Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving
Uncle Jim Courtney used to love telling the story of when he arrived in this country he was taken off the boat and put in a big hall. All that were seated were given a big meal of turkey, potatoes and veggies. He was quite amazed and thrilled at the greeting he got in this new country. He wondered if they did this for everyone.
It was Thanksgiving!!!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Rock, Paper, Scissors, Haley!
Here's a great photo of Haley as a rock with her friends, paper and scissors. They won the Hanover Middle School Halloween Costume Contest. Congrats Haley! What a clever costume!
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Story
So Nana tells me this story the other day. They decided to leave in October to go to America mainly because Dad couldn't find work. Mom told him that she would go to England if he wanted, and his response was "We're not going there, it's a Godless country!" Boy that didn't sound like him at all.
Three days before they got married Dad gets a job with Ford in Cork. Mom and Dad had a decision to make, and seriously considered staying in Ireland. Apparently Uncle Jim and Auntie Madge had already paid for the boat over to the states, and rented an apartment for them for four months. Dad said he couldn't break his word to Uncle Jim, so they went ahead with the trip. Can you imagine what what our lives would have been like in Ireland? I think Donal might have been a professional golfer, or at least talked his way into playing with professionals. I of course, would have been a star hurling player (for the Barrs and Cork of course)! Well, maybe not, but it certainly would have been different.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
DID YOU KNOW?
Haley Denis won the costume contest at her school for being the Rock with the Paper and Scissors.
John Cahill won his contest for being a Rubik cube.
There is a rumor Tom Brady was trick or treating in Hanover. Any pictures?
John Cahill won his contest for being a Rubik cube.
There is a rumor Tom Brady was trick or treating in Hanover. Any pictures?
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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