In Sorrow

The Puoci Girls mourn the loss of our Great Grandpa Russ, who passed away on Saturday. Russ is survived by his wife, Great Grandma Jean, of 60 YEARS!! as well as 2 daughters, 5 grandkids, and 4 great grandkids (that's us).

We will miss you SO MUCH!!!!!!!!! but are glad that you are no longer in pain. We love you.

2026

Tori will be eligible to vote in the year 2016,

Annie & Julie will be eligible to vote in the year 2019,

Olivia will be eligible to vote in the year 2026!

If you are eligible to vote today, exercise you right!

School Days

It's the end of the first trimester of the school year. Thursday was teacher conference day for the Puoci Girls and they all received their first report cards of the year.

Tori is reading at a 9th grade level. Some book recommendations: Eggs by Jerry Spinelli, No Talking by Andrew Clements. She has also recently gone back to her favorites My Side of the Mountain by Jean George and Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls.

Annie and Julie received their first report cards and are doing very well. Math Wizards!! They have mastered their addition facts, are fast with their subtraction facts and they even know the 9 times tables up through 11! They are both in the 2nd grade reading group and they love to write stories. Mom loves their daily journals.

Tori is in PAL (Peer Assistance Leadership) This team of 5th and 6th grade leaders organize school spirit days, make posters, keep their school clean and are role models for the entire school. Tori is applying to be an off track tutor for January. She enjoys helping with Ms. Putz' class.

A and J are in different classes but spend a lot of time together in reading groups as well as on the playground. They've made loads of friends, are the tallest in their classes and enjoy several hand clapping games; teaching Mom, Nonna and Grandma new ones practically on a weekly bases. Do you know Lemonade, DoubleDouble, MailmanMailman, Alligator, Silly People?

Annie's book recommendations: I Aint Gonna Paint No More by Karen Beaumont and Monster Jam: The Amazing Guide [to monster trucks] Check out pages 34 and 35. It is about a Spiderman Truck.

Julie's book recommendations: Fancy Nancy books by and Eloise books. She also picked up Pinkalicious by Victoria and Elizabeth Kann at the book fair. Annie picked up Special Delivery, a Wow Wow Wubbzy book, from the fair.

And keeping with the theme: Mom's book recommendations: The Twilight series... ya ya... she's a trend follower but they are very good. Mom also read Eggs at Tori's recommendation and loved it. She is looking forward to reading No Talking.

And Livi's recommendation: Pat the Bunny: Sleepy Bunny. Thank you Aunties Nicole and Sabine. Livi reads her book everyday when she is in her playpen. Soon she will also enjoy it's bookmark, sucking on it so that she can savor every part of the story.

Do you have any book recommendations for the Puoci Girls? We would love to have them.

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

Tori got a loft bed this summer. It's a great place to showcase her Star Wars collection. Thanks in huge part to Dad and Dezy, she is well outfitted with Lego Vehicles. Here are some pictures she took of her collection and the dark battling the light.

The Dark battles the Light

We haven't gone anywhere

It's been a very busy time for the Puoci Girls and we're anxious to update this blog with all that we've been up to. Be patient and we will catch you up, but it may take a while. Until then, some pictures to hold you over.

Olivia is 2.5 months old

She got her first set of vaccines and was a big trooper.

Auntie Taryn and Uncle Kyle celebrated their wedding on Oct 11th. Tori was a Jr. Bridesmaid along with Kyle's sister, Katelyn.

Red Ribbon Week: "Our Future is Bright because we don't use drugs!"

"Who needs a pacifier?"

It's been a while

It's been quiet for a while so we thought we should check in.

The older Puoci girls are back in school. It was a tough month. Mom and Livi were having a hard time nursing, well Mom was having a tough time, Livi was doing great as is evidence by her stats. Things should be getting better soon.

8 days until Auntie Taryn's wedding! Grandma bought Livi a dress and altered ALL of the bridal party dresses. They are all gorgeous. The Puoci Girls are very lucky to have such a cool and talented Grandma. WE are helping with the final touches, name cards, programs, etc and are getting very excited to celebrate with the family.

Mom's camera isn't charging so she's been taking a lot of video instead of pictures. As soon as she figures out how to get it uploaded there will be video posted here for you all to see how we all have grown.

Later

One Month Old

Today, Olivia is one month old. It has gone so fast but has been a very busy time. The girls are off of school so we don't have to worry about getting them out the door in the morning or finishing homework before dinner in the afternoon. We do have to worry about keeping 3 very imaginative, active girls occupied 16hours out of the day.

The Puoci girls attended Aunt Taryn's Bridal Shower on Saturday and had a wonderful time. After the shower, we stayed at Grandma and Grandpa's to celebrate Uncle Nick and Grandpa's birthday. Then on Sunday we were back in YL to celebrate Zach's birthday. We talked to Jacob to wish him a happy 7th and now we just have to celebrate MounMoun's, Nonna's and the twins b-day and we will be done for the month of Sept. (We may revisit Grandpa on his proper b-day. It's a milestone this year)

We've taken LOTS of pictures and some video but it's too time consuming to post them. We hope to get them up before Livi's birthday.

Until... Later,
The Puoci Mama