Kitty

Benny gets some time to relax in the open air while V sleeps.  Chasing the cat is a very popular game for 2-year-olds, apparently. Ben's been spending most of his time under Mr. Mike's bed.  Poor kitty-cat.  :) 

Hope you had a good Sunday!

Movie Time

So, Big Bro and I have had some bonding time.  Since sending Dad off, we've gone to see two movies together.  Yes, this is our idea of "hanging out".  :)  We braved the theater to go see The Dark Knight Rises.  I liked it but for a couple of scenes...   Despite them, I thought it was a great ending to the Batman "legend".  The best part was seeing the previews beforehand - at least one preview: The Hobbit!  It only took three music notes for me to jump in my seat in the theater. 

Today we went to see The Amazing Spiderman.  I liked it a lot.  It did seem like a comedy, however,  after watching Batman.  :)  Unfortunately, one of the best scenes was in the preview in its entirety. 

Otherwise, I've not been doing much except for babysitting nephews and hanging out with friends.  I was going to get my license today, but I had a flat tire in the Focus on the way...  Yes, my driver's-license-acquiring is not progressing in my favor.  Oh, well.  I guess I just need more experience.  :)

Catching Up

I looked at the blog this morning and realized how much you must have missed of my month.  We saw Dad onto an airplane in Baltimore shortly after my last post.  We then spent some time with Fidelio and her energetic family.  (BTW, Becket Gamgee is SO cute!)  After that, we went to...

Mother Seton's Shrine

One of the rooms she taught in [Stone House]

The room where she died [white house]

The Basilica

Her Tomb

Mount St. Mary's Lourdes Shrine

Nativity Statue

And we also visited Gettysburg(!)  It was a breathtaking experience.  I couldn't believe how far you could see from Little Round Top and how far away the Seminary tower was (where Buford observed the battle).  It was awesome to follow up our Maine trip with a trip both to Fredericksburg (June) and Gettysburg. 

View from Little Round Top

Gen. Warren's statue at Little Round Top

Monument to the 20th Maine

The "end of the line"

Chamberlain's right flank

The ground on Little Round Top

This is the field where Buford's calvelry held off the Confederate Army until the arrival of the Union infantry

The Seminary tower (right, barely visible over the treetops)

Lee's Headquarters

Seminary Tower

Monument to the Tennessee Volunteers

Notice the Vultures flying over the Wheatfield

Lee's Statue

Little Round Top

Monument to the Irish Brigade

Monument to Fr. Corby, the priest/chaplain for the Irish

The Pennsylvania Monument

We had a great time and now we're enjoying the company of little ones...and going nuts.

"CHOO-CHOO!!!"

Happiness

Some of my dear friends are suffering from a bit of a cold.  So, I dug around to find something to cheer them up a little!  Here's a photo I took at Rock City when we took V and Becket to see some natural beauty.

No, I am not a great photographer - I was just using Fidelio's super-camera.

Pictures

Here are the CSTHEA graduation pictures after a lengthy delay and enjoy these pictures from Casa Maria, Rock City, the Seton graduation and the Seton dance!

CSTHEA hat toss

V glad its all done

Friends came to watch!

Becket with one of my Sisters

me with my soon-to-be sister

Uncle M. and Becket

V and Fidelio looking at rocks

Becket's got the "Sleepies"

Me shaking hands with Dr. Clark, President of Seton (with Johnette Benkovic)

Seton hat toss

O Happy Day!

O Happy Parents

Goofing off

My teacher and I (Sshh!  She's undercover...)

Dancing with 'my' Marine  (I LOVE that uniform!!) 

Thanks, Joba!

Prayer Request

Please pray for my aunt's inlaws who are both in the hospital: Carroll with liver and kidney failure and Doyle with a mild stroke/serious anxiety attack.  Carroll is not expected to live much longer.  Please pray for possible healing and a happy death.  Doyle should be getting out of the hospital soon, but is very distressed about his wife.  Thanks!

 I actually spent that morning watching youtube train videos with V, not Curious George.  Captain America is as good of a movie as I remember but definitely deserves the PG-13 rating in my opinion.  (Really scary in parts!)

TTT, finally.

In case you think that I have fallen off the face of the earth, I have.  Not literally, thankfully, but theoretically.  I'm in the heat again.  sure, it's not bad - but for one that likes Winter more than anything, going from 50 to 80 again does not make me happy. 

Big Bro was denied a flight school position - :( - but he gets to be an NFO - :) - which is a back-seater.  NFOs usually handle the aircraft weapons, navigation, radio, and intelligence factors in an airplane.  He won't be "flying" but he will the pilot's right-hand-man and the most qualified member of the crew.
So, I've missed TTT for, what, 2 weeks?  So, this one is a little weak, but its all I've got for now:

1.  I spent the morning watching Curious George with my nephew.

2. I have heard from the sisters: they say that they'll contact me "soon"...

3.  Captain America comes out today!!!