First Family- City of Tonawanda

 Well I guess we could say that our campaign is starting to come together. We had our pictures professionally done for our Palm Cards. I think they turned out great! On the back of the palm card we will have the picture of my parents and I along with important phone numbers to call. On the front, will be my picture along with my qualifications.

Let the games begin!

Look To Koch!

Family and Friends,

Last evening at the Democratic Committee Meeting, I was officially endorsed to run for the COT Fourth Ward (by a unanimous vote). I am looking forward to this opportunity to serve the residents of the Fourth Ward and the City of Tonawanda. While this is a new venture for me; I could not do this without your support. I am not by any means a political person but; I have a desire, passion, and commitment to helping people. I want to apologize in advance for any missed family events or leaving early from now to November. I am so thankful to so many people who have already given so much to the campaign. I have a wonderful design logo for my campaign signs, tee shirts, pens, thank you notes, palm cards, etc courtesy of KDH and her amazing graphic designer.
I want to thank you all for your support and love. We are going to work tirelessly (sorry volunteers) to meet with, listen to, and work for the residents. Gram has even agreed to join in on the campaign trail. I already know her schedule is busier than mine; so we will keep her public appearances to a minimum.

Love you all,
Jenna

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANASTASIA!

Happy Birthday to the one who keeps all of us on our toes! She looks great for 96! May you have many more Grandma, many more.

Super Storm Snowpocageddon 2013. The Snowpocageddonist

If you really want to hear about it The first thing you'll probably want to know is that it all started on Thursday morning.  Amy and 1 day old Benjamin were luxuriating at exquisite Beth Israel resort and retreat. 

Benjamin had been escorted to and from a private bath, sauna and circumcision combo, while Amy was resting comfortably trying not to think about how much her womb hurt.

 

 

 

When in I walked; harried, hurried, full of dread- "The Sabres lost...Again!!! Oh, and the storm, its a comin'!" I cried.

  "We gotta get out of here!  We gotta get home where its warm and safe!" I said.  "But honey," Amy replied, "I'm hemorrhaging massively.  I just gave birth 18 hours ago."  "Pish posh" was my retort.  "You're fine.  Besides, I need Ben's help hunting, gathering and preparing the homestead."  So we packed up and headed out.

We were greeted at our front door by a human harbinger of the doom that was about to befall us.

A scary sight it was!  Oliver and Audrey did have a wonderful time bonding with their little brother...

The storm started off innocently enough.  Just a bit of snow. 



But then... it happened!

At 7:23 IT HAPPENED!  We tried to make the most of it at first.  Candles, parcheezi, books.  It was quite nice for a while...

But then it got cold.  Really freaking cold!!!

 

So we decided to get the hell out of Dodge.  But wait!  Where did I park my car?



There it is.  3rd lump on the left.  So we disobeyed the governor's orders and joined the exodus.  Driving was slow...

 

But we finally made it to our salvation.  The Hampton Inn!  And we lived happily ever after.  Until the power went out at the hotel on sunday morning at 11am.  But that, as they say, is another story.

 



Gram's Surprise visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus

One day Gram had mentioned to me that she was "too old to see Santa." She also told me that with her vision she wouldn't be able to "see him anyway." So last Sunday I had arranged for a special visitor to see her. Santa and Mrs. Claus brought her flowers, a Tops Gift Card, and the infamous "popcorn balls." The moment Santa and Mrs. Claus walked in the room she beamed! She said, "I have been waiting for you all my life." Santa quickly replied, "I remember when you were just a little girl." The smile on her face was absolutely priceless. They visited with her for about 10-15 minutes. She said she had always wanted to meet and "kiss" the real Santa. She listened attentively to Santa as Christmas was right around the corner. It was a wonderful visit and we are also so thankful that Cathy and Aunt Betsy (mom) were present to see Santa as well.
We knew that Santa and Mrs. Claus were extremely busy getting ready for the "Big Day." Words can not express the appreciation and gratitude we have for the both of them. They are an amazing couple that made Gram's day. So rest assured Gram, you are never Too Old to see Santa.
It was the end to a perfect Sunday for Gram. Later she told us that she "could spot his red suit a mile away."

10 Days and Counting

 Good Morning!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at 1070. Thought you might want to see our freshly flocked tree. Turned out nice but we are still cleaning up the flocking mess. Hopefully we will be on top of it by Christmas.

And now down to business.

Unkie and I finally sat down and discussed what we will be feasting on come Christmas Day. Since you have so generously offered to help here is a list of what would be welcomed additions. Please talk among yourselves or draw straws-whatever works.

Small ham

Polish Sausage

Dressing (oyster or not)

Pies 1 or 2

Shrimp with cocktail sauce

The nog will be fermenting and the rum cake will be soaking.

The festivius will commence about 10:30. Appetizers, cocktails and airing of grievances followed by PirateGift frenzie.

(Would someone please make sure Antie Sue is in the loop, since she loves to make pies;}. )

Love, Antie P and Unkie

Conch or Konk??

After standing up in a wedding in Ft. Lauderdale for one of my best friends, it was off to Key West for some fun in the sun!

The 3.5 hour road trip almost came to a breaking point when my Canadian friend (you all remember Summy right?) insisted that the "ch" in conch should be pronounced. At that point I made it my personal mission in Key West to prove her wrong.

We rented scooters to get around the island. Best idea ever! I am thinking of buying one for home, but I don't think the Buffalo community will be as accommodating since this beauty only got up to 35mph.

Our first stop was to find some conch fritters to prove Summy wrong.
We thought this place would be right up our alley and no lie the owner was Canadian.

As we all know conch is pronounced Konk and I had the whole shack letting Summy know this. But to her credit she still refused to pronounce it that way.

Either way the fritters were pretty darn good. i love photos of food...dont you? I think the rooster expected a  snack, but I'm not very good about sharing my food.

Next up was the Southern most point in the continental US. Only 90 miles to Cuba!! I heard a lot of tourists say "Wow thats not far. I bet I could swim that." How quickly they forget about that poor old lady who was almost eaten by jellyfish on her quest to swim that same route! I kindly reminded everyone.

Then we hit up Fort Zachary Taylor Historic Park. Shockingly it's the southernmost state park in the continental US. How surprising?!?! We actually just wanted to go to the beach that's behind the park, but we figured we would stop in at the fort anyways.

Here is Summy trying to figure out if the cannon is real. I'm not sure if she ever figured it out.
The fort was ok, i was more intrigued by the GIANT Iguanas hanging off the side of the fort and the crazy Canadian trying to see them.

Alas, we headed back to Fort Lauderdale after a great couple days in Key West. Before heading home we went on an airboat tour to try and see some alligators in the wild. LOOK OUT! This guy had his eye on Gary/