Lily my kittie kat 

My lovies

Aubree and Natalie - Besties

Aubree and Natalie

Natalie and Alex at the Jolly Cow

Natalie standing center with her dance group at World of Dance Recital at UPAC

At Seamon Park in Saugerties, N.Y. there are beautiful Chrysanthemums 

growing and every October we celebrate by having our Mum Bowl, the JV Football

Team play their hearts out!  At halftime we have a special show which the cheerleaders

perform for our entertainment.  After their performance we proudly watch the exhilarating

event leading to the crowning of our new Mum Queen for the current year.

Later that evening there is a Mum Ball at our High School for the 

Juniors and Seniors I do believe *smiles* The next day is Saugerties' Mum parade!

So if you Google Seamon Park in Saugerties, N.Y. you can see more pictures and get

more information on these fun events.  If you are in the city and want to spend a weekend away drive North,  We are only 100 miles from Manhattan off of exit 20 on the N.Y.S. Thruway. 

Christian # 88 and Emily at the Mustang Bowl in the blue shirt

Natalie, my favorite great granddaughter!

Emily, my favorite granddaughter!

The Lord has blessed us with these two darlings!

My brother Anthony and our good friend Fran.

My grandson Matthew Ryan was 26 yesterday, we celebrated his Birthday today, I still see him as a little guy who I could never get enough of.  Matty made dinner for all of us at his Mothers house, chicken parm and penne pasta done to perfection. Thank you for a wonderful dinner Matty!

Have some delicious Baked Ziti stuffed with lots of ricotta, Italian sweet sausage and mozzarella!

ENJOY

Hey everyone, our Town High School Football team The Sawyers are doing fantastic, they are UNDEFEATED as of this writing and I am very proud to write about it as these young guys have worked so hard to become the winners that they are. My grandson Christian has been playing since 7th grade, he is now in 11th and he is # 88 just in case you go to one of the games you will see him there. You may even see me! *Smiles*

Ethan was one on June 26th, 2016

Our son Kurt with our grandson Ethan at Ethan's 1st. Birthday Party.

Kurt is a proud uncle and he sure loves his little nephew, 

you could see it in his eyes.

My husband Kurt and our sons

Kurt (L) and Kevin (R)

My my two son's are the love of my life.  

We are truly blessed.

           

Dedicated to my husband Kurt W. Schaal

 My true love is sleeping so far from my home yet in the distance I 

feel him caressing my flesh and my bone.

If I could fly in his arms I would be,  as he whispers my name on 

his breath. He would tangle me up like a vine on a tree, I will love 

him in life and in death.

Many young years have we spent in the past, glistening love 

was our tale. We held on so tight till we entered the light, and our 

future was set on a sail.

The mystery of us is not hard to understand, for our path was a 

glorious plan. This is a tale of love strong and true, the love of 

a woman and man.

 We are lovers of beauty and our beauty can be seen in the wind of 

the whispering willow. My breath can be felt on his succulent lips as we lie face to face on my pillow.

 We were lovers before, we are loves evermore, we'll be lovers through time and again.  

I love you my love with a heart strong and true,  we are lovers and you are my friend.

 

By:  JvS aka Gilda Schaal all rights reserved ©2005

My beautiful daughter in law Makeda and grandson Ethan!

Kurt being silly at our Fla. Apt.

 This is not a benefit it is an entitlement! 

  Yesterday was our son Kevin's birthday, he is 31 years old now, hardly old right? Anyway, he is such a fine person and a great son and Dad, wonderful soul mate and a man that has that Midas touch! I have the honor of loving him and of just being his Mom.  I am so blessed and want to wish our son Kevin a Happy Birthday like no other :-) We love you more than life Kev!

Christian and Natalie at 2015 Christmas in the Village

Emily Singing 'Stars' by Grace Potter at Morse has Talent

My Dash LOL

My good friends, Brigit and her son's Spencer and Timothy (Tim in the middle)

Brigit and I were dear friends since we met in 7th grade. We saw each other

recently and laughed at how old we're getting and our aches and pains.

We both agree that it is better than the alternative.

A picture say's a thousand words

This is Coopers Lake a few miles from where I live

We lost our nephew Anthony J. Troiano a little over 3 years ago. It was one of the saddest days in my life, His mother, my sister in law Char was with him and she took me in with her to his room. We held hands and prayed over him as he expired from this world and left for another. What a sweet & gentle man Anthony was. He passed at just 36 years.

To Anthony and to my niece, my brother Claude and his wife Kittie's daughter Kimberly Ann Troiano Brooks who also passed at age 36,  I can't wait till the day we all dance in Heaven. 

In Jesus name

Our grandson Ethan's first haircut! Ethan is Kevin and Makeda's 

son and he will be 1 yrs. old 

on June 25th, 2016.  

We will be there for his birthday party :-)

In Loving Memory of my Brother Anthony C. Troiano
 

Anthony, young brother close in age we felt like twins in a sense.  Some times were awesome, others were tense, both of us stubborn both of us dense.

Years apart would bring us to wrought till the day when we talked maybe in thought. Our eyes filled with tears and the promise to love made each of us happy and we never more fought.

Brother and sister paper and pen, many a letter till I saw him again.  I felt his love by each word in his lines, he felt my love by my silence at times.

Laughing and crying about silly things brought he and I closer in the song we would sing.  Playing with dolls and robots and stuff made him a sissy and I was called rough.

But he wanted family and I wanted friends and I had the family and he had a friend.  It was all good and then in the end Our lord came to take him and I'm left to mend!

So this a song I sing to my love, my beautiful brother in heaven above.  In wisdom I've grown and in heart I have too, I see things so clear with so little to fear.

Mothers and Fathers, sisters and bro's we could each write a book on the things that we know.  Keeping my faith is important to me, loving and living to be the best I could be.

If we all took our troubles and gave them away we might want them back after only a day.  Only God knows what our future will be so don't be too eager to get there you see.

Your youth will give way to an elderly day and you may have to fight to keep wars at bay.  Your children and theirs are the light of your life so teach them to love with all of their might.

In loving memory By Gilda Schaal aka JvS

Em, Christian and Natalie

My boy just adores his boy, Kevin holding baby Ethan, our grandson. I love you 2 guys!

    Rachelle and Christians birthday celebration!    

Pictures of my grandson Matty with his wife Alex and their daughter Natalie, my beautiful great granddaughter.
The Schlosser clan and Emily my sweet beautiful granddaughter with her Dad Matt my fantastic son in law!