Carney Family Newsletter for August

New Beginnings

 Summer is almost over and everything starts anew.....like school for instance. A wonderful new start for the girls who are starting college and Sean who starts his senior year in high school. New projects like Mike and Twin's new windows. Soon there will beautiful fall colors and cool sunny days.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Happy Birthday to me!              

 Well, amazingly, I turned 75 this past Saturday. Thank you all for your kind birthday wishes!

My Landscaper

Gettysburg

Jim and Mary Ann took a trip to Gettysburg, Pa. to visit our history of the Civil War. They also stopped by Hershey to shop for chocolate! 

Beautiful, cool summer weather made the trip a big success and now Jim and Mary Ann are looking forward to a trip to Niagra Falls in October.

Solar Eclipse

 Our big event of the summer was the Solar Eclipse on August 21. Amy, Allison and John traveled about an hour south of their home to get a view of the total eclipse. Armed with eclipse glasses, drinks, snacks, chairs and umbrellas they had fun for this totally free event!

In Andrews, SC

 Mike welcoming (worshiping or welcoming the sun). They had almost a total eclipse in their part of Kansas. We had 80% in Michigan.

 Friend Debbie, Mikey, Twin and friends in the back, viewing the moon and sun.

 Sean in his solar event cape

Goodbye Emma

 Breakfast at our favorite Big Boy in Madison Heights before Emma leaves for school

Window Project

 Mike and Twin just recently invested in brand new windows for their entire house. Big project but they will recoup that in savings of energy costs.

 Before

 After

Tip Your Server

Good Luck Emma

 All of Emma's worldly possessions dropped at the curb in front of her dorm in Lincoln Park, Ill.

Class started yesterday at DePaul University.

 Emma and her Roommate, Liz Becker

 All looks so neat and organized. Work hard Emma..... don't let any of that tuition money go to waste!

School Days, School Days

First day of high school for Mikey and Sean

Mass Mob

                        Recently went to a monthly event called Mass Mob where people go to Mass at a Detroit Catholic Church. This is St. Albertus. For more go to the link below to learn about the church.

  http://carol-carolsdaily.blogspot.com/2017/08/mass-mob.html

 After the Mass we went over to Sweetest Heart of Mary's for their Pierogi festival. Great food and a polka band...yea!

YUM

Until next month, take care everyone. Let me know if you have any news. I will do a piece next month on Allison's start of culinary school with pictures and so on. 

Have a great Labor Day!

Carney Family Newsletter for July

The Dog Days

We are in the midst of summer and we are coming up on changes soon....like back to school. But for now let us all enjoy the Dog Days of Summer. ( This saying goes all the way back to Greek times denoting the hottest time of the year when the Star Sirius was rising in the night sky. The star Sirius was the eye of the constellation Canus Major. And you thought that it had to do with dogs panting to keep cool or hot dogs at the county fair) Just a little trivia for you.

Happy 18th Birthday Sean!

and to Mike a very Happy Birthday

We are all sending birthday wishes your way, Sean and Mike (I think Mike is the older guy)

Ginger's Big Adventure

 Here is a picture of Ginger being brought home with her tail between her legs after escaping from the confines of her Hemlock Street home. Ginger ran away looking for fun and adventure but instead became afraid of all the fireworks going off. A couple picked her up and took her home with them. and she was there overnight. Needless to say Twin was frantic but through much searching, canvassing and facebook posts, they were able to find her.

Artists

 Here's Amy and Allison with their works of art......must be a lot of hidden talent

Mikey

Just a handsome picture of Mikey

 Tournament Winners!

 Here's Liam (see arrow) with his travel team after winning a baseball tournament last weekend
Congratulations you guys!

 Max and Liam

Six Flags Over Georgia

 Takeshi and Allison went to Atlanta to pick up Allison's friend from the airport.....Hana had been in Japan for vacation and to visit family. Takeshi had to go to get his passport renewed so since they are the rollercoaster crazy people they had to go to the park. I have the best video (too long to post here) of them getting soaked on a water ride.

Emma's Big Party

 Emma had a huge graduation party.....I've been promised more pictures and will post when I get them.

Summer Fun.

Jim with a Bass that he caught and I think threw back in.

 Allison's special filter for her camera so she can take photos of the solar eclipse on August 21. The eclipse will be 100 percent just south of where she lives.......between Pawleys and Charleston.

I've been going often to Greenfield Village and this is a photo of Cotswold Cottage. They serve a full English tea on the terrace to the right.

 Nothing like hanging out in your neighborhood watching the filming of a TV production for Lifetime TV. They used the inside of the house for the main character's home. Looks like quite the production.

TB

In honor of Mike's birthday and Gram's birthday at the end of August, here is a wonderful picture of them both.

Remembering

(click to enlarge)

I can't believe that it's been over a month since I was in South Carolina....missing everything and everybody. I'm not missing the weather right now as it is very hot and humid....worse than Michigan and Kansas.

TB Whenever....aren't they cute?

Mikey

Liam