Birthday #2 for Rylie-Bug

Today is Rylie Ashlynn Maguire's 2nd birthday

 Rylie is accompanied by her parents, John & Bobbi

Get to Know a Crough: Emma Bergin

Each week, The Crough's Nest will profile a different member of our family. Each person gets the same 20 questions. Their answers will surprise you...entertain you...take you back...and make you smile.

Name: Emma Bergin

Nickname: None

Age: 19

Crough Connection:
I am Barbara's  granddaughter

Family:
Parents: Kelly and Tom Bergin; Siblings: Alex and Bridget, and a yellow lab, Ellie

Professions:
Student at Northwest Missouri State University; right now I’m studying Psychology/Sociology with a minor in Spanish

How do you spend your free time:
When I get any free time… I paint, grab some lunch/dinner/snack (does eating count as an activity?), go out with my friends, or just get outside

Best book you’ve ever read:
My all time favorite is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers

Favorite movie of all time:

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang—I’ve probably seen it a dozen times

Favorite song of all time:

Pink Bullets by The Shins (click to listen)

Favorite hour of the day and why:

11 a.m. – because it’s my lunch break between classes

Favorite Quote:

"Happiness depends upon ourselves."
~Aristotle

If you had to be an animal, which one and why:

An iguana. No real reason.

Which actor/actress should play you in the story of your life:

Johnny Depp. (He can do anything!)

If you were on Death Row, what would you choose as your last meal:

Veggie lasagna, pesto pizza, cherries and chocolate cake

What was your first car:

Well, it wasn't really mine, but "Rosemary," the 1986 Volvo

What was your very first memory:

Seeing the ocean with my dad and my brother when we lived in North Carolina

Favorite Crough Family memory:

Being at Great-Grandma’s house when I was little, talking to everyone who dropped by, and playing with Fred in her living room.

What sound do you love to hear? :

My dorm is right next to an Elementary school, and a few times a day I get to hear the kids on the playground for recess. That sound never gets old.

What sound do you hate to hear? :

The sound of people typing on their computers, I hate that tap-tap-tap

The Newest Shriver!

Lucy Shriver

DOB: October 7, 2008

Ethnicity: Schnoodle

Weight: 12.6 lbs. and growing.

Height: can't stand still to measure

Hair Color: Black with some gray, white, and brown

Eye Color: dark blue/brown

Hobbies: Going on walks, jumping into bed, chewing, barking, eating doo doos, watching for intruders, schnoodle 500, and lots of playing.

Favorite Toys: chicken with a bikini, Lil' Buddy, and my monkey.

When I grow up I want to be...: Agility course master

Proud Parents: Ryan and Lindsey Shriver

*we have come better pictures, but we can't seem to find our camera cord. When we do find it some day, we will post those too!

Get to know a Crough: John Maguire

Each week, The Crough's Nest will profile a different member of our family. Each person gets the same 20 questions. Their answers will surprise you...entertain you...take you back...and make you smile.

First up, Mr. John Maguire, Sr.

Name:
John Maguire. Being the youngest of three children, my parents must have forgotten to give me a middle name. But in 1970 the Draft Board stepped in to help and gave me my first middle initials, NMN. I became John (NMN) Maguire on most legal documents. NMN stands for No Middle Name!

Nickname:
M _ _ S _ ...Can you guess?
(Hint- it has to do with High School football…still not sure, want more? Ask Sheryl!)

Age:
I am 56 years old. If I were a dog I would be roughly 456 years old. So I don’t feel so old after all. I am still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow-up.

Crough Connection:
I am the 8th Crough child and I married my sister Sheryl.

Family:
Married to Sheryl for 34+ years.
Our wonderful family: John Matthew 26, Bobbi Lee 26, Rylie Ashlynn (will be 2 on Feb. 23rd!); Patrick Timothy 24; and Molly Kathleen Bridget (to make up for my “NMN” thing) 21.

Professions:
Currently - Sales for Mead Johnson Nutrition (25 years); 
Counselor, Director of Passport for Adventure program @ St. Francis Boys Homes, Salina (8 years); 
Art Teacher, Salina (2 years).

How do you spend your free time:
Hi, my name is John and I am an estate sale addict. I haggle over dead peoples stuff so I can add to my collection of stuff. The rest of the time I spend daydreaming.

Best book you’ve ever read:
Les Miserables

Favorite movie of all time:
The Quiet Man

Favorite song of all time:
“Bird on a Wire” by Leonard Cohen (click to listen)

Favorite hour of the day and why:
5:00-6:00 am. Quiet, coffee, newspaper!!!

Favorite Quote:
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending”   ~Unknown

If you had to be an animal, which one and why:
A dog, of course. But I must be owned by John and Sheryl where I have all the comforts of home including my own room in the basement, a fenced-in yard and sleeping privileges for any bed in the house. Other demands may follow.

Which actor/actress should play you in the story of your life:
George Clooney or Jack Black, whichever the director sees as resembling me most. The way I see it they are pretty much interchangeable.

If you were on Death Row, what would you choose as your last meal:
Chili, Mexican and Italian food! Rich food that would cause immediate violent diarrhea and gas. I’d go out with a bang.

What was your first car:
1959 Chevy sold to me by Jim Crough in 1972 for $50.00. Only to be sold back to Jim Crough for $75.00 at his insistence in 1974. I learned the meaning of generosity and caring from my role model, Jim Crough.

What was your very first memory:
My grandmother’s house in Newark, NJ. It smelled like “Old People”.

Favorite Crough Family memory:
In the summer of 1973 I came back one week early for school (Marymount College) and I stayed with the Crough family. I was always an early riser, 7:00 am was sleeping-in for me. That was until I slept in the basement on Aullwood Street. The back room was pitch dark and plenty cold. The first time I slept in the basement I awoke at almost 2:00pm. Wow! I’m still trying to make up for that lost day.

What sound do you love to hear? :
Sunday, golf on TV (low volume), the windows open and the sounds of birds in the trees and kids playing in the neighborhood while I nap on my bed.

What sound do you hate to hear? :
The phone ring in the middle of the night. It’s never good news.

Valentines Day

May you be struck by Cupids arrow!!!!

Now, THAT's how you celebrate a birthday...

Today Moira White celebrates her 11th birthday

Moira White, daughter of Kevin and Mary White
Granddaughter of Barbara (Crough) Sorrentino

Mo, hope you enjoy your big day!!!!

NAMIWalk

Hello all!

I am writing you today to tell you about an upcoming event that I am participating in that is both very important and very exciting to me. It is NAMIWalks for the Mind of America, NAMI’s signature walkathon event that is being held in Denver, CO at Chessman Park on May 16, 2009.


As most of you know my youngest brother Quincy, has been battling his own mental illness for the last 7 years. Quincy has been in and out of hospitals (private and public), involved with the court system, and even homeless at times. I have learned from this experience that there is a need to raise awareness for mental illness in this country. Quincy deserves equal treatment and humane, quality care for his illness. I have decided to form a team, 'Carecrows, and walk in honor of Quincy.


I would like to ask you to come and walk with me or to donate to support my participation in this great event. Visit my personal walker page to sign up: http://www.nami.org/namiwalks09/DCO/sheilah. It features a link to my team's page where you can see who else is walking with me or sign up to be a walker with my team (and get a T-Shirt to walk in)! There is also a link so you can donate directly to me online. Donating online is fast and secure, and I'll get immediate notification via e-mail of your donation.


NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the largest education, support and advocacy organization that serves the needs of all those whose lives are touched by these illnesses. This includes persons with mental illness, their families, friends, employers, the law enforcement community and policy makers. The NAMI organization is composed of approximately 1100 local affiliates, 50 state offices and a national office.


The goals of the NAMIWalks program are: to fight the stigma that surrounds mental illness, to build awareness of the fact that the mental health system in this country needs to be improved, and to raise funds for NAMI so that they can continue their mission.


NAMI is a 501(c)3 charity and any donation you make to support my participation in this event is tax deductible. NAMI has been rated by Worth magazine as among the top 100 charities "most likely to save the world" and has been given an "A" rating by The American Institute of Philanthropy for efficient and effective use of charitable dollars.Thank you in advance for your support and please forward this on to anyone you think would be interested in participating.


Many Thanks,


Sheilah Crough Martinez

Quincy Crough, with his now 3 year old Koby