working on uploading

trying different ways to upload

Im back

Trying out blogspot again...not as thrilled w/ my apple site as I thought I would be..testing out the upload of photos now that r computer is new.

Trying a new website/blog

Hello, I am attempting to my blog to a website through apple because it takes soooo long to upload pics on here....so I will put my new website address here.  Hope it works. 

Ruth

http://web.me.com/thomasrally/Site/Welcome.html

New Addition

                                                                         Tongchai 

No, we have not adopted again, however,  we have sponsored a child from Thailand.  His name is Tongchai and is eleven years old.  This year for Christmas the boys decided it would be a great idea to sponsor a child instead of a ton of gifts from us.  (with encouragement from us ).  They still did get some gifts but we all agreed that this was a much better gift to help a child be able to eat and get medical attention.  We all decided on Thailand and then the boys picked the age range, (so they will be able write each other).  That narrowed it down to 9 boys and then we wrote each name on a piece of paper and let Sydney pick one.  We sponsored through www.compassion.com .  They are a Christian based organization which I researched thouroughly and use 83%  towards the child and the rest is obviously used to run the site.  100% of additional donation goes directly to the child and  family.  If you are interested in sponsoring a child I highly recommend Compassion...the site is very organized and informational.  

DAD

 

                                                  Anthony Salvatore Tamburo, Sr.                                                        

                                                        August 17, 1930-Jan 2, 2009

I have been a terrible blogger lately .  I have a lot of  catching up to do.  It has not been a good start to the new year. My Dad passed away due to complications from a fall and brain injury.  I am thankful I was able to see him before he died and there to say goodbye .  Although,  he was in a coma and did not know we were even there.   My relationship with my Dad has not been very close since my parents were divorced when I was 6.  We did not spend a lot of time together and even went for several years without speaking.  However, the last year and a half we kept in contact and he even came to visit us with my sister in June.  We had a great time and I think he enjoyed himself and enjoyed being with the kids.  He also apologized to me for the past and thanked me for having him here and said he never expected me to treat him so well.  It must have took a lot for him to say that because he was never good with that. He also said he could not change the past and he wished he could.  Those words meant so much and I am struggling with the fact that I could have done more as a daughter also.  But it is what it is and as he said you can't change the past.  Death is such a final reminder of what is important in life....not hanging on to the past, not clinging to anger and frustration,  learning to forgive one another and learning to forgive yourself....reaching out even when you thought you have reached out all you could and loving each other through good and bad.   In the end,  that is really all that is important.  My prayer is that my Dad is at peace.

Fall...my favorite season

Here are some pics from a church picnic.  We had a great time.  The kids made apple juice from the apple press shown in the picture...it is dated 1885.  Everything is original on it other than the legs.  The juice was so good.  We are all doing fine and I will post some more pics from our trip to Pittsburgh next time.  Sydney is doing great...she is talking more and is really like the word "NO"  She almost has all 4 molars in and has been very picky lately about what she eats.  I am not sure if it is her teeth or what.  Feeding her has become a challenge... that is a shocker because she would eat everything before.  She also has become difficult with sleeping...waking up at night more and refusing sleep...especially naps.  I have tried to let her cry it out...but she does not stop.  She also is starting to get a little more clingy again with me and actually cuddles more (I like that ).  She is going through a change I guess.  The boys are doing good...keeping busy with school and activities.  I can't keep up with them.  They are having a Halloween party here...which means a houseful of boys....but really not different from any other weekend.  

                       One new thing...I am taking Sydney to gymnastics once a week.  I cannot believe I am admitting this on a blog.  I know she is only 18 months old, but I wanted her to have a chance to run around with other kids her age and play.  She is constantly with me and I thought it would be good for her.  I did not know what to expect from the class or her but she did great.  She did not hang on me and tried out all the stuff.  She does need to learn to take turns.  She has no concept of that.  Also she pushed kids off of the stuff she wanted, not good.  That could be for several reasons: 1. She is spoiled at home and gets what she wants.  2. her brothers wrestle with her and let her hit them(playing). 3.  Or she is 18 mos old and that is what they do.  Probably a combination of those things but we will try working on them.   But all in all she did well and I saw a lot of the kids her age actually doing the things and not just running around so after some time I think she will catch on.