Category Archives: St. Paul

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.

Second Foot

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Eddy has yet another foot added to his foot necklace. This time the foot is blue, as you can no doubt tell by the picture, and I asked him why the first one was yellow and now he has a blue one. I knew it was not the school colors he was choosing from, and he said that he arbitrarily picked the first foot and the second and that there are many different colors to choose from.

It will be interesting to see what color is chosen next. Eddy getting about one foot every month or so, so at this rate it would not be entirely impossible for him to get one more before the end of 2011 and several more in 2012. I sort of wish that the sent the completed cards home. Might be neat to save them with photos.

Eddy’s Foot Necklace

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There is an early morning activity that students at St. Paul’s can participate in, where they walk laps around the gym. Showing up no sooner than 7 AM the gym is open and there is an adult waiting to supervise the students walking. The incentive for all this walking, for the students, is earning prizes and Eddy has earned his first prize. The foot in the picture is awarded when a student completely fills in all the feet on a card. The card has 20 feet to fill in on each side and it takes 5 laps in order to fill in one foot.

This program goes on all year, so there is no telling how many feet Eddy will end up with on his necklace by the end of the year. He has not missed a day yet, and usually sets his alarm and wakes up before I do. He has friends who have been in this program for years and they have many feet. We are all very proud of Eddy for waking up early and getting some exercise before school.

New School Year

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The new school year is upon us and the kids are excited and mostly tired. Eddy started 8th grade at St. Paul, which means that he will be going through Confirmation this year. He has already attended the first Confirmation function, which was a bowling outing in Cuyahoga Falls. He is looking to get involved in after school activities or sports this year. He has been riding his bike to school, which is really cool. It really is a big help only having to drive one kid to school, at least until the weather turns.

Patty started the new school year as a freshman at Archbishop Hoban High School. She has a new uniform. She has a great deal of homework. She is meeting a great many new people and entering into a much larger school than St. Paul. She is looking at joining clubs and after school activities. She has to sell some raffle tickets and get 10 hours of community service. It is a lot of work. She is learning all about time management.

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.