Dan does the Twist

So at the wedding last Saturday Dan was trying to do the twist. See for yourself. LOL.

Ice Storm

Dan and I went to a wedding this past week in New Hampshire. We decided to make a vacation out of it and went to NYC to start. Well the weather was very bad and we fly up to Manchester airport right before they completely closed down due to weather. While we were in the hotel the power went out. Apparently the whole state declared an Emergency and they weren't the only one. For Pics from ABC News click here. Well while driving to Wilton, NH to visit Uncle Dave, Aunt Evie, Amber, Robin, and Holly, I felt like I was driving in The Chronicles of Narnia. Uncle Dave described the scene... "When I looked out the window I saw Holly and Amber walking outside and it looked like they were exploring an alien world." It was very crazy, power lines were all over the ground, even hanging from branches in the middle of the road. Trees had fallen and caused roads to be blocked and debris was everywhere. Plus everything was COVERED in ice. Strange. Here are some pics.

GGRO pic

Here is a pic from my last official day of the season at GGRO.....

GGRO

today was my last day at GGRO for the season and guess what, I am way too tired to even blog about it. I usually fall asleep at 830 pm, but i held out until 1030. Goodnight............

Deep Thoughts with Cat Shipman

So Dan and I were talking today about family. He made some very good points that I mean to implement. He asked my why my family likes one sibling over the other. Well, hmmmm. My only answer was it isn't really the way it seems. We all love each other very much, it just may be that we have a stronger "connection" with one sibling vs another.

I got to thinking about this subject and wondered, have I made a brutal mistake and said the unthinkable? "You are my favorite nephew..." After careful consideration the answer was, yes. I am the devil. This is so wrong. Because, frankly it isn't really fundamentally true. Sure I may have a good "bond" with Jimmy over, say, Zachery, but well that's because I was Jimmy's nanny and I haven't spend much time with Zach.

But let me make this very very clear. I love Zach so much my heart could burst. In fact, I love ALL of my nephews (and niece) equally. All of them have their own special personalities that I find very enduring. It is the best gift to have such great nephews in my life and see my brothers so full of love and joy. When, as boys will do, I get rejected for a hug it actually hurts my feelings so much because I have so much love.

So for those who read this blog and those who don't, PLEASE, do not feel I am ever playing "favorites", I get very wrapped up in the nephew I am with at the time and make mistakes. I am human, but know, that in my eyes, ALL of my nephews (and niece) are my FAVORITE! ;)