Nicole's Daughter starts Brownies (Debbie's Daughter)

Nicole wrote:
Hey Mike, It was so nice to hear from you. Thank you very much for forwarding the link to me. I think it is a great idea. Finally we can all keep in touch. Of course I remember you, lol. Mom is right you are a hard person to forget. Doesn't help that mom talks about you ALL time too. Not much is new with me. I am sure mom has told you that i now work at the same place she does, at a nursing home. I absolutly love my job. Those old folks really do get to my heart and it is a privlage to help them in their time of need. Kassidy is 7 years old going on 30 lol and in grade 2. she started brownies this year and loving it. She went to her first brownie camp last weekend. I thought she was giong to cry and not want me to leave but to my surprise my baby grabbed her stuff and said good bye as she ran into the cabin. I went car shopping this weekend. I am so confused as to what car I really like now. I do have a while to decide, lol I need to get rid of some debt first. Hopefully I can do it soon. In 2 weeks i am going to get some pitures done so hopefully i will have some great ones for you. Hope all is well with you and your family.
Nicole

Jeff, Tammy, Colin, Alysia Carpenter

Hey everyone Tammy Carpenter (Jeff's wife) was nice enought to start off the family picture entry and here is a picture of there family from last year on a family outing to a sugar bush. Tammy promised me to get a more updated picture, so then we can see how much they have changed in a year. Good luck in your move guys, did i tell you that i hate moving....

A Fathers passing... Tammy Carpenter writes

Hi All, This is Jeff and Tammy Carpenter. Just informing those that don't know about Bonnie Carpenter's dad (Ralph Stillwell) passing on Saturday, October 21st. Ralph was in his 85th year and was predeceased by his wife Arletta. Bonnie and Larry's email is larry.carpenter081@sympatico.ca for those who want to drop them a hello. We ourselves, are busy packing up our 24 acre farm to move to our 40' lot in town(yikes!) at the end of November. We are in the process of having some family photos done and will try to put them on before Christmas! It has been great reading the stories and what others are posting so keep it up!
10/27/2006 9:22 PM

Email address

Hi guys, if you could forward any pictures of yourself or your family to this email address i will get them on the blog for the rest of the family to see...... now come on do not be shy.. we all want to see what a good looking family you have... and also if you can send me any of your family's email addresses also i can keep them in the loop... Here is my address:

mparsons@patriotsource1.com

Contact with Alberta

Hey Jennifer good to hear from you, and thanks for stopping in, maybe you could send me your email address, Your mother's (does she know how to turn a computer on?) and your brothers... I know he has to have one to stay in touch with all his girlfriends. You and everyone can forward any email address to this address: mparsons@patriotsource1.com and i will make sure you stay on the list and get a message when the blog has been updated. Now Jennifer we need a picture of your family, what do you have on that computer of yours? I can not believe your 18 already.. seems like just yesterday you were spitting all over yourself, now when you turn 19 old enough to drink you can spit all over yourself again... funny how life works that way. Send me some pictures and up date us on what is happening with your family out there in Alberta... We all look forward to it.... Well thats it for now... your good looking Uncle Mike signing off... "No comment....

Jennifer (Denise's Daughter)

This*Love* said...
Hello Its Jennifer, Denise Shea's daughter in Alberta!Micheals Baby is adorable!!Congrats<3
10/27/2006 6:01 PM

Benjamin Michael Toms

Its friday, Debbie has forward to me some pictures of her new grandbaby, and i am going to post them here for all to see. Its funny when you look at these they make me think of how goofy looking babies can be, And yes i do include my own boys into that category. The picture in the middle is Nicoles daughter Kassidy, she is now 7 years old and you can see by the smile on her face how proud she must be of her new cousin. Now all i need is some more pictures to be sent to me from other family members and we can get this Blog moving. I am still waiting for pictures from Chad and Stacy's wedding, they should be up soon.
hope everyone has a great weekend.

We Buried our Mother Today

It has been almost 8 months since my mothers passing and the day finally came Sat Oct 14th @ 1pm to put her to rest. It was her wishes that she have a very simple service with immediate family present. It does not surprise me that she would want this, as she was always worried about inconviencing someone and i am sure she would think the same thing even after leaving this earth that she would not want to trouble anyone to come out and pay there last respects to her. It started out to be a nice afternoon and then the black clouds set in just as the service was starting and the skies opened up with the sleet and hail coming down, I heard someone say that everything happens for a reason, and just about then i thought, did Joan have any part of this weather condition , as her way of showing or trying to tell us something, maybe for us taking longer then planned on putting her to rest. Or was it just Mother Nature being cruel as she can be some times. Not all the family was present as mentioned earlier by Jim and Tammy, our Fort Erie family was hit hard and suffered some major damage and set back.

Bill Carpenter contacted me and expressed his sorrow in not being able to make it to the service and passed along his respects. I thought that was a great consideration toward my mother and know that Fort Eries prayers were with us and my mothers memory....... Joan is now resting hopefully in Peace now with my father Bud.... She will be missed everyday... Goodbye Mom..xoxo

Fort Erie gets hit by Mother Nature

Jim and Tammy said...
Hi everyone. Mike,Laura,Darrell,Kelly and families. PLEASE accept our appologies for not being able to say our goodbyes to a wonder woman to Joan Parsons. Our lives and many others have been touched for knowing such a special person. We really felt bad about not showing up today,but I am sure you all heard Mother Nature was not too nice to us this week. Fort Erie got dumped on Thrusday afternoon and by 4:30 all the hydro was gone. Today at about 10:30 am it came on for about 10 mins. Before we knew the basement started to flood, the generator broke. Jim worked on the generator,Leslie,Shawn and me proceeded to bail water. Found 2 extra generators and repaired the other one. hydro back on at 5:00 pm. Not sure if Brian has any.Bill and Patti no, but finially did get a generator.As for us,we have had Jason,Melanie,Joseph and 2cats since Thrus. Tonight Leslie,Shawn and 2 cats have joined us. Jim has got a little Cat House going for himself because we have 2 indoor cats and 1 outdoor cat. And if his shoulder didn't hurt so damn much he might enjoy himself.Well that about it for now.Again we are sorry we could not make today.Hope to see you all soon under better circumstances. Jim and Tammy
10/14/2006 11:32 PM

Update of events

It has been almost a month since i have gotten back here to the blog, it seems time slips away so fast and the weeks just fly by. A number of events have unfolded in the past month, I was able to help Aunt Jean move into her new condominium in Cambridge. It was strange to go out to her home is ospringe where she has lived for almost 18 years. I think back when Jean and Larry lived at 40 Hickson St in toronto, it still amazes me to this day how they were able to raise 4 girls in that house and not kill each other, there was a time long ago that I also was living with them as my mother and father were having some issues they needed to work out and it was just easier i guess if i stayed with Aunt Jean and Uncle Larry. Not really sure why or how long i stayed there, i just remember a brief stay, and going to school across the street, what a bummer that was to have the school right across the street from your home, you had no excuse for being late. I was very happy when they moved out of Hickson and finally got a home that they could enjoy and have some room to breathe. But as i said the weeks go into months and the years fly by, it seems before you know it your leaving your dream home to start downsizing and getting something that is more suitable and manageable for your lifestyle. With uncle Larry's passing i am sure the home was getting a little hard to handle. I know Joan had often talked about Jean coming to live with her in milton, but that never seemed to unfold. So Jean says good bye to the home in the country and heads for the city. Debbie, Marlyn, Rusty my son, and myself get her all moved into her new place and started on another chapter of her life, I know it is a good move for her and i think she will find alot of comfort in having more friends around her in her new place.

Its funny how this is unfolding for Aunt Jean and she is starting a new chapter in her life, Debbie begins to tell me that her son Michael and his wife, Steph are expecting a child, she has gone into labour and Debbie is a mess, actually she was pretty good, but then again its her second grandchild so she is an ole pro at this stuff now. Hopefully she can give me some lessons when my time comes... not that i am hoping for grand kids anytime soon...

I recieved a message from debbie that night that it was a baby boy and Michael and Steph named him Benjamin Michael Toms, hopefully debbie will send me some pictures so i can post them here for the family to see... I think we need pictures in here...and i hope to get some up as soon as i figure this blog out....... I also need more comments and input from the family members... so you get busy too and update everyone with what is going on in your life.....