Saturday April 24, 2021

Good morning everyone, today is Saturday April 24, 2021. The weather supposedly is going to be nice today, let’s pray the meteorologists are right on this one , if not the house will be wall to wall people. Again we made another week, schools seem to be mostly all open for in person learning, thank god for the kids, but I know it has just given teachers more to do on top of everything else they do. Last night I heard Mayor Di Blasio say if you want things to open get vaccinated. I agree with him to a point but I didn’t like the threat behind that statement, yes I am vaccinated and so is Marylou and most of my friends and family but it was our choice to do so. You don’t have the right to force people to do something. That’s all I’m going to say on that today because I don’t want to get political esp today.

Today we celebrate the culmination of the Birthday Week, the big party, I have to admit I’m a little excited to celebrate today and see people I have not seen in a while. When Amanda suggested a party, I actually gave it some thought, have the party or celebrated another way. In the end I said have the party, there is something special about a backyard party, growing up most of the parties were that and we always enjoyed them. Look i have always loved the idea of having people over, my parents loved it, my in laws loved it. So it is just a tradition to us to have people here. I had a friend who is now deceased but was always at my house and he once said to me you really need to get a Neon sign on your front lawn OPEN. Look this is how we get to know each other and children get to know their extended family and they are part of something. You know with luck and gods help I am reunited with family after over 50 years. There are cousins out there that share my heritage all over the country and when I post or we write to each other we still share a common bond after all these years, because growing up we were part of each other’s lives. There is that old sayin I never see you only at weddings and funerals, now weddings are so expensive you can’t afford to invite everyone you want. Funerals, if there is one thing I detest it is a funeral, I am not alone I’m sure you all agree on that. However , I feel I have said goodbye to to many people and I don’t like good byes it’s a finality, an end and that is one thing I can’t take, it just bothers me, a good bye for any reason. So before that happens let’s celebrate and be happy together. There is not one person on this Facebook that follows what I write that I wouldn’t give anything to sit and have a cup of coffee and kibbitz or with (talk). That would be a dream come true.

So today we will make some momories that we will carry in our hearts for years. It will take its place along side all the others. I know that sounds dramatic but to a person like me that really never forgets anything these events are important how else could I have such a bank of memories, in a way that makes me a rich man. As Aunt Dee used to say you people have a lot of Bongets (parties} she was right and in my heart she is still here and so are all the rest so there really will never be a good bye from me. Enough of that today.

Remember to enjoy yourself today and if you are lonely and want to be with someone messenger me and come on over.there is plenty of food. The Food Network chef Jeff Mauro just wrote a book and the title is ‘ Come On Over ‘ of course he is Italian and that’s the way we are, the more the merrier. I will post pictures for those who live to far or those who cannot join me. I really better get moving today. Til Tomorrow!