Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Saturday, March 25, 2006
John Update
Looks like our friend and neighbor John will be able to close on his house April 3rd. For those of you who know where Jeff and I used to live...Ololu....John is buying the blue house directly across the street from our old house!
Since it is only 2 blocks away, Jeff tries to take John by the house every day. We have already introduced John to some of his new neighbors (our old neighbors). Our John has turned into quite the celebrity around here!!
We went to Julie's Waterfront today (it's GORGEOUS out) and had fried grouper and fried shrimp. John loved it. This man eats with such GUSTO!
His appetite is awesome...he is always looking for work to do around the house...he has been on many errands with Jeff ...and he is "Sleepink like An-jell!" (You have to imagine that with Polish accent)
The day after closing John's great niece and her husband are driving down from Ct. to move in with him. The niece is Pregnant!! There will be 3 generations in the same house! Isn't that cool?
Since it is only 2 blocks away, Jeff tries to take John by the house every day. We have already introduced John to some of his new neighbors (our old neighbors). Our John has turned into quite the celebrity around here!!
We went to Julie's Waterfront today (it's GORGEOUS out) and had fried grouper and fried shrimp. John loved it. This man eats with such GUSTO!
His appetite is awesome...he is always looking for work to do around the house...he has been on many errands with Jeff ...and he is "Sleepink like An-jell!" (You have to imagine that with Polish accent)
The day after closing John's great niece and her husband are driving down from Ct. to move in with him. The niece is Pregnant!! There will be 3 generations in the same house! Isn't that cool?
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
We've been very busy with our neighbor John.
Thank you to everyone who has called or emailed me asking if everything is ok. Jeff and I have been VERY busy lately with non-health related issues.
Work is going extremely well. And I have been running around doing things I haven't done in months and months. I am not on the computer as much anymore.
One of the things keeping us busy has been the saga going on with our neighbor John.
Jeff and I live next door to this amazing man. His name is John Sitek. He is 92 years old and has lived in this house next door for about 25 years. He is a Polish immigrant who served in WWII for BOTH the Polish Army and the US Army after he immigrated here. His "Lady" passed away about 2 years ago.... and he is all alone.
He keeps his yard and his house meticulous. And he watches over Jeff and I like a Guardian Great Uncle. He is generous, gentle and the sweetest man....constantly bringing us gifts of food, candy and wine.
We also look after him. Or actually Jeff does....translating confusing bills, power washing his driveway, picking up Polish relatives at the airport at 2:00 am etc. etc.
Here's the bad news....he was never married to his Lady and the house was in her name. Unfortunately, no Will could be found and the house reverted to her family up North.
John has lost the right to live in his home for 25 years (can you imagine?) and a bunch of us in the neighborhood have been very, very busy trying to sort things out the last couple of weeks.
We found him another house in the neighborhood and he will close on it April 7th. He is staying with Jeff and I (during the day) and another neighbor (during the evening) as guests until the closing. We packed him up and put all his stuff in storage this past weekend.
We have also been in contact with his family in Connecticut frequently. The family (great great neice and her husband) will be moving here and moving in with him to look after him in right after the closing.
John has told me many times he prays for me every day...twice a day...over the last 7 months or so of my ordeal, and I believe he does in fact pray for me every day, twice a day.
He also gave me a Pope John Paul medal that I hold tight and I hold dear. Those of you who know me well, know I am NO Catholic ( think agnostic Buddhist Jew)....but I believe Karol Wojtyla was an extraordinary man, who transcends every faith and belief on this planet. (Audra and Stacy can vouch for my special feelings for John Paul).
OK here's the deal....Please help me in praying to Pope John Paul Karol Wojtyla to continue to pull some strings for my neighbor and his fellow countryman John Sitek. John deserves Peace and Love in his final years.
The last few weeks have been quite an ordeal and a bit more than Jeff and I could handle on our own. So many of our friends and neighbors pulled together in giving a helping hand to this wonderful man. We couldn't be more grateful.
I have a 92 year sitting on my couch right now...petting his favorite dog and smiling ear to ear.
Work is going extremely well. And I have been running around doing things I haven't done in months and months. I am not on the computer as much anymore.
One of the things keeping us busy has been the saga going on with our neighbor John.
Jeff and I live next door to this amazing man. His name is John Sitek. He is 92 years old and has lived in this house next door for about 25 years. He is a Polish immigrant who served in WWII for BOTH the Polish Army and the US Army after he immigrated here. His "Lady" passed away about 2 years ago.... and he is all alone.
He keeps his yard and his house meticulous. And he watches over Jeff and I like a Guardian Great Uncle. He is generous, gentle and the sweetest man....constantly bringing us gifts of food, candy and wine.
We also look after him. Or actually Jeff does....translating confusing bills, power washing his driveway, picking up Polish relatives at the airport at 2:00 am etc. etc.
Here's the bad news....he was never married to his Lady and the house was in her name. Unfortunately, no Will could be found and the house reverted to her family up North.
John has lost the right to live in his home for 25 years (can you imagine?) and a bunch of us in the neighborhood have been very, very busy trying to sort things out the last couple of weeks.
We found him another house in the neighborhood and he will close on it April 7th. He is staying with Jeff and I (during the day) and another neighbor (during the evening) as guests until the closing. We packed him up and put all his stuff in storage this past weekend.
We have also been in contact with his family in Connecticut frequently. The family (great great neice and her husband) will be moving here and moving in with him to look after him in right after the closing.
John has told me many times he prays for me every day...twice a day...over the last 7 months or so of my ordeal, and I believe he does in fact pray for me every day, twice a day.
He also gave me a Pope John Paul medal that I hold tight and I hold dear. Those of you who know me well, know I am NO Catholic ( think agnostic Buddhist Jew)....but I believe Karol Wojtyla was an extraordinary man, who transcends every faith and belief on this planet. (Audra and Stacy can vouch for my special feelings for John Paul).
OK here's the deal....Please help me in praying to Pope John Paul Karol Wojtyla to continue to pull some strings for my neighbor and his fellow countryman John Sitek. John deserves Peace and Love in his final years.
The last few weeks have been quite an ordeal and a bit more than Jeff and I could handle on our own. So many of our friends and neighbors pulled together in giving a helping hand to this wonderful man. We couldn't be more grateful.
I have a 92 year sitting on my couch right now...petting his favorite dog and smiling ear to ear.
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