on our third day in florida, we laid pretty low. we skipped the beach and instead headed to the pool. i took exactly zero pictures at the pool. because of having to hold so many non-swimmers and such. then, hazel caught up on some MUCH needed sleep and we just lounged around the trailer park. […]
gramma schiavone
sunshiny florida trip. part 1.
ok. i’m skipping around. we actually just got back from this trip, so this isn’t belated. well, technically it is. but, by my dismal standards, it’s super early. some background. in october, my gramma died. (that post is here.) anyhoo. like with my gramps, a memorial service was planned for a later date, so that […]
gramma schiavone. (aka: peter gramma)
the night before last, my dad called to tell me that my gramma (kay) schiavone was not doing well. and that she may not make it through the night. she had even called her kids all in and said goodbye. i knew she wasn’t doing great. that she had gone in for a knee replacement […]
florida. part 1. st. pete.
sheesh. i had really hoped to post some stuff sooner. get ready for a barrage of blogging from me. first up: two fridays ago, we loaded up and headed to swampy florida. for christmas this past year, derek’s parents gave both of their kids (and respective grandchildren) some free accommodations in orlando, and some cash […]
the schiavones…
as previously mentioned, we went to florida last week, to spend a bit of time with my dad’s side of the family. the schiavones… a couple of months ago, my gramps passed away. the family wanted to wait until everyone could be there to have his service, so it was put off until after the […]
grampa schiavone (aka: peter grampa)
yesterday morning, i got a call from my dad in florida, telling me that my grampa had passed away. he’s been battling alzheimers and other medical problems in these last few years, and had been in the icu for the last couple of weeks after a heart attack. he never fully recovered. thankfully he was […]
Florida Pictures
Isaac liked to sit in Patty’s (my Gram’s dog) basket to watch tv:Chillin’ with Gramps:Playing with my Dad:Gramps and Grams at dinner:
Leavin’…. On a Jet Plane
…except I do know when I’ll be back again. Isaac and I are making the long journey to Florida tomorrow. We leave from Greensboro around 2:30ish, layover in Charlotte and then arrive in Tampa around 6:30ish. We come back on Tuesday. I’m not really sure how I think flying on a plane will go. Everything […]
Sunshine State
After school Friday, Derek and I made a spur of the moment decision to drive to St. Petersburg, Florida, to see my Dad’s side of the family. We made it there in 10 hours of drive time and spent the weekend and came back yesterday. (Hopefully, soon, I’ll get a biography entry ready for it.) […]