tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35293080699719813292024-03-05T22:39:59.114-08:0012 Lives at the Lake + 1Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239496678985882022noreply@blogger.comBlogger661125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529308069971981329.post-52711956293302740282018-05-02T09:15:00.002-07:002018-05-02T09:15:27.659-07:00Marianna's 1st Communion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
April 28th, the much anticipated 1st Communion Day!</div>
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Preparations included a banner to hang in church.</div>
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Gift from Mom and Dad</div>
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Therese thought this skirt would be great for the party after Mass.</div>
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Even a kitty scratch to the upper lip couldn't mar her excitement!</div>
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She comes up a little short with her own age group.</div>
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With Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jerry</div>
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Papa Joe and Jillian, her godparents</div>
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Opening gifts with Grandma Lois</div>
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Gift from Great Uncle Bob came all the way from California!</div>
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Lego's keep winter manageable.</div>
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A new batch of helpers in the kitchen.</div>
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Our new night time friends keep the air from getting too dry.</div>
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Matthew found a few more fun games at 5 Below.</div>
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Franny's winter hair from a short lived jaunt outside.</div>
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Francis wanted a ride at the mall. This is as good as he got.</div>
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A little baking helps to heat the house, too.</div>
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A cut and paste project from FranMan's new preschool book.</div>
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A family gift from Tim and Caitlin. It was beautiful when it was finished but really challenging to put together. Thinking of giving it back for them to try next Christmas!</div>
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Anniversary gift from the kids living at home. Also, great solution to keeping track of which glass is mine. Just need one for every kid in the family. (dan has a matching glass but couldn't find it for the picture)</div>
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This is the last of the Christmas catch up... I promise!</div>
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This year we put everyone to work.</div>
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Tim is cutting ham. Joe mashing potatoes.</div>
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Just waiting on the food.</div>
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Christmas morning before Mass</div>
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Not too great at the selfie thing</div>
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Oh, this one melts my heart!</div>
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Franny pulling the big bro in his new wagon.</div>
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Matthew and Johnny working over the Neapolitan cookies.</div>
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Line up of guys hoping to work the cookie press.</div>
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Franny and MareMare corner the market on decorating.</div>
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Francis found the Charlie Brown tree this year.</div>
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Ready, set...hold in place!</div>
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long as I can stay vertical!</div>
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But here's a few photos from before the flu bug hit...</div>
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Johnny got a drone from Jeff and Debbi...</div>
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Nonnie is proud of her puzzle.</div>
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Just had to share how groceries look on Monday afternoons.</div>
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Some game fun</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As this morning's temps dip to a chilly -11, I'll share our fun from last week...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Andrew made a "stove" for Marianna's pots and pans right after Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a "fruitful" visit with Sr. Judith!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Momma still gotta get some schoolwork ready, even during vacation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Andrew's new jigsaw comes with a black light for marking wood. The kids tried the marker out on their foreheads (Franny's says "Kick my butt" and Gabriel's said "Loser")...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">might as well mark up your hands, too. (While you're at it!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and good old fashioned family togetherness on New Year's Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(And the Christmas tree survived all the action!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday was the end of all the partying and yesterday it was back to the books. Hope your holidays were awesome, too~!</span></div>
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Christmas Morning Mass...Fr. gives healthy Christmas presents.</div>
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Posing with Baby Jesus</div>
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Andrew's Christmas suit found at the local second-hand store.</div>
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Manning the kitchen...</div>
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Opening gifts...</div>
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some necessities for Dad...</div>
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a chainsaw for FranMan...</div>
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cookware for our Kitchen Maid...</div>
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Trying out Johnny's vintage football game</div>
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(most popular gift this year... been played pretty much constantly since he opened it)</div>
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this was our crew.</div>
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The Decorators...</div>
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and The Supervisors</div>
<br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239496678985882022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529308069971981329.post-44384382184108769782016-12-26T08:30:00.001-08:002016-12-26T08:30:26.644-08:00Getting Ready for Christmas...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An early Christmas gift made Francis into SuperFran.</div>
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New hats from Dad!</div>
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Franny's sprinkling turned into dumping.</div>
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The guys hanging out in the garage.</div>
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Clare's favorite cookie</div>
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Stay tuned for the Annual Christmas Tree Hunt.</div>
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Franny makes a great target.</div>
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A pink gun for a pink-kind-of girl</div>
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(Shorts? Brrrrr!)</div>
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Gabriel does his math in style...</div>
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Even the quiet story time is invaded by nerf guns.</div>
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Little boy watching for Daddy to come by in the plow truck.</div>
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(Star Wars this time!)</div>
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Therese is putting Francis under contract for the Nativity play this year!</div>
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Can't keep track anymore.)</div>
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Ugh, didn't get plastic on the windows, yet!</div>
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And guess who found the stash of presents in Mommy's room?</div>
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(He claims he's only petting them. The question is...do I believe him?)</div>
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Obviously, these pictures are from earlier this year. With the temps. dipping down to -25 last night, thought it would be fun to think of October for a few minutes!</div>
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MN fall in all it's glory</div>
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Wasn't sure how much pumpkin carving Francis could handle so we let him go wild with the markers.</div>
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End result was a little zany</div>
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Marianna really loved cleaning out the seeds.</div>
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Some were rather simple...</div>
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Matthew prefers the complex...</div>
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...and one pumpkin was so tough we had to take turns using the drill!</div>
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Playing cards with Daddy and Caitlin...</div>
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while the guitar guys hang out in the living room.</div>
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It's official, we have a flower girl and a ring bearer!</div>
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Fran Man says, "That's awesome!"</div>
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Multi-tasking...spelling and laundry,</div>
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and a science experiment, too.</div>
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Pennies in vinegar = chemical reaction</div>
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Also started a new frenzy with homemade play dough.</div>
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The aftermath</div>
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Oh, what fun.</div>
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Tastes pretty good, too!</div>
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Gabriel, the proud owner of a rolled, rolling pin.</div>
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Therese was recovering after having a tooth pulled.</div>
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Pretty!</div>
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On the way...</div>
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the gang's all here...</div>
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the cuties stop for a pose...</div>
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Fran Man gets some driving practice...NOT!</div>
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Francis insisted on taking his bear outside in the snow to play.</div>
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Therese has moved her sewing machine to the living room.</div>
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The hat and bag are her very own creations.</div>
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Francis wanted to play Santa Claus so older brothers "stuffed" him.</div>
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And the infamous cat house is finished!</div>
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1st Sunday of Advent</div>
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Some big boy is stretching out MY slippers!</div>
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With much sadness, the kids said goodbye to the snow.</div>
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We love you THIS much!</div>
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Our last day in Rome started at the parish church of Sant'Eusebio.</div>
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This small church (by Roman standards) was a designated pilgrimage site</div>
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Then on to the <a href="http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/sm_maggiore/vr_tour/index-en.html" target="_blank">Basilica of St. Mary Major</a></div>
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More information about St. Mary Major <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_di_Santa_Maria_Maggiore" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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The basilica is associated with the feast of Our Lady of the Snows</div>
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and the Relic of the Pillar from the Scourging of Christ.</div>
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Santuario della Madonna del Perpetuo Soccorso</div>
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Lunch view of St. Mary Major</div>
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A little chilly eating on the street that day.</div>
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Quirinal Palace</div>
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(Yep, these are my crazy people!)</div>
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Oldest church in the West, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist</div>
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and St. John the Baptist.</div>
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A rare and much appreciated find.</div>
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Click here for the <a href="http://12livesatthelake.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-last-of-rome-alleluia.html" target="_blank">grand finale</a>.</div>
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The view that awaited us on our return trip to Rome on May 1st.</div>
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A few blocks away from our hotel we found quite the party scene.</div>
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First and only ride on Rome's Metro trains.</div>
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Scott graciously guided us through Rome's busy streets</div>
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Day 6 <a href="http://12livesatthelake.blogspot.com/2016/11/round-7-of-that-crazy-couple-in-rome.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Since we had made friends with a local,</div>
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one of the oldest pilgrimage sites in the world.</div>
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Through the countryside, up and down and around the hills we go!</div>
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Actual site of St. Michael's appearance in the underground caves</div>
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We attended Mass here.</div>
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Back on the streets, we did some shopping.</div>
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We were gifted with this local delicacy</div>
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not something we would run back for anytime soon)...</div>
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and Dan found one of the bigger cups of coffee in Italy!</div>
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Working hard to get this guy to smile.</div>
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Breathtaking scenery</div>
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Touring the Swabian Castle of Federico II</div>
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Having a little fun in the castle...</div>
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but not too much fun...</div>
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come on guys, you're supposed to look like you're seriously in trouble!</div>
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Then off to the Adriatic Sea...</div>
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a little rock picking and gelato to round out the day.</div>
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Tomorrow is our last day in San Giovanni, then<a href="http://12livesatthelake.blogspot.com/2016/11/back-in-eternal-city.html" target="_blank"> back to Rome</a>.</div>
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Ah, the warm, breezy hills of San Giovanni...</div>
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The 2nd most popular shrine in the world,</div>
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visited by 7 million pilgrims each year.</div>
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A scene from the book of Revelations which will be stained glass some day.</div>
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Waiting in line to venerate St. Pio.</div>
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The glorious view of San Giovanni from the Shrine Church.</div>
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Piazza with <a href="http://www.padrepiogroup.com/house-for-the-relief-of-the-suffering.html" target="_blank">Home for the Relief of Suffering</a> in the background.</div>
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Holy Door to the original Santa Maria del Grazie</div>
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Confessional of St. Pio in original church</div>
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The much larger Santa Maria del Grazie built in 1956.</div>
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Thousands of letters sent to St. Pio during his lifetime.</div>
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Crucifix before which St. Pio received the stigmata.</div>
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The next post will take us to <a href="http://12livesatthelake.blogspot.com/2016/11/to-sea-by-way-of-monte-santangelo.html" target="_blank">Monte Sant'Angelo and the Adriatic Sea</a><br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06239496678985882022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529308069971981329.post-73367597652513009612016-08-03T06:40:00.000-07:002016-11-29T13:44:50.833-08:00Just Another Day in Rome<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mass at the tomb of St. Pope John Paul II</div>
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Waiting for the tour of the<a href="http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/institutions_connected/uffscavi/documents/rc_ic_uffscavi_doc_gen-information_20090216_en.html" target="_blank"> Necropolis</a> (Tomb of St. Peter), </div>
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which is well worth the trip and inexpensive to boot!</div>
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(No photos allowed underground!)</div>
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Just inside the Vatican.</div>
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Cool car</div>
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Dessert was gifted to us one night by</div>
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our 25th Wedding Anniversary.</div>
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Tractor in St. Peter's Square!</div>
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Leaving our hotel for the bus station.</div>
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A new friend</div>
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Leaving Tiburtina Station for San Giovanni</div>
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The beauty of Italy</div>
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Tomorrow we visit the <a href="http://12livesatthelake.blogspot.com/2016/11/san-giovanni-rotondo.html" target="_blank">Shrine of St. Pio of Pietrelcina</a>!</div>
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