2 of 2 Croteau sisters agree...

That the following is the best email ever received by one N. Croteau:

Last night Dad worked all night, but I left the outside lights on because I didn't know when he'd get in.  So, at 4:50 AM I decided to get up.  Knowing that the paper would be in the box I started out the back door when I spotted a cat sitting at the bottom of the steps.  I couldn't believe my eyes.  The cat had an ace bandage wrapped around its body.  I could see those little metal clips that holds the bandage on and everything.  I couldn't stop staring because I just couldn't believe it.  The cat must of thought that  I was holding the door for him because he started up the stairs.  I closed the door fast.  I went through the cellar to get the paper and the cat was sitting next to the back steps as I came up the driveway.  When I got in front of the garage door he decided to try to approach me again.  Not a chance.  It kind of freaked me out, who puts an ace bandage around a cat and then lets it out all night.  Dad wanted to know if it was Calvin.  I have never seen this cat before, it was multi-colored and very fluffy.  I turned all the lights off and when Dad came home at 6:30 he was gone.  I don't know if having the lights on all night attracked the cat or what.

too funny

from SecretLentil:

you, my dear, have balls.

Did you know that Massachusetts prints nicknames on drivers licenses?

Well, Wal-Mart employees seem to think so.

I had to order something through Wal-Mart's website since it wasn't in stock in the store. I went to pick it up this afternoon. The clerk asked for my license and starting entering my information. She typed in "Katherine"... so I said, "That's not my name."

She kind of looked at me funny.

"It's right on my license." (Duh! You have it in your hand!)

She deleted it and typed my name in.

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I'm bad at actually updating this thing.

I went on a vacation with two cousins during 4th of July week - Amy and I flew down to West Palm Beach, FL to spend some time with our cousin, Mike.

Here we are at Juno Beach - hours before Amy and I got back on the plane to Manchvegas.

The rest of the pictures from the trip can be seen here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/kcroteau/sets/72157606028187686/

Other than that, not too much has been happening. Ryan hasn't been feeling well at all so I haven't been sleeping much lately. But hopefully he'll be feeling better this week.

Last night we went to see the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Dropkick Murphys at McCoy Stadium with my cousin Amy and Ryan's friend Dennis. It was a good show. Ryan and I went up into the seats after the Bosstones so we could sit - neither one of us were in any condition to stand for the rest of the show but Dennis and Amy stayed down on the lawn for the whole thing. Oh, and Dropkick was making a CD last night, so I'll definitely have to get that one when it comes out. :)

I haven't done any sewing lately. :( Besides altering clothes for a friend. I need to finish the pillow shams I'm working on for someone - I need to experiment with my ruffler foot first, though.

oh! AND yesterday before meeting friends for Indian food, (I'm a busy girl) I went down to Thompson, CT to pick up an old sewing machine and its cabinet. It's still in my truck because I can't get it out myself and Ryan can't help me right now, so I'll take pictures later. I got it mostly for the cabinet, but the woman said the machine still works fine - and it has paper bobbins. Word.

Before I left for Florida, I was at my parents' house for a few hours and was bored so I took some pictures of wall quilts my mom has in the house and some more pictures of her gardens.

Cousins.

On my dad's side of the family, there are 17 grandchildren including myself and my siblings and there are 3 great-grandchildren.

A few weeks ago Crap. Almost a month ago now, my Pepere died. His memorial service was the first time ever that all the cousins were together in the same room at the same time.


This picture, unfortunately, doesn't have everyone. The only person missing is our cousin Cathy. She left a little early...

And it doesn't have the great-grandchildren... but there we are. Then my Auntie Di wanted us to line up by age so after we figured out who was older than who, this was the result:

It was also the first time in a loooooong time where all the siblings (my aunt & uncles & my dad) were in the same room at the same time. Here they are with their mother (my Memere):

That night a few of us went out to Jillian's in Manchvegas:

The next day we had some more fun before 2 of the cousins had to fly back home to Florida - I dragged Ryan back up to NH with me this time and we went to hang out with a couple of my uncles at Hampton beach.

We played minature golf:

And us cousins stood in the frigid New England ocean:

In less than 2 weeks now, Amy and I will be flying down to Florida to visit our cousin Mike. All of us are really excited and it should be a good time. :)