in our household?

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Our Friends Ron & Mary & us at Balance Rock.

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Noni's Ingenuity!

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Noni figured out a better place to work on her larger quilts by putting two tables together under the backyard canopy. She braved ants, mosquitos, spiders, and even a snake to accomplish her goal! That's right! Even a snake!!!

Cal's Day With Noni & Jidoo

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On Wednesday evening, Aug.13, Cal came to sleep over and have his day Thursday with Noni and Jidoo.

Wednesday evening, we played mini-golf at Jilly's. As you can see, Cal won!

(I forgot to take pics of us playing, DUH!)

We also had some Jilly's Ice Cream!

Thursday Morning, we had Breakfast

at Joanne's Luncheonette!

Cal was hungry!

We had a nice view of Stockbridge Bowl from a Lenox Mountain Overlook!

We enjoyed a tour of Berkshire Botanical Gardens,

formerly Berkshire Garden Center.

At the end of the day, Aunt Lauria got to meet her

Great Nephew & Great-great Nephews and nieces.

Our Mini Vacation

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Since Noni so enjoys the beach and seashore, and since we hadn't been in a few years, Jidoo's 47th anniversary gift to Noni was a trip to Hampton Beach, NH on August 4th & 5th. We had a great time. Monday was hot and sunny. Tuesday was cloudy and breezy, but we still enjoyed the day.

LOVEly Lady!

Cute Couple?

Always The Bubble Lady

Noni picked wild rose petals by the sea

Jidoo Photographed splashing waves

We got to see a flock of Cormorants

And The Lord blessed us with this beautiful rainbow!

Thank you, Noni, for 47+ years of love!

Full Stringer

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Charlie, Cal, & Jidoo went fishing on Saturday. This is the result:

The Spaides visit the Berkshires!

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Richard, Kathy, & Kaytlin Spaide, from Bucyrus, Ohio, and Ron & Mary Spaide from Plainville, MA visited with Noni & Jidoo, and took a brief tour of our Beautifil Berkshires.We all had a very enjoyable time.

Beauties, no beasts

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Noni & Lynette Warren took Leah and Abby to see Beauty and The Beast at Mac Haydn Theatre.

Here are some pix noni took of the day.

July 4th

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Some scenes from our Independence Day Outing!

HAPPY 232nd BIRTHDAY
USA

OK, James, Here's one for you!

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Watch out, Jeter! Here comes James!

Fun at Fenway!

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Jidoo Gets A New Job!

Fun In The Schoolyard!

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On June 25th, we had Charlie's (& Amy,s) angels for the evening.

Noni's Flower Garden

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As you can see, Noni has a nice "green thumb"!

Father's Day at Noni's & Jidoo's Back Yard

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We had a beautiful day to celebrate Father's Day in the yard.
It was this season's first real use of the pool, and everyone enjoyed it!

The three dads!

Enjoying Eats Enjoying The Pool

Hal's New House

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Hal (our son) closed on his new house in Springfield last week.
Below are some views of his very nice new home. He will move in later this month!
We congratulate him.

Leah's Quilt

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Thursday night Charlie, Amy, & Kids came to have supper with us and Noni took the opportunity to present to Leah the quilt that she made for her. As you can see from the pictures, Leah Loved it.

Our Talented Son!

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A few shots in our back yard.

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This year's Robin Story

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On or about April 25, we spotted a Robin picking up twigs in our back yard and taking them toward the front of the house. Checking it out, we saw she was building a nest in a tree just outside our living room window.

This picture was taken through that window on May 1.

No wrinkles

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The following conversation took place between Noni & 5 year old Leah as Leah was combing Noni's hair.

Noni: "There, now you look like me."

Leah: (Looking intently at Noni), "I don't have white hair."

Noni: "But I have blue eyes and you have blue eyes."

Leah Listens as she gazes into Noni's face.

Noni: "I have a nose and you have a nose."

Leah continues silently perusing Noni's facial features.

Noni: "I have teeth and you have teeth."

Leah: Finally speaks "But I don't have wrinkles!"

Jidoo is 70!

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Happy Birthday to Jidoo! He celebrated his 70th birthday yesterday. He now gets his fishing and hunting license FREE!

His 6 childeren took him to Cafe Lebanon in Springfield. The food was good. Almost as good as Noni's Lebanese food! Here are a couple of pictures from the night:

Did you know that Jidoo was born on Ella Fitzgerald's Birthday?

What time is it in Japan?

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Hey, everybody,
Since The Red Sox are no longer in Japan, most of us no longer have any interest in what time is it there. Therefore, I have removed the Japan Time Clock from this blog!

Jidoo Earns His Master's

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Master of Cardiac Rehabilitation!

Clik on diploma to see my qualifications! ;)

The Najimy Kids visit Oak Valley Farm!

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2 Kids!!!

A Hungry Squirrel

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I'll just take a little. The Boids'll nevah miss it!

Our tired Moxie

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Test

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Just testing something. If it works, you will know from now on which of us posted each post.

Our hungry Moxie

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My dish is empty, so I'll help myself!

Noni & Mary at Oak Valley Farm

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Bee nice, Honey!

Nice GOATee, ya got there

Excited!

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Jidoo celebrating Amy's birthday:

Snow fun! 12/31/07

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Even the Snowman is a Pats Fan!

Noni starts snowman

Who says I can't?

Family Christmas on 12/29/07

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Christmas at Rena's

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Noni & Jidoo Through The Decades!

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Click on Pic for better view!
Comments???

Leah's Special Day with Noni & Jidoo!

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We had a special day with Leah. We visited the Christmas tree at Park Square, saw the decorations at Crowne Plaza, & had hot chocolate at Juice & Java. But the highlight of the day was Leah and Noni going to the Colonial Theatre to see the

Albany-Berkshire Ballet production of the Nutcracker. Leah loved it!

Our Day with The Joneses!

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We travelled to Oakdale on Dec. 14 to celebrate Lauren's birthday. It was a great time with family, and we took the opportunity to deliver some Christmas gifts.

Cal's Hockey Game - 12/15/07

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Cookie Day With Noni 12/12/07

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MMM Good Lebanese cookies.

James' Day with Noni & Jidoo

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On Dec. 8, 2007, Noni, Jidoo, & James had a special day together. We went to the Berkshire Scenic Railroad. James liked the trains, but opted not to ride.

Then we had lunch at Joe's Diner in Lee, after which we went to the Berkshire Museum, where James dug for dinasaur relics, visited the aquariums, watched the model train, and saw the festival of trees. We ended our time together cutting our Christmas tree at the Glendons! Thank You, Marty & Cindy!

Moxie

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Let sleeping dogs lie!!!

Guess who? Guess the year.

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Laughter is great medicine

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Happy Thanksgiving at Noni & Jidoo's

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On this thanksgiving day, as we do every day of every year, we thank our precious Lord for each one of our children, sons & daughters-in-law, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Know that we appreciate and are very proud of every one of you. We are blest with a most terrific and wonderful family. God bless each of you as He has blessed us!

For best results, clik on the above picture to enlarge it!

James & Leahs BD party - 11/17/07

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King James & Princess Leah

Dancing Princess. /\

A Repast

For A King!

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Sunset photo on TV

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I shot this photo from rt. 8a in Windsor on our way home from James' & Leah's birthday party Sunday afternoon, and it was featured on the weather segment of the Sunday nite 11 o'clock news on Channel 13, WNYT.

Leaf Day

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Last Saturday Hal, Amy, Charlie, Cal, James, Leah, and Lily came over to help with yard work. Mostly we raked leaves and then jumped in the piles.

Birth Announcement!

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1st Born! 5/29/07

3 To Go!

We are the grandparents of a Bouncing Baby Robin!

What a surprise. It wasn't expected until June 10th.

Maybe I'll get my ladder back sooner than expected?!

We're expecting!

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One day last week, I left my ladder out by the cellar door under our back porch! And then .......

We're expecting!

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A few days later, there appeared a Robin's nest on the top step!

We're expecting!

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First we thought it was twins.......

We're expecting!

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But it's Quads!

We're expecting!

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Keep'em warm, Mama!

Happy Mom's Day

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We celebrated Mother's Day in our back yard.

Remember the Apple Tree?
Lynnette, James, & Leah were there!
Cal, Leah, & Noni played Connect Four!

It was a beautiful Day in more ways than one!

Nashville Vacation

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Noni & Jidoo took a needed vacation from home at the end of April. We flew to Nashville where we had an enjoyable week with Uncle Butch & Aunt Reiko. It was great spending time with them.
We went to the Grand Ol' Opry, which that day was held at the Ryman Auditorium, as the Dove Awards were being presented at the Opry House. The Ryman is were the Opry originated. We also visited several other attractions, including the Country Music Hall of Fame, The Grand Old Opry Museum, Cooter's Dukes of Hazard Museum, and we saw a Tribute to The King, starring Elvis impersonater John Beardsley. He was really good. If you get to Nashville, don't miss him! We took a dinner cruise on the Cumberland River aboard the General Jackson. Pretty good buffet, and very good live entertainment. During the week, we got to visit my childhood friends, Frank and Nash Sirignano, who live a couple hundred miles from Nashville, and whom I haven't seen in over 50 years. It was fun renewing old memories with them, and meeting their wives.
The highlight was spending the last few days of our trip visiting our grandson Jerid, Michelle, and our beautiful great-granddaughter Makenna in South Carolina, then on to North Carolina to see our dear friends David & Christine Winnett. All in all, we had a great time, but it was great to get home! Our thanks to all of our hosts, and to Rena for taking us to Albany Airport and to Amy and the kids for picking us up and welcoming us home! Thanks to Hal for taking care of the house and Moxie! And Thank our precious Lord for everything, including our wonderful, loving family! Hope you enjoy the pics.

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Dinner at Demos's in downtown Nashville.

Don't miss it if you go to Music City!

Plan on a bit of a wait! It's that good!

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Impromtu singers at Opryland Hotel.

They were good.

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On the flat boat

in the Delta Atrium

at the Opryland Hotel!

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John Beardsly as Elvis.

Good Show!

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Jim Reeve's suit.

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Brenda Lee at the Grand Ol' Opry.

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Country comedian Tim Watson on board the Jackson!

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Butch, Reiko, and Cheri aboard the General Jackson.

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While we were in Nashville, we met the four Stooges.
Recognize the one on the far right?

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Reunion!

l to r:

Nellie, Nash, Chuck, Frank, Marian

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West End Park. Home of Red Sox "A" farm team, Greenville Drive. See the mini Green Monster in the background?

GO SOX!

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Teaching Jidoo to play! Hi, Folks, meet my Noni!

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David & Christine at home

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Our own private skycaps welcomed us home and brought our luggage to the car!

Jesse makes ink!

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Berkshire Eagle, Tuesday, April 10, 2007.

For those of you who don't know, this is our grandson.

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Spring Timber Day
On Saturday, April 7, 2007 our friend Ken cut 3 dead trees from our backyard.Our Grandson Scott as well as our Son Charlie and his wonderful family pitched in for the clean-up. What follows is a photo record of this day!
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Fence Down First.

Trees will follow!

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That's Ken in red cutting through

a tangled mess.

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Sharpening Dad's saw

after cutting through a nail.

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Group effort!

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Lunch Break!

(Lunch was a turkey dinner!)

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Charlie & Scott hard at work

on a pine that they cut down.

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The pine was last to

come down!

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Please hold me, Mommy.

I'm tired after all that raking, Mommy.

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Even Lily helped!

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James is ready for another load of brush!

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Good Job, Cal!

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Resting after a hard day's work!

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Noni is doing her latest quilting thing!

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Hi. This is us on July 14, 2001.