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Eddy’s Confirmation

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To nobody’s surprise the actual preparation for Eddy’s Confirmation was extremely easy. All that was required was pressing some shirts, so that he would have a choice in what shirt he wanted to wear, and that was all there was to it. He wore one of my ties. He originally wanted to wear khaki pants, but I was fairly quick to dismiss that, and we were all prepared. Eddy looked pretty sharp. Eddy’s Confirmation was held at St. Paul’s Parish and Eddy’s Uncle Andrew was his sponsor.

Becky had to miss Eddy’s Confirmation, because she was running a marathon in Philadelphia. There is actually a fairly amusing story about car keys and Andrew leaving Pittsburgh, but I am not going to tell that story here. Eddy took the name “Anthony” who is the patron saint of, among other things, lost articles, which is sort of ironic considering the story I am not going to relate here.

Just as we did for Patty’s Confirmation we all went to another room, but instead of having cake and fruit punch they had cookies and cheese cubes. We were all very hungry, so instead of staying for that we just made sure to take a picture of Eddy with the bishop. The bishop of course is the same one who proceeded over Patty’s Confirmation. We all went out to eat and that was a very welcomed end to Eddy’s Confirmation.

Patty’s Confirmation

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I really do not know what happened here. This event actually occurred earlier this year. I honestly thought that the pictures and the event were already recorded on this website, and it became painfully obvious of my oversight when Eddy’s confirmation was taking place and I could not find anything. There was quite a bit of panic at first, because the pictures could not be found. The pictures have been found and I will do my best to recollect Patty’s Confirmation at St. Paul’s Parish.

It took weeks to find a dress and shoes for Patty’s Confirmation. It was very trying, as Patty had very high standards for what she would accept. Her Aunt Becky, and her sponsor, was a life saver in this respect as she took her out and found her the dress and the shoes for the Confirmation. She looked very pretty in her dress and shoes with heels. Patty took the confirmation name “Felicity” after Saint Felicity who is the patron saint of Mother’s. She took that name, because it is the same as her Grandmother’s.

When the Confirmation had concluded we had fruit punch and cake in the basement of St. Paul’s. That was good and then Becky insisted we all go out to dinner together. It was a very good end to a day of celebrating Patty’s Confirmation.

Dead Man Walking

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I remember posting something about how when Eddy and Patty were in the play last year, at St. Paul’s, that I thought for sure that Patty would attempt to do some acting this year at Archbishop Hoban High School. As it turns out, she is involved in the play, but not in the way I expected. She is playing the violin in the orchestra. The play is “Dead Man Walking” and she is playing in the orchestra on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

Halloween 2011

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Patty and Eddy did not go trick or treating in the same area this year, but of course that is what happens when the kids get older and they want to go with their friends and they do not necessarily need to depend on you driving them to their trick or treat destination. Eddy went with his friend to Stow and Patty stayed with her friends in Akron. It did not snow this year, despite the fact that the temperatures have been dropping into the freezing range for the last couple days, but it did rain. Lucky for them neither one of them was caught in the rain.

I left out the hoodie Eddy was wearing and the coat that Patty was wearing for the pictures, but as always in Ohio, you have to dress in layers. There are only a few more pictures to be seen and as usual you can find those on the pictures page. I do not know how many years they have left to go trick or treating. I suppose when their friends stop they will as well.

Patty’s New Bike

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We have had a real issue with bikes here in Akron. Patty has had several bikes since we moved here. The first was a bike she brought here from the apartments and it was stolen. The kids each received a bike lock, and they got to set their own number combination, and another bike was bought at the Akron bike auction. That bike was stolen as well. The third bike fell apart, because it was cheap and used to begin with and the fourth bike had the rear derailleur bent in by some type of force when it was chained up outside the Firestone library. Derailleurs can be replaced, but the bike was a cheap Wal-Mart bike, so it was hardly worth it. That brings us to today’s bike.

Searching for a used bike has proven to be rather difficult. Whether this is a problem unique to Akron or not there seem to be a great many resellers in the area who buy used bikes, that would have suited Patty just fine, and then attempt to sell them for at least twice what they paid. Determined to find a bike the search continued until this bike popped up. This perfect bike. Patty has gotten very serious about riding a bike. It is not uncommon for her to travel upwards of 20 miles on a trip. She really needed a good bike that would let her go that far, and possibly further.

The bike was being sold by a couple who had purchased road bikes. Someday if Patty gets serious about bike riding for physical fitness perhaps she will want a road bike, but for now a hybrid is the best option. It is a comfortable bike and fits her perfectly with plenty of room if she happens to grow a few more inches. The thinner tires are perfect for the road and the Towpath. Bike season is sadly coming to a close here in North East Ohio and it will soon be snowing, but Patty did get to ride the bike for a week before the weather started to turn. Maybe there will be one more weekend with decent weather.

Into the Woods

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Patty and Eddy were in a play at St. Paul’s. The play was on March 18th. They spent months going to rehearsals and practicing for their parts. The play was “Into the Woods”. This was the first time that either of them have been in a play, so they got small parts, which is to say neither of them actually had a line in the play. Patty was not necessarily happy with that, but she understood that the way the school assigned parts was based on experience. Maybe this year Eddy will get a better part at St. Paul and Patty will get a part in a high school production. We will have to see.

They both ended up being woods people. They both had to wear make up. Patty was personally in charge of bringing their make up to the play so that they could both apply it before the show. The show ran for three nights and this was the Friday show. Their mother attended the Saturday night performance and their Great Grandmother went to the final showing on Sunday. Their part was basically walking up and down the isle to the stage and then back off set again with several other children. I took the picture of them during the intermission. They had a lot of fun doing it and I hope to see more plays with them in it.

Patty’s 8th Grade Graduation

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It has certainly been an eventful last two years. Patty got out of public schools and was very fotunate to get the opportunity to attend St. Paul’s for the last two years. On Thursday, June 2nd we all gathered around to watch her class graduate from the 8th grade. It was her Great Grandmother, myself, Eddy, and Kristy. It was held in the church at St. Paul’s, so there were prayers and readings from the bible. It is very important for everyone to be there on days like this, because it is their day.

It was a great graduation. Several of the 8th grade class who have been attending St. Paul’s since the first grade got to speak during the graduation. They related how they had not only spent the last several years with the same students, but also with the same teachers. It was very interesting to hear from some of the 8th graders who had spent nearly their entire lives at this school getting to stand up and say a few words at the graduation.

The 8th grade class all sang a song at one point. I do not know what the song was, but I enjoyed it all the same. They also recieved awards for things that they had accomplished. They have a tradition of handing out roses at one point during the graduation. The students all go around the church and hug their parents, the priests, teachers, and other students and hand them roses. It was really nice.

The graduation came to a close and everyone was out in the lobby. There was a lot of commotion. There was a reception after the graduation with a slideshow of all the pictures they have taken throughout the years. There was cake and punch. There was not a whole lot of reason to stay, because it was really the last time for a lot of the students to say good bye to each other.

We all left Patty at the reception. She was not at the table anyway. She was far too busy running around goofing off with all the kids. They were supposed to have a dance at some point. The kids are all pretty much going their separate ways now. There are a few options in Catholic high schools in the area, and some of the students are going to be going to public schools in the city that they live.