2010 Comes to an End

So Jim wanted to know about writing to this blog. I finally remembered my login information so now I can write again. I am writing from my iPad. It was a gift for my birthday which has been useful for the whole family.

Here is a recap of 2010:
Jim has been training for marathons. He will be running the NYC marathon in November 2011. He has also applied to run up the Empire State Building again at the beginning of the year. He is still working at the hospital but is now working days which is a wonderful treat.

Jess is now a freshman in high school. She continues to ride her horses and still loves to read.

Nicole is at the Jr/Sr High Scho this year. She played field hockey and will play lacrosse in the spring for the town and school. She is still dancing and was picked as one of the youngest dancers to open the annual benefit show.

Molly is six months old now and is a bundle of crazy. She keeps us all on our toes and makes palying fun. She loves playing with her cousins and goes to school. She is our maltipoo:)

I am still at Jetblue and working on the Disney Moms Panel. I will be back full time starting January 1 answering questions about the Disney Vacation Club.

Our big trips this year included another voyage the Disney Wonder. This time we visited Key West which was a fun stop.

I will try to update this a little more frequently:)

Sweet Sixteen

I love March Madness! Attending the Final Four is on my bucket list because I love the craziness that insues as college teams vie for the National Championship! I am a big college basketball fan though I do not follow it as closely as I used to when I had no children.

Still it is the one thing Jim and I bet on every year. Every year, we complete our brackets and bet on what the prize is. I have only one once and I got a cool watch. Jim has won many prizes including many of his golf clubs.

This year however I have not followed my bracket. Why? Cause it got crushed. Temple lost and then the other big teams fell. I am not sure I have a team left.

I will still root and cheer for WVU because my friend's godson is on the team. I will still root for Cornell even though they beat Temple because I like the underdog.

I will still watch the Final Four and dream I get to see it in person because it is the greatest sporting event there is!

Oh to be 16!

The Great Cookie Debate

I grew up on cookies, pastries and all delicious sweet things that you can bake at home. It was what we did as a family and I remember laughing with my mom and sisters. It is a tradition I continue with my girls.

However, when we were not baking, my dad had us at the bakery. It was we did with my dad. My dad is known for his daily trips to the store which lasts for hours. Like me, I really think we cannot still at home as we get stir crazy!

The bakeries we would visit would be either Barry's or Piazza's. Both were Italian bakeries. We would always get a little Italian cookie when we visited the kind with jimmies (or sprinkles) on them along with other treats like donuts or a crumb cake. My father still visits Piazza's as Barry's moved about 30 miles from Levittown. The one thing the girls, especially Nicole, look forward to when they visit my parent's in the summer for camp is a daily trip to Piazza's. (To be fair to my dad, John the owner, has given Nicole icing lessons and cake decorating tips so it is educational:))

Now when I moved to Floral Park, my husband took me to Tulip Bakery, a German bakery. Tulip cookies are good but nothing beats the Italian cookies. Maybe it is because German cookies have more butter and I am not a fan of butter. Maybe it is the memories that Italian bakeries or making cookies at home. Or maybe it is the thought of being with my dad that keeps Italian cookies the ultimate winner in my book.

Pierogies

So it is Lent which means no eating meat on Fridays. While I follow this tradition throughout the year, I have been known to eat meat during non-Lenten Fridays-mainly when Chik-fil-a is an option.

One of my favorite foods to eat anytime of the year but especially during Lent is pierogies. These Polish ravolis are yummy and healthy when you do not fry them in butter! However, pierogies always remind me of my mom. We used to make these on Fridays when I was little. We would have so much fun rolling the dough and pinching them closed. We would only buy them from the Ukraine church down the road when we could not make them.

Now, while I have not made pierogies in a long time, I still eat them. I generally buy a national brand because no matter how good the others, are they are still not my moms!

I'm Back!!

So I am back! I start my next three month adventure with Disney's Moms Panel. While I had extra time not answering questions every week, I realized how much I love Disney and helping people enjoy my family's favorite vacation spot!

So if you have a question, click here!

A sip of soda

I love soda! Or I should say a sip of Jim's soda!

It is widely known that I rarely finish a drink unless it is Jim's. I love just a sip of his. It taste so much better than if it were my own.

I think I developed this "sip" from when I was little. A sip of my mom's ice tea was my favorite refresher in the summer.

Now any drink, non-alcholic, that Jim has, one sip is mine!