Mom's 5 Sons

Mom's 5 Sons
Mom's 5 Sons

Carmela Gibbons

She has gone to join Art, her one true love, in heaven. She is still alive in our thoughts. A little bit of her continues to fill a small part of my life, Words she said, her likes and dislikes, her friends and family. They all fill my mind with warm feelings.

She is happy now. She is no longer burdened with the aches and pains of her mortal body. She is free at last. This gives me the happiness that I feel when I remember her. I share these thoughts with you so that you too may enjoy her freedom and happiness.

Thank you Mom, for a lifetime of care and concern that has helped me to grow and develop into the person that I am today.

I only hope to be able to affect the lives of a fraction of the people that you have touched.

Love always

Your Sons



Mothers Day 2010

Pat, Paula, Sandy, len and Dave visit Carmela on Mothers day

Pat and Mom

Pat and Mom
Pat and Mom

Mom and Len

Mom and Len
Mom and Len

Pat Mom and Paula

Pat Mom and Paula
Pat Mom and Paula

Len, Mom, Sandy, and Dave

Len, Mom, Sandy, and Dave
Len, Mom, Sandy, and Dave

Len, Mom, and Sandy,

Len, Mom, and Sandy,
Len, Mom, and Sandy,

Carmela will be 89 in May

Please come to carmela's Birthday party on Sunday May 16th from 1:30 to 5:00 pm at the home of Len and Sandy Gibbons at 91 William Jose Court, Newcastle, Ontario, L1B 1N6. Please RSVP to Len at leonard.gibbons@sympatico.ca.
Cousins, if you could Chech with any Aunts or Uncles who would like to attend, and would appreciate having someone drive them? light lunch and Beverages will be served. Best wishes only.
Thanks

Len and Sandy

Carmela meets Her great granddaughter

This week Peter and Meaghan brought Their new daughter to see Carmela. As can be seen from these pictures Carmela was very pleased.

This week was trying for carmela as she is not finding things to her liking. She is out of sorts and is finding fault with many things. She even told Sandy that I was bossy.

We see her every day, one of us at least, eithe Pat, Dave Sandy or myself. Today Pat and Paula stopped in to see her on their way back from Montreal.



Olive makes Carmela smile

Olive makes Carmela smile
Olive makes Carmela smile

Carmela and Olive have a heart to heart talk

Carmela and Olive have a heart to heart talk
Carmela and Olive have a heart to heart talk

Carmela and Olive

Carmela  and Olive
Carmela and Olive

Peter, Meaghan, Introduce Olive to Great grandmother Carmela

Peter, Meaghan, Introduce Olive to Great grandmother Carmela
Peter, Meaghan, Introduce Olive to Great grandmother Carmela

Our Grandparents

Our Grandparents
Their Wedding Day

Sunday March 28th

Well this week has been a busy one. Brothers Vince and Pat visited Mom as well as Sandy, and sons Dave and Pat and myself.
She looks forward to the visits as we try to bring her some tangerines or seedless grapes. She is doing well and settling in to the Fosterbrooke Schedule.
She is still anxious about having to wait for help, but the nursing assistants are doing their best. More to follow in the week.
Len

Friday March 12, 2010

Here is a picture that goes back a few years. This is the wedding picture of my grandparents and Carmela's Mom and Dad.
Dave visited Mom yesterday and she was great. I'm getting her two new pillows today. I will see her tonight.
Len

Tuesday March 9,2010

I visited mom tonight as she was getting ready to go to sleep. She was in good spirits and ready to have a good rest. I think she was busy today. She had her usual concerns that two of her 5 pillows were missing. I adjusted the three that she has and I will get her two more.
Len

Mom's Favorite Picture- She Got to KIss Prince Charles

Mom's Favorite Picture- She Got to KIss Prince Charles
Dad took the picture in St Lucia. Note the scowl on the security Guard and the smile on Prince Charles
Prince Charles Visited St Lucia for ten days in February of 1998, while Mom and Dad were there.



Dad wrote"Mom just gave His Highness Prince Charles a little kiss.I think he was pleased. Such a friendly Chap"



As Prince Charles advanced my father said to him "that was my wife you kissed" Prince Charles returned "No Sir, She kissed Me" and he Smiled.



Mom wrote on the same picture"I made him Blush. He held my hand real tight, we had a nice chat. I told him that Canada loved him".



Prince Charles met up with Mom and Dad again two years later in Hamilton while the Prince was reviewing Dad's Regiment from the Second Wold War, The Dufferin and Haldimand Rifles. As the Prince was greeting the crowd he noticed my mother waving her Canadian flags vigourously and stopped in front of her. He shook her hand , but stood back from her and said ' Yes, I remember you, I was in a little trouble because of you" , and he moved on.



That is Carmela's Brush with Royalty.

This is the United church Minister

This is the United church Minister
He visits Mom Regularily - trying to convert her?

Pat and Grandmother

Pat and Grandmother
Pat visiting grandmother

This is Leon

This is Leon
He is one of mom's friebds, Mom got him to wear this hat around for the christmas Season

Tuesday March 9, 2010

Yesterday Our Olympic Couple, Pat and Paula visited Mom.
When I spoke to her she was really happy to see them. Dave visited and brought her some fruit.]She loves to hide her Tangerines and share them with Ria, her roomate. They get alo9ng great, but the other two roomates are less communicative, so they don't share.
CArmela is next in line for a semi private room, which was our original request. She will be much more settled and have more room. I will see her this evening and hopefully get some new pictures up on the Blog .
We are having an open house at our home in Newcastle in honour of Carmela's 89th Birthday. The date is Sunday, May 16th between 1:00PM and 5:00PM. I will have mom at our house for the gala event and Mom will welcome all who come.
Everyone is welcome!
See you soon

Sunday March 7th

Yesterday Aunt grace and uncle Bob visited Mom and she was delighted.

As iI have had the Flu for the last few days I did not visit mom but Dave and Pat have taken turns visiting and bringing fruit.

I spoke to her today and she is well. She had to hurry as she was getting ready for dinner, but she wanted to know that I was feeling better.

Here are s few mor pictures from Mom's archives.

Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad
Mom and Dad

Carmela The Acrobat

Carmela The Acrobat
Carmela in the early years

The neighbourhood kids in Sudbury

The neighbourhood kids in Sudbury
Aunt Terry, Joe and Anthony are on the Right. Mom Took the picture.

Carmela More recent after a trip tp Hawaii

Carmela More recent after a trip tp Hawaii
Carmela's Snow Hula in Westmontrose

Mom with her sisters

Mom with her sisters
Mom with her sisters at Uncle Jim's

An earlier picture of mom and her sisters

An earlier picture of mom and her sisters
An earlier picture of mom and her sisters

Mom's Birthday Party

Mom's Birthday Party
Mom's 85th birthdayWe have to plan this year'sBirthday Party in May 9th or 16th either at fosterbrooke or at our house.in Newcastle? Let Me Know!!

Mom's 5 sons

Mom's 5 sons
BOSTON "Tea" Party

Mom and Dad visiting Len and Sandy

Mom and Dad visiting Len and Sandy
Dad, Mom, Patrick, Len. John, Marie,Sandy and Dave (Marie is Sandy's Mom)

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Here are a few pictures, a few of many that will surface here on Carmela's Blog.
Mom was fine tonight when I visited her. She had just finished supper and was getting ready for a little TV before bedtime.

Carmela's Love

This is the first post on Carmela's blog.
Her input will be important to her and her followers. I hope they are many. Join up and add comments to Carmela. She will be able to follow her blog on my laptopwhen I visit. Carmela will grt a real boost from any comments you may leave!!
More to follow.
Len