Dana Daily

This isn't my demolition project, for once, but it's pretty cool nonetheless. My parents have been at their address for 35 years, and they lived right next to a round house. Growing up there was an older couple who lived there, Mr. and Mrs. (Paul and Eleanor) Phillips, and we were in and out of their house for any number of reasons. The one thing that stands out to me was the blue plastic cookie jar with a white lid that they kept full of candy for us. It was on a counter and I would eye that jar until they offered a piece. I remember visiting in the winter and Mr. Phillips would be sitting a recliner in the back of the house. The chair was in the corner to the right of the fireplace. The tv was across from him along a short wall. There was a couch along the right hand wall with a couple crocheted blankets folded over the top. It was a real treat when one of them had to take you to another room in the house because it was laid out in a circle with the kitchen and a loft r...

Sal and I had a wonderful Sunday. And, I have pictures. Yay. Since we didn't get home until 1am from Cleveland, we slept in. That was the first exciting event of the day. I didn't wake up until 8:30. Then we scrambled to get ready so we could get a trip to Lowe's in before Mass at 12. Not only did we make it to Lowe's, but we went to Handel's as well. It's never too early for ice cream. We made it home in time to unload the car and then we headed off to church. Church seemed to be over really quickly, but maybe it's because I wasn't constantly shushing kids or trying to keep them still. When we got home I cut the grass with our new, shiny red push mower. Now, I could have taken the easy way out and gone the self-propelled route, but I just feel like I need the exercise and Sal didn't care either way. Because we don't have anywhere to throw bagged grass, we use the mulching option which works quite nicely. While I mow I dream up all ...

I'll preface this by saying I have no pictures to post. Sorry. Both Sarah and Emmy are playing soccer this Spring. Or, I should say, they play when the weather cooperates, which hasn't been very often. It's been a wet season. Emmy can't stay out of the goal. She's more interested in blocking goals than stealing the ball or pushing it down the field to her goal. Defense is the name of her game. Sarah on the other hand just likes to run around. She'll stay with the ball, but isn't aggressive enough to really fight for it. It looks like she's having fun though so that's a good thing. After the girls soccer games, Emmy's is from 10-11 and Sarah plays from 12:30-1:30, Sal and I rushed home to get ready for a night out at the Cleveland Orchestra. It was a late night and we were exhausted, but we had a great time.

Sal's first concert as the middle school band director was yesterday evening, and his kids did great. I'm not sure how he was feeling inside, but he looked calm and confident. They performed  Mustang Sally (my pick), On Broadway , and Living on a Prayer . The high school jazz choir and jazz bands (I and II) also performed, as well as the jazz band from East Liverpool High School. It was a fun night out.