R.I.P. Grandpa DiVito

 

Dominic Charles “Pop” DiVito.

4/17/1923 – 10/21/2011

Father of Frank, Robert and Margaret (McGuire)

Husband of Polly

 

DiVito, Dominic Charles 88, of Surprise AZ went peacefully to the Lord on Friday, October 21, 2011.  He was born on April 17, 1923 in Boston, MA to Italian Immigrant parents Antonio Vincente DiVito and Margaret Cenci. He was a Veteran of the WWII Army Air Corp and retired as a Civil Service employee from Luke Air Force Base in April of 1985. He was a Third Degree Mason and a member of Chalcedony Lodge #6 F. & A.M. in Holbrook, AZ for over 50 years. Dominic is survived by his wife of 66 years, Polly; his sons Frank (wife Dixie) and Robert (wife Cathey); daughter Margaret McGuire (husband Mike); half brother Anthony DiVito of York Harbor, ME; 11 grandchildren, Beckey Clow, Claire DiVito, Daniel DiVito, Sarah DiVito, Tim DiVito, Kara Gentry, Erin Holland, Conlin McGuire, Shauna Ross, Mike Stone, & Nathan Stone; and 16 great grandchildren. His favorite term of endearment to us all was "Dopey Kiddo" which will forever remain in our hearts. His hobbies were to tinker in his shed and collect old or rare reference books. We kindly appreciate and thank Hospice of the Valley for all their help and support during his last days. In lieu of flowers we ask for donations to be made in Dominic's memory to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ. 85014.

Kid Funny: With Jesus

Little Miss A is obsessed with calling people on the phone.  All day long she asks me “who can I call?”  Over the summer her favorite has been Grandma/my mom, but now Grandma is working so we have been having to find other people who are home or not in school. 

But the funny thing is that my mom and dad have a nice message on their voicemail that says “…Have a great day in Jesus!”  So if Miss A happens to call and get the voicemail, she tell us that they can’t talk because they are “with Jesus!”  LOL

And she just hasn’t quite figured out the whole leaving a message thing, but it’s so funny listening to her try.  As soon as she hears the beep she will say “call Grandma.”  But it is a command, like she is giving her cell phone a voice command to call someone.

Gotta love my Miss A.

On the Outs!

I’m not the favorite, boo hoo hoo.  Little Miss A. has made it clear to me the last couple days by telling me that

“Daddy and Grandma are my favorite, but not you!”

And then she also told me that…

“Daddy and Grandma are IN and you are NOT!”

But do you think this has changed her wanting/needing me anymore????  That would be a big fat NO!!!  Good thing Miss A. is such a cute thing and I love her so much.

Happy Mother's Day

It's Mother's Day weekend and it's been forever since I've blogged.  Not sure where the time has gone...been dealing with fatigue and my husband's illness.   I have some great idea for blog topics but just seem to tired to blog. 

We are having my mom and grandma over today for dinner.  It should be a low-key dinner (as my family calls it).  My parents are buying the main dish and we just fill in with the rest.  ML mopped our floor which was awesome and helped so much and I love that the 2 older girls are old enough to clean the bathroom and help tidy.  Makes cleaning up the house so much easier.  Of course, I could really use a nap right now.  I might actually be able to go squeeze one in before everyone comes. 

I hope everyone has a great weekend and all my mommy friends have a great Mother's Day!  I hope you are pampered and taken care of at least for a little bit. 

Sunday Tradition

I just love Sundays with my hubby and girls. It is our "Family Day." We go to church (if my FM gives me the ability to), we stay close to home, don't do a lot of activities, and eat dinner with Grandparents. This gives us a day to focus on the family and prepare for the week ahead.

Growing up we would eat dinner at my Grandparents house pretty much every Sunday. I have tons of memories of this. And we have continued that with our girls and my parents. We do dinner and then watch our most favorite show: America's Funniest Home Videos (AFV). It is so fun to watch a show with my girls that I watched with my parents growing up. AFV never gets old, and we love watching the girls laugh at the videos. The girls just absolutely love it and if there is a Sunday where we happen to not get together with my parents they say "But it's Sunday, why aren't Grandma and Grandpa coming over?"

What traditions do you have? I love that we carry on things from my family and my hubby's family and hopefully our girls will carry them onto their family.

So enjoy this day of rest that God has made for us. Take time to give your kids a few more hugs and I love you's and focus on all that God has given you.