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Harrison Hiking

Hi all

Well Harrison is turning 7 on May 9th, which falls on MOTHERS DAY this year. But we’re inviting all the boys and some boys from baseball/tball to his bash on Saturday at……CHUCK E CHEESE!!!!!! LOL

He really wanted his party on the actual day but I told him everyone will be with their mom’s so …no.And on Thursday I’m bringing 3 large pizzas and cupcakes, and juice boxes to his school for celebrating his bday at their lunch hour. So,that’s what I’m doing this week. And still trying to narrow down a photographer for new headshots for my other job…acting..

Happy Mothers day to all you moms and would be moms, and moms in training. I honor and bless my Mom and really stand amazed at all she has done and does for me and her ducklings. I LOVE YOU MOM…

SPRING IS HERE

Well Spring break is almost over with. And my good friend just invited Harrison to his 1rst sleepover with her son and Harrisons schoolmate.So she had her hands full last nite. I’m not sure when he’s returning today so I’m writing this really quick, and going running. We spent the Easter break with Tims family. Fresno was cold in comparison with LA. So it’s nice to be back home. Last nite Tim and I had our own movie night and I made 3 batches of popcorn and we watched Precious. So moving and real and sad and we’re so thankful for what we have .

Auditions are very sloooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwww right now, so I need to clean our house better …lol. Now I have no excuses. My friends Wanda and Pam, on the East coast just saw Rick and Marshalls show The Adams Family…and loved it.! They said the audience went wild, like with Jersey BOys…and Rick was as warm and unpretentious after the show and charming , as he always is. I miss all of them.

ok no new news yet other than hello ,Happy spring…and may the economy shape up quickly for everyones sake..otherwise you’ll be able to dine off my kitchen floor soon.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

HI EVERYONE. Well I just got home from a Mexican dinner with my 2 boyfriends, Tim and Harrison. THey actually were at the Staples Center in the afternoon with Harrisons bball teammates watching the Harlem GLobetrotters.

Life has been so busy!!. Family wise at least. Kinda slow audition wise, but a few coming up.Harrison finished bball yesterday and has his first mtng with Baseball team tomorrow. He’s had a 4 day weekend which is interesting to plan when Tim is at work.. but we’ve been having fun. He’s so into his WII games, and DSI..Star Wars and Spiderman and Batman. ANd everyday , well at least M’to Friday, we have to read 20 minutes, besides his homework. I just remember playing alot in 1rst grade. Not learning about cumulus clouds, and how George Washington went to Betsy Ross’ house to engage her in sewing the American Flag during the Civil War..??

THe other day I got 2 tests one from Ericca Piccinini and the other from Marisa Echeverria… they both now live in LA and Ericca was original Lorraine on Bway and Marissa the original Francine in LaJolla. Well they both inadvertenly met each other at a commercial audition and realized all the connections and both wrote me to share that. I love those kind of stories.. cuz they’re both cool chicks and part of my life.

My youngest sister has been strangely sick since September and finally got approval to go to the great Cleveland CLinic.. After a week stay they’ve diagnosed her as having Stills Disease.. a rare disease that you have to live with as long as God gives you life. It was quite weird and scary to suddenly have my lively, funny youngest sister so sick.. and not be able to talk to my mom and dad as frequently because of cell phone time, etc… was so hollowingly sad and lonely. I got a small taste of what so many people have to daily contend with…life without hearing the voice of your loved ones, whenever you choose or pick up the phone. I’m so grateful for a diagnosis, for a bit of steadiness now, and for life..

I ‘m so sad about the young  Francine,Lindsay Thomas, who recently died of lung cancer?? from the TOronto cast of Jersey Boys.. I don’t get why someone hasn’t found the cure for cancer yet. Good grief… it’s enough already. Reading about her personality and demeanor is amazing. May GOd comfort her loved ones. and may we somehow be given joy in the daily duties of our life, and see the minute miracles around us..

alright enough for one night.. photos to come… thanks to Dale and Susie for this site

2010

OK we’re finally all back home in our house in Pasadena. Harrison hadn’t been home since we flew out to Michigan on December 15th. He’s had quite a Christmas vacation. He and I went to stay with my mom and dad in Grand Rapids for 9 days, and on Christmas Eve, we had 37 people (my sisters and brother and their kids) in our basement to celebrate Christmas.

It was beautifully decorated by my mom and dad…noisy ,fun, exciting, exhausting and the very next day Harrison and I flew in an ice storm ,actually Christmas eve night, to Vegas to meet Tim at Stratosphere Hotel to stay overnight than drive 6 and a half hours to Fresno,Ca to be with his family. But the morning of Christmas eve I had the privilege of singing at my friend/director/producer Alan Hartwick ‘s funeral. He died of lung cancer at age 52 and never smoked a day in his life.He would continually bring me back home to make what I thought were homespun children’s tapes on the Rosary, Prayers, Christmas, the Eucharist…and as it turned out ..they sell nationwide and are in every religious bookstore and publication. And little kids have recognized me in the strangest cities around the states. All because of his dreams. May God bless him as I know he has truly blessed me in the way he lived and died. the last song of the funeral was a dulcimer fueled, gospel version of ‘I’ll Fly Away”. It set the whole tone as a celebration.

Leaving Michigan was an event. My sister has the job of security at the airport one of her responsibilities being stopping and braking the truck on the runway. She kept driving up to our plane and I had my phone off, naively thinking we were ready to go in an ice storm. I thought maybe she was warning me to get off..so I turned my phone back on..but she said she had no idea why they de-iced the plane 2 times and took an hour to head to Vegas…When we did finally take off..we had to wear our seat belts for almost 2 hours of bumpy (terrible) weather. I was trying not to appear to Harrison that I was scared to death..but he was pretending to fly the plane and with each bump he’d yell”there’s something wrong with this ship!!” All in fun to him.. just my end I thought..But than peace and smooth riding for the remainder of our flight, and we had been up so early for the funeral and got in our hotel at 3 30 am GR time and Harrison never even napped, let alone flew our ship to safety.

He has grown so much and become so confident ..and having cousins all over sure helps. He still wants a sister he tells me..and I say I want a house on a hill, and to be 5’6..even tho I ‘d love to have a little girl.. He’s suddenly into football?? and thought Tim played for the St Louis Rams as all his shirts, hats ,etc..have the logo… He ‘s earning good behavior/homework points for shoulder pads and a helmet.. He already got a DSI thanks to his points, grandma and grandpa in Florida and Santa.. Anyway that ‘s it for now.

Thank you for everyone I know who sent such lovely greetings, and unexpected and wonderful gifts for me and Harrison. I hope your New Year brings you good health, joy and happiness. and WORK>> and wisdom to know how to live in the moment.

OFF FOR CHRISTMAS

WELL I HAVE 2 MINUTES TO WRITE THAT I’M RUNNING AROUND AND DOING AN AWFUL JOB OF REMEMBERING CHRISTMAS GIFTS AND BIRTHDAYS, SO THIS IS MY INFORMAL APOLOGY. I THINK MY MULTI TASKING SKILLS HAVE DIMINISHED EVEN MORE AFTER A YEAR OF BEING A MOM. I THOUGHT I’D GET BETTER.

BUT I JUST REALIZED HARRISON AND I LEAVE FOR CHRISTMAS IN MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY, AND I HAVEN’T COMPLETED, AND BARELY STARTED SHOPPING. I THINK 1RST GRADE IS VERY BUSY AND YOU PARENTS KNOW WHAT I MEAN, LOGGING IN 20 MINUTES OF READING DAILY, BESIDES THE HOMEWORK, AND KARATE, AND CUB SCOUTS, AND THAN REMEMBERING FAMILY BDAYS AND FRIENDS, AND I THINK BEING THAT WE LIVE IN CALIFORNIA, I FORGET ITS WINTER, AND THINK I HAVE MONTHS TO GO BEFORE SHOPPING.

SO TIM CAN’T COME TO MICHIGAN CUZ HIS (UNDERSTUDY) IS ON VACATION FOR A MONTH AND A HALF IN A COUNTRY NEAR INDIA. I GUESS HE SAVED UP YEARS OF VACATION DAYS TO EARN THIS..BUT TIMS PRESENCE WILL BE TRULY MISSED BY MY FAMILY…AND YIPES…ME…

HE LIKES PLAYING OUT IN THE CHILLY, FREEZING SNOW. FOR HOURS… I DON’T. GOD BE WITH ME, AND YOU AS WE TRY AND REMEMBER THE REAL REASON FOR THE SEASON.

THAT’S WHY I’M HOPING THAT YOU’LL WISELY USE THIS TIME TO FORGIVE US FOR NO GIFTS, OR CARDS..ON TIME.. OR ON TIME..LOL.

LOVE AND PEACE AND BLESSINGS AND JOY IN THE NEW YEAR..

HOLIDAYS ARE A COMING

Harrison’s Halloween

I’VE BEEN ON THE PHONE AND ONLINE AND WITH FAMILY ,TRYING TO GET A DEAL ON A FLIGHT. THUS FAR ,HARRISON AND I ARE VISITING MY FAMILY AND 28 NIECES AND NEPHEWS IN MICHIGAN ,VIA A FREE FLIGHT TO CHICAGO, AND WEATHER BEARING , A 4 HOUR RIDE TO MICHIGAN SOMEHOW.

COMING HOME ON CHRISTMAS EVE FROM GRAND RAPIDS TO VEGAS, WITH TIM PICKING US UP AND MAYBE TRAVEL TO HIS FAMILIES HOUSE FOR 2 DAYS..SO EVERYONE GET S SEEN. TIM CAN’T GO FOR ANY EXTENDED TIME CUZ HIS BACK UP AT WORK HAS A ONE MONTH AND A HALF VACATION NEAR INDIA!!!!!!!!! SO TIM AND I AND HARRISON WILL VISIT MY MOM AND DAD AND FAMILY AND 18 NIECES AND NEPHEWS IN JUNE?

I HAD A GREAT VOICE OVER WORKSHOP WITH TERRY BERLAND SATURDAY.AND HOPE TO DO MORE..HARRISON JUST WOKE UP FOR SCHOOL SO I HAVE TO MAKE HIM EGGS OVER CHIPS.. TO TA LOO

I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU MOM AND DAD

LAST NITE/TODAY MARKS 1 YEAR THAT HARRISON HAS BEEN WITH US! HE WAS CALLING US TIM AND JENNIFER FOR SOME WEEKS, UNTIL 1 DAY I ANSWERED ‘YES BILLY, I MEAN JOSH, I MEAN BOBBY’ AND HE THAN STARED SAYING ‘MOM AND DAD/

AFTER KARATE TODAY WE WILL CELEBRATE SOMEWHERE, HIS CHOICE. I KNOW HE’S PARTIAL TO CHEESECAKE FACTORY. I WILL SEND DALE SOME TIGER CUB PHOTOS OF HARRISON.. AS HE LOVES WEARING HIS UNIFORM..

WHO KNEW I’D BE PLAYING THIS ROLE…THERE’S LOTS OF ACTING INVOLVED, TIMES I LOSE MY PATIENCE, TIMES I COULD SQUEEZE HIS LITTLE CHEEKS NONSTOP, YOU ALL KNOW THE ROLLER COASTER RIDES…OOPS GOTTA GO, HE’S UP AND READY FOR 1RST GRADE…AND EGGS OVER TORTILLA CHIPS… PHOTOS TO COME

OCTOBER 19TH, THE DAY AFTER MY MOM’S BDAY, MARKS 1 YEAR

SO I THOUGHT I’D SEND A BUNCH OF PHOTOS TO DALE AND SUSIE TO PUT UP ON MY BLOG…SINCE THEY’RE THE ONES WHO MAINTAIN AND HELP ME CREATE WHAT YOU SEE. THEY ARE THE MAGIC BEHIND THESE.

ANYWAY HERE’S SOME RECENT PHOTOS THAT TIM FINALLY HAD TIME TO DOWNLOAD. FROM HIKING WITH TIM AND HIS FAMILY, TO BDAY PARTIES, TO MY BDAY WEEKEND, TO YESTERDAYS 1RST CUB SCOUT OUTING AND SO FORTH. LOVE AND THANKS TO ALL WELL WISHERS. JEN

WANDA

PS KNOCK EM DEAD WANDA AS JUDY …

BIRTHDAY

I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THE WELL WISHES AND GIFTS AND BDAY BLESSINGS. I TOOK AND AM TAKING THEM ALL IN. WE HAD A GREAT WEEKEND. LOTS OF RESTAURANTS AND FUN ACTIVITIES.. WITH FAMILY. IT WAS THE 1RST YEAR , SOMEONE SAID’ HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM’ AND MADE ME CARDS, AND DESIGNED CARDS AND PICTURES WITH RED VELVET CAKE..AND ME SMILING.

WONDERFUL

MY FRIEND TRICIA, TOOK ME TO DINNER AND ‘PARADE’ AT THE MARK TAPER FORUM LAST NIGHT. I GOT TO SEE AND HUG CHRISTIAN HOFF. NOT SINCE I LEFT JBOYS HAVE I SEEN HIM. HE WAS QUITE WONDERFUL IN THE SHOW. AND AS EVER GRACIOUS AFTER WARDS. I JUST LOVE CHRISTIAN. HE’S A CLASSY, HARD WORKING, HONEST MAN AND FATHER OF 4 NOW!!!!!!! MELISSA WASN’T THERE , I’M SURE SHE’S QUITE BUSY AT HOME, BUT IF YOU’RE IN LA , YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT THE SHOW AND CHRISTIAN.

PHOTO FROM MY PHONE…

Jennifer Naimo and Christian Hoff

AGAIN LOVE AND THANKS, MORE LATER HAVE TO PICK UP HARRISON FROM 1RST GRADE.

PS HE’S NOW TAKING  PIANO (FOR 15 MIN ON MONDAY, AND TIM TOO, MY BDAY GIFT TO HIM)AND HARRISON STARTED HAPKIDO KARATE… AND CONTINUES TO LOVE TO READ, DO MATH AND PLAY BOSS AT HOME..

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