Confirmation is in many Christian Churches a rite of initiation normally by laying on of hands and/or anointing for the purpose of bestowing the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. In some denominations, confirmation bestows full membership in the church upon the recipient.

Confirmation for Alec
Date: Sunday, May 2nd 2010 

Time: 
3:30 PM

Where: 12300 W Janesville Road
Hales Corners, WI 
53130

Alec is very excited about this, he would like to see family while he completes this ritual with the church. Everyone is welcome to attend. We hope to see you there.

Contratulations Edna y Caleb. They are to be married on June 11, 2011

It has been a whlie since I have been to Eagle Pass Tejas, this would be a great time to go, and sounds like a lot of fun!

Give us details!

On Decemember 26th of 2009, Kim and Matt were just finishing up some delicious chinese food and it was time to do the fortune cookie thing. On most days a typical fortune would be like "Today is your lucky day" or "Something wonderful will happen soon". But this night, was not like any other night, this fortune cookie was also not like any other fortune cookie. Maybe Katies Brother Matt or Kim could share the exact words found in the cookie with us, I would hate to get that wrong.  Matt asked Kim to marry him that evening, I understand Matt wrote a poem for Kim, I guess we cant disclose all of their intimate words together that night, I think we all get the picture. Katie and I cant wait to see the ring Matt decided on, and certainly cant wait to be at their wedding to witness both of them joining in holy matrimony.
Congratulations Kim and Matt, we are happy for both of you and get them "save the date" refrigerator magnets in the mail already!!!

Matt and Kim, engaged on December 26th, 2009

I still remember being in the Navy and hearing Heave OUT and Trice Up!

I am sure our young Naomi knows what Reveille means by now.

This entry is for PVT (E-1 paygrade) Glodowski. She is going through basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Lets just hope she is not eye ballin her drill sergeant.

I would like Mom and Dad Glodowski to keep us posted on our young Naomi. We wish her all the best. Military training does many things. One thing it does very well is accelerates your direction to maturity. Hang in there girl, nothing worth doing is easy. These days will soon be behind you, and all you have left is your life and career. You will be proud of yourself, as we all are here.

So you are a PVT, E-1 paygrade, starting at the very bottom of the ladder. you start from nothing on your sleeve, to many stripes on your sleeve. Could there one day be a Sergeant Major Glodowski (E-9)? How ever far you get up there, I am very proud of you. It takes a lot of guts to get out there and serve your country. You are now a part of an elite team.

Keep us up to date Mom and Dad!

Good Day everyone! I missed the first two weeks of 2010 of work. This is day two and I am finally bouncing back. I had some lung infection, and I am on the way to recovery. So it is time to start adding some entries.

Special Love goes out to the Glodowskis, Naomi their only daughter took off to basic training yesterday. Please say something nice to Bert and Mike. Talk about some empty nest. They did toss a nice going away party for Naomi, I am very glad I showed up to say goodbye, give her some advice, and give her some cold cash. We wish you well Naomi and you Parents, Keep us informed!!!

Lets see, do I have a pic to share.....



Naomi is on the left, she was once as small as Alyssa, about 10 years ago.

Let the comments fly! and entries be made!

Happy New Year everyone!

I guess Alec found some old VHS tape and is sharing it with Mom and Gloria at Gloria's house today. They are over there for the day. I think Gloria is taking them to a movie.

Speaking of the movie, Alec sent me some still shots of the video, anyone know what year this was?



How extraordinary...

Ok, I must be running out of material, I am talking about the weather. HA. It just seems like yesterday that Katie and I had some nice cookouts in the back of our yard this past summer. Them days are over! but they will soon be back. I hope to build a nice huge deck for family gatherings. Now that sounds like fun! Now get them snow shovels out, and get that bucket of salt ready, because old man winter is in full swing. Stay warm, and hang in there, it will be April pretty soon!

It appears that yet another New Years Eve is around the corner. Lets not close the door on 2009 so fast though! lets talk about Christmas Eve at Gloria and Mikes house this year. We had a great time, everything was great from spirits, food and socializing.

Thanks again Gloria and Mike for opening up your doors to host this event. It was no small gathering.

Looks like for NYE Katie and I will take the kids to Lac Du Flambeau. We will bring in the new year up there, safely, off of the roads. We will get to ride some snowmobiles and do some stuff outdoors!. Should be fun, Alyssa and Alec cant wait! neither can Katie and I.

I hope your Christmas was great Estela, some year you must come up here and do it Milwaukee style.

How did everyone like the gift giving this year? I found it a bit complicated and a bit annoying. Perhaps if the ground rules were more clear it would be better. I say if we do this next year, we should have some clarity on the process, anyone else agree?

Merry Christmas everyone, and what are you doing for NYE? remember, safety first! and drink in moderation!

Hello, this is your virtual host speaking, go put on your favorite slippers, let the dog out, pour a glass of wine, put on your snuggie, turn off your phones, and get cozy on the couch, because for the next 30 minutes, your mind belongs to me! Ready? here we go!

Q1: What is NOT the breakfast of champions?

A: TOP
B: BOTTOM
C: All of the above?
D: This game is too complicated, I dont understand!




Thanks for playing TOP or BOTTOM! well looks like my time is up folks, stay tuned next week for another installment of TOP or BOTTOM!

Remember, the answer can be found in West Virginia Hills Gazette on page 2 - Time is UP, what is your answer?

Here is a fun game for the whole family, it is fun, easy and very refreshing. It will also burn 6 calories now lets get started!

Q1: Which 5 day weather forecast below is for Los Cabos, Mexico? (Mesa Honeymoon Location)

A: TOP
B: BOTTOM
C: All of the above?
D: This game is too complicated, I dont understand!






Thanks for playing TOP or BOTTOM! well looks like my time is up folks, stay tuned next week for another installment of TOP or BOTTOM!

Remember, the answer can be found in West Virginia Hills Gazette on page 2, The Answer is: TOP

Alec and Alyssa laugh at old man winter! Alec asked to help sno-blo, and Alyssa got to making a snowman. The snow was perfect for packing. Dad has to get some snow pants!

Looks like Gloria a.k.a. 'GEE' is thinking about having another Tamale cooking gathering at her house. It was fun last time, and the kids really enjoyed it too. Gee will drop in here and provide the details.

Be careful out there! Wisconsin is under a snow emergency!!!

It was a somber start of Thanksgiving, for some of us at least. It was only a hour before we were about to walk out the door to go and have Thanksgiving Dinner at Gloria and Mikes house. I was ironing my shirt and Alec walked out of his room overwhelmed with emotion. He could barely get the words out of his mouth. "Dad, Cracker is dead..." We got Cracker about 3.5 years ago. He had a nice life and had plenty of freedoms. Alec and Alyssa both wanted to bury him that evening we came back from Gloria's. We did, we all stood in the yard, with the moon shining over all of us, as we said our goodbyes...

This picture was taken when we lived in Tosa in 2007.  See you Crakisito...

I have always been the youngest member of this family, and that will never change. It is one thing to be the youngest member of the family, and actually be young in age. I find myself thinking of what my sweet Alyssa said this past weekend. She said, Dad, you are not old, you are only 44. I guess my point is that I might always be the youngest of this family, but by no means, am I young, I am 44 years old, not 44 years young. Lets face it, young people just cant connect and experience things like older adults can, like most of my Sisters can and could. I find myself standing near the yard at 309 S. 75th. I can see some of you, others I cannot. I run backwards on the path behind me only to find the center, which is in the yard at 309 S. 75th. I see 6 different paths, I realize 1 is mine, and the other 5 are all of my Sisters. I also see Mom struggling to get off the chair to say hello. I get a bit excited, because some of you I can see still, some of you are completely out of sight. I then realize that physics and simple geometry takes over, it is impossible for me to get back on my path, and catch up with any of you. This saddens me a bit, but I must get back to where I was, pick up Katie and the Kids, and press forward. I find myself looking left and right from time to time, maybe I can see one of you and say hello. It is sad, because the longer we are on our own paths, the more distance we are creating between us.

Ok, the less dramatic story and point is this. I am realizing that we all move in different directions, and in different speeds. That is fine,it is normal. I also realize that some of you are not looking back for whatever reason, again, that is fine and normal. I feel pain sometimes because I expect everyone to look back, and at times come back, so we can all see one another. Again, not reality. Again, it is ok. It is obvious to me that you guys dont think like I do, and I dont think like you do. There is nothing wrong with that either. Everyone has goals and priorities, all different from each other. We all must respect that fact, I will, beginning this moment. I realize that because of my assuming we are all on the same path, direction and speed, I create problems.

This goes out to all of my sisters, Estela, Anita, Gloria, Janie and Bert. Good luck going down your path. I will always see all of you, as if we were all in that yard at 309 south.

Has it really been 28 days since my last post? wow, time flies, and a lot of stuff going on. Let me recap.

* Naomi enlisted in the National Guard, and her ceremony for enlistment was yesterday. Congratulations to her!
* Thanksgiving is around the corner, and it will be hosted at Glorias this year, please make sure you check out that Thankgiving post
* City is tearing up our street in front of our house, installing some new storm drains sized to remove mother natures rains
* Alec is spending the night with Dad and Katie tonight, I guess Mom has some plans, and I am helping out
* I hear Bert was in the emergency room last week or so, I hope she is better, sounds like some flu type symptoms
* Alec's hard drive crashed on his laptop, so we are getting a new one installed under warranty
* We went to Martin Luther High School Open House for Alec, thats right folks, he is entering High School next year!
* Alyssa is very tiny and skinny still, but still very cute and wonderful
* Katie and I are pretty much working stiffs with little time to do fun stuff during week, So depressing to get home and it is dark!
* Gloria celebrates her Birthday today, HAPPY BIRTHDAY GLORIA!
* Tres Locos Mexican restaurant makes the best chicken enchilada with mole we have ever tasted!
* Mom has been doing great, she is walking a lot, and getting plenty of excercise
* Gloria came out this past weekend to have lunch with us and walk as a family, it was fun, thanks Gloria for feeding us!
* Rex our dog was moved to spending the day in the kitchen, but is back in the cage after doing some chewing on some baseboard, naughty!
* Alec and I rented Uncharted 2 for PS3 and it is the best game on the planet!
* Looking forward to this weekend, to relax and prepare for another cold Wisconsin winter!

Ok, you are caught up. any questions?

Well on October 11th, Katie, Alec, Alyssa and I attended the Open House here at my office in Glendale. It was fun and many people came. This truly is an amazing building.  There was great information areas to learn more about being green, and even a drawing to be won.  Turns out there there 4 kids that won, and yes, one was our very own Alyssa:

4 and under Winner,Adam Cotton, age 4 (employee Chris Cotton) $100 Toys R Us Gift Certificate
5 through 7 Winner Alex Kaswan, age 7 (employee Samuel Kaswan) $100 Toys R Us Gift Certificate
8 through 10 Winner Alyssa Mesa, age 9 (employee Al Mesa) $100 Target Gift Certificate
11 and up Winner Mary Jane Voss, age 13 (employee Tim Voss) $100 Target Gift Certificate

Alyssa was very excited to hear the news, she is looking forward to going to Target with Katie. I asked Alyssa if she was interested in writing a thank you letter to our CEO Steve Roell. She did with the help of using her big Brothers laptop. Want to read the letter? it is cute.

Letter to JCI CEO

I am very proud of Alyssa, and dont worry Alec, maybe next time it will be YOU!

Enjoy....

It may be time in Milwaukee to start them furnaces. Make sure you replace them filters. Depending on what you get, it could be every 1-3 months. Katie and I cranked ours up a few days ago. It is sad, but we must face old man winter. Lets get it over with already.
Halloween is around the corner, and so is Thanksgiving, then Christmas! oh my, time will go fast. Before you know it, it will be 2010!

Whats on everyones mind? lets hear from you, and dont worry, you dont have to be a Mesa to comment...

Mom would have been home yesterday afternoon at 3:51 PM, instead, her flight leaving Tejas was late, and she had no time to catch her next flight. She was supposed to leave Memphis at 2:20 PM, but she touched down at like 2:15 PM.  So, she had to wait till 7:20 PM last night to get to Milwaukee at 9:35 PM. I think I got that all right. Gloria was nice enough to collect her, I went out there at 4:10 PM to collect her luggage, but it was not there. I dont know the details of the luggage, I am sure we will all learn of them today. Welcome back Mom, and I cant wait to see the pictures! I told Mom to get a disposable camera and take some shots. She did, so that should be fun. She is home a bit early, but that is fine, since there was some swine flu around them parts.

Give her a jingle, she would welcome it I'm sure.

Adios

Katie, Rex and I had a great time in Lac Du Flambeau, WI. We got back last night. It was a good visit and it is good to be home. Eric and Tina has a dog too, and it bit Rex in the but, cause Rex was a bit annoying sniffing his behind. Well Murphy put him in his place a few times. Rex is 9mos. and Murphy is 9 years, so bit of an age gap there.

Mom is on Delta Flight 2430, and she is in the air and will be in Milwaukee at 4:10 PM. I am picking her up since nobody else charged Glorias house begging to do it. Kidding, I dont mind, I am sure she will be happy to see me, as I her.

I will upload a few pix from our short weekend, you can find them in the photo link on my homepage.

Anyone else has a case of the MUNDAYS?

Well Gloria asked me today to post some information for Tday 2009. She will be hosting it at her house this year. Last year some of you remember we had it at my house, and Katies of course. It was a good time, and everything went well. So this time sounds like Gloria is putting her name in the hat.

When is Thanksgiving you ask? it is Thursday, November 26th 2009.

I will have Gloria jump in here and provide the details.

Here is some help Gloria -

What time should we show up?
What time do we have to leave? (yea right)
What should each of us bring?
Who is coming?
Does anyone have any turkey allergies?
Should Mike wear a skirt this year?
 
So much to do, so little time. I have to check on a few things Gee, I will let you know ASAP about Katie, Alec, Alyssa and I.

Is it true this year we can come in costume?