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Sat - September 22, 2007"Unto Us Seven Sons Were Given"Hello
all, here is a Christmas card design the folks made special one Christmas
Season, many, many years ago. Somewhere about christmas of '61. Wish I knew who
wrote the words as they are priceless. Came across it the other day and wanted
to share with all of you. Have a great day.
Dave
     BETWEEN the innocence of babyhood and the dignity of manhood we find a delightful creature called a boy. Boys come in assorted sizes, weights, and colors, but all boys have the same creed: To enjoy every second of every minute of every hour of every day and to protest with noise (their only weapon) when their last minute is finished and the adult males pack them off to bed at night. Boys are found everywhere — on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them, and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair, and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket. When you are busy, a boy is an inconsiderate, bothersome, intruding jangle of noise. When you want him to make a good impression, his brain turns to jelly or else he becomes a savage, sadistic jungle creature bent on destroying the world and himself with it. "Unto Us Seven Sons Were Given" A boy is a composite — he has the appetite of a horse, the digestion of a sword swallower, the energy of a pocket-size atomic bomb, the curiosity of a cat, the lungs of a dictator, the imagination of a Paul Bunyan, the shyness of a violet, the audacity of a steel trap, the enthusiasm of a firecracker, and when he makes something he has five thumbs on each hand. He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christmas, comic books, the boy across the street, woods, water (in its natural habitat), large animals, Dad, trains, Saturday mornings, and fire engines. He is not much for Sunday School, company, schools, books without pictures, music lessons, neckties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults, or bedtime. Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late to supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes. Nobody else can cram into one pocket a rusty knife, a half-eaten apple, 3 feet of string, an empty Bull Durham sack, 2 gum drops, 6 cents, a sling shot, a chunk of unknown substance, and a genuine supersonic code ring with a secret compartment. A boy is a magical creature — you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of your heart. You can get him out of your study, but you can't get him out of your mind. Might as well give up—he is your captor, your jailer, your boss, and your master—a freckle-faced, pint-sized, cat-chasing bundle of noise. But when you come home at night with only the shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with the two magic words —"Hi Dad!" _____________________________________________ O God, when You made boys and fitted each into his proper little niche in our hearts, I would Thou hadst made mine just as he is, just as he is; and may he, too, one day know the proud, the joyful, the sweet and sad agonies of parental love and have the wisdom to control it. Amen. Posted at 07:26 PM Wed - February 2, 2005More Old Pictures!The Delta Waters Home or Ponderosa as we kids
called it. Medford, Oregon. Summer of '74 or
'75
This was the same picture (I have not found yet) that was posed originally or the first time in Michigan, troy st. home some 14-15 years earlier. Top row, left to right Dave, Dick, Steve...second row, Mike, little Joe, the Queen, and Scott, Front row...Jeff Bo and Donald probably  Sailer Dad & his Mermaid, looks like Florida! NOW I understand why they wanted to be buried at Sea! Bo and Donald probably  Big Home in Michigan on Troy street. Notice the lack of ketchup on moms fur coat!? The good days before Political correctness!  Bo (grandpa Minshall) and Donald probably in Nebraska Bo and Donald probably  The Dukes at the Prudential Office, Medford, Oregon! Would you Buy something from these characters? Bo and Donald probably and Donald probably  Posted at 10:17 PM Sat - January 29, 2005Old Family Pictures!Betty and Donald and the first
(Richard Paul age
1) of
...
SEVEN, yes seven, rowdy, boisterous, disorderly, hell-raising, lawless, loudmouth, loutish, mischievous, noisy, obstreperous, rambunctious, raucous, rebellious, roughhouse, rude, turbulent, dirty, unruly, uproarious, crying, ear-splitting, WILD, little BOYS! Poor Mom & Dad! But we all love you 7 times over! But we all love you    Betty Ann Fitzgerald. Young Mom age 18-19 Whoa Dad way to go, you sure can pick em! Betty's sister, young Aunt Beverly - Graduation 1954 a Hottie! But we all love you  Bev, Arley Ray & Betty Aug • 71 But we all love you  Below: Grandma Minshall (Alma) and Tom and Pamela, Arley Rays kids.  Dukes Mixture? is what Betty had on the picture. What's that Bev? Dukes of hazard :D But we all love you  Posted at 02:17 PM Read More Wed - December 8, 2004Merry Christmas from Jeff & Cissy, Forrest & Tate, their kids!Sharing
some new Christmas photos Brother Jeff and Cissy
took.
 Cissy & Forrest above .... Jeff & Tate below. You can guess which is Jeff :-)  Posted at 08:57 PM Sun - February 22, 2004Jeff and CissyOk Jeff
you started it so give me some copy on your history of yourself and Cissy. You
can leave out the time spent in prison. I'm sure no one wants to hear. :) Just
kidding everyone!
I'll put the pictures you sent as an incentive for you to explain. Send me some copy brother! I'll put the I'll put the I'll put the I'll put the I'll put the     I  Posted at 04:36 PM Mon - October 27, 2003AS Promised!Well as I promised, here are all
of us guys!
On the Stairwell! December, 1961 Mike, he can't wait to get down and go pee! Dave and he's holding brother Joe . Steve, before he grew his Jesus Hair. Jeff, Jeff what's that you're holding there Sissy!? Scott, Ouch no wonder the hemorrhoids! Richard, the big Kahuna himself no 1-Son. Actual birth order is: Dick, Dave, Mike, Steve, Jeff, Scott, and Joe the big Kahuna himself no 1-Son  Posted at 08:35 AM Thu - October 23, 2003Order of the Boys!What do
you mean you can't read the names in the little picture of all of us standing on
the stairwell!? :-)
Well, for all you optically challenged ... like me. Here's the order from Top left to right we have. Not in birth order. Mike, he can't wait to get down and go pee! Dave and he's holding brother Joe. Steve, before he grew his Jesus Hair. Jeff, Jeff what's that you're holding there Sissy!? Scott, Ouch no wonder the hemorrhoids! Richard the big Kahuna himself no 1-Son. Birth order is ... Dick, Dave, Mike, Steve, Jeff, Scott, and Joe I think! There you have it so quit whining about the poor eyesight! Someday soon I will be posting the full size image of us on the stairwell. Put the magnifying glasses away. Posted at 01:28 PM A new Category!If ever any of you want to know? We are going to
start a new *Category on" the FITZGERALD Clan". Brother Jeff had this idea and I
think it is a good one with good use for this Weblog. SO, from time-to-time we
will be posting, bios perhaps on all of us, or general information on each of
us. This will be good place to Post news of newborns, pictures and the like, or
just whatever the heck comes to
mind.
Stay tuned for MORE-TO-COME! Jeff it's your idea, so you can get it started with whatever you'd like to say bro. We're waiting! *Categories are the links on the right side of the webpage under the calendar it says CATEGORIES Gee go figure. These are links that take you to whatever is listed under there. Just mouse over the one of interest and Click! Don't forget to scroll down as sometimes there will pictures or other info below. You access that info by scrolling down. To get back to the main page, you can 1 use your back button or after you have gone to the link of your interest you will see copy on the right at the top that reads "QUICK LINKS" under that will say Blog-David Fitzgerald's Weblog, 2. click on that link to take you back to the Main page. Posted at 12:55 PM Mon - October 6, 2003Images of Family & FriendsI will
post family and friends pictures as I get them. I had some film scanned the
other day at the Shutterbug. It's at the Mall here in Salem, walking distance
from the apt. For a mere $5 they will scan you negatives and give you three
resolutions on a
CD.
 Moms Flowers from Jo in CA  Mom Joe Dave  Mom and Dick Enjoying some sunshine, month ago.  Mom smooching with all her Guys!  Ah huh, who's this young Lady with my Son?  Brother Jeff at work. A proud Paramedic and Fireman! Way to go Jeff.  Jeff and his wife Cissy! Posted at 01:41 PM |
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