Happy Birthday, Steve!

I’m gearing up for what I consider to be my birthday stretch. There will be quiet a few birthday posts in the next few months. The first one on the docket is Steve’s—my youngest brother, who, by the way, is one of my FB friends who has yet to post a status or make a [...]

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Happy Birthday, Meghan!

Meghan turned 14 last Thursday, February 18th. I told her 14 was a big one for me. It meant I would turn 16 in two years. Anyone who can do simple math might be able to draw this same conclusion, but the two years held a huge significance in that I was inching my way [...]

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Happy Birthday, Roberta!

It’s my older sister’s birthday tomorrow. Anyone who has an older sister knows younger sisters love to torture their older sisters. I’m no exception. The torture I unleashed wasn’t life-threatening, but it was spectacular in the scene-making, hoping-to-embarrass-her sense. One of my favorite torture spectacles happened when she was twelve and I was ten. I [...]

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Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

My Grandpa is turning 99 years old tomorrow. I don’t think there’s enough cyberspace to tell all of my favorite stories about him. But I plan to share a few over the next several days, as an homage to his life. Today, however, as a preface, I’d like to share 99 things I love about [...]

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Happy Birthday, Joey O!

Guess whose birthday it is? That’s right—it’s Joey’s. And I’m sending him an extra dose or two of love because he’s having a VERY BAD day. Well, actually, he’s been having a very bad few days. It started on Saturday when a blizzard whipped through our state, dumping a foot of snow. On Sunday, the [...]

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Happy Birthday, Paul!

Here’s my brother Paul. He’s the one in the white hat (he rarely takes it off). It’s his birthday. Leave him alone. I think it’s fitting that my sweetest and kindest brother was born on “All Saints Day.” If my other brothers read this blog entry, which I can safely assume they won’t, they might [...]

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Happy Birthday, John!

This is my brother John. It’s his birthday so I thought I’d give him a shout out, hoping to balance the serenade he’s going to receive from our mother, who, without fail, will call him and sing “Happy Birthday” first thing this morning. It’s something she does with her kids on their birthdays—calls and sings [...]

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Happy Birthday Patrick!

Another day, another birthday. Today is my brother Patrick’s. Here he is: I don’t know what it is, but I only have pictures of my family drinking. Hmm? I have to look into that. But in the meantime, let me tell you a little something about Patrick—other than his age. I hear through the family [...]

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Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my mom’s birthday. Here’s a picture of she and Joe (he’s the one with the dazzling blue eyes) and the groomsmen from our wedding: She’s probably going to be a little upset with me for using this picture. I can hear her now: “Oh, Colleen, couldn’t you have found a different picture to [...]

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Happy Birthday Steve!

Today is my youngest brother’s birthday. Here’s a picture of he and his beautiful finance, Amy: Out of all my siblings birthdays (at least the four that came after mine), I actually remember Steve’s. It was a hot, summer day, and I had been playing outside. Wanting to cool off, I went inside for a [...]

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